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CAT

Caterpillar Inc.NYSE · Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment · Industrials
Previous close
782.72
Change
−0.82 / −0.10%
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Neutral
52-Week Range
434.28 – 1,073.46
P/E (TTM)
33.3
Forward P/E
28.8
Based on consensus earnings for the next 12 months
Market Cap
$360B
1M
−11.22%
S&P 500 −2.41% over same period
Volume / Avg Volume
2.7M / 2.2M
1.18× average

Price History

Closing price · USD1M6M1Y5Y
025050075010001250FY26 Q2 EarningsFY26 Q1 EarningsFY25 Q4 EarningsFY25 Q3 EarningsFY25 Q2 EarningsFY25 Q1 Earnings2021-092022-122024-032025-062026-09

Historical P/E

Close ÷ trailing four-quarter EPS · Period median 44.61M6M1Y5Y
304050602026-032026-052026-062026-082026-09

Recent Earnings

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PeriodReportedRevenueEPS Actual / Est.Next-Day MoveAnalysis

Decision Panel

Trends · Valuation · Earnings reaction · Guidance credibility — all from company filings and market data
Valuation
P/E is at percentile 78 of its 5-year rangeExpensive
5-year range 14.5 – 47.4 · Median 17.8
Last 4 quarters: $7.2B in buybacks + $2.8B in dividends, 2.79% of market cap combined
P/E (TTM)
33.3
P/B
18.6
P/S
4.8
Dividend Yield
2.10%
Earnings Reaction
Over the last 6 reports, the stock moved ±0.9% on average on the first trading day after, rising 1 times
Most recent −0.62%
Volatility & Correlation
1-year beta 1.75 · Correlation with S&P 500 0.56High beta
Annualized volatility 40% vs. 13% for the S&P 500
Insider Trading
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Last 90 days · Open-market buys and sells by officers and directors · Amounts in USD millions
Buy 0 · $0.00MSell 1 · $26.2MNet selling $26.2M
  • 08-28Creed Joseph EChief Executive OfficerSell$26.2M32,401 shares · 14 trades · Avg price 808.98
Multi-Quarter Financial Trends
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Last 12 quarters · As reported by the company
QuarterRevenue ($B)YoYGross MarginOperating Income ($B)Net Income ($B)Free Cash Flow ($B)EPS
FY2026 Q220.54+24.0%37.8%4.303.787.77
FY2026 Q117.42+22.2%35.1%3.091.145.47
FY2025 Q419.13+18.0%2.69
FY2025 Q317.64+9.5%33.8%3.053.084.88
FY2025 Q216.57−0.7%34.8%2.862.574.62
FY2025 Q114.25−9.8%37.1%2.580.584.20
FY2024 Q416.22−5.0%2.69
FY2024 Q316.11−4.2%37.5%3.153.135.06
FY2024 Q216.69−3.6%39.2%3.482.685.48
FY2024 Q115.80−0.4%38.8%3.521.555.75
FY2023 Q417.07+2.8%35.5%3.1310.343.475.26
FY2023 Q316.81+12.1%37.0%3.453.685.45

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