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Caterpillar

CAT · NYSE

$725.24−$0.55 (−0.08%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $725.79

About CAT

Caterpillar, Inc. engages in the business of manufacturing construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. The company is headquartered in Irving, Texas and currently employs 118,000 full-time employees. Its segments include Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Power & Energy. The company also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. Construction Industries segment is responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Resource Industries segment develops and manufactures high productivity equipment for both surface and underground mining operations around the world, and provides select work tools, machinery components, wear and maintenance components and related parts. Power & Energy segment supports customers in oil and gas, power generation, marine, rail and industrial applications, including Caterpillar machines. The company is engaged in the provision and development of mining software solutions to the mining industry.

Employees
118,000
Headquarters
Irving, Texas
Listed
Dec 2, 1929
Sector
Industrials
Industry
Machinery
Website
caterpillar.com

CAT key statistics

Market cap
333.63B
Price-earnings ratio
31.23
Dividend yield
0.84%
Average volume
2.54M
Volume
1.45M
Open price
$711.00
High today
$734.38
Low today
$708.75
52 Week high
$1,073.46
52 Week low
$510.21

Caterpillar (CAT) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Caterpillar (CAT) shares are priced at $725.24, giving the company a market cap of 333.63B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.23 and a dividend yield of 0.84%.

Today the stock has traded between $708.75 and $734.38. The current price is 2.3% above the day's low and 1.2% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.45M shares, below the average of 2.54M shares a day.

Over the past year Caterpillar has ranged from $510.21 to $1,073.46, and now sits 38% of the way up that range.

Caterpillar met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 5 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $8.17 per share against an estimate of $6.26.

The average analyst price target is $971.33, 33.9% above the current price, from 19 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

63%of 19 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy63.2%
  • Hold36.8%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 30 analystsAvg $971.33
Low
$580.75
Now
$725.24
High
$1,286.25

CAT earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 5 of the last 8 quarters, by 13.7% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $5.17 per share against an estimate of $5.39
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $5.14 per share against an estimate of $5.07
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $4.25 per share against an estimate of $4.39
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $4.72 per share against an estimate of $4.95
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $4.95 per share against an estimate of $4.57
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $5.16 per share against an estimate of $4.72
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $5.54 per share against an estimate of $4.66
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $8.17 per share against an estimate of $6.26

CAT news

  • Piero Cingari

    AI’s Most Watched Cooling Stock Has Fallen for 11 Straight Days: Analysts Now See a 50% Upside

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Caterpillar Invests in North Carolina's Future Manufacturing Workforce

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Caterpillar Announces Leadership Transition in Resource Industries

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Third-Quarter 2026 Financial Results on October 29

  • Akanksha Bakshi

    What's Going On With Caterpillar Stock Wednesday?

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Caterpillar Inc. Maintains Dividend

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    /C O R R E C T I O N - Caterpillar Inc./

  • Rishabh Mishra

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