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Caterpillar vs GP: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Caterpillar (CAT) and GP (GP) compare, as of Sep 17, 2026.

As of Sep 17, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Caterpillar as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $783 versus a fair value of $308 (-61%), while GP trades at $0.77 versus $0.12 (-84%).
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-61%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$783
Fair Value$308
Quality65/100
GP
GP · USD · Industrials
-84%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$0.77
Fair Value$0.12
Quality41/100
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Head-to-head numbers

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

CaterpillarGP
Valuation
40.8×P/E (TTM)—
6.11×P/S (TTM)0.79×
20.27×P/B8.37×
31.1×EV/EBITDA—
2.25×PEG—
−60.7%Fair value upside−84.3%
0.7%Dividend yield—
$6.04Dividend per share—
Profitability
18%Operating margin2%
1.52×EBIT margin trend (5Y)—
51%Return on equity—
9%Return on assets-3%
Growth
22%Revenue growth (YoY)-10%
4.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-25.5%
10.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.3%
+12.7%Value creation/yr—
Balance & size
10.9×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)—
1.44×Debt / equity3.99×
$432BMarket cap$13M
healthyGrowth qualityweak

Caterpillar leads: 7 to 2 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.

Caterpillarof which business quality 62 · market factors 56 GPof which business quality 40 · market factors 3
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
61
18
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
22
67
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
68
14
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
51
1
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
72
100
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
32
4
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
3
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
79
0
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
100
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 familyCaterpillarPrice $783GPPrice $0.77
DCF Models-53%below the price$365n/a
Earnings-Based-81%below the price$151n/a
Dividend Discount-86%below the price$111n/a
Multiples-60%below the price$314n/a
Asset-Based-96%below the price$31.01-84%below the price$0.12
Growth DCF-58%below the price$326n/a
Economic Profit-72%below the price$220n/a
Growth Earnings-54%below the price$361n/a
Minimum-96%below the price$31.01-84%below the price$0.12
Maximum-53%below the price$365-84%below the price$0.12
Median-66%below the price$267-84%below the price$0.12
Geometric mean-76%below the price$188-84%below the price$0.12

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%.

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

GP: 1 of 1 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.

Caterpillar
Price $783
Fair Value $308
Bear $192Bull $426
GP
Price $0.77
Fair Value $0.12
Bear $0.09Bull $0.18

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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.

Caterpillar · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-61% · bottom 25%

GP · Industrials

Quality score41 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-84% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 17, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Caterpillar as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $783 versus a fair value of $308 (-61%), while GP trades at $0.77 versus $0.12 (-84%).

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

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Caterpillar · GP

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