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Caterpillar vs Kirby (CAT vs KEX)
The two stocks side by side, as of the latest close. Performance is rebased to 100 at the start of the window.
Over the past year Caterpillar (CAT) returned -1.9% and Kirby (KEX) +13.9%; so far this year the figures are -2.5% and +9.8%.
Caterpillar is the larger company by market value, about 40.6 times the size of Kirby.
On trailing earnings, CAT trades at 21.9 times and KEX at 17.4 times.
Revenue grew +20.3% at CAT and +8.5% at KEX over the last year.
CAT yields 1.12%. KEX pays no dividend.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| CAT | KEX | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $558.63 | $121.00 |
| 1-day | +0.90% | +1.28% |
| YTD | -2.49% | +9.82% |
| 1 year | -1.85% | +13.88% |
| 3 years | +140.97% | +59.11% |
| Market cap | $255.6B | $6.3B |
| P/E | 21.9 | 17.4 |
| P/S | 3.29 | 1.75 |
| P/B | 11.90 | 1.83 |
| Revenue growth | +20.30% | +8.50% |
| EPS growth | +30.90% | +28.90% |
| Gross margin % | 34.8 | — |
| Net margin % | 15.2 | 10.4 |
| ROE % | 55.1 | 10.9 |
| Debt / equity | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| FCF yield % | 4.4 | 6.2 |
| Dividend yield % | 1.12 | — |
| Beta | 1.76 | 0.63 |
| RSI (14) | 21.1 | 31.9 |
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