Caterpillar Inc.
CAT Industrials Agricultural - Machinery NYSE
$603.17
+$4.02 (+0.67%)
Open: $604.00 | High: $607.00 | Low: $597.74 | Prev Close: $599.15
Market Cap: $282.57B
Volume: 2.1M | Avg: 2.9M
Last updated: December 05, 2025 at 10:00 PMInvestment Rating
Neutral
Overall Score: 60/100
Rating Breakdown:
Stock Score Analysis
Stock Score: 515
Comprehensive Quality Assessment
Component Breakdown:
Valuation Metrics
| P/E Ratio | 30.98 |
| P/B Ratio | 13.68 |
| P/S Ratio | 4.37 |
| EPS | $19.47 |
| Beta | 1.56 |
| Shares Outstanding | 468.48M |
| 52-Week High | $607.00 |
| 52-Week Low | $267.30 |
| SMA 50 | $537.46 |
| SMA 200 | $412.39 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.97% |
| Annual Dividend | $5.84 |
| Next Earnings | January 29, 2026 01:30 PM ET |
Financial Ratios
| Gross Margin | 33.9% |
| Operating Margin | 17.7% |
| Net Margin | 14.3% |
| ROE | 48.2% |
| ROA | 9.9% |
| Debt/Equity | 1.56 |
| Current Ratio | 1.38 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 |
Balance Sheet
| Total Assets | $87.76B |
| Total Liabilities | $68.27B |
| Total Equity | $19.49B |
| Cash | $6.89B |
| Total Debt | $38.41B |
| Net Debt | $31.52B |
Income Statement
| Revenue | $64.81B |
| Gross Profit | $23.32B |
| Operating Income | $13.07B |
| Net Income | $10.79B |
| EBITDA | $16.04B |
| Revenue/Share | $138.01 |
Cash Flow
| Operating CF | $12.04B |
| CapEx | $3.21B |
| Free Cash Flow | $8.82B |
| Book Value/Share | $44.09 |
| Tangible Book/Share | $32.11 |
| Equity/Share | $44.09 |
Technical Indicators
| RSI (14) | 75.54 Overbought |
| MACD |
13.51
Signal: 11.64
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| Volatility | 41.92% |
| Trading Signal | Overbought |
Performance & Returns
| 1 Year | +70.87% |
| Sharpe Ratio | 2.12 Excellent |
| Volatility (Ann.) | 32.64% Moderate |
| CAT (1Y) | +70.87% |
| S&P 500 (1Y) | +11.86% |
| Alpha (Excess Return) | +59.01% |
Sector Comparison (Industrials)
| Metric | CAT | Sector Avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio | 30.98 | 30.36 | 61% |
| P/B Ratio | 13.68 | 4.56 | 85% |
| ROE (%) | 48.20% | 25.81% | 89% |
| Net Margin (%) | 14.32% | 12.56% | 58% |
| Stock Score | 515 | 500.0 | 51% |
| 1Y Return (%) | +70.87% | +5.70% | 99% |
Historical Price Analysis (Last 200 Days)
Technical Analysis
| Ticker | Close | SMA 5 | SMA 8 | SMA 13 | SMA 50 | SMA 200 | RSI (14) | MACD | Volatility (%) | Volume | Signal | SMA Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | $603.17 | $583.39 | $577.11 | $566.57 | $537.46 | $412.39 | 75.54 | 13.51 | 41.92% | 2313594 | Strong Long | Bullish Stack |
Candlestick Patterns
There wasn't any recognizable pattern for the CAT stock
News Sentiment
| 📊 Ticker | 📰 Headline | 💭 Sentiment | 📡 Source | 🔗 URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | CAT Strategic Metals Announces Rights Offering Closing | Neutral | newsfilecorp.com | Read More |
| CAT | BHP and Rio Tinto welcome first Caterpillar battery-electric haul trucks to the Pilbara | Neutral | businesswire.com | Read More |
| CAT | AI Bubble? Non-Tech Stocks Worth a Look | Neutral | zacks.com | Read More |
| CAT | Snowflake's Q3 Success Overshadowed by Cautious Q4 Outlook and Valuation Concerns | Neutral | gurufocus.com | Read More |
| CAT | The Big 3: CAT, INTC, TSLA | Neutral | youtube.com | Read More |
Company Information
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.
| CEO | Joseph E. Creed |
| Employees | 112900 |
| Country | US |
| IPO Date | 1929-12-02 |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Website | https://www.caterpillar.com |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Agricultural - Machinery |
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Rating Metrics Explained
DCF Score (Discounted Cash Flow)
Measures the intrinsic value of the stock based on projected future cash flows. A higher score indicates the stock is undervalued relative to its DCF valuation.
ROE Score (Return on Equity)
Evaluates how efficiently a company generates profit from shareholders' equity. Higher ROE indicates better profitability and management effectiveness.
ROA Score (Return on Assets)
Measures how efficiently a company uses its assets to generate profit. A higher ROA means better asset utilization and operational efficiency.
D/E Score (Debt-to-Equity)
Assesses the company's financial leverage and risk. Lower debt-to-equity ratios indicate less financial risk and better balance sheet health.
P/E Score (Price-to-Earnings)
Compares stock price to earnings per share. A lower P/E ratio may indicate the stock is undervalued, while a higher ratio could suggest overvaluation or growth expectations.
P/B Score (Price-to-Book)
Compares market price to book value per share. Lower P/B ratios may indicate undervaluation relative to the company's net asset value.
Rating Recommendations:
Each metric is scored on a scale of 1-5, where the scores are determined by comparing the company's performance against industry benchmarks and historical data:
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Strong Buy (5/5): Excellent score - strong positive indicator
- The metric significantly outperforms industry averages (top 20% of companies)
- Indicates exceptional financial health or attractive valuation in that category
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Buy (4/5): Good score - positive indicator
- Above-average performance (top 40% of companies)
- Shows strong fundamentals with room for improvement
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Neutral (3/5): Average score - neutral indicator
- Performance in line with industry median (middle 20%)
- Neither significantly positive nor negative signal
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Sell (2/5): Below average - negative indicator
- Below-average performance (bottom 40% of companies)
- Suggests weakness in this particular metric
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Strong Sell (1/5): Poor score - strong negative indicator
- Significantly underperforms industry (bottom 20%)
- Indicates potential risk or overvaluation in that category