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Caterpillar vs Uber Technologies: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Caterpillar (CAT) and Uber Technologies (UBER) compare, as of Aug 16, 2026.

As of Aug 16, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Uber Technologies as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $857 versus a fair value of $308 (-64%), while Uber Technologies trades at $75.95 versus $43.66 (-43%).
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-64%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$857
Fair Value$308
Quality64/100
Uber Technologies
UBER · USD · Industrials
-43%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$75.95
Fair Value$43.66
Quality68/100

Head-to-head numbers

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

CaterpillarUber Technologies
Valuation
43.0×P/E (TTM)19.4×
6.11×P/S (TTM)2.82×
20.27×P/B5.59×
31.1×EV/EBITDA21.9×
2.25×PEG6.05×
0.6%Dividend yield—
$6.04Dividend per share—
Profitability
13%Net margin16%
18%Operating margin15%
51%Return on equity35%
9%Return on assets7%
Growth
22%Revenue growth (YoY)15%
4.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)17.7%
10.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)36.1%
Balance & size
1.44×Debt / equity0.39×
$432BMarket cap$151B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Uber Technologies leads: 5 to 8 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 60 Uber Technologiesof which business quality 66 · market factors 37
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
61
79
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
22
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
68
71
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
51
71
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
72
33
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
32
54
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
65
37
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
84
20
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
77

What the models say

The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.

Caterpillar

DCF Models$365
Earnings-Based$151
Dividend Discount$111
Multiples$314
Asset-Based$31.01
Growth DCF$326
Economic Profit$220
Growth Earnings$361

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

Uber Technologies

DCF Models$116
Earnings-Based$134
Multiples$48.11
Asset-Based$8.90
Growth DCF$107
Economic Profit$49.70
Growth Earnings$168

12 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Caterpillar
Bear $192Fair Value $308Bull $403
$857 = current price (white tick)
Uber Technologies
Bear $32.04Fair Value $43.66Bull $55.28
$75.95 = current price (white tick)

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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 score64 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-64% · bottom 25%

Uber Technologies · Industrials

Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-43% · below median

Bottom line

As of Aug 16, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Uber Technologies as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $857 versus a fair value of $308 (-64%), while Uber Technologies trades at $75.95 versus $43.66 (-43%).

Uber Technologies has the higher quality score (68/100).

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Caterpillar · Uber Technologies

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 21 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.