CAT1 vs PLUN: Caterpillar Inc vs Plug Power Inc
Side-by-side comparison of key financial metrics, valuation ratios, profitability, growth, and risk-adjusted returns. Both companies are in the Industrials sector. Both are listed in Germany.
CA
CAT1•XETRA (Frankfurt)
€671.20
+3.33%
PL
PLUN•XETRA (Frankfurt)
€2.43
+1.27%
Quick Summary
Caterpillar Inc is 95.4× the market cap of Plug Power Inc. PLUN trades at a lower P/E than CAT1. CAT1 pays a dividend; PLUN does not.
Price & Performance
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | €671.20 | €2.43 |
| Daily Change | 3.33% | 1.27% |
| 1-Year Return | 158.15% | 199.81% |
| 52-Week High | €680.00 | €3.49 |
| 52-Week Low | €253.50 | €0.64 |
| 50-Day MA | €622.90 | €1.85 |
| 200-Day MA | €486.22 | €1.86 |
| Beta | 1.52 | 1.79 |
Size & Revenue
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $316.40B | $3.31B |
| Enterprise Value | $343.22B | $3.80B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $67.59B | $709.92M |
| Shares Outstanding | 465.29M | 1.39B |
| Float | 463.86M | 1.33B |
| Employees | 118,000 | 2,344 |
Valuation
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Trailing P/E | 42.18 | 0.00 |
| Forward P/E | 34.60 | 0.00 |
| PEG Ratio | 2.14 | — |
| Price / Sales | 4.68 | 4.67 |
| Price / Book | 17.35 | 3.96 |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.05 | -2.24 |
Profitability
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Profit Margin | 13.14% | -229.83% |
| Operating Margin (TTM) | 16.03% | -65.39% |
| Return on Equity | 43.53% | -120.50% |
| Return on Assets | 7.89% | -14.52% |
| Diluted EPS (TTM) | 16.12 | -1.21 |
Growth
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 18.00% | 17.60% |
| Earnings Growth (YoY) | -11.40% | 0.00% |
Dividends
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.89% | — |
| Dividend / Share | 5.94 | — |
Risk-Adjusted Returns & Quality
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| Sortino (Composite) | 6.72 | 3.22 |
| Sharpe (Composite) | 3.55 | 1.81 |
| Calmar (Composite) | 16.39 | 10.24 |
| Hurst Exponent | 0.6063 | 0.5908 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 6/9 | 4/9 |
| Magic Formula Rank | #12,929 | — |
Ownership
| Metric | CAT1 | PLUN |
|---|---|---|
| % Insiders | 22.50% | 452.20% |
| % Institutions | 7258.40% | 5079.50% |
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