Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: KNX 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 CAT P/E.
Implied fair value · at KNX's multiple
Needs KNX P/E.
Price unavailable
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
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.
Trendline
Eight period-end years of reported revenue, earnings, and margins. Periods and currencies are shown with the data.
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.
Knight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc. · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
CATERPILLAR INC · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
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
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If you believe KNX can re-rate toward CAT-like profitability and ROIC, then hold or add selectively; otherwise, the data supports reducing exposure because KNX trades far above its DCF range and CAT-implied valuation while fundamentals remain materially weaker than CAT.
On a P/E basis, KNX looks extremely expensive at 166.9x versus CAT at 44.1x, and the provided implied price of $18.09 suggests a -73.6% downside from the current $68.42. While KNX's current price is still inside its historical band, it is far above the DCF range and CAT-implied midpoint, signaling valuation stretch more than hidden optionality.
Supporting Metrics
