CAT - Caterpillar Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

$310.17+2.77 (+0.90%)
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CAT Price Action

Last 7 days

5.5%


Last 30 days

-6.8%


Last 90 days

-21.9%


Trailing 12 Months

-12.2%

CAT Stock Price

CAT RSI Chart

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CAT Valuation

Market Cap

149.5B

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

13.86

Price/Sales (Trailing)

2.31

EV/EBITDA

9.18

Price/Free Cashflow

14.88

CAT Price/Sales (Trailing)

20222023202420251.522.53

The Good, Bad and Ugly

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CAT Fundamentals

CAT Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

64.8B

Rev. Growth (Yr)

-5.01%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

0.68%

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CAT Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

10.8B

Earnings Growth (Yr)

4.38%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

13.28%

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CAT Profitability

Operating Margin

37.97%

EBT Margin

20.63%

Return on Equity

55.34%

Return on Assets

12.29%

Free Cashflow Yield

6.72%

CAT Investor Care

Dividend Yield

2.65%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

8.13

Buy Backs (1Y)

4.68%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

22.06

The Good News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Caterpillar has demonstrated impressive long-term returns of 152% over the past five years, and total shareholder returns including dividends stand at 179% (Source-Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/caterpillar-nyse-cat-shareholders-earned-110014194.html). The company's substantial market cap and attractive free cash flow estimates suggest potential value, particularly if trade issues are resolved (Source-AOL, https://www.aol.com/finance/heres-why-caterpillar-stock-having-192800680.html).

The Bad News

Last Updated: 2025-04-24
Caterpillar's share price has seen a 27% drop over the last quarter, and it has faced a decline of 19% this year, with concerns surrounding global growth impacting demand for its machinery (Source-AOL, https://www.aol.com/finance/heres-why-caterpillar-stock-having-192800680.html). Recent earnings forecasts suggest a significant year-over-year decline, reflecting the company’s struggles in a challenging market environment (Source-Yahoo Finance, https://finance.yahoo.com/news/know-beyond-why-caterpillar-inc-130014830.html).
Disclaimer: This information is generated using our AI model (beta) and may contain inaccuracies. Please verify the information from multiple sources.

Revenue Breakdown

As of: Dec 31, 2024
Machinery Energy Transportation
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Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
202467.0B66.4B65.7B64.8B
202361.7B64.8B66.6B67.1B
202252.7B54.0B56.6B59.4B
202143.0B45.9B48.4B51.0B
202051.0B46.5B43.7B41.7B
201955.3B55.8B55.0B53.8B
201848.5B51.2B53.3B54.7B
201738.9B39.9B42.1B45.5B
201643.8B41.8B40.0B38.5B
201554.6B52.8B50.2B47.0B
201455.7B55.2B55.3B55.2B
201363.1B60.4B57.3B55.7B
201263.2B66.3B67.0B65.9B
201147.3B51.1B55.7B60.1B
201031.4B33.8B37.7B42.6B
200948.8B43.1B37.4B32.4B
2008047.1B49.2B51.3B
200700045.0B
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Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators. The Resource Industries segment provides electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, fleet management, landfill compactors, soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, select work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engines, generator sets, integrated systems and solutions, turbines and turbine-related services, remanufactured reciprocating engines and components, centrifugal gas compressors, diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products and services for marine, oil and gas, industrial, and electric power generation sectors. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing plans; and insurance and risk management products for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. The All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, etc. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

Caterpillar Inc Frequently Asked Questions


What is the ticker symbol for Caterpillar Inc? What does CAT stand for in stocks?

CAT is the stock ticker symbol of Caterpillar Inc. Every public company that trades on a stock exchange gets a ticker symbol.

What is the market capital of Caterpillar Inc (CAT)?

As of Tue Apr 29 2025, market cap of Caterpillar Inc is 149.49 Billion. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

What is the fair value of CAT stock?

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Is Caterpillar Inc a good stock to buy?

The fair value guage provides a quick view whether CAT is over valued or under valued. Whether Caterpillar Inc is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Caterpillar Inc's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for CAT.

What is Caterpillar Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Tue Apr 29 2025, CAT's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 13.86 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 2.31. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. CAT PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Caterpillar Inc's stock?

In the past 10 years, Caterpillar Inc has provided 0.134 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.