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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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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 56.36 | 90.34 | 112.06 | 111.75 | 87.50 | 179.34 | 160.60 | 204.04 | 276.94 | 267.30 |
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| High | 97.40 | 158.65 | 173.24 | 148.93 | 183.81 | 246.69 | 245.05 | 299.20 | 418.50 | 627.50 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 95,400 | 98,400 | 104,000 | 102,300 | 97,300 | 107,700 | 109,100 | 113,200 | 112,900 | 118,000 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.53 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.54 | 0.59 | 0.57 | 0.57 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | 38,537 | 45,462 | 54,722 | 53,800 | 41,748 | 50,971 | 59,427 | 67,060 | 64,809 | 67,589 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 27.23 | 31.24 | 32.39 | 31.91 | 30.34 | 30.33 | 30.42 | 36.23 | 37.97 | 33.79 | |||||
| EBT | 139 | 4,082 | 7,822 | 7,812 | 3,995 | 8,204 | 8,752 | 13,050 | 13,373 | 11,541 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 0.36 | 8.98 | 14.29 | 14.52 | 9.57 | 16.10 | 14.73 | 19.46 | 20.63 | 17.08 | |||||
| Net income | (59) | 759 | 6,148 | 6,094 | 3,003 | 6,493 | 6,704 | 10,332 | 10,788 | 8,882 | |||||
| Depreciation | 3,034 | 2,877 | 2,766 | 2,577 | 2,432 | 2,352 | 3,144 | 2,144 | 2,153 | 2,262 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 65.95 | 76.82 | 92.53 | 95.80 | 76.73 | 93.70 | 112.79 | 131.34 | 133.16 | 143.81 | ||||
| Earnings | (0.11) | 1.27 | 10.39 | 10.85 | 5.51 | 11.93 | 12.72 | 20.24 | 22.17 | 18.90 | |||||
| Cash flow | 9.65 | 9.64 | 11.09 | 12.31 | 11.63 | 13.23 | 14.74 | 25.24 | 24.73 | 24.98 | |||||
| Capex | (3.47) | (1.98) | (3.35) | (2.70) | (2.47) | (2.22) | (3.36) | (4.53) | (5.12) | (7.61) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 6.18 | 7.66 | 7.74 | 9.61 | 9.16 | 11.01 | 11.38 | 20.71 | 19.61 | 17.36 | |||||
| Book value | 22.61 | 23.26 | 23.81 | 26.05 | 28.26 | 30.36 | 30.16 | 38.20 | 40.05 | 45.36 | |||||
| Shares, m | 584 | 592 | 591 | 562 | 544 | 544 | 527 | 511 | 487 | 470 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | 0.00 | 120.80 | 12.27 | 13.64 | 33.09 | 17.31 | 18.77 | 14.45 | 16.36 | 30.28 | ||||
| P/S | 1.43 | 2.04 | 1.37 | 1.54 | 2.37 | 2.21 | 2.12 | 2.23 | 2.72 | 3.98 | |||||
| P/B | 4.16 | 6.75 | 5.34 | 5.67 | 6.44 | 6.81 | 7.92 | 7.66 | 9.06 | 12.63 | |||||
| EV/Sales | 2.19 | 2.63 | 1.90 | 2.09 | 3.04 | 2.77 | 2.62 | 2.69 | 3.21 | 4.48 | |||||
| EV/FCF | 23.42 | 26.37 | 22.68 | 20.81 | 25.45 | 23.54 | 25.99 | 17.06 | 21.81 | 37.08 | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | 5,639 | 5,706 | 6,558 | 6,912 | 6,327 | 7,198 | 7,766 | 12,885 | 12,035 | 11,739 | ||||
| Capex | (2,029) | (1,172) | (1,980) | (1,516) | (1,343) | (1,207) | (1,769) | (2,311) | (2,493) | (3,578) | |||||
| Free cash flow | 3,610 | 4,534 | 4,578 | 5,396 | 4,984 | 5,991 | 5,997 | 10,574 | 9,542 | 8,161 | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 5,835 | 9,313 | 10,385 | 12,572 | 13,747 | 13,608 | 12,254 | 12,221 | 13,410 | 15,927 | ||||
| Total debt | 36,783 | 34,878 | 36,553 | 37,657 | 37,163 | 37,789 | 36,993 | 37,878 | 38,409 | 43,330 | |||||
| Net debt | 29,615 | 26,617 | 28,696 | 29,373 | 27,811 | 28,535 | 29,989 | 30,900 | 31,520 | 33,350 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 13,213 | 13,766 | 14,080 | 14,629 | 15,378 | 16,516 | 15,891 | 19,503 | 19,494 | 21,318 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (0.09) | 0.99 | 7.91 | 7.76 | 3.82 | 8.06 | 8.14 | 12.20 | 12.32 | 9.53 | ||||
| ROIC | 1.70 | 6.90 | 12.12 | 11.78 | 6.59 | 9.54 | 10.77 | 16.08 | 16.02 | 12.75 | |||||
| ROE | (0.48) | 5.59 | 44.15 | 42.45 | 19.98 | 40.69 | 41.38 | 58.40 | 55.35 | 43.54 | |||||
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Fiscal years to Dec 2025 · latest quarter Jun 2026
Charts ten years each
Caterpillar Inc. vs peers in Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | $338.2B | 31.2× | 37.6× | +23.98% (above 0%: growing) | +68.10% (above 0%: growing) | +47.08% (above 0%: growing) | 37.78% | 22.67% | |
| DE Deere & Company | $175.4B | 35.6× | 32.2× | +4.91% (above 0%: growing) | +7.35% (above 0%: growing) | −20.06% (below 0%: shrinking) | 37.03% | 20.56% | Compare |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. | $58.3B | 23.3× | 20.5× | +0.48% (above 0%: growing) | +3.62% (above 0%: growing) | −16.22% (below 0%: shrinking) | 20.64% | 14.56% | Compare |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. | $14.8B | 46.6× | 27.5× | +1.95% (above 0%: growing) | −35.29% (below 0%: shrinking) | −124.62% (below 0%: shrinking) | 29.29% | 13.66% | Compare |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation | $8.0B | 14.5× | 12.2× | +6.70% (above 0%: growing) | −7.57% (below 0%: shrinking) | +814.92% (above 0%: growing) | 16.48% | 8.34% | Compare |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation | $7.4B | 14.3× | 20.4× | −0.96% (below 0%: shrinking) | −74.41% (below 0%: shrinking) | −66.49% (below 0%: shrinking) | 24.75% | 5.39% | Compare |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation | $6.9B | 24.0× | 21.5× | +18.70% (above 0%: growing) | +19.49% (above 0%: growing) | +92.75% (above 0%: growing) | 30.41% | 17.64% | Compare |
| TEX Terex Corporation | $6.0B | 25.6× | 17.6× | +50.50% (above 0%: growing) | −11.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | +21.79% (above 0%: growing) | 19.84% | 8.36% | Compare |
| ALG Alamo Group, Inc. | $1.9B | 18.0× | 14.3× | +7.55% (above 0%: growing) | −0.77% (below 0%: shrinking) | +147.74% (above 0%: growing) | 24.59% | 10.15% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $7.7B | 23.6× | 20.5× | +5.81% | −4.17% | +2.79% | 24.67% | 11.91% |
CAT metrics, ten years each
- Revenue
- Net income
- EPS (diluted)
- 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
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- 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
- Piotroski F-score
- Altman Z-score
- Beneish M-score
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) key facts
- Strength: Caterpillar Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $67.6 billion, up 4.29% from fiscal 2024.
- Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company in the Industrials sector, listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
- As of October 16, 2026, CAT traded at $729.49, a market capitalization of $338.2 billion.
- Caterpillar Inc. pays an annual dividend of $7.79 per share, a yield of 1.07%, with a payout ratio of 33.5%.
- Return on equity was 43.5% and debt-to-equity 2.33.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 5 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is 4.32 (safe zone) for fiscal 2025.
Financial Analysis (summary)
Updated
Caterpillar reported $67.6 billion of revenue and $8.9 billion of net income in FY2025. In Q2 FY2026, revenue was $20.5 billion, net income was $3.6 billion and diluted EPS was $7.77. Trailing-twelve-month revenue to Q2 FY2026 was $74.7 billion, while trailing-twelve-month free cash flow was $9.8 billion.
FY2025 margins and earnings were below FY2024 levels, although revenue increased. Q2 FY2026 showed higher revenue, EPS, free cash flow and margins than both Q1 FY2026 and Q2 FY2025. Net debt was $38.4 billion in Q2 FY2026, and the P/E was 34.5× as of September 24, 2026, above the company’s five-year median.