CAT · Caterpillar Inc
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $335.9B |
| P/E | 30.98 |
| Float | 459.5M |
| Beta | 1.60 |
| Volatility | 40.1% |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Sector | Machinery |
| Cap tier | Mega cap |
| Macro sensitivity | High |
| Clavix score | 63.7 |
| Price | 726.13 |
| Change | −0.63% |
| Prev Close | 730.76 |
| Open | 734.36 |
| Day Low | 728.69 |
| Day High | 742.98 |
| Avg Vol | 3 |
| Avg $ Vol | $2.08B |
| 52W High | 1,073.46 |
| 52W Low | 510.21 |
| 52W Pos | 38.3% |
| From High | −32.36% |
| From Low | +42.32% |
| Max DD 1Y | −31.38% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Deep |
| SMA 20 | −9.81% |
| SMA 50 | −10.66% |
| SMA 200 | −10.02% |
| RSI (14) | 30.7 |
| Vol 30D | 32.2% |
| Vol 90D | 41.9% |
| 1Y Range | 510–1,073 |
| Daily bars | 537 |
| Perf Week | −8.71% |
| Perf Month | −8.49% |
| Perf Quarter | −15.45% |
| Perf Half Y | −8.47% |
| Perf Year | +35.09% |
| Perf YTD | +21.34% |
| Prev Day | −0.63% |
| Clavix | C+ |
| Debt / Eq | 2.03 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.44 |
| Int Cover | 9.6× |
| FCF Margin | 13.2% |
| Rev Growth | +4.3% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | High |
| Sector rank | 23 / 23 |
What CAT does
Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally.
The 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; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools.
Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions.
The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products.
Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services.
The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services.
It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayCAT grades C+, 63.7 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (56), most exposed on Sector Resilience (42, fragile). 0 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Machinery median. Ranks 23 of 23 in Machinery by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| CAT | Machinery median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 1.60 | 1.09 |
| Volatilityannualized | 40.1% | 27.2% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −31.4% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 1.35% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 54 (21%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| CAT | Machinery median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 1.60 | 1.09 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | High | Moderate 67% of 24 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Machinery names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| CAT | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | −8.7% |
| 1 month | −8.5% |
| Year to date | +21.3% |
| 1 year | +35.1% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| CAT | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 30 Sep |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 66 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 21 · 2 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 21 ↑ 2 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 24 Machinery names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| CAT | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +4.3% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Machinery median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openThe article compares GE Vernova and Caterpillar and concludes that GE Vernova has more direct exposure to the AI-driven build-out of power infrastructure, specifically through its turbines, grid infrastructure, and electrification businesses.
Caterpillar announced that Denise Johnson, group president of Resource Industries, will retire effective early 2025. The company appointed Derrick York, a senior Caterpillar executive with experience in power generation and finance, to succeed her. Johnson was credited internally with helping drive Caterpillar's mining business to record performance.
Caterpillar stock has fallen 14.8% from its one-month high reached on October 6, 2026, including a 5.7% single-day drop on October 7. A Barron's report tied that decline to news that the FTC and USDA are seeking public information about the farm equipment market. Shares closed at $735.64 on October 15, about 31% below their 12-month closing high of $1,062.93 set on June 30.
Caterpillar Inc. is acquiring John Fabick Tractor Company, according to a transaction filing dated October 15, 2026. The filing shows the deal has been granted regulatory status.
Caterpillar is spending $10 million on workforce development in North Carolina alongside a separate $1 billion factory investment in the state to increase production of compact equipment.
Nearest peers by size
Machinery| Ticker | Company | Grade | Mkt cap | P/E | Beta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | Deere & Co | B+ | $173.1B | 35.51 | 0.90 | Compare |
| PH | Parker-Hannifin Corp | A- | $121.5B | 33.30 | 1.14 | Compare |
| ITW | Illinois Tool Works Inc | A- | $77.55B | 24.28 | 0.96 | Compare |
| CMI | Cummins Inc | B- | $73.15B | 26.94 | 1.23 | Compare |
| PCAR | Paccar Inc | B+ | $58.33B | 23.29 | 0.95 | Compare |
| WAB | Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp | B+ | $49.08B | 38.68 | 0.93 | Compare |
| IR | Ingersoll Rand Inc | B+ | $30.18B | 31.47 | 1.18 | Compare |
| XYL | Xylem Inc | A- | $27.28B | 23.64 | 0.99 | Compare |
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