Question 1

Which is bigger, CAT or TDG?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. is the larger company — market cap $368B vs $61.4B for TransDigm Group Incorporated.

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CAT or TDG?

Accepted Answer

TDG keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 21.3% vs 14.5% for CAT.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CAT or TDG?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, TDG trades at a lower P/E — 28.8 vs 33.9 for CAT. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CAT or TDG?

Accepted Answer

TDG yields 8.64% vs 0.76% for CAT.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CAT or TDG?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CAT leads 6 of 11 comparable metrics and TDG leads 5. StockCV rates CAT “Solid” and TDG “Mixed”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CAT	TDG
Price	$800.47	$1 111.33
Market cap	$368B	$61.4B
Revenue (TTM)	$74.7B	$10.0B
Revenue growth	+4.4%	+17.6%
Net margin	14.5%	21.3%
Free cash flow	$10.7B	$1.93B
Net cash (debt)	($26.2B)	($26.4B)
1-year price return	+60.0%	-12.9%
P/E	33.9	28.8
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	13%	100%
Dividend yield	0.76%	8.64%
Return on equity	54%	37%
Altman Z-score	4.42	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	118,000	16,500

Caterpillar Inc. vs TransDigm Group Incorporated