Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Overview
Provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 3/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 4/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$792.14 |
| 52 Week High | US$792.14 |
| 52 Week Low | US$416.20 |
| Beta | 1.52 |
| 1 Month Change | 1.34% |
| 3 Month Change | 85.97% |
| 1 Year Change | 180.11% |
| 3 Year Change | 255.65% |
| 5 Year Change | 230.72% |
| Change since IPO | 803.24% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| CAT | CL Machinery | CL Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0% | -2.4% | -2.7% |
| 1Y | 180.1% | -13.8% | 22.4% |
Return vs Industry: CAT exceeded the CL Machinery industry which returned -13.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CAT exceeded the CL Market which returned 22.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CAT volatility | |
|---|---|
| CAT Average Weekly Movement | 23.7% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 4.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 3.2% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in CL Market | 5.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in CL Market | 1.1% |
Stable Share Price: CAT's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the CL market.
Volatility Over Time: CAT's weekly volatility has increased from 14% to 24% over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 118,000 | Joe Creed | www.caterpillar.com |
Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. The Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions.
Caterpillar Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| CAT fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | US$409.77b |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$9.43b |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$70.76b |
Is CAT overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CAT income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$70.76b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$47.09b |
| Gross Profit | US$20.27b |
| Other Expenses | US$10.84b |
| Earnings | US$9.43b |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2026
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 20.47 |
| Gross Margin | 28.65% |
| Net Profit Margin | 13.33% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 230.8% |
How did CAT perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
Does CAT pay a reliable dividends?
See CAT dividend history and benchmarks| Caterpillar dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Apr 20 2026 |
| Dividend Pay Date | May 19 2026 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 13 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 16 days |
Does CAT pay a reliable dividends?
See CAT dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/05/02 02:49 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/04/30 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
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Analyst Sources
Caterpillar Inc. is covered by 61 analysts. 19 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| John Eade | Argus Research Company |
| Mircea Dobre | Baird |
| Meredith Taylor | Barclays |