Caterpillar Valuation
Is CAT undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
2/6Valuation Score 2/6
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of CAT when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: CAT ($397) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($229.91)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CAT is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CAT?
Key metric: As CAT is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is CAT's PE Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 17.4x |
| Earnings | US$10.68b |
| Market Cap | US$185.62b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 3.3x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 13.8x |
| PEG Ratio | -214.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does CAT's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 19.8x | ||
PCAR PACCAR | 12.5x | -0.03% | US$58.9b |
VOLV B AB Volvo | 10.7x | 0.8% | SEK 552.5b |
CMI Cummins | 23.8x | 7.6% | US$49.6b |
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies | 32.3x | 16.4% | US$34.2b |
CAT Caterpillar | 17.4x | -0.08% | US$185.6b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CAT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x) compared to the peer average (19.8x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does CAT's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Global Machinery Industry?
| 33 Companies | Price / Earnings | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 Companies | Estimated Growth | Market Cap | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CAT is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (17.4x) compared to the Global Machinery industry average (21.3x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is CAT's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 17.4x |
| Fair PE Ratio | n/a |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate CAT's Price-To-Earnings Fair Ratio for valuation analysis.
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | US$397.00 | US$377.24 -5.0% | 19.1% | US$500.00 | US$250.00 | n/a | 20 |
| Nov ’25 | US$397.00 | US$364.67 -8.1% | 19.8% | US$500.00 | US$250.00 | n/a | 21 |
| Oct ’25 | US$373.00 | US$352.95 -5.4% | 18.4% | US$464.00 | US$249.00 | n/a | 22 |
| Sep ’25 | US$343.00 | US$347.52 +1.3% | 17.6% | US$464.00 | US$249.00 | n/a | 23 |
| Aug ’25 | US$353.00 | US$347.49 -1.6% | 17.4% | US$464.00 | US$245.00 | n/a | 24 |
| Jul ’25 | US$328.42 | US$347.49 +5.8% | 16.7% | US$464.00 | US$245.00 | n/a | 26 |
| Jun ’25 | US$362.15 | US$345.96 -4.5% | 16.7% | US$464.00 | US$245.00 | n/a | 26 |
| May ’25 | US$378.39 | US$336.35 -11.1% | 18.0% | US$441.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 27 |
| Apr ’25 | US$259.00 | US$320.64 +23.8% | 17.6% | US$441.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 27 |
| Mar ’25 | US$259.00 | US$314.03 +21.2% | 17.0% | US$441.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 26 |
| Feb ’25 | US$259.00 | US$279.23 +7.8% | 17.9% | US$432.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 26 |
| Jan ’25 | US$259.00 | US$268.88 +3.8% | 15.5% | US$365.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 25 |
| Dec ’24 | US$237.20 | US$265.84 +12.1% | 15.7% | US$365.00 | US$175.00 | n/a | 25 |
| Nov ’24 | US$245.71 | US$273.57 +11.3% | 16.2% | US$365.00 | US$175.00 | US$397.00 | 24 |
| Oct ’24 | US$246.40 | US$284.90 +15.6% | 15.2% | US$364.00 | US$175.00 | US$373.00 | 24 |
| Sep ’24 | US$246.40 | US$283.96 +15.2% | 15.8% | US$364.00 | US$175.00 | US$343.00 | 25 |
| Aug ’24 | US$246.40 | US$259.72 +5.4% | 16.3% | US$351.00 | US$175.00 | US$353.00 | 25 |
| Jul ’24 | US$223.00 | US$247.56 +11.0% | 15.9% | US$351.00 | US$175.00 | US$328.42 | 25 |
| Jun ’24 | US$223.00 | US$242.69 +8.8% | 15.9% | US$345.00 | US$175.00 | US$362.15 | 26 |
| May ’24 | US$223.00 | US$244.95 +9.8% | 16.3% | US$345.00 | US$175.00 | US$378.39 | 25 |
| Apr ’24 | US$223.00 | US$251.96 +13.0% | 16.0% | US$337.00 | US$175.00 | US$259.00 | 26 |
| Mar ’24 | US$256.10 | US$253.27 -1.1% | 15.1% | US$337.00 | US$175.00 | US$259.00 | 26 |
| Feb ’24 | US$256.10 | US$254.88 -0.5% | 14.1% | US$337.00 | US$190.00 | US$259.00 | 25 |
| Jan ’24 | US$219.35 | US$234.12 +6.7% | 13.0% | US$285.00 | US$175.00 | US$259.00 | 26 |
| Dec ’23 | US$219.35 | US$230.62 +5.1% | 13.6% | US$285.00 | US$174.00 | US$237.20 | 26 |
| Nov ’23 | US$219.35 | US$225.54 +2.8% | 12.4% | US$284.00 | US$174.00 | US$245.71 | 26 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.