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Caterpillar vs Norfolk Southern (CAT vs NSC)
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 Norfolk Southern (NSC) +13.9%; so far this year the figures are -2.5% and +10.8%.
Caterpillar is the larger company by market value, about 3.6 times the size of Norfolk Southern.
On trailing earnings, CAT trades at 21.9 times and NSC at 26.8 times.
Revenue grew +20.3% at CAT and +6.0% at NSC over the last year.
CAT yields 1.12%. NSC yields 1.69%.
Data as of the latest close. Not investment advice.
Relative performance
| CAT | NSC | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $558.63 | $319.94 |
| 1-day | +0.90% | -2.83% |
| YTD | -2.49% | +10.81% |
| 1 year | -1.85% | +13.95% |
| 3 years | +140.97% | +68.22% |
| Market cap | $255.6B | $71.9B |
| P/E | 21.9 | 26.8 |
| P/S | 3.29 | 5.54 |
| P/B | 11.90 | 4.30 |
| Revenue growth | +20.30% | +6.00% |
| EPS growth | +30.90% | -9.00% |
| Gross margin % | 34.8 | — |
| Net margin % | 15.2 | 20.7 |
| ROE % | 55.1 | 16.0 |
| Debt / equity | 1.69 | 0.99 |
| FCF yield % | 4.4 | 2.3 |
| Dividend yield % | 1.12 | 1.69 |
| Beta | 1.76 | 0.29 |
| RSI (14) | 21.1 | 41.0 |
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