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Caterpillar vs Paccar

Caterpillar is the larger business, with $67.59bn of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $28.44bn for Paccar (2.4 times as much). Caterpillar grew faster (4.3% against -15.5%). Caterpillar kept more of each dollar of sales as profit: a net margin of 13.1% against 8.4%. Paccar carries less debt relative to equity (0.0% against 169.9%).

Latest fiscal yearCaterpillarCAT, 2025PaccarPCAR, 2025
Revenue $67.59bn $28.44bn
Revenue growth 4.3% -15.5%
Net income $8.88bn $2.38bn
Operating margin 16.5% —
Net margin 13.1% 8.4%
Return on equity 43.5% 12.9%
Free cash flow $8.92bn $3.67bn
Cash $9.98bn —
Total debt $36.21bn $0
Debt to equity 169.9% 0.0%
Dividend per share $5.94 $2.72
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.7%
Share buybacks $5.19bn $36.1m
Employees — 25,900
Market value $286.28bn $53.70bn
Price vs our value range — —
Moat score 66 (Moderate) 68 (Moderate)
Insider trades, 12 months 2 buys, 91 sales 0 buys, 16 sales

Each figure is from the company's latest annual report and links to the page it comes from. Fiscal years can end on different dates. Market value and the value verdict use the delayed price shown on the stock pages. Not a recommendation.

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Figures from each company's latest annual report filed with the SEC (10-K or 20-F), as reported, with the fiscal year shown. Not investment advice. How we read filings: methodology.