Caterpillar Inc., also known as Cat, is an American construction, mining and other engineering equipment manufacturer. The company is the world’s largest manufacturer of construction equipment. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked number 73 on the Fortune 500 list and number 265 on the Global Fortune 500 list. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
Caterpillar Inc. traces its origins to the 1925 merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company, creating a new entity, California-based Caterpillar Tractor Company. In 1986, the company reorganized itself as a Delaware corporation under the current name, Caterpillar Inc. It announced in January 2017 that over the course of that year, it would relocate its headquarters from Peoria, Illinois, to Deerfield, Illinois, scrapping plans from 2015 of building an $800 million new headquarters complex in downtown Peoria. Its headquarters are located in Irving, Texas, since 2022.
The company also licenses and markets a line of clothing and workwear boots under its Cat / Caterpillar name.
CEO
Joe Creed
FOUNDED
15 April 1925
HEADQUARTERS
Deerfield, Illinois United States
WEBSITE
caterpillar.com
NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES
112,900
SECTOR
Industrials
INDUSTRY
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Index
DJIA, S&P 500
Market Cap
163.68B
Income
9.94B
Sales
63.26B
Book/sh
38.36
Cash/sh
7.57
Dividend Est.
5.80 (1.67%)
Dividend TTM
5.64 (1.62%)
Dividend Ex-Date
Apr 21, 2025
Employees
112900
Option/Short
Yes / Yes
Sales Surprise
-3.21%
SMA20
2.06%
P/E
16.96
Forward P/E
16.5
PEG
6.28
P/S
2.59
P/B
9.07
P/C
45.95
P/FCF
20.79
Quick Ratio
0.77
Current Ratio
1.32
Debt/Eq
2.14
LT Debt/Eq
1.43
EPS Surprise
-2.23%
SMA50
8.01%
EPS (ttm)
20.52
EPS next Y
21.1
EPS next Q
4.93
EPS this Y
-14.25%
EPS next Y
12.34%
EPS next 5Y
2.70%
EPS past 5Y
15.48%
Sales past 5Y
5.16%
EPS Y/Y TTM
-7.37%
Sales Y/Y TTM
-5.58%
EPS Q/Q
-26.96%
Sales Q/Q
-9.81%
SMA200
-2.77%
Insider Own
0.22%
Insider Trans
-1.71%
Inst Own
71.76%
Inst Trans
-2.30%
ROA
11.78%
ROE
55.67%
ROI
22.65%
Gross Margin
35.62%
Oper. Margin
19.81%
Profit Margin
15.71%
Payout
25.08%
Earnings
Apr 30 BMO
Trades
37,058
Shs Outstand
471.04M
Shs Float
469.29M
Short Float
1.63%
Short Ratio
2.62
Short Interest
7.65M
52W Range
267.30 – 418.50
52W High
-16.84%
52W Low
30.20%
RSI (14)
60.32
Recom
2.18
Rel Volume
1.67
Avg Volume
2.92M
Volume
4,867,154
Perf Week
0.82%
Perf Month
12.53%
Perf Quarter
1.19%
Perf Half Y
-14.20%
Perf Year
0.45%
Perf YTD
-4.06%
Beta
1.37
ATR (14)
8.04
Volatility
1.52% 1.70%
Target Price
364.44
Prev Close
351.79
Price
348.03
Change
-1.07%
Information edited and updated on 30/05/2025
KEY FINANCIALS
Institutional Ownership
VANGUARD GROUP INC
9.67%
STATE STREET CORP
7.57%
BlackRock, Inc.
7.40%
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO
3.70%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
2.20%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC
1.93%
Capital World Investors
1.69%
GATES FOUNDATION TRUST
1.54%
MORGAN STANLEY
1.50%
NORTHERN TRUST CORP
1.38%
Insider Trading
Insider Trading Volume
Income Statement
Period
TTM
FY 2024
FY 2023
Period End Date
—
12/31/2024
12/31/2023
Period Length
12 Months
12 Months
12 Months
Total Revenue
63,259.00
64,809.00
67,060.00
Cost of Goods Sold Incl. D&A
40,724.00
41,267.00
43,607.00
Gross Profit
22,535.00
23,542.00
23,453.00
Selling, General and Administrative Excl. Other
8,750.00
8,774.00
8,479.00
Research and Development
2,067.00
2,107.00
2,108.00
Other Operating Expense
1,255.00
1,237.00
1,148.00
Operating Income
12,530.00
13,531.00
13,826.00
Interest Expense
412.00
512.00
511.00
Unusual Expense
269.00
306.00
893.00
Net Income Before Taxes
12,411.00
13,373.00
13,050.00
Income Taxes
2,515.00
2,629.00
2,781.00
Consolidated Net Income
9,937.00
10,788.00
10,332.00
Net Income From Continuing Operations
9,939.00
10,792.00
10,335.00
Net Income
9,939.00
10,792.00
10,335.00
EPS (Recurring)
21.23
22.49
21.34
EPS (Basic, Before Extraordinaries)
20.62
22.17
20.24
EPS (Diluted)
20.52
22.05
20.12
EBITDA
14,699.00
15,684.00
15,970.00
Non-Operating Income (Expense)
562.00
660.00
628.00
Other After Tax Adjustments
0.00
0.00
0.00
Stock Option Compensation Expense
203.24
193.00
175.00
Price To Earnings Ratio
16.96
16.96
16.83
Price To Sales Ratio
2.49
2.74
2.26
Gross Margin
35.62
36.33
34.97
Operating Margin
19.81
20.88
20.62
Net Margin
15.71
16.65
15.41
Shares Outstanding
471.04
477.93
499.38
Market Capitalization
163,683.73
163,683.73
175,262.32
values in Millions, USD
Balance Sheet
Period
FY 2024
FY 2023
Period End Date
12/31/2024
12/31/2023
Cash & Short Term Investments
6,889.00
6,978.00
Short Term Receivables
19,085.00
19,066.00
Inventories
16,827.00
16,565.00
Other Current Assets
2,881.00
4,340.00
Total Current Assets
45,682.00
46,949.00
Net Property, Plant & Equipment
13,953.00
13,236.00
Total Investments and Advances
4,114.00
3,871.00
Long-Term Note Receivable
14,467.00
13,902.00
Intangible Assets
5,640.00
5,872.00
Deferred Tax Assets
3,312.00
2,816.00
Other Assets
596.00
830.00
Total Assets
87,764.00
87,476.00
Short Term Debt Incl. Current Port. of LT Debt
11,201.00
13,553.00
Accounts Payable
7,675.00
7,906.00
Income Tax Payable
—
—
Other Current Liabilities
13,396.00
13,269.00
Total Current Liabilities
32,272.00
34,728.00
Long Term Debt
27,810.00
24,899.00
Provision for Risks Charges
3,757.00
4,098.00
Deferred Tax Liabilities
432.00
454.00
Other Liabilities
3,999.00
3,794.00
Total Liabilities
68,270.00
67,973.00
Non-Equity Reserves
0.00
0.00
Preferred Stock – Carrying Value
0
0
Common Equity
19,491.00
19,494.00
Total Shareholders Equity
19,491.00
19,494.00
Accumulated Minority Interest
3
9.00
Total Equity
19,494.00
19,503.00
Total Liabilities & Stockholders Equity
87,764.00
87,476.00
Book Value Per Share
40.78
39.04
Tangible Book Value Per Share
28.98
27.28
Full-Time Employees
112,900
113,200
Price to Book Ratio
9.07
9.04
Return on Assets
12.32
12.2
Return on Equity
55.36
58.45
Return on Invested Capital
22.82
23.28
Quick Ratio
0.89
0.87
Current Ratio
1.42
1.35
values in Millions, USD
Cash Flow
Period
TTM
FY 2024
FY 2023
Period End Date
—
12/31/2024
12/31/2023
Period Length
12 Months
12 Months
12 Months
Net Income
9,937.00
10,788.00
10,332.00
Depreciation
2,169.00
2,153.00
2,144.00
Other Funds (Non Cash)
721.00
574.00
850.00
Funds from Operations
12,222.00
12,894.00
12,734.00
Extraordinary Item
0.00
0.00
0.00
Changes in Working Capital
-950.00
-859.00
151.00
Income Taxes Payable
—
—
—
Cash from Operating Activities
11,272.00
12,035.00
12,885.00
Capital Expenditures
-3,397.00
-3,215.00
-3,092.00
Net Assets From Acquisitions
-97.00
-95.00
-79.00
Sale of Fixed Assets and Businesses
728.00
722.00
781.00
Purchase or Sale of Investments
814.00
1,660.00
-2,514.00
Purchase of Investments
-1,397.00
-1,495.00
-4,405.00
Sale Or Maturity of Investments
2,211.00
3,155.00
1,891.00
Other Uses
-15,362.00
-15,409.00
-15,161.00
Other Sources
13,728.00
13,884.00
14,194.00
Cash from Investing Activities
-3,586.00
-2,453.00
-5,871.00
Cash Dividends Paid
-2,672.00
-2,646.00
-2,563.00
Change in Capital Stock
-6,938.00
-7,677.00
-4,963.00
Repurchase of Common Pref Stock
-6,966.00
-7,697.00
-4,975.00
Sale of Common Pref Stock
28.00
20.00
12.00
Proceedsfrom Stock Options
28.00
20.00
12.00
Issuance or Reduction of Debt, Net
590.00
799.00
594.00
Change in Long Term Debt
642.00
967.00
1,939.00
Issuance of Long Term Debt
10,185.00
10,283.00
8,257.00
Reduction of Long Term Debt
-9,543.00
-9,316.00
-6,318.00
Net Financing Active Other Cash Flow
-41.00
-41.00
0.00
Other Financing Activities Uses
-41.00
-41.00
0.00
Cash from Financing Activities
-9,061.00
-9,565.00
-6,932.00
Exchange Rate Effect
-22
-106
-110
Net Change in Cash
-1,397.00
-89.00
-28.00
Free Cash Flow
7,875.00
8,820.00
9,793.00
Preferred Dividends (Cash Flow)
—
0
0
Price to Free Cash Flow
30.24
28.76
21
values in Millions, USD
Caterpillar Inc at a Glance
Caterpillar Inc Financials at a glance including: EPS, Sales, Shares Outstanding, SPY Comparison, Short Interest, Short Interest History, EPS Performance and Forecast, GAAP EPS Performance and Forecast, Revenue Performance and Forecast, Price Reactions to Earnings Reports, Latest Revisions, Revenue by Products and Services, Revenue by Regions, Revenue by Segment, Dividends, and Dividend Payout History.
Please Note: Information edited and updated on 30/05/2025
Index – Major index membership
Market Cap – Market capitalization
Income – Trailing 12 months income
Sales – Trailing 12 months revenue
Book/sh – Most recent quarter book value a share
Cash/sh – Most recent quarter cash per share
Dividend Est. – Analysts’ dividend estimate (fiscal year)
Dividend TTM – Trailing 12-month dividend
Dividend Ex-Date – Ex-dividend date
Employees – Number of full-time employees
Option/Short – Stock has options on a market exchange/stock is available to sell short
Sales Surprise – Last quarter revenue surprise
SMA20 – Stock price distance from 20-day simple moving average
P/E – Price-to-Earnings (trailing 12-months)
Forward P/E – Forward Price-to-Earnings (next fiscal year)
PEG – Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth
P/S – Price-to-Book (most recent quarter)
P/B – Price-to-Book (most recent quarter)
P/C – Price to cash per share (most recent quarter)
P/FCF – Price to Free Cash Flow (trailing 3-months)
Quick Ratio – Quick Ratio (most recent quarter)
Current Ratio – Current Ratio (most recent quarter)
Debt/Eq – Total Debt to Equity (most recent quarter)
LT Debt/Eq – Long Term Debt to Equity (most recent quarter)
EPS Surprise – Last quarter Earnings-Per-Share surprise
SMA50 – Stock price distance from 50-Day Simple Moving Average
EPS (ttm) – Diluted Earnings-Per-Share (trailing 3-months)
EPS next Y – Earnings-Per-Share estimate for next year
EPS next Q – Earnings-Per-Share estimate next quarter
EPS this Y - Earnings-Per-Share growth this year
EPS next Y - Earnings-Per-Share estimate for next year
EPS next 5Y – Long term annual growth estimate (5 years)
EPS past 5Y – Annual Earnings-Per-Share growth past 5 years
Sales past 5Y – Annual sales growth past 5 years
EPS Y/Y TTM – Earnings-Per-Share growth (trailing 3 months)
Sales Y/Y TTM – Sales growth (trailing 3 months)
EPS Q/Q – Quarterly earnings growth (Year-on-Year)
Sales Q/Q – Quarterly revenue growth (Year-on-Year)
SMA200 – Stock price distance from 2-Day Simple Moving Average
Insider Own – Percentage insider ownership of company shares
Insider Trans – Insider transactions (6-month change in Insider Ownership)
Inst Own – Institutional ownership
Inst Trans - Institutional transactions (3-month change in Institutional Ownership)
ROA – Return on Assets (trailing 3-months)
ROE – Return on Equity (trailing 3-months)
ROI – Return on Investment (trailing 3-months)
Gross Margin – Gross Margin (trailing 3-months)
Oper. Margin – Operating Margin (trailing 3-months)
Profit Margin – Net Profit Margin (trailing 3-months)
Payout – Dividend Payout Ratio (trailing 3-months)
Earnings – BMO = Before Market Open / AMC = After Market Close
Shs Outstand – Shares outstanding
Shs Float – Shares float
Short Float – Short interest share
Short Ratio – Short interest ratio
Short Interest – Short interest
52W Range – 52-Week trading range
52W High – Distance from 52-Week High
52W Low - Distance from 52-Week Low
RSI (14) – Relative Strength Index
Perf Week – Performance (Week)
Perf Month – Performance (Month)
Perf Quarter – Performance (Quarter)
Perf Half Y - Performance (Half Year)
Perf Year – (Year)
Perf YTD - Performance (Year-To-Date)
Beta - Beta
ATR (14) – Average True Range
Volatility – Volatility (Week, Month)
Target Price – Analysts’ mean target price
Price – Current stock price
