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Caterpillar, Inc. CAT

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Caterpillar, Inc.

Overview of Caterpillar Inc.

CAT NYQ
Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Mega Cap
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT), is a Mega Cap company, in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry, last closed at $693.99, about 64.3% overvalued vs fair value, +102.5% 1Y return, placing in the top 10% of its sector.
$693.99
-0.96%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 35.0%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$324.77B
Enterprise Value
$358.12B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.caterpillar.com
HQ Irving, TX
Employees 118,000
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Apr 30 Call: Apr 29

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$220
$248
$277
Current: $693.99 -64% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Mega Cap

Corporate Free Cash Flow - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Revenue
64.81B
4.3%%
Gross Profit
23.32B
-6.3%%
Operating Income
13.07B
-14.2%%
Net Income
10.79B
-17.8%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Corporate Free Cash Flow

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Conversion Ratio
110.4%
Excellent

FCF / Net Income - measures how well earnings convert to cash

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$7.9B
81.1% of FCF

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Caterpillar, Inc.'s durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
79
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Strong
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 100% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing CAT's balance between Growth (30.6%), Profitability (40.9%), and Safety (28.5%). Growth 31% Safety 29% Profitability 41%

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Growth

65th percentile vs peers
66
Key Signals
Rev Growth YoY 4.3% 66p Revenue CAGR 3Y 4.4% 62p EPS Growth YoY 9.6% 62p EPS CAGR 3Y 23.1% 61p TSR 59.5% 83p
Strengths
  • D/E Ratio in top 20% of peers (2.03, 87th percentile)
  • Interest Coverage Ratio in top 20% of peers (12.23, 83th percentile)
  • Superior capital returns - 3 return metrics above peer median
  • Growth above peer median with strong metric coverage (100%)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

87th percentile vs peers
88
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Safety

61th percentile vs peers
61
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Caterpillar, Inc..

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