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Akva vs Caterpillar: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Akva (AKVA) and Caterpillar (CAT) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Akva as the less overvalued of the two: Akva trades at NOK 138 versus a fair value of NOK 105 (-24%), while Caterpillar trades at $812 versus $308 (-62%).
Akva
AKVA.OL · NOK · Industrials
-24%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceNOK 138
Fair ValueNOK 105
Quality64/100
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$812
Fair Value$308
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

AkvaCaterpillar
Valuation
25.4×P/E (TTM)40.8×
1.11×P/S (TTM)6.11×
3.66× · book value is mostly goodwillP/B20.27×
15.6×EV/EBITDA31.1×
2.62×PEG2.25×
−24.2%Fair value upside−62.1%
1.4%Dividend yield0.7%
NOK 2.00Dividend per share$6.16
Profitability
8%Operating margin18%
1.54×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.52×
14%Return on equity51%
4%Return on assets9%
Growth
13%Revenue growth (YoY)22%
9.9%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.4%
6.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.1%
+63.7%Value creation/yr+12.7%
Balance & size
3.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)10.9×
0.81×Debt / equity1.44×
$527MMarket cap$432B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Akva leads: 9 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Akvaof which business quality 63 · market factors 78 Caterpillarof which business quality 61 · market factors 55
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
55
61
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
60
22
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
62
68
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
57
51
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
77
72
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
79
31
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
72
58
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
87
79
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
80
97

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyAkvaPrice NOK 138CaterpillarPrice $812
DCF Models+8%close to the priceNOK 149-53%below the price$384
Earnings-Based-49%below the priceNOK 70.88-81%below the price$151
Dividend Discount-81%below the priceNOK 26.77-86%below the price$112
Multiples-32%below the priceNOK 94.17-61%below the price$315
Asset-Based-82%below the priceNOK 25.28-96%below the price$31.07
Growth DCF+21%above the priceNOK 167-57%below the price$346
Economic Profit-70%below the priceNOK 40.85-73%below the price$221
Growth Earnings-24%below the priceNOK 105-55%below the price$361
Minimum-82%below the priceNOK 25.28-96%below the price$31.07
Maximum+21%above the priceNOK 167-53%below the price$384
Median-40%below the priceNOK 82.53-67%below the price$268
Geometric mean-50%below the priceNOK 68.39-77%below the price$191

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Akva: 17 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Caterpillar: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Akva
Price NOK 138
Fair Value NOK 105
Bear NOK 73.20Bull NOK 136
Caterpillar
Price $812
Fair Value $308
Bear $204Bull $462

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Akva · Industrials

Quality score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-24% · below median

Caterpillar · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-62% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Akva as the less overvalued of the two: Akva trades at NOK 138 versus a fair value of NOK 105 (-24%), while Caterpillar trades at $812 versus $308 (-62%).

Caterpillar has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.