Caterpillar Inc (CAT) stock
Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $276.55BP/E 23.6Yield 0.99%
Caterpillar Inc grew revenue 20.3% to $77.77B over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026. Operating income rose 24.9% to $14.25B, moving the operating margin from 17.7% to 18.3%. Free cash flow was $11.27B, up 26.5% from a year earlier. At the latest close the market valued the company at $276.55B, 23.6 times its earnings.
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over the trailing twelve months, balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $276.55B
- P/E ratio
- 23.6
- Price to sales
- 3.56
- Price to book
- –
- Dividend yield
- 0.99%
- Free cash flow yield
- 4.08%
Fundamentals
- Revenue
- $77.77B
- EPS, diluted
- $25.49
- Free cash flow
- $11.27B
- Diluted shares
- 461M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Jan 28, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $584.57
- Open
- $600.70
- Day's range
- $588.50 – $610.50
- Volume
- 3,676,206
- Average volume (20 days)
- 3,957,613
- Index membership
- S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average, Russell 1000, Russell 3000
- Beta (5 years)
- 1.06
- 52-week range
- $537.08 – $1073.46
- RSI (14 days)
- 35.3
- Volatility (1 year)
- 41.4%
- Relative volume
- 1.25×
- WACC
- 10.2%
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Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2009, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 11, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CAT | S&P 500 | Difference | CAT per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -24.8% | -2.4% | −22.4 pts | ||
| 3 months | -28.7% | -1.2% | −27.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +5.7% | +12.3% | −6.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +6.6% | +12.4% | −5.9 pts | ||
| 3 years | +160.5% | +78.8% | +81.7 pts | +37.6% | +21.4% |
| 5 years | +212.7% | +75.2% | +137.5 pts | +25.6% | +11.9% |
| 10 years | +698.4% | +311.1% | +387.3 pts | +23.1% | +15.2% |
Fifteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2011 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
EPS, diluted
Free cash flow
Press releases
Releases Caterpillar filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
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About Caterpillar
Construction Machinery & Equip
Caterpillar manufactures heavy machinery, engines, industrial gas turbines, and locomotives, alongside customer financing and insurance services. The company operates through four reportable segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Power & Energy, and Financial Products. Its machinery units deliver earthmoving, paving, excavation, and mining equipment, as well as fleet management technology. The energy segment provides reciprocating engines, generator sets, turbines, and rail systems. Customers span the infrastructure, general construction, quarry, surface and underground mining, oil and gas, marine, and power generation sectors.
Company profile, executives and historyCaterpillar stock: common questions
What is Caterpillar's stock price?
CAT closed at $601.61 on Nov 11, 2026, up 2.91% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $537.08 and $1073.46.
What is Caterpillar's market cap?
Caterpillar was worth $276.55B at the close on Nov 11, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is CAT's P/E ratio?
CAT trades at 23.6 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $25.49 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
How much revenue does Caterpillar make?
Caterpillar reported revenue of $77.77B for the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, up 20.3% from a year earlier.
Does Caterpillar pay a dividend?
Yes. Caterpillar paid $5.94 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 0.99% at the latest price, and has raised its annual dividend 18 years in a row.
When does Caterpillar report earnings next?
Caterpillar is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Jan 28, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has CAT stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, CAT returned +6.6% over the past year, against +12.4% for the S&P 500.
How many CAT shares are sold short?
8M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 1.78% of the float, or 2.4 days of average trading volume.
Who are Caterpillar's competitors?
Companies most similar to Caterpillar by business, industry and size include DE, CNH, BKR, CMI, DOV.
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