CAT vs SMCI
Caterpillar Inc. and Super Micro Computer, Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
At a glance
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CAT | SMCI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $67.6B | $39.1B |
| Net income | $8.9B | $2.2B |
| Gross margin | 99.9% | 10.8% |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 5.7% |
| Return on equity | — | 21.5% |
| Diluted EPS | $18.81 | $3.26 |
| Dividend / share | $5.94 | — |
| Payout ratio | 31.0% | — |
| Free cash flow | $8.9B | $-7.0B |
| Equity | — | $14.5B |
| Net debt / equity | — | — |
| Current ratio | 1.44× | 3.87× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.1% | 61.5% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 24.2% | 81.9% |
CAT bills 1.7× the revenue of SMCI, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (13.1% against 5.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner.
Revenue by year
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CAT | SMCI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $67.6B | $39.1B |
| FY2024 | $64.8B | $22.0B |
| FY2023 | $67.1B | $15.0B |
| FY2022 | $59.4B | $7.1B |
| FY2021 | $51.0B | $5.2B |
| FY2020 | $41.7B | $3.6B |
| FY2019 | $53.8B | $3.3B |
| FY2018 | $54.7B | $3.5B |
| FY2017 | $45.5B | $3.4B |
| FY2016 | $38.5B | $2.5B |
Net income by year
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CAT | SMCI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.9B | $2.2B |
| FY2024 | $10.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2023 | $10.3B | $1.2B |
| FY2022 | $6.7B | $640.0M |
| FY2021 | $6.5B | $285.2M |
| FY2020 | $3.0B | $111.9M |
| FY2019 | $6.1B | $84.3M |
| FY2018 | $6.1B | $71.9M |
| FY2017 | $759.0M | $46.2M |
| FY2016 | $-59.0M | $66.9M |
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