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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

647.39 -65.99 (-9.25%)
At close: October 29 at 4:00:02 PM EDT
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Caterpillar delivered record third-quarter sales, strong earnings growth, and a $78 billion backlog. Data-center power demand remains a major growth driver, but tariffs, freight costs, capacity investments, and softer construction trends are pressuring margins and near-term expectations.

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  • Previous Close 713.38
  • Open 636.33
  • Bid 645.79 x 8000
  • Ask 644.99 x 8000
  • Day's Range 631.01 - 664.47
  • 52 Week Range 537.08 - 1,073.46
  • Volume 8,141,539
  • Avg. Volume 2,616,432
  • Market Cap (intraday) 297.589B
  • Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.58
  • PE Ratio (TTM) 27.87
  • EPS (TTM) 23.23
  • Earnings Date Oct 29, 2026
  • Forward Dividend & Yield 6.52 (0.91%)
  • 1y Target Est 926.91
  • Morningstar Rating Rating available with Stock Picks access

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. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products. Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services. It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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118,000

Full Time Employees

December 31

Fiscal Year Ends

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Performance Overview

Trailing total returns as of 10/29/2026, which may include dividends or other distributions. Benchmark is S&P 500 (^GSPC) .

YTD Return

CAT
13.97%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.78%

1-Year Return

CAT
11.51%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
12.04%

3-Year Return

CAT
182.27%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
87.51%

5-Year Return

CAT
244.75%
S&P 500 (^GSPC)
67.64%

Earnings Trends

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Earnings Per Share

GAAP
Normalized
GAAP
Normalized

Revenue vs. Earnings

Annual
Quarterly
Annual
Quarterly
Q3 FY26
Revenue 20.68B
Earnings 3.29B
Profit Margin 15.89%

Q4

FY25

Q1

FY26

Q2

FY26

Q3

FY26

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10B
15B
20B
13.0%
14.0%
15.0%
16.0%
17.0%

Analyst Insights

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Analyst Price Targets

575.00
926.91 Average
647.39 Current
1,150.00 High

Analyst Recommendations

  • Strong Buy
  • Buy
  • Hold
  • Underperform
  • Sell

Latest Rating

Date 10/29/2026
Analyst Oppenheimer
Rating Action Maintains
Rating Outperform
Price Action Maintains
Price Target 1009 -> 1009

Statistics

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Valuation Measures

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  • Market Cap

  • Enterprise Value

  • Trailing P/E

  • Forward P/E

  • PEG Ratio (current)

  • Price/Sales (ttm)

  • Price/Book (mrq)

  • Enterprise Value/Revenue

  • Enterprise Value/EBITDA

Financial Highlights

Profitability and Income Statement

  • Profit Margin

    14.51%

  • Return on Assets (ttm)

    9.03%

  • Return on Equity (ttm)

    56.97%

  • Revenue (ttm)

    74.73B

  • Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)

    10.84B

  • Diluted EPS (ttm)

    23.23

Balance Sheet and Cash Flow

  • Total Cash (mrq)

    5.94B

  • Total Debt/Equity (mrq)

    232.78%

  • Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)

    5.05B

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