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Caterpillar Inc.

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$622.53
-$24.86 (-3.84%)
At close: Oct 30, 2026, 3:59 PM ET
$632.67
+$10.14 (+1.63%)
Pre-market: Nov 2, 2026, 6:28 AM ET

Market Data

Market Cap
$286.16B
Enterprise Value
$323.43B
Beta
1.58
Average Volume
2.97M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted)
460.9M
Shares Change YoY
-2.1%
Institutional Ownership
72.54%
Exchange
NYSE
ISIN
US1491231015

Price Performance

Price Change 1M
-23.2%
Price Change 3M
-23.6%
Price Change 6M
-30.0%
Price Change YTD
8.7%
Price Change 1Y
7.8%
Price Change 3Y
175.4%
Price Change 5Y
205.2%
1M CAGR (ann.)
-22.8%
1Y CAGR (ann.)
7.3%
5Y CAGR (ann.)
27.5%
All-Time CAGR
24.8%

Valuation

PE Ratio
24.42
Forward PE
19.59
PEG Ratio
0.79
Forward PEG
0.53
PS Ratio
3.68
Forward PS
3.20
PB Ratio
13.32
P/FCF Ratio
24.61
P/Adj. FCF Ratio
24.42
P/OCF Ratio
20.15
EV/Sales
4.16
EV/EBIT
20.35
EV/EBITDA
17.66
EV/FCF
27.82
Earnings Yield
4.1%
FCF Yield
4.1%
Adj. FCF Yield
4.1%

Financial Health

Net Debt
$37.27B
Total Debt
$45.2B
Cash & Short-Term Investments
$7.93B
Total Assets
$106.84B
Current Ratio
1.42
Quick Ratio
0.88
Debt / Equity Ratio
2.10
Debt / EBITDA
2.47
Debt / FCF
3.89
OCF / Debt
0.31
Interest Coverage
16.27
Altman Z-Score
4.39
Piotroski F-Score
8

Margins & Profitability

Gross Profit Margin
34.3%
Operating Profit Margin
18.3%
EBITDA Margin
23.6%
Net Profit Margin
15.2%
FCF Margin
14.9%
Adj. FCF Margin
15.1%
SBC / Revenue
-0.1%
SBC Impact (per share)
-0.8%

Returns

Return on Assets
11.1%
Return on Equity
58.5%
Return on Invested Capital
14.0%
Return on Capital Employed
21.5%
Return on Tangible Assets
11.8%

Historical Growth (CAGR)

Revenue CAGR 3Y
5.3%
Revenue CAGR 5Y
9.9%
Revenue CAGR 10Y
6.9%
EPS CAGR 3Y
13.0%
EPS CAGR 5Y
22.2%
EPS CAGR 10Y
30.9%
FCF CAGR 3Y
10.3%
FCF CAGR 5Y
15.9%
FCF CAGR 10Y
16.5%

Analyst Forecasts

Analyst Rating
Buy
Analyst Count
15
EPS Growth Next 3Y
21.8%
Revenue Growth Next 3Y
11.9%
Earnings Date
Feb 4, 2027
EPS Estimate (next Q)
$6.67
EPS Growth Est (next Q)
29.3%
Revenue Est (next Q)
$20.9B
Revenue Growth Est (next Q)
9.3%

Fair Value Estimates

Graham Number
$163.81
Graham Upside
-73.7%
Lynch Fair Value
$566.13
Lynch Upside
-9.1%
Price Target
$933.67
Price Target Upside
50.0%

Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow
$14.18B
Free Cash Flow
$11.63B
Adj. Free Cash Flow
$11.72B
FCF Per Share
$25.33
OCF Per Share
$30.90
OCF/S Ratio
18.2%

Income Statement

Revenue
$77.77B
Gross Profit
$26.7B
Operating Income
$14.25B
EBITDA
$18.32B
Net Income
$11.83B
EPS (Diluted)
$25.49
Revenue / Employee
$659.09K
Profit / Employee
$100.25K
Employees
118,000

Dividends

Annual Dividend
$6.28
Dividend Yield
1.01%
Payout Ratio
24.6%
FCF Payout Ratio
24.5%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio
24.4%
Dividend Growth (YoY)
7.5%
Pay Frequency
Irregular
Ex-Dividend Date
Oct 26, 2026

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