- Previous Close
397.09 - Open
396.45 - Bid 392.25 x 800
- Ask 398.99 x 1400
- Day's Range
396.14 - 401.17 - 52 Week Range
223.76 - 401.17 - Volume
1,465,417 - Avg. Volume
2,598,146 - Market Cap (intraday)
193.111B - Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.09
- PE Ratio (TTM)
18.14 - EPS (TTM)
21.96 - Earnings Date Oct 29, 2024 - Nov 4, 2024
- Forward Dividend & Yield 5.64 (1.42%)
- Ex-Dividend Date Jul 22, 2024
- 1y Target Est
343.45
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, road reclaimers, forestry machines, cold planers, material handlers, track-type tractors, excavators, telehandlers, motor graders, and pipelayers; compact track, wheel, track-type, backhoe, and skid steer loaders; and related parts and tools. The company's Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, tractors, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, fleet management products, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions, as well as related parts and services. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, revolving charge accounts, repair/rebuild financing services, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. Its All Other Operating segment offers filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; logistics solutions and distribution services; brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investments services. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
www.caterpillar.com113,200
Full Time Employees
December 31
Fiscal Year Ends
Sector
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry
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Market Cap
192.55B
Enterprise Value
225.52B
Trailing P/E
18.10
Forward P/E
17.76
PEG Ratio (5yr expected)
3.06
Price/Sales (ttm)
3.00
Price/Book (mrq)
11.24
Enterprise Value/Revenue
3.40
Enterprise Value/EBITDA
13.70
Financial Highlights
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Profit Margin
16.58%
Return on Assets (ttm)
10.47%
Return on Equity (ttm)
62.17%
Revenue (ttm)
66.37B
Net Income Avi to Common (ttm)
11.01B
Diluted EPS (ttm)
21.96
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow
Total Cash (mrq)
3.48B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq)
217.74%
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm)
7.38B
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View MoreCaterpillar Earnings: Improved Margin Guidance Offsets Volume Headwinds; Shares Expensive
Caterpillar is the top manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy equipment. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Cat Financial. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Cat Financial provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.
RatingPrice TargetRecent weakness offers buying opportunity
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. The company was founded in 1925. It is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index. The company has approximately 113,000 employees.
RatingPrice TargetMonday Tee Up: Here Comes Walmart The focus this week flips back to inflation
Monday Tee Up: Here Comes Walmart The focus this week flips back to inflation and the state of the consumer. Key inflation data will come out as will perhaps the most-telling earnings report related to the consumer -- Walmart. Wall Street is wondering if the Fed has been right on interest rates and can still achieve a soft landing and avoid recession. Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended down 0.6%, the S&P 500 lost 0.4%, and the Nasdaq fell 0.2%. Year to date, the Dow is higher by 5%, the S&P is up 12%, and the Nasdaq is higher by 12%. On the economic calendar, the big day is Wednesday, when inflation data comes out in the form of CPI. In June, CPI posted at 3.0%. Core CPI was 3.1%. We see July matching those rates. On Tuesday, wholesale inflation will grab the headlines when PPI is updated. On Thursday, Retail Sales, Industrial Production, and Capacity Utilization all will be released, and on Friday, Consumer Sentiment and Housing Starts come out. The earnings calendar is winding down but some big releases are due in this week. On Tuesday, Home Depot and On Holding report. On Wednesday, Cisco and UBS Group. And on Thursday, Walmart, Applied Materials, Alibaba, and Deere. Earnings are coming in 12.4% higher this quarter than a year ago (this after some 91% of S&P 500 companies have reported). Expectations were for 8%-12% earnings growth for 2Q. This follows 8% growth in 1Q and 10% in 4Q23. Last week, mortgage rates fell a big 26 basis points (bps) to 6.47% for the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Gas prices fell four cents to $3.45 per gallon for the average price of regular gas. The Atlanta Fed GDPNow indicator is forecasting for 3Q and calls for expansion of 2.9%. The Cleveland Fed CPINow indicator forecasts 2.74% for August CPI. Looking ahead, the next Fed rate decision is on September 18, with odds at 100% for a rate cut. Of that, 51% expect a 25-bps cut and 49% expect a 50-bps cut. That data is according to the CME FedWatch Tool. There are then two more Fed rate meetings this year, on November 7, two days after the U.S. presidential election, and December 18.
Caterpillar Earnings: Improved Margin Guidance Offsets Volume Headwinds; Shares Expensive
Caterpillar is the top manufacturer of heavy equipment, power solutions, and locomotives. It is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy equipment. The company is divided into four reportable segments: construction industries, resource industries, energy and transportation, and Cat Financial. Its products are available through a dealer network that covers the globe with about 2,700 branches maintained by 160 dealers. Cat Financial provides retail financing for machinery and engines to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Caterpillar product sales.
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