Question 1

Which is bigger, CAT or WM?

Accepted Answer

Caterpillar Inc. is the larger company — market cap $368B vs $83.9B for Waste Management, Inc..

Question 2

Which is more profitable, CAT or WM?

Accepted Answer

CAT keeps more of each revenue dollar as profit — net margin 14.5% vs 11.1% for WM.

Question 3

Which stock is cheaper, CAT or WM?

Accepted Answer

On earnings, WM trades at a lower P/E — 29.5 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 WM?

Accepted Answer

WM yields 1.70% vs 0.76% for CAT.

Question 5

Which is the better stock — CAT or WM?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	CAT	WM
Price	$800.47	$209.82
Market cap	$368B	$83.9B
Revenue (TTM)	$74.7B	$25.7B
Revenue growth	+4.4%	+8.6%
Net margin	14.5%	11.1%
Free cash flow	$10.7B	$3.57B
Net cash (debt)	($26.2B)	($22.7B)
1-year price return	+60.0%	-3.5%
P/E	33.9	29.5
P/E vs own history (cheap-side %)	13%	99%
Dividend yield	0.76%	1.70%
Return on equity	54%	29%
Altman Z-score	4.42	—
CV checks passed	11 of 11	9 of 11
Employees	118,000	60,500

Caterpillar Inc. vs Waste Management, Inc.