Which is more profitable, BAE Systems or Caterpillar?

Caterpillar keeps more of every sale as profit.

Which grows faster, BAE Systems or Caterpillar?

Caterpillar grew its sales faster in recent years.

Which is cheaper, BAE Systems or Caterpillar?

BAE Systems costs less for each unit of yearly profit (lower P/E).

Which has less debt, BAE Systems or Caterpillar?

BAE Systems would need fewer years of earnings to pay off its debt.

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BAE Systems vs Caterpillar stock

Side by side in plain words: who keeps more of its sales, grows faster, costs less and owes less.

In one sentence

BAE Systems is cheaper for its profits and has less debt. Caterpillar is more profitable and grows faster.

Side by side

	BAE Systems	Caterpillar
	£55.1 billion	$275 billion
	7.3%	13.1%
	+10.1%	+10.1%
	26.7×	30.9×
	1.3 years	2.3 years
	11.1%	15.1%
	1.9%	0.7%

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How we compare

Four contests with the same rules as each stock page: profit kept from sales (higher wins), yearly sales growth across the last reports, up to five years (higher wins), price per unit of yearly profit (lower P/E wins; a company without profit loses) and debt in years of earnings (lower wins). A winner is only named when both companies have the number.

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