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Ticker
CAT

Price
648.41
Stock movement up
+15.91 (2.10%)
Company name
Caterpillar Inc
Exchange
(NYSE
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Industrials >
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Market cap
362.31B
Ent value
429.60B
Price/Sales
5.36
Price/Book
17.00
Div yield
0.78%
Div growth
-6.02%
Growth years
27
FCF payout
32.08%
Trailing P/E
40.83
Forward P/E
28.21
PEG
1.95
EPS growth
28.19%
1 year return (CAGR)
119.92%
3 year return (CAGR)
45.98%
5 year return (CAGR)
31.43%
10 year return (CAGR)
27.89%
Last updated: 2026-02-13

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DIVIDENDS

Dividend yield - 5y

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Dividend yield data
Dividend per share6.04
Dividend yield0.78%
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Maximum yield2.95%
Average yield1.85%
Minimum yield0.78%
Discount to avg yield-137.27%
Upside potential-57.85%
Yield as % of max yield26.40%

Yield distribution (inverse percentile) - 5y

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Yield distribution data
Dividend yield0.78%
Current yield distribution99.84%
Yield at 100% (Min)0.78%
Yield at 90%1.40%
Yield at 80%1.49%
Yield at 50% (Median)1.89%
Yield at 20%2.16%
Yield at 10%2.28%
Yield at 0% (Max)2.95%

Dividend per share

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Dividend per share data
Years of growth27 years
CCC statusDividend Champion
Dividend per share6.04
Payout frequencyQuarterly
Ex-div date20 Jan 2026
EPS (TTM)18.92
EPS (1y forward)27.45
EPS growth (5y)28.19%
EPS growth (5y forward)20.97%

Dividend growth

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Dividend growth data
CATS&P500
DGR MR7.09%-13.74%
DGR TTM11.86%6.60%
DGR 3 years-13.21%7.31%
DGR 5 years-6.02%4.69%
DGR 10 years0.27%6.30%
DGR 15 years3.82%8.16%
Time since last change announced249 days
EPS growth (5y)28.19%
EPS growth (5y forward)20.97%

Payout ratio

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Payout ratio data
EPS coverageFCF coverage
TTM30.98%32.08%
Average--
Forward22.00%-

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E40.83
Price to OCF30.86
Price to FCF42.28
Price to EBITDA24.40
EV to EBITDA28.93

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales5.36
Price to Book17.00
EV to Sales6.36

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FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count467.98M
EPS (TTM)18.92
FCF per share (TTM)18.27

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)67.59B
Gross profit (TTM)21.86B
Operating income (TTM)11.21B
Net income (TTM)8.87B
EPS (TTM)18.92
EPS (1y forward)27.45

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)32.34%
Operating margin (TTM)16.59%
Profit margin (TTM)13.13%

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash9.98B
Net receivables21.57B
Total current assets52.48B
Goodwill5.32B
Intangible assets241.00M
Property, plant and equipment0.00
Total assets98.58B
Accounts payable8.97B
Short/Current long term debt43.33B
Total current liabilities36.56B
Total liabilities77.27B
Shareholder's equity21.32B
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)11.74B
Capital expenditures (TTM)3.17B
Free cash flow (TTM)8.57B
Dividends paid (TTM)2.75B

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity41.62%
Return on Assets9.00%
Return on Invested Capital13.73%
Cash Return on Invested Capital13.26%

STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open765.00
Daily high784.00
Daily low747.42
Daily Volume3.14M
All-time high648.41
1y analyst estimate692.32
Beta1.55
EPS (TTM)18.92
Dividend per share6.04
Ex-div date20 Jan 2026
Next earnings date30 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
CATS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-2.81%-2.53%
Highest price drop-74.51%-56.47%
Date of highest drop2 Mar 20099 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-17.72%-10.86%
Avg time to new high23 days12 days
Max time to new high1389 days1805 days

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COMPANY DETAILS
CAT (Caterpillar Inc) company logo
Marketcap
362.31B
Marketcap category
Large-cap
Description
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; 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, wide-body 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 segment offers wear and maintenance components; parts distribution; logistics solutions and distribution services; dealer portfolio management, and brand management and marketing strategy services; and digital investment services. The company also develops and provides mining software solutions. Caterpillar Inc. was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Employees
112900
SEC filings
CEO
donald Umpleby
Country
USA
City
Deerfield
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
Dividend Champion
Dividend Frequency
Quarterly
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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