CAT Market Analysis

Overview

Fundamentals

P/E ratio47.70Forward 39.53
EPS (TTM)$20.0430.2% YoY
Profit margin13.3%INDUSTRIALS
Market cap$440.29BMega cap

Wall Street coverage

$944.10median target· current $329.13 (+186.8%)28 analysts

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Valuation

Forward P/E
39.53
PEG ratio
2.27
P/B
23.59
P/S (TTM)
6.22
EV/EBITDA
31.91

Profitability & growth

ROE (TTM)
51.3%
Operating margin
18.2%
Revenue growth YoY
22.2%
Dividend yield
0.6%
Beta
1.60
Last earnings
Apr 30, 2026 · Estimate $4.64 · Reported $5.54
Analyst estimate. Actual results often differ.

Ratios are point-in-time. Historical metrics — no guarantees about what comes next.

News & Sentiment

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About Caterpillar Inc

Caterpillar Inc. (often shortened to CAT) is an American Fortune 100 corporation that designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, markets, and sells machinery, engines, financial products, and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network.

Classification

Exchange
NYSE
Country
USA
Currency
USD

Company profile

HQ
5205 N. O'CONNOR BOULEVARD, IRVING, TX
Fiscal year end
December
Latest quarter
Mar 31, 2026
Market cap$440.29B
Shares outstanding$460.6M
52W high$994.49
52W low$353.90

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