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CAT vs GEV

Side-by-side comparison of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) and GE Vernova Inc. (GEV): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • CAT operates in Industrials, while GEV operates in Technology - the two are in different parts of the market.
  • CAT is the larger of the two at $275.29B, about 1.3x GEV ($213.92B).
  • Over the past year, CAT is up 5.0% and GEV is up 40.5% - GEV leads by 35.6 points.
  • CAT has been more active in the news (12 items in the past 4 weeks vs 7 for GEV).
  • Both have 25 recent analyst ratings on file.
PerformanceCAT+4.97%GEV+40.53%
2025-11-12+0.00%2026-11-11
MetricCATGEV
Company
Caterpillar Inc.
GE Vernova Inc.
Price
-
-
Market cap
$275.29B
$213.92B
1M return
-22.16%
-19.35%
1Y return
+4.97%
+40.53%
Industry
Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
Consumer Electronics/Appliances
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2024
News (4w)
12
7
Recent ratings
25
25
CAT

Caterpillar Inc.

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, and select work tools. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management, as well as other equipment-related loans. Its All Other Operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions; portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investments services. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.