stockrowCaterpillar Inc. (CAT) vs Oshkosh Corporation (OSK)
- Caterpillar Inc. CAT 555.00 −6.14%
- Oshkosh Corporation OSK 136.97 −4.48%
Caterpillar Inc. and Oshkosh Corporation are both Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies. Caterpillar Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $254.5B against $8.3B — 30.5× the size. Oshkosh Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 17.2× against 21.7×. Caterpillar Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 20.3% against 4.18%. Caterpillar Inc. has the higher net margin (15.2% vs 4.63%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.2% vs 9.99%). Both pay a dividend; Oshkosh Corporation yields more (1.62% vs 1.13%). Across the 23 metrics below, Oshkosh Corporation leads on 13 and Caterpillar Inc. on 10.
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| Metric | CAT | OSK | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 34.78% | 15.39% | 22.91% |
| Operating margin | 20.18% | 6.82% | 4.47% |
| Net margin | 15.21% | 4.63% | 1.41% |
| Free cash flow margin | 13.57% | 8.79% | 2.26% |
| Return on equity | 56.15% | 10.97% | 3.99% |
| Return on assets | 11.80% | 4.96% | 1.31% |
| Return on invested capital | 15.16% | 9.99% | 4.09% |
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