Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: HY stock price vs CAT: inconclusive Relative valuation is incomplete for this pair. Review the available filing metrics before drawing a conclusion.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at CAT's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, CAT P/E.
Implied fair value · at HY's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, HY P/E.
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Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Higher is better
Reported gross margin
Operating income + D&A
Lower is better
Not comparable
Lower leverage
Statements
Annual statements in reported currencies, with calculations and source evidence.
Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
Explore enterprise value and market valuation multiples in the valuation sections.
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.
HYSTER-YALE, INC. · implied price per share
Reporting currency could not be verified.
CATERPILLAR INC · implied price per share
Reporting currency could not be verified.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
HY · not enough data.
CAT · not enough data.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Cash excludes investments. EBITDA is an operating-income-plus-D&A proxy. Missing borrowing categories remain unavailable; select a value to inspect its inputs.
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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LLM-powered synthesis
An explanation of the financial evidence. Check its snapshot date against the figures above.
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If you believe HY can reverse its -12.5% revenue decline and move margins meaningfully above breakeven, then consider the stock only as a high-risk turnaround, because the current data show negative profitability, weak quality scores, and heavy net leverage relative to CAT.
On the provided P/S basis, HY appears massively mispriced versus CAT, but the comparison is distorted by HY’s near-zero P/S and negative earnings profile rather than a true like-for-like premium/discount. HY also sits near the upper half of its historical band at $33.43 versus a $30.09 to $36.77 range, suggesting the stock is not obviously cheap on its own history.
Supporting Metrics
