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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Airbus (AIR) vs Caterpillar (CAT)

Airbus (AIR) and Caterpillar (CAT) side by side: both in Industrials, listed on Euronext and New York Stock Exchange. Caterpillar is the larger of the two by approximate market capitalization (about 1.7×).

FieldAirbusCaterpillar
Legal nameAirbus SECaterpillar Inc.
TickerAIRCAT
ExchangeEuronext XPARNew York Stock Exchange XNYS
JurisdictionFranceUnited States
SectorIndustrialsIndustrials
IndustryAerospace and defenseConstruction & mining equipment
Market cap ≈$150bn$250bn
Founded20001925
Reporting currencyEURUSD
LEIMINO79WLOO247M1IL051WRJR7GS4GTRECRRTVX92
ISINNL0000235190US1491231015
FIGIBBG001S8TFZ6BBG001S5PJ06
Index membershipEURO STOXX 50S&P 500
Held by (covered funds)

Airbus

European aerospace group headquartered in Toulouse and the world's largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, ahead of Boeing in deliveries since 2019. Formed in 2000 as EADS from the merger of French, German and Spanish aerospace firms.

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Caterpillar

The world's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, whose engines and turbines also power data-center backup generation — a growing AI-era demand driver.

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Approximate reference values (seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29) — not real-time, not investment advice. Both sides as data: /api/v1/companies/airbus · /api/v1/companies/caterpillar