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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

Industrials | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery | Irving, United States | NYSE
910.57 USD +12.94 (1.442%) ⇧ (June 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★★★⯪Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | June 14, 2026, 2:16 a.m. EDT

Caterpillar's business fundamentals are elite, with a 51% return on equity and 22% revenue growth confirming a dominant market position. The nine-year price history validates this quality, showing a 377% gain without a recent structural decline. However, the stock trades at a premium valuation, and short-term volatility is high. Options data shows speculators buying downside protection, which adds to the noise. Despite the high price, the long-term growth engine remains intact.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.116445
AutoTheta0.125996
MSTL_660.132329
AutoETS0.140654
MSTL0.142494
MSTL_66_790.146627
MSTL_790.159214

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 40%
H-stat 31.23
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.076
Excess Kurtosis -1.32
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-19
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-19
Debt to Equity Ratio 230.793
Revenue per Share 151.469
Market Cap 419,401,236,480
Trailing P/E 45.26
Forward P/E 30.25
Beta 1.60
Profit Margins 13.33%
Website https://www.caterpillar.com

As of June 14, 2026, 2:16 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for elevated volatility with implied volatility ranging from 12% to 47% across expirations. While there is significant open interest in out-of-the-money puts (36.9k contracts on the June 18 expiration), indicating a desire for downside protection or hedging, call volume remains robust, particularly at the 1000 strike level where 6.7k contracts were traded. This mix suggests a market expecting a range-bound or volatile move rather than a decisive directional crash, with traders buying insurance while maintaining upside exposure.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.19% 1.08% 1.51% 1.80%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-20 1.510000 0.189128
2026-01-20 1.510000 0.240064
2025-10-20 1.510000 0.284273
2025-07-21 1.510000 0.368230
2025-04-21 1.410000 0.495189
2025-01-21 1.410000 0.353951
2024-10-21 1.410000 0.361094
2024-07-22 1.410000 0.405324
2024-04-19 1.300000 0.366548
2024-01-19 1.300000 0.455693
2023-10-20 1.300000 0.521669
2023-07-19 1.300000 0.494767
2023-04-21 1.200000 0.544786
2023-01-19 1.200000 0.488301
2022-10-21 1.200000 0.630848
2022-07-19 1.200000 0.668561
2022-04-22 1.110000 0.513176
2022-01-19 1.110000 0.500767
2021-10-22 1.110000 0.553202
2021-07-19 1.110000 0.546583
2021-04-23 1.030000 0.447612
2021-01-19 1.030000 0.530764
2020-10-23 1.030000 0.610950
2020-07-17 1.030000 0.752374
2020-04-17 1.030000 0.885641
2020-01-17 1.030000 0.696982
2019-10-18 1.030000 0.788004
2019-07-19 1.030000 0.756074
2019-04-18 0.860000 0.599888
2019-01-18 0.860000 0.629575
2018-10-19 0.860000 0.654889
2018-07-19 0.860000 0.616841
2018-04-20 0.780000 0.508972
2018-01-19 0.780000 0.457720
2017-10-20 0.780000 0.593788
2017-07-18 0.780000 0.728495
2017-04-20 0.770000 0.813438
2017-01-18 0.770000 0.825029
2016-10-20 0.770000 0.888838
2016-07-18 0.770000 0.964671
2016-04-21 0.770000 0.978896
2016-01-15 0.770000 1.286120
2015-10-22 0.770000 1.086343
2015-07-16 0.770000 0.919293
2015-04-16 0.700000 0.829974
2015-01-15 0.700000 0.830171
2014-10-16 0.700000 0.750751
2014-07-17 0.700000 0.641790
2014-04-16 0.600000 0.582920
2014-01-16 0.600000 0.652103
2013-10-17 0.600000 0.698893
2013-07-18 0.600000 0.699953
2013-04-18 0.520000 0.646284
2012-12-20 0.520000 0.581006
2012-10-18 0.520000 0.600323
2012-07-18 0.520000 0.630150
2012-04-19 0.460000 0.428465
2012-01-18 0.460000 0.441205
2011-10-20 0.460000 0.545929
2011-07-18 0.460000 0.426716
2011-04-20 0.440000 0.406354
2011-01-18 0.440000 0.457238
2010-10-21 0.440000 0.557739
2010-07-16 0.440000 0.688145
2010-04-22 0.420000 0.622130
2010-01-15 0.420000 0.698603
2009-10-22 0.420000 0.715015
2009-07-16 0.420000 1.229868
2009-04-16 0.420000 1.284011
2009-01-15 0.420000 1.066260
2008-10-16 0.420000 0.991267
2008-07-17 0.420000 0.584714
2008-04-17 0.360000 0.458074
2008-01-17 0.360000 0.576277
2007-10-18 0.360000 0.463559
2007-07-18 0.360000 0.417488
2007-04-19 0.300000 0.437190
2007-01-18 0.300000 0.500835
2006-10-19 0.300000 0.434657
2006-07-18 0.300000 0.431841
2006-04-20 0.250000 0.320636
2006-01-18 0.250000 0.404073
2005-10-20 0.250000 0.462706
2005-07-20 0.250000 0.469925
2005-04-21 0.205000 0.457283
2005-01-18 0.205000 0.443100
2004-10-21 0.205000 0.532260
2004-07-16 0.205000 0.526925
2004-04-22 0.185000 0.439952
2004-01-15 0.185000 0.443752
2003-10-16 0.185000 0.497780
2003-07-17 0.175000 0.550834
2003-04-16 0.175000 0.680801
2003-01-16 0.175000 0.740584
2002-10-17 0.175000 0.867195
2002-07-18 0.175000 0.820056
2002-04-18 0.175000 0.637291
2002-01-17 0.175000 0.709795
2001-10-18 0.175000 0.754473
2001-07-18 0.175000 0.664389
2001-04-19 0.170000 0.713087
2001-01-18 0.170000 0.814371
2000-10-18 0.170000 1.140461
2000-07-18 0.170000 0.900662
2000-04-19 0.162500 0.863787
2000-01-18 0.162500 0.650814
1999-10-21 0.162500 0.623501
1999-07-16 0.162500 0.551432
1999-04-22 0.150000 0.501567
1999-01-15 0.150000 0.630749
1998-10-22 0.150000 0.634921
1998-07-16 0.150000 0.564042
1998-04-16 0.125000 0.444939
1998-01-15 0.125000 0.549451
1997-10-16 0.125000 0.421941
1997-07-17 0.125000 0.445931
1997-04-17 0.100000 0.467153
1997-01-16 0.100000 0.514469
1996-10-17 0.100000 0.537815
1996-07-18 0.100000 0.592593
1996-04-18 0.087500 0.535373
1996-01-18 0.087500 0.590717
1995-10-19 0.087500 0.666667
1995-07-18 0.087500 0.490368
1995-04-18 0.062500 0.443459
1995-01-13 0.062500 0.437637
1994-10-18 0.037500 0.268456
1994-07-14 0.037500 0.276817
1994-04-19 0.018750 0.138408
1994-01-13 0.018750 0.165517
1993-10-19 0.018750 0.181818
1993-07-14 0.018750 0.196078
1993-04-20 0.018750 0.243902
1993-01-13 0.018750 0.269663
1992-10-20 0.018750 0.281030
1992-07-14 0.018750 0.279720
1992-04-13 0.018750 0.304569
1992-01-14 0.018750 0.351906
1991-10-15 0.037500 0.664820
1991-07-16 0.037500 0.629921
1991-04-16 0.037500 0.604534
1991-01-15 0.037500 0.653951
1990-10-16 0.037500 0.774194
1990-07-16 0.037500 0.562061
1990-04-17 0.037500 0.498960
1990-01-16 0.037500 0.526316
1989-10-17 0.037500 0.510638
1989-07-14 0.037500 0.504202
1989-04-18 0.037500 0.509554
1989-01-13 0.037500 0.444444
1988-10-18 0.023750 0.322718
1988-07-14 0.023750 0.296296
1988-04-19 0.023375 0.299800
1988-01-13 0.023375 0.313627
1987-10-20 0.015625 0.269542
1987-07-14 0.015625 0.207900
1987-04-13 0.015625 0.265957
1987-01-13 0.015625 0.294985
1986-10-14 0.015625 0.331126
1986-07-15 0.015625 0.282486
1986-04-15 0.015625 0.255102
1986-01-13 0.015625 0.300300
1985-10-15 0.015625 0.338983
1985-07-16 0.015625 0.343643
1985-04-16 0.015625 0.381679
1985-01-14 0.015625 0.418410
1984-10-16 0.015625 0.414938
1984-07-16 0.046875 0.996678
1984-04-16 0.046875 0.819672
1984-01-16 0.046875 0.753769
1983-10-18 0.046875 0.882353
1983-07-14 0.046875 0.831025
1983-04-19 0.046875 0.849858
1983-01-14 0.046875 0.810811
1982-10-19 0.046875 0.958466
1982-07-14 0.084375 1.818182
1982-04-20 0.084375 1.508380
1982-01-14 0.084375 1.323529
1969-10-14 0.025000 0.662983
1969-07-08 0.025000 0.606061
1969-04-08 0.025000 0.626632
1969-01-09 0.025000 0.666667
1968-10-08 0.025000 0.676056
1968-07-09 0.025000 0.779221
1968-01-10 0.025000 0.693642
1967-10-10 0.025000 0.666667
1967-07-11 0.025000 0.638298
1967-04-11 0.025000 0.710059
1967-01-11 0.025000 0.761905
1966-10-10 0.025000 0.872727
1966-07-12 0.025000 0.771704
1966-04-11 0.025000 0.655738
1966-01-11 0.025000 0.591133
1965-10-08 0.020833 0.544950
1965-07-09 0.020833 0.586501
1965-04-14 0.020833 0.609746
1965-01-15 0.020833 0.609746
1964-10-15 0.016667 0.563392
1964-07-15 0.016667 0.583953
1964-04-15 0.016667 0.658449
1964-01-15 0.012500 0.578313
1963-10-15 0.012500 0.689655
1963-07-16 0.012500 0.674157
1963-04-16 0.012500 0.805369
1963-01-15 0.010417 0.649371
1962-10-16 0.010417 0.772226
1962-07-17 0.010417 0.781275
1962-04-16 0.010417 0.662273
1962-01-16 0.010417 0.617304
Additional Data
dividendRate 6.52
dividendYield 0.72
exDividendDate 2026-07-20
trailingAnnualDividendRate 6.04
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0067288303
lastDividendValue 1.51
lastDividendDate 2026-04-20
dividendDate 2026-08-19

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.5123332
Address1 5,205 N. O'Connor Boulevard
Address2 Suite 100
All Time High 946.83
All Time Low 1.229167
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 80
Audit Risk 4
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,859,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,523,219
Average Volume 2,523,219
Average Volume10Days 2,859,510
Beta 1.603
Bid 928.2
Bid Size 40
Board Risk 4
Book Value 40.511
City Irving
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 3
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 910.57
Current Ratio 1.353
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,780,012,800
Day High 918.975
Day Low 899.26
Debt To Equity 230.793
Display Name Caterpillar
Dividend Date 1,787,097,600
Dividend Rate 6.52
Dividend Yield 0.72
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,873,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,873,600
Earnings Growth 0.302
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.273
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,846,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,846,600
Ebitda 14,556,999,680
Ebitda Margins 0.20573999
Enterprise To Ebitda 31.544
Enterprise To Revenue 6.49
Enterprise Value 459,191,255,040
Eps Current Year 24.59182
Eps Forward 30.09904
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 20.12
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,505,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 309 494 4818
Fifty Day Average 855.2088
Fifty Day Average Change 55.361206
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.06473414
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 151.23332
Fifty Two Week High 946.83
Fifty Two Week High Change -36.26001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.03829622
Fifty Two Week Low 356.96
Fifty Two Week Low Change 553.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.550902
Fifty Two Week Range 356.96 - 946.83
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.72
Float Shares 459,204,445
Forward Eps 30.09904
Forward P E 30.25246
Free Cashflow 3,776,624,896
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 118,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,780,531,200
Gross Margins 0.28601998
Gross Profits 20,237,000,704
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0021799998
Held Percent Institutions 0.72872
Implied Shares Outstanding 460,591,983
Industry Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Disp Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Industry Key farm-heavy-construction-machinery
Ir Website http://www.caterpillar.com/investors
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,643,200
Last Dividend Value 1.51
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,121,299,200
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Caterpillar Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 419,401,236,480
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_259378
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 9,429,999,616
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 419,401,241,960
Number Of Analyst Opinions 26
Open 905.24
Operating Cashflow 12,320,000,000
Operating Margins 0.18180001
Overall Risk 3
Payout Ratio 0.2958
Peg Ratio 2.16
Phone 972 891 7700
Pre Market Change 18.919983
Pre Market Change Percent 2.0766544
Pre Market Price 930.0
Pre Market Time 1,781,515,811
Previous Close 897.63
Price Eps Current Year 37.027355
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 22.477104
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 5.9275136
Profit Margins 0.13328
Quick Ratio 0.73
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.07143
Region US
Regular Market Change 12.94
Regular Market Change Percent 1.44157
Regular Market Day High 918.975
Regular Market Day Low 899.26
Regular Market Day Range 899.26 - 918.975
Regular Market Open 905.24
Regular Market Previous Close 897.63
Regular Market Price 910.57
Regular Market Time 1,781,294,402
Regular Market Volume 2,025,043
Return On Assets 0.085200004
Return On Equity 0.51331
Revenue Growth 0.222
Revenue Per Share 151.469
Sand P52 Week Change 0.23177934
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 460,591,983
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0176
Shares Short 8,103,454
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,777,507,200
Shares Short Prior Month 8,186,612
Short Name Caterpillar, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0196
Short Ratio 2.95
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol CAT
Target High Price 1,165.0
Target Low Price 575.0
Target Mean Price 944.1019
Target Median Price 957.975
Total Cash 3,316,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.199
Total Debt 43,065,999,360
Total Revenue 70,755,000,320
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 6.04
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0067288303
Trailing Eps 20.12
Trailing P E 45.256958
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.1599
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 659.7542
Two Hundred Day Average Change 250.8158
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.38016552
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,025,043
Website https://www.caterpillar.com
Zip 75,039