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Comparison · seed-0.6 · 2026-08-29

Caterpillar (CAT) vs Airbus (AIR)

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

FieldCaterpillarAirbus
Legal nameCaterpillar Inc.Airbus SE
TickerCATAIR
ExchangeNew York Stock Exchange XNYSEuronext XPAR
JurisdictionUnited StatesFrance
SectorIndustrialsIndustrials
IndustryConstruction & mining equipmentAerospace and defense
Market cap ≈$250bn$150bn
Founded19252000
Reporting currencyUSDEUR
LEIWRJR7GS4GTRECRRTVX92MINO79WLOO247M1IL051
ISINUS1491231015NL0000235190
FIGIBBG001S5PJ06BBG001S8TFZ6
Index membershipS&P 500EURO STOXX 50
Held by (covered funds)

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