Caterpillar Inc. CAT
- Market cap
- $373.2B
- P/E
- 35.2×
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) EV/Sales
As of 25 September 2026, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) trades at a EV/Sales of 5.6×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1.3× (September 2015) to 7.5× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 96% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 1.2× and above the Industrials sector median of 1.9×.
EV/Sales, daily
Annual
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 4.5× | 39.44% |
| FY2024 | 3.2× | 19.38% |
| FY2023 | 2.7× | 2.55% |
| FY2022 | 2.6× | (5.19%) |
| FY2021 | 2.8× | (8.96%) |
| FY2020 | 3.0× | 45.55% |
| FY2019 | 2.1× | 10.00% |
| FY2018 | 1.9× | (27.84%) |
| FY2017 | 2.6× | 19.88% |
| FY2016 | 2.2× | 43.34% |
Quarterly
| Period | EV/Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 7.1× | 36.29% |
| Mar 2026 | 5.2× | 15.95% |
| Dec 2025 | 4.5× | 12.40% |
| Sep 2025 | 4.0× | 15.55% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
EV/Sales against peers
| Company | EV/Sales |
|---|---|
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 0.8× |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 1.0× |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 1.2× |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 1.3× |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 2.2× |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 2.3× |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | 3.0× |
| DE Deere & Company compare | 5.0× |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 5.6× |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 1.2× |
| Industrials sector median | 1.9× |
| Market median | 2.2× |
What EV/Sales is
EV/Sales tells an investor how the value of a whole company, counting its debt and cash, compares with the sales it brings in.
((Stock Price × Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)) + (Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter)) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)) ÷ Revenue (TTM)
More on CAT
- Revenue
- Net income
- EBITDA
- Free cash flow
- Operating cash flow
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
- Free cash flow margin
- P/E ratio
- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- Return on equity
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
- Revenue growth
- The full statement