Financial Comparison

Caterpillar Inc vs Emerson Electric Co.

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CAT vs

In short

Caterpillar Inc is the more profitable of the two, keeping 13.1% of revenue as net profit against 12.7% for Emerson Electric Co. Emerson Electric Co. trades at the higher trailing P/E (34.8× vs 34.3× for Caterpillar Inc), so investors pay more for each dollar of its earnings. Fisclear flags 1 medium- or high-severity risk for Caterpillar Inc and 1 for Emerson Electric Co.

Based on filings for periods ending 30 Jun 2026 (CAT) and 30 Jun 2026 (EMR) · Updated

FisclearScore Comparison

CAT60Fair
EMR67Strong
Quality+5
83
88
Efficiency+12
67
55
Value+36
26
62
Cashflow
75
75
Regime
50
50
Peers+12
50
62

FisclearScore is a quantitative model. CAT shown solid · EMR shown dashed. Not financial advice.

MetricCATEMR
Price$796.18$159.06
Market Cap$366.0B$89.1B
P/E (TTM)34.3x34.8x
P/B18.9x4.4x
Beta1.581.21
Div Yield0.82%1.37%
Revenue (TTM)$67.6B$18.0B
Net Income$8.9B$2.3B
Gross Margin—52.8%
Risk Flags1 flag1 flag

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