CAT1 Stock Overview
Manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 2/6 |
| Past Performance | 4/6 |
| Financial Health | 5/6 |
| Dividends | 4/6 |
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Caterpillar Inc. Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$354.50 |
| 52 Week High | US$390.50 |
| 52 Week Low | US$255.00 |
| Beta | 1.1 |
| 1 Month Change | -1.66% |
| 3 Month Change | 7.10% |
| 1 Year Change | 34.28% |
| 3 Year Change | 94.57% |
| 5 Year Change | 166.82% |
| Change since IPO | 650.42% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Shareholder Returns
| CAT1 | DE Machinery | DE Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -1.9% | -3.5% | -2.6% |
| 1Y | 34.3% | 7.3% | 7.1% |
Return vs Industry: CAT1 exceeded the German Machinery industry which returned 7.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: CAT1 exceeded the German Market which returned 7.1% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| CAT1 volatility | |
|---|---|
| CAT1 Average Weekly Movement | 4.2% |
| Machinery Industry Average Movement | 4.1% |
| Market Average Movement | 4.9% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in DE Market | 11.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in DE Market | 2.5% |
Stable Share Price: CAT1 has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the German market.
Volatility Over Time: CAT1's weekly volatility (4%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | 113,200 | Jim Umpleby | www.caterpillar.com |
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company’s Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services.
Caterpillar Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| CAT1 fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | €167.41b |
| Earnings (TTM) | €10.27b |
| Revenue (TTM) | €63.18b |
16.3x
P/E Ratio2.6x
P/S RatioIs CAT1 overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| CAT1 income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$65.66b |
| Cost of Revenue | US$40.89b |
| Gross Profit | US$21.36b |
| Other Expenses | US$10.68b |
| Earnings | US$10.68b |
Last Reported Earnings
Sep 30, 2024
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 22.11 |
| Gross Margin | 32.53% |
| Net Profit Margin | 16.26% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 195.3% |
How did CAT1 perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
1.6%
Current Dividend Yield25%
Payout RatioDoes CAT1 pay a reliable dividends?
See CAT1 dividend history and benchmarks| Caterpillar dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | Jan 21 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Feb 20 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 31 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 61 days |
Does CAT1 pay a reliable dividends?
See CAT1 dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2024/12/20 20:39 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2024/12/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2024/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2023/12/31 |
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.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.
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Analyst Sources
Caterpillar Inc. is covered by 68 analysts. 16 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 |
| William Grace | Avondale Partners |
| Mircea Dobre | Baird |