Caterpillar Inc. CAT
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as of 25 Sep
- Market cap
- $373.2B
- P/E
- 35.2×
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Operating margin
Caterpillar Inc.'s operating margin over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 19.4%, up 0.9 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (18.5%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 4.56% (fiscal 2016) to 22.2% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 4.47% and above the Industrials sector median of 5.15%.
Operating margin, annual
Annual
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 18.5% | (3.64) |
| FY2024 | 22.2% | 1.28 |
| FY2023 | 20.9% | 6.62 |
| FY2022 | 14.3% | (0.14) |
| FY2021 | 14.4% | 2.07 |
| FY2020 | 12.3% | (4.49) |
| FY2019 | 16.8% | 0.34 |
| FY2018 | 16.5% | 5.24 |
| FY2017 | 11.2% | 6.67 |
| FY2016 | 4.56% | (4.74) |
Quarterly
| Period | Operating margin | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 22.7% | 2.97 |
| Mar 2026 | 19.7% | 3.96 |
| Dec 2025 | 15.7% | (3.53) |
| Sep 2025 | 19.3% | (0.02) |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Low 4.56%
High 22.2%
Ten-year median
14.4%
Current reading's percentile
82
Operating margin against peers
| Company | Operating margin |
|---|---|
| DE Deere & Company compare | 19.5% |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 19.4% |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | 16.2% |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 13.5% |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 13.3% |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 8.91% |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 7.52% |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 5.83% |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 5.72% |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 4.47% |
| Industrials sector median | 5.15% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Operating margin is
EBIT Margin tells an investor how much operating profit, before interest and taxes, a company keeps from each unit of revenue.
EBIT ÷ Revenue
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