Caterpillar Inc. CAT
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2.03%
as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $373.2B
- P/E
- 35.2×
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Net margin
Caterpillar Inc.'s net margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 14.5%, up 1.4 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (13.1%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.17% (fiscal 2016) to 16.7% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 1.49% and above the Industrials sector median of 2.22%.
Net margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 13.1% | (3.51) |
| FY2024 | 16.7% | 1.24 |
| FY2023 | 15.4% | 4.13 |
| FY2022 | 11.3% | (1.45) |
| FY2021 | 12.7% | 5.55 |
| FY2020 | 7.18% | (4.15) |
| FY2019 | 11.3% | 0.10 |
| FY2018 | 11.2% | 9.57 |
| FY2017 | 1.66% | 1.83 |
| FY2016 | −0.17% | (5.51) |
Quarterly
| Period | Net margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 17.5% | 2.85 |
| Mar 2026 | 14.6% | 2.09 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.6% | (0.49) |
| Sep 2025 | 13.0% | (0.11) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low −0.17%
High 16.7%
Ten-year median
11.3%
Current reading's percentile
82
Net margin against peers
| Company | Net margin |
|---|---|
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 14.5% |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | 11.7% |
| DE Deere & Company compare | 10.2% |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 9.00% |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 6.08% |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 5.24% |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 5.15% |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 2.23% |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 1.71% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 1.49% |
| Industrials sector median | 2.22% |
| Market median | 0.55% |
What Net margin is
Net Profit Margin tells an investor how much of each unit of revenue ends up as profit for shareholders after all costs, interest and taxes.
Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Revenue
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