Question 1

Which is bigger, CAT or WAB?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. is the larger company — market cap $368B vs $48.2B for Wabtec Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CAT or WAB?

Accepted Answer

CAT keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 14.5% vs 10.6% for WAB.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CAT or WAB?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, CAT trades at a lower P/E — 33.9 vs 37.5 for WAB. A lower P/E means paying less per dollar of earnings.

Question 4

Which pays a higher dividend, CAT or WAB?

Accepted Answer

CAT yields 0.76% vs 0.40% for WAB.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CAT or WAB?

Accepted Answer

On reported financials, CAT leads 9 of 11 comparable metrics and WAB leads 2. StockCV rates CAT “Solid” and WAB “Strained”. This is information, not investment advice — compare the full CVs before drawing conclusions.

Metric	CAT	WAB
Price	$800.47	$285.43
Market cap	$368B	$48.2B
Revenue (TTM)	$74.7B	$12.0B
Revenue growth	+4.4%	+10.1%
Net margin	14.5%	10.6%
Free cash flow	$10.7B	$1.71B
Net cash (debt)	($26.2B)	($3.50B)
1-year price return	+60.0%	+45.9%
P/E	33.9	37.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	13%	9%
Dividend yield	0.76%	0.40%
Return on equity	54%	11%
Altman Z-score	4.42	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	10 of 11
Employees	118,000	31,000

Caterpillar Inc. vs Wabtec Inc.