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CAT vs HY

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

Summary

  • Both CAT and HY operate in Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks (Industrials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • CAT is the larger of the two at $376.91B, about 680.1x HY ($554.2M).
  • Over the past year, CAT is up 189.1% and HY is up 0.5% - CAT leads by 188.6 points.
  • CAT has been more active in the news (10 items in the past 4 weeks vs 1 for HY).
  • CAT has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 6 for HY).
PerformanceCAT+189.08%HY+0.52%
2025-04-30+0.00%2026-04-30
MetricCATHY
Company
Caterpillar Inc.
Hyster-Yale Inc.
Price
$893.44+10.23%
$38.84+1.78%
Market cap
$376.91B
$554.2M
1M return
+26.10%
+19.27%
1Y return
+189.08%
+0.52%
Industry
Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
10
1
Recent ratings
25
6
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.

HY

Hyster-Yale Inc.

Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., through its subsidiaries, designs, engineers, manufactures, sells, and services a line of lift trucks, attachments, and aftermarket parts worldwide. It manufactures components, such as frames, masts, and transmissions; and assembles lift trucks. The company markets its products primarily under the Hyster and Yale brand names to independent Hyster and Yale retail dealerships. It also sells aftermarket parts under the Hyster and Yale, as well as UNISOURCE and PREMIER brands to Hyster and Yale dealers for the service of competitor lift trucks. In addition, the company produces and distributes attachments, forks, and lift tables under the Bolzoni, Auramo, and Meyer brand names; and designs and produces products in the port equipment and rough terrain forklift markets. Further, it designs, manufactures, and sells hydrogen fuel-cell stacks and engines. The company serves light and heavy manufacturers, trucking and automotive companies, rental companies, building materials and paper suppliers, lumber, metal products, warehouses, retailers, food distributors, container handling companies, and U.S. and non-U.S. governmental agencies. The company was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.