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TMC vs Caterpillar: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how TMC (TMC) and Caterpillar (CAT) compare, as of Aug 31, 2026.

As of Aug 31, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees TMC as the less overvalued of the two: TMC trades at THB 0.69 versus a fair value of THB 0.52 (-25%), while Caterpillar trades at $800 versus $308 (-62%).
TMC
TMC.BK · THB · Industrials
-25%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceTHB 0.69
Fair ValueTHB 0.52
Quality51/100
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$800
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).

TMCCaterpillar
Valuation
P/E (TTM)40.1×
0.03×P/S (TTM)6.11×
P/B20.27×
EV/EBITDA31.1×
PEG2.25×
Dividend yield0.8%
Dividend per share$6.04
Profitability
-4%Net margin13%
-11%Operating margin18%
-2%Return on equity51%
1%Return on assets9%
Growth
19%Revenue growth (YoY)22%
-6.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)4.4%
-1.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.1%
Balance & size
0.08×Debt / equity1.44×
$10MMarket cap$432B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Caterpillar leads: 2 to 7 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.

TMCof which business quality 51 · market factors 50 Caterpillarof which business quality 62 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
12
61
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
73
22
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
5
68
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
80
51
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
93
72
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
85
32
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
38
62
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
29
80
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
82
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 familyTMCPrice THB 0.69CaterpillarPrice $800
DCF Modelsn/a-54%below the price$365
Earnings-Basedn/a-81%below the price$151
Dividend Discountn/a-86%below the price$111
Multiples-33%below the priceTHB 0.46-61%below the price$314
Asset-Based+23%above the priceTHB 0.85-96%below the price$31.01
Growth DCFn/a-59%below the price$326
Economic Profitn/a-72%below the price$220
Growth Earningsn/a-55%below the price$361
Minimum-33%below the priceTHB 0.46-96%below the price$31.01
Maximum+23%above the priceTHB 0.85-54%below the price$365
Median-5%close to the priceTHB 0.66-67%below the price$267
Geometric mean-9%close to the priceTHB 0.63-77%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%.

TMC: 1 of 2 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 case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

TMC
Bear THB 0.43Fair Value THB 0.52Bull THB 0.62
THB 0.69 = current price (white tick)
Caterpillar
Bear $192Fair Value $308Bull $403
$800 = 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.

TMC · Industrials

Quality score51 · below median
Fair value upside-25% · below median

Caterpillar · Industrials

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

Bottom line

As of Aug 31, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees TMC as the less overvalued of the two: TMC trades at THB 0.69 versus a fair value of THB 0.52 (-25%), while Caterpillar trades at $800 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.