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 9.9 times as much as Dover ($276B against $27.9B).
On earnings, Caterpillar is cheaper: it trades at 23.5× trailing earnings, against 24.5× for Dover.
Caterpillar grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (20.3% versus 8.2% for Dover).
Both pay dividends: Caterpillar yields 0.77% and Dover 0.99%.
Dover scores higher on the StockData Score (18 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 | $276B | $27.9B |
| Share price | $600.20 | $209.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 4.7% | 14.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 199% | 19.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 0.97 |
| Employees | 118K | 24K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 18 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 0 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 5 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 23.5× (better) | 24.5× |
| P/S | 3.5× | 3.3× (better) |
| P/B | – | 3.7× |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.1× (better) | 16.3× |
| P/FCF | 24.5× | 23.5× (better) |
| PEG | 1.66 (better) | 10.72 |
| FCF yield | 4.1% | 4.3% (better) |
| Fair value | $471.40 | $170.06 |
| Margin of safety | −27.3% | −23.5% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 20.3% (better) | 8.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 10.1% (better) | 3.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −48.1% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 30.9% (better) | −47.2% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 28.1% (better) | 11.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 34.8% | 39.7% (better) |
| Operating margin | 18.3% (better) | 17.0% |
| Net margin | – | 13.6% |
| FCF margin | 14.5% (better) | 13.9% |
| Return on equity | – | 15.2% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 11.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.52 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 1.22 |
| Interest coverage | – | 12.7× |
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 1.95 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 4.26 | 5.49 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.77% | 0.99% (better) |
| Payout ratio | – | 24.1% |
| Years of dividend growth | 16 | 16 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.6% (better) | 1.00% |
| Buyback yield | 2.9% | 3.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.7% | 4.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 72.0% | 92.5% |
| Held by insiders | 0.22% | 0.48% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$224M | −$38.3M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.8% | 3.3% |
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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