BA vs CAT

A side-by-side look at BA and CAT, updated throughout the trading session.

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Performance, normalized

Z-scored closes: both paths on one scale, price levels aside.

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BA vs CAT: how they differ

The Boeing Company (BA) and Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) are both in the Industrials sector: BA is classified in Aerospace & Defense, CAT in Agricultural - Machinery. Both trade on NYSE.

BA trades about 6.4 million shares a day on average, against 3.0 million for CAT. CAT has the higher beta (1.58 against 1.26 for BA), meaning it has historically moved more with the broad market. CAT paid $6.16 per share in dividends over the trailing twelve months; BA does not currently pay one.

Figures as of October 25, 2026.

The chart Z-score-normalizes each closing series, computing (close − mean) ÷ standard deviation over the window, so both paths share one scale regardless of price level, and correlation is computed on daily returns. Figures update throughout the trading session. Nothing on this page is financial advice.