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Ashok Leyland vs Caterpillar: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Ashok Leyland (ASHOKLEY) and Caterpillar (CAT) compare, as of Sep 22, 2026.

As of Sep 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ashok Leyland as the less overvalued of the two: Ashok Leyland trades at ₹162 versus a fair value of ₹118 (-27%), while Caterpillar trades at $817 versus $308 (-62%).
Ashok Leyland
ASHOKLEY.NSE · INR · Industrials
-27%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹162
Fair Value₹118
Quality39/100
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$817
Fair Value$308
Quality65/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Ashok LeylandCaterpillar
Valuation
26.6×P/E (TTM)40.8×
1.64×P/S (TTM)6.11×
6.50×P/B20.27×
10.7×EV/EBITDA31.1×
PEG2.25×
−27.0%Fair value upside−62.3%
1.8%Dividend yield0.7%
₹3.13Dividend per share$6.04
Profitability
17%Operating margin18%
1.57×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.52×
22%Return on equity51%
7%Return on assets9%
Growth
17%Revenue growth (YoY)22%
10.6%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.4%
23.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.1%
+61.2%Value creation/yr+12.7%
Balance & size
2.3×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)10.9×
3.23×Debt / equity1.44×
$10BMarket cap$432B
expensiveGrowth qualityhealthy

Ashok Leyland leads: 10 to 5 metric wins.

Dash = 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.

Ashok Leylandof which business quality 35 · market factors 59 Caterpillarof which business quality 62 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
46
61
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
52
22
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
0
68
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
20
51
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
30
72
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
77
32
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
51
63
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
51
81
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
83
100

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 familyAshok LeylandPrice ₹162CaterpillarPrice $817
DCF Models-90%below the price₹16.23-55%below the price$365
Earnings-Based-37%below the price₹103-82%below the price$151
Dividend Discount-63%below the price₹59.69-86%below the price$111
Multiples-27%below the price₹118-61%below the price$314
Asset-Based-90%below the price₹16.24-96%below the price$31.01
Growth DCFn/a-60%below the price$326
Economic Profit-23%below the price₹125-73%below the price$220
Growth Earnings-27%below the price₹118-56%below the price$361
Minimum-90%below the price₹16.23-96%below the price$31.01
Maximum-23%below the price₹125-55%below the price$365
Median-37%below the price₹103-67%below the price$267
Geometric mean-63%below the price₹60.02-77%below the price$188

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%.

Ashok Leyland: 13 of 17 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.

Ashok Leyland
Price ₹162
Fair Value ₹118
Bear ₹82.61Bull ₹154
Caterpillar
Price $817
Fair Value $308
Bear $192Bull $426

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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.

Ashok Leyland · Industrials

Quality score39 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-27% · below median

Caterpillar · Industrials

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

Bottom line

As of Sep 22, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ashok Leyland as the less overvalued of the two: Ashok Leyland trades at ₹162 versus a fair value of ₹118 (-27%), while Caterpillar trades at $817 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.