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Caterpillar vs AB Volvo (publ): Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Caterpillar (CAT) and AB Volvo (publ) (VOLV-B) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees AB Volvo (publ) as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $800 versus a fair value of $308 (-62%), while AB Volvo (publ) trades at SEK 349 versus SEK 288 (-17%).
Caterpillar
CAT · USD · Industrials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$800
Fair Value$308
Quality65/100
AB Volvo (publ)
VOLV-B.ST · SEK · Industrials
-17%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceSEK 349
Fair ValueSEK 288
Quality58/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

CaterpillarAB Volvo (publ)
Valuation
40.1×P/E (TTM)20.8×
6.11×P/S (TTM)1.46×
20.27×P/B3.84×
31.1×EV/EBITDA14.0×
2.25×PEG1.38×
−61.5%Fair value upside−17.3%
0.8%Dividend yield3.7%
$6.04Dividend per shareSEK 13.00
Profitability
18%Operating margin10%
1.52×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.25×
51%Return on equity17%
9%Return on assets4%
Growth
22%Revenue growth (YoY)-9%
4.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.4%
10.1%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)7.2%
+12.8%Value creation/yr+4.7%
Balance & size
10.9×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)26.7×
1.44×Debt / equity0.77×
$432BMarket cap$72B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

AB Volvo (publ) leads: 7 to 9 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Caterpillarof which business quality 62 · market factors 58 AB Volvo (publ)of which business quality 54 · market factors 67
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
61
47
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
22
24
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
68
43
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
51
53
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
72
90
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
32
71
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
62
57
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
80
81
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
100
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyCaterpillarPrice $800AB Volvo (publ)Price SEK 349
DCF Models-54%below the price$365-12%close to the priceSEK 306
Earnings-Based-81%below the price$151-59%below the priceSEK 144
Dividend Discount-86%below the price$111n/a
Multiples-61%below the price$314-8%close to the priceSEK 322
Asset-Based-96%below the price$31.01-83%below the priceSEK 58.79
Growth DCF-59%below the price$326-28%below the priceSEK 252
Economic Profit-72%below the price$220-48%below the priceSEK 182
Growth Earnings-55%below the price$361-9%close to the priceSEK 315
Minimum-96%below the price$31.01-83%below the priceSEK 58.79
Maximum-54%below the price$365-8%close to the priceSEK 322
Median-67%below the price$267-28%below the priceSEK 252
Geometric mean-77%below the price$188-43%below the priceSEK 198

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Caterpillar: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

AB Volvo (publ): 19 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Caterpillar
Bear $192Fair Value $308Bull $403
$800 = current price (white tick)
AB Volvo (publ)
Bear SEK 162Fair Value SEK 288Bull SEK 418
SEK 349 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Caterpillar · Industrials

Quality score65 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-62% · bottom 25%

AB Volvo (publ) · Industrials

Quality score58 · above median
Fair value upside-17% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees AB Volvo (publ) as the less overvalued of the two: Caterpillar trades at $800 versus a fair value of $308 (-62%), while AB Volvo (publ) trades at SEK 349 versus SEK 288 (-17%).

Caterpillar has the higher quality score (65/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.