Caterpillar Inc
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- Debt
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- Cash
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FY 2025 · Mkt capMarket cap $11.02B
Decision snapshot: CAT stock price at premium vs HII $818.57 current versus $341.84 implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at HII's multiple
Implied fair value · at CAT's multiple
Snapshot Sep 11, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
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Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Higher P/E
Lower leverage
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Trendline
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Price framework
USD market cap plus reported borrowing debt, less cash and equivalents. This EV proxy excludes investments, preferred stock and noncontrolling-interest adjustments.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
CATERPILLAR INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
HUNTINGTON INGALLS INDUSTRIES, INC. · implied price per share
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Balance sheet health
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Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
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If you believe CAT can sustain its premium multiples through continued high ROIC and margin durability, then hold or accumulate on weakness; otherwise, the data favor reducing exposure because CAT already trades well above both HII-implied valuation and the DCF range.
CAT trades at a much richer valuation than HII across P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA, and EV/Revenue, even though HII implied price is far below the current share price. The valuation gap is especially notable because CAT is already above both its historical band midpoint and HII-implied range on the supplied framework.
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