How has Caterpillar performed over the past 5 years?
32.5%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: CAT has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: CAT's current net profit margins (7.6%) are lower than last year (11%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CAT's earnings have grown significantly by 32.5% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: CAT's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CAT had negative earnings growth (-45.1%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Machinery industry average (-15.5%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: Whilst CAT's Return on Equity (22.14%) is high, this metric is skewed due to their high level of debt.
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
3.2yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jim Umpleby (62 yo)
4yrs
Tenure
US$34,519,129
Compensation
Mr. D. James Umpleby, III, also known as Jim, has been the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Caterpillar Inc. since January 1, 2017 and December 12, 2018 respectively. Mr. Umpleby is a D...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jim's total compensation ($USD34.52M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD10.54M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jim's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
D. Umpleby
Chairman of the Board & CEO
4yrs
US$34.52m
0.049% $ 51.8m
Andrew R. Bonfield
Chief Financial Officer
2.33yrs
US$6.05m
0.0029% $ 3.0m
Denise Johnson
Group President of Resource Industries
4.75yrs
US$5.91m
0.0021% $ 2.2m
Bob De Lange
Group President of Services
4yrs
US$5.43m
0.0051% $ 5.4m
Joseph Creed
Group President
no data
US$4.51m
0.0022% $ 2.4m
Anthony Fassino
Group President
no data
no data
0.0014% $ 1.5m
G. Marvel
Chief Accounting Officer
1.83yrs
no data
0.00029% $ 306.6k
Karl Weiss
CTO and Vice President of Innovation & Technology Development Division
1.67yrs
no data
no data
Jamie Engstrom
VP of Global Information Services Division & Chief Information Officer
1yr
no data
no data
Jennifer Driscoll
Director of Investor Relations
no data
no data
no data
Suzette Long
Chief Legal Officer & General Counsel
4yrs
no data
0.0019% $ 2.1m
Eric Braun
Chief Compliance Officer
no data
no data
no data
3.2yrs
Average Tenure
54yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: CAT's management team is considered experienced (3.2 years average tenure).
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
D. Umpleby
Chairman of the Board & CEO
4yrs
US$34.52m
0.049% $ 51.8m
Miles White
Independent Director
10yrs
US$331.72k
0.0016% $ 1.6m
William Osborn
Independent Director
21yrs
US$326.69k
0.010% $ 10.7m
Edward Rust
Independent Director
18yrs
US$334.20k
0.0063% $ 6.7m
David Calhoun
Independent Presiding Director
2.08yrs
US$364.48k
0.0087% $ 9.2m
Susan Schwab
Independent Director
11.58yrs
US$316.97k
0.0038% $ 4.0m
Daniel Dickinson
Independent Director
15yrs
US$351.39k
0.0018% $ 1.9m
Debra Reed-Klages
Independent Director
6yrs
US$301.97k
0.0015% $ 1.6m
Rayford Wilkins
Independent Director
4yrs
US$304.97k
0.00078% $ 824.7k
Juan Ignacio Thurlow
Independent Director
23yrs
US$314.70k
0.051% $ 53.7m
Kelly Ayotte
Independent Director
4yrs
US$299.97k
0.00069% $ 729.5k
10.0yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: CAT's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 10 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: CAT insiders have only sold shares in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
All financial data provided by Standard & Poor's Capital IQ.
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2021/01/15 23:52
End of Day Share Price
2021/01/15 00:00
Earnings
2020/09/30
Annual Earnings
2019/12/31
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