Caterpillar vs Wabtec
Caterpillar reported revenue of $67.6 billion in fiscal 2025, 6.1 times Wabtec's $11.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Caterpillar's revenue grew 4.3% in its latest year, and Wabtec's grew 7.5%. Caterpillar had an operating margin of 16.5%, against 16.1% at Wabtec. Free cash flow was $8.9 billion at Caterpillar and $1.5 billion at Wabtec.
Side by side
| Caterpillar | Wabtec | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $67.6B | $11.2B |
| Revenue growth | 4.3% | 7.5% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 10.1% | 8.1% |
| Gross margin | 33.8% | 34.1% |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 16.1% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 10.5% |
| Free cash flow | $8.9B | $1.5B |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.2% | 13.4% |
| Return on capital | 18.4% | 9.1% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 2.0x | 2.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $7.9B | $396M |
| Change in diluted share count | −3.5% | −2.1% |
| Last close | $692.13 | $277.67 |
| P/E at the last close | 29.8× | 34.5× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $389,868, sold $244.4 million | sold $43.5 million |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 of 9 | 7 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Caterpillar and Wabtec pages.