Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) stock
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) trades on NYSE and is classified in the Industrials sector. Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are construction, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services. This page tracks CAT using verified market data, the company's most recently reported financial statements, its earnings record and Ticker-Terminal's analytical models. Every figure is shown with its source and the time it was last verified, and values we cannot verify are labelled rather than filled in.
Previous close
$713.38
Volume
8,172,328
52-week range
$537.08 – $1,073.46
Market cap
$327.92B
Source: Polygon (snapshot) · Verified Oct 29, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT
Performance
1D
-9.73%
1W
-8.05%
1M
-21.68%
1Y
+10.57%
Percentage change calculated from verified closing prices. Periods without full provider coverage are marked unavailable rather than estimated.
Reported financials
Verified · 85 days agoRevenue (TTM)
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Revenue growth (YoY)
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
EPS (TTM, diluted)
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
EPS growth (YoY)
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Gross margin
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Operating margin
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Net margin
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Operating cash flow (TTM)
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Revenue 2-year CAGR
Reported Q2'26 · Polygon (company financials)
Source: Polygon financials + Finnhub earnings · Latest reported Q2'26 · Verified Aug 4, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
Valuation
P/E (trailing)
Reported Q2'26 · Ticker-Terminal (last verified price ÷ TTM diluted EPS)
P/E (forward, est.)
Ticker-Terminal (last verified price ÷ annualised consensus EPS estimate)
Market cap
Polygon / Finnhub reference
Dividend yield
Ticker-Terminal does not publish a dividend yield for this ticker until a verified distribution is on file.
Earnings
Verified · 85 days agoNext earnings date
Oct 28, 2026
Source: Finnhub earnings calendar
Latest reported quarter
Q2'26
Revenue $20.54B · Diluted EPS 7.77
| Period | EPS actual | Estimate | Surprise |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 7.20 | 7.16 | +0.6% |
| 2026-06-30 | 8.17 | 6.26 | +30.5% |
| 2026-03-31 | 5.54 | 4.66 | +18.8% |
| 2025-12-31 | 5.16 | 4.72 | +9.3% |
Ticker-Terminal analysis of CAT
Earnings-power range
Bear $521.63 · Base $652.04 · Bull $782.45 — Fairly Valued versus the last verified price.
Bull case
Sustained growth and margin strength support roughly $782.45.
- Applies a 36× earnings multiple to trailing diluted EPS of 18.12, plus a 20% upside band.
- Latest reported revenue growth: 24.0% year over year.
- Trailing operating margin: 17.5%.
Base case
Current reported earnings power maps to roughly $652.04 (fairly valued versus the last verified price).
- Earnings-power estimate: trailing diluted EPS × a growth-adjusted 36× multiple.
- Implied difference versus the last verified price: 1.3%.
- Trailing operating cash flow: $13.57B.
Bear case
Multiple compression or slowing growth maps to roughly $521.63.
- Applies a 20% downside band to the earnings-power estimate.
- Latest reported EPS growth: 68.2% year over year.
- Downside from the last verified price in this scenario: -19.0%.
Calculated from verified reported financials and the last verified price (data verified Oct 29, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT). Analytical model output, not a price target or investment advice.
Analyst consensus
UnavailableRating
Buy
Average target
Unavailable
Range
Unavailable
Analysts
34
Source: finnhub
Recent CAT news
Verified · 4 hours ago- Caterpillar (CAT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Yahoo Finance · Oct 29, 2026
- CAT Q3 Earnings Beat Estimates on Higher Volume and Pricing
Zacks Investment Research · Oct 29, 2026
- Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha · Oct 29, 2026
- Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) Slides as Q4 Revenue Outlook Disappoints Despite In-Line Q3 Earnings
ChartMill · Oct 29, 2026
- Caterpillar Q3 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Benzinga · Oct 29, 2026
- Caterpillar (CAT) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
Zacks Investment Research · Oct 29, 2026
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CAT questions, answered
What does Caterpillar Inc. do?
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are construction, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.
Where is CAT listed?
Caterpillar Inc. trades under the ticker CAT on NYSE.
What is the CAT stock price today?
CAT was last verified at $644.00 (-9.73% on the day). After hours, last verified Oct 29, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT. Market data may be delayed and is shown with its own timestamp.
Is Caterpillar Inc. revenue growing?
Based on the latest reported financials, CAT revenue changed 24.0% year over year (filed Aug 4, 2026).
When does Caterpillar Inc. report earnings next?
The next confirmed CAT earnings date is Oct 28, 2026, per Finnhub earnings calendar. Dates can be revised by the company.
What did Caterpillar Inc. report in its latest quarter?
For Q2'26, CAT reported revenue of $20.54B and diluted EPS of 7.77.
What is Ticker-Terminal's CAT growth score?
Ticker-Terminal scores CAT at 73/100 (C) from verified growth, profitability, financial strength and valuation inputs. It is an analytical model based on available verified data, not a guarantee of future performance.
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Market data on this page is supplied by third-party providers, may be delayed, and is shown with the time it was last verified. Financial figures come from CAT's most recently reported statements and are not restated by Ticker-Terminal.
Scores, fair-value ranges and bull, base and bear scenarios are analytical models calculated from verified data. They are educational information, not investment advice, not a price prediction, and not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Past performance does not indicate future results.
See our risk disclosure. Page data assembled Oct 29, 2026, 6:20 PM EDT.