Caterpillar vs Dover
CAT and DOV side by side, both in construction, mining, and materials handling. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CAT and DOV compare
Caterpillar is the larger company, worth 10 times as much as Dover ($286B against $28.0B).
On earnings, Dover is cheaper: it trades at 25.0× trailing earnings, against 26.8× for Caterpillar.
Caterpillar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (18.4% versus 7.6% for Dover).
Both pay dividends: Caterpillar yields 0.75% and Dover 1.0%.
Dover scores higher on the StockData Score (16 against 12 for Caterpillar), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CAT | DOV |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $286B | $28.0B |
| Share price | $622.75 | $207.74 |
| Change, 1 year | 6.4% | 14.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 202% | 21.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.01 | 0.98 |
| Employees | 118K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 16 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.8× | 25.0× (better) |
| P/S | 3.8× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | – | 3.6× |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.1× | 16.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 26.8× | 23.8× (better) |
| PEG | 1.89 (better) | 10.96 |
| FCF yield | 3.7% | 4.2% (better) |
| Fair value | $440.09 | $166.75 |
| Margin of safety | −41.5% | −24.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 18.4% (better) | 7.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 3.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −50.5% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.2% (better) | −49.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 28.1% (better) | 11.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.3% | 39.6% (better) |
| Operating margin | 17.5% (better) | 16.9% |
| Net margin | – | 13.5% |
| FCF margin | 14.3% (better) | 14.0% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.5% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.51 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.21 |
| Interest coverage | – | 12.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.37 | 1.98 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.34 | 5.47 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.75% | 1.0% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 24.8% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | 1.00% |
| Buyback yield | 2.5% (better) | 2.0% |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% (better) | 3.0% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.0% | 91.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 0.47% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$244M | −$20.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 3.7% |
Go deeper
- CAT stock overview
- CAT income statement
- CAT valuation and score
- DOV stock overview
- DOV income statement
- DOV valuation and score
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