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Caterpillar (CAT)
A mixed picture - strengths and real weaknesses - 20 of 36 checks passed.
Latest close : $813.94, +1.7% on the day; -23.4% from the 52-week high. Refreshed every trading night.
Full analysis: report · all charts. Financial statements are computed from SEC EDGAR XBRL filings, current to . The share price and everything built on it (market cap, multiples, yields, the Value and Trend checks) are refreshed every trading night; this page shows the close of . Not investment advice.
Key figures
| Share price (delayed close) | $813.94 |
| Market cap | $374.1B |
| 52-week range | $414.36 - $1062.93 |
| P/E | 35.5x |
| P/E, own 10-year median | 15.5x |
| P/S | 5.0x |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.7% |
| Revenue (TTM) | $74.7B |
| Net income (TTM) | $10.8B |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $10.7B |
| Gross margin | 13.3% |
| Operating margin | 17.5% |
| Return on equity | 55.9% |
| Revenue growth (1y) | +18.4% |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | +4.4% |
| Debt / equity | - |
| Cash & short-term investments | $7.1B |
| Shares outstanding | 459.7m (cover page of the latest filing, 2026-06-30) |
The score: 20 of 36 checks passed
Six chapters, six pass/fail checks each. Five are computed from the filings; Trend is price behaviour, and says so.
Is CAT stock cheap or expensive right now?
Value · 0 of 6 checks passed. Expensive against its own history and its sector - you're paying up for what you get. chapter →
Is Caterpillar still growing?
Growth · 4 of 6 checks passed. Growing, but with caveats - revenue +18.4% over the last year. chapter →
Does Caterpillar make real money?
Quality · 5 of 6 checks passed. Rare profitability: margins and returns on capital are well above its peers. chapter →
Can Caterpillar survive a bad year?
Health · 2 of 6 checks passed. The balance sheet carries real risk - read the checks before anything else. chapter →
What does Caterpillar hand back to shareholders?
Shareholder returns · 6 of 6 checks passed. Owners are paid reliably and affordably, and the share count is not eroding their stake. chapter →
Which way is CAT trending?
Trend analysis · 3 of 6 checks passed. Mixed signals from the market - some trends up, some rolling over. chapter →
Are insiders buying or selling CAT?
Open-market buys: $0.00 · sells: $104M, across the recent Form 4 filings. detail →
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Method: figures computed deterministically from SEC EDGAR XBRL (companyfacts, frames, financial-statement-and-notes datasets, Form 4); prices delayed end-of-day. Scores count transparent pass/fail checks. Missing data is shown as missing, never estimated. Last changed . © TenQ - cite with a link to this page.