Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT): Price and Financial Metrics

Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT): $321.91

1.16 (-0.36%)

POWR Rating

Component Grades

Momentum

C

Stability

C

Sentiment

Quality

B

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Industry: Industrial - Machinery

Industry

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CAT Price/Volume Stats

Current price $321.91 52-week high $334.87
Prev. close $323.07 52-week low $204.04
Day low $321.44 Volume 2,513,300
Day high $328.30 Avg. volume 2,809,976
50-day MA $294.34 Dividend yield 1.62%
200-day MA $262.96 Market Cap 163.88B

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CAT POWR Grades

  • Growth is the dimension where CAT ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 90.06% of US stocks.
  • CAT's strongest trending metric is Growth; it's been moving up over the last 26 weeks.
  • CAT ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 26th percentile.

CAT Stock Summary

  • CAT has a higher market value than 98.49% of US stocks; more precisely, its current market capitalization is $144,732,792,435.
  • The capital turnover (annual revenue relative to shareholder's equity) for CAT is 3.25 -- better than 83.47% of US stocks.
  • CAT's went public 38.03 years ago, making it older than 92.92% of listed US stocks we're tracking.
  • If you're looking for stocks that are quantitatively similar to CATERPILLAR INC, a group of peers worth examining would be GE, DE, SYK, ABT, and UBER.
  • CAT's SEC filings can be seen here. And to visit CATERPILLAR INC's official web site, go to www.caterpillar.com.

CAT Valuation Summary

  • In comparison to the median Industrials stock, CAT's price/earnings ratio is 26.99% lower, now standing at 16.5.
  • CAT's price/sales ratio has moved up 0.9 over the prior 243 months.

Below are key valuation metrics over time for CAT.

Stock Date P/S P/B P/E EV/EBIT
CAT 2023-12-29 2.3 7.3 16.5 14.5
CAT 2023-12-28 2.3 7.4 16.6 14.6
CAT 2023-12-27 2.3 7.4 16.7 14.6
CAT 2023-12-26 2.3 7.3 16.5 14.5
CAT 2023-12-22 2.2 7.2 16.2 14.3
CAT 2023-12-21 2.2 7.2 16.2 14.3

CAT Growth Metrics

    Its 5 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 3732.88%.
  • Its 3 year net cashflow from operations growth rate is now at -17.22%.
  • Its 3 year cash and equivalents growth rate is now at -8.45%.
CAT's revenue has moved up $11,019,000,000 over the prior 15 months.

The table below shows CAT's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).

Date Revenue Operating Cash Flow Net Income to Common Stock
2022-12-31 59,427 7,766 6,705
2022-09-30 56,628 6,439 7,371
2022-06-30 54,031 5,698 6,756
2022-03-31 52,673 5,583 6,496
2021-12-31 50,971 7,198 6,489
2021-09-30 48,408 7,858 5,149

CAT's Quality Factors

The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.
  • CAT has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 55.35% of graded US stocks.
  • CAT's asset turnover comes in at 0.578 -- ranking 72nd of 104 Machinery stocks.
  • MTW, GRC, and PPIH are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with CAT.

The table below shows CAT's key quality metrics over time.

Period Asset Turnover Gross Margin ROIC
2021-06-30 0.578 0.300 0.085
2021-03-31 0.551 0.294 0.069
2020-12-31 0.543 0.289 0.062
2020-09-30 0.568 0.289 0.068
2020-06-30 0.603 0.296 0.083
2020-03-31 0.654 0.301 0.104

CAT Price Target

For more insight on analysts targets of CAT, see our CAT price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.

Average Price Target $229.89 Average Broker Recommendation 1.8 (Hold)

Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) Company Bio


Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment. The company was founded in 1925 and is based in Peoria, Illinois.


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Latest CAT News From Around the Web

Below are the latest news stories about CATERPILLAR INC that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate CAT as an investment opportunity.

Dow Giant Set To Electrify CES 2024 — While Digging Into Buy Zone

As Caterpillar gets set to showcase two innovative machines to electrify CES 2024, CAT stock has already mined a new breakout.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights Novo Nordisk, Walmart, Advanced Micro Devices, Caterpillar and Union Pacific

Novo Nordisk, Walmart, Advanced Micro Devices, Caterpillar and Union Pacific are part of the Zacks top Analyst Blog.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

Caterpillar (CAT) Bets on Improving Demand Amid High Costs

Caterpillar (CAT) is poised well on solid demand in markets, backlog levels and expected benefits from its strategic initiatives.

Yahoo | December 28, 2023

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Yahoo | December 28, 2023

Top Analyst Reports for Novo Nordisk, Walmart & AMD

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Yahoo | December 27, 2023

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CAT Price Returns

1-mo 12.84%
3-mo 29.67%
6-mo 19.06%
1-year 32.55%
3-year 63.41%
5-year 158.68%
YTD 9.38%
2023 25.95%
2022 18.60%
2021 15.95%
2020 26.97%
2019 19.51%

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