Caterpillar Inc.
CAT Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Caterpillar Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $67.6 billion, up 4.29% from fiscal 2024. In the quarter to June 2026, revenue grew 24.0%, EPS grew 68.1%, free cash flow grew 47.1% and total debt rose 10.8%, each against the same quarter a year earlier. Member of the S&P 500 and Dow Jones; dividend growth for twenty-five consecutive years; insiders bought in the last twelve months.
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Price to free cash flow
As of 16 October 2026, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) trades at a price to free cash flow of 34.4×. Over the past ten years it has ranged from 8.0× (September 2015) to 56.6× (June 2026); the current reading is higher than 93% of that period. That is above the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median of 22.2× and above the Industrials sector median of 20.1×.
Price to free cash flow, daily
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Annual newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 33.0× | 78.31% |
| FY2024 | 18.5× | 30.91% |
| FY2023 | 14.1× | (32.65%) |
| FY2022 | 21.0× | 11.80% |
| FY2021 | 18.8× | (5.53%) |
| FY2020 | 19.9× | 29.28% |
| FY2019 | 15.4× | (6.37%) |
| FY2018 | 16.4× | (19.92%) |
| FY2017 | 20.5× | 34.74% |
| FY2016 | 15.2× | 58.12% |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Price to free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | 50.2× | 32.19% |
| Mar 2026 | 37.9× | 15.03% |
| Dec 2025 | 33.0× | 22.25% |
| Sep 2025 | 27.0× | 25.58% |
| 42 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Price to free cash flow against peers
| Company | Price to free cash flow |
|---|---|
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | 7.3× |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. compare | 13.1× |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | 15.9× |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | 16.9× |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | 20.2× |
| DE Deere & Company compare | 21.6× |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | 22.2× |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | 23.6× |
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | 34.4× |
| Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry median | 22.2× |
| Industrials sector median | 20.1× |
| Market median | 14.2× |
What Price to free cash flow is
Price to Free Cash Flow Ratio shows how much investors pay for each dollar of cash a company generates after its capital spending.
Stock Price ÷ ((Operating Cash Flow (TTM) + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) (TTM) + Intangible Assets Change (Net) (TTM)) ÷ (Shares (Basic, Weighted) (latest quarter)))
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