Compare price, profitability, solvency, and SEC-reported financials side by side—before deciding which assumptions deserve a closer look.
Decision snapshot: ODFL 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 ODFL's multiple
Needs Annual EPS, ODFL 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
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Values retain reported currencies and share bases. Select a figure to inspect its period, calculation and filing inputs. Differences require compatible units and periods.
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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.
OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE, INC. · implied price per share
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CATERPILLAR INC · implied price per share
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Balance sheet health
Inspect reported liquidity and leverage alongside historical financial-health checks.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
ODFL · 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
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If you believe ODFL can reaccelerate revenue growth while sustaining its superior margins and ROIC, then a modest long position is reasonable because ODFL already looks operationally stronger than CAT and trades only slightly below its implied value; if growth remains negative, the current valuation leaves limited room for multiple expansion.
ODFL’s implied price of $224.43 is only 5.6% above the current price of $212.49, so the market is already pricing in most of the relative valuation upside. Against CAT, ODFL looks expensive on sales-based multiples but slightly cheaper on earnings-based multiples, which creates a split valuation signal rather than a clean discount.
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