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UPS vs CAT

United Parcel Service, Inc. compared with Caterpillar Inc.. This page compares both source-verified company profiles and does not introduce an unverified price target.

UPS

United Parcel Service, Inc.

$189.43

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Caterpillar Inc.

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Business exposure

UPS: Air Freight and Logistics

CAT: Construction Machinery and Heavy Transportation Equipment

Upside lens

UPS: Facility automation and capacity alignment can improve productivity as volume shifts. Temperature-controlled and complex healthcare shipments can expand higher-value revenue. Disciplined customer and product mix can prioritize packages that fit network economics.

CAT: Data-center and distributed-power investment can sustain demand for large engines, turbines and related services in Power & Energy. Higher customer advances and unsatisfied performance obligations provide production visibility if projects proceed as scheduled. Growing connected assets, parts and service capabilities can deepen recurring customer relationships across the installed base.

Risk lens

UPS: Weak industrial, retail or cross-border activity can leave fixed network capacity underutilized. Rapid facility and workforce changes can disrupt service or produce lower savings than planned. Contractual wage growth and aggressive parcel competitors can pressure margins and share.

CAT: Construction, mining, energy and dealer inventory cycles can cause abrupt changes in machine demand and factory utilization. Uncertain tariff recovery, trade-policy changes and material or freight inflation can pressure margins and working capital. Customer defaults, lower collateral values or tighter funding markets could weaken Caterpillar Financial's portfolio performance.

Verified sources

UPS Releases First-Quarter 2026 ResultsUnited Parcel Service, Inc. · earningsVerified

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Published: 4/28/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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United Parcel Service, Inc. Investor RelationsUnited Parcel Service, Inc. · companyVerified

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United Parcel Service, Inc. SEC filingsU.S. Securities and Exchange Commission · filingVerified

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Caterpillar Reports First-Quarter 2026 ResultsCaterpillar Inc. · earningsVerified

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Published: 4/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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Caterpillar Inc. Investor RelationsCaterpillar Inc. · companyVerified

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Form 10-Q for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2026Caterpillar Inc. · filingVerified

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Published: 4/30/2026, 12:00:00 AM

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