Caterpillar Inc.
Mega Cap · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$857.05+$2.45 (+0.29%)
Caterpillar Inc.
Mega Cap · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
$857.05+$2.45 (+0.29%)
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Stock Fundamentals & Key Indicators
52-week range
Low$405.46
High$1,073.46
Today $857.05
RSI (14)
46.7Neutral
03070100
Overall score
66/100
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Analyst Rating and Sentiment
Analyst price targets
Lowest
$575
Current price
$857.05
Median target
$975
Highest
$1,225
LowHigh
Operating Record
Revenue
What's working
- ROIC: Money put back into the business keeps coming back out as profit, a hallmark of a durable moat.
- ROE: Shareholder capital is compounding at a rate worth paying attention to.
What to watch
- Debt exceeds cash by $38.4B, increasing balance-sheet pressure, a warning sign.
- Forward P/E: The price already assumes strong earnings growth that still has to show up.
What the market charges
Forward P/E
Needs attention · 12% above avg
29.32x
Price / sales
Reasonable · Priced reasonably against its revenue
5.18x
Price / FCF
Rich · Priced far above what its cash flow currently supports
43.04x
EV / EBITDA
Rich · Operating earnings don't yet support this price
27.56x
How efficiently it compounds
ROIC
Strong · Comfortably clears the bar for efficient capital use
18.3%
ROE
Favorable · 51.4% - strong capital efficiency
57.0%
Debt / equity
Needs attention · Unfavorable
2.33x
Current ratio
Reasonable · Just enough on hand to cover near-term bills
1.37x
Peer Comparison
| Company | Mkt cap | P/E | Rev growth | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $387.13B | 41.9 | +18.4% | 66 |
 | $7.83B | 27.6 | +24.0% | 77 |
 | $36.03B | 25.4 | +18.9% | 76 |
 | $59.64B | 41.7 | +46.1% | 75 |
 | $12.25B | 38.8 | +29.8% | 75 |
What is moving CAT
News
- 2d ago · Caterpillar Inc. via Yahoo Finance
CAT Ends Q2 With Record Backlog: Is Demand Momentum Here to Stay?
Bullish 
2d ago · Caterpillar Inc. via Nasdaq
CAT Ends Q2 With Record Backlog: Is Demand Momentum Here to Stay?
Bullish
3d ago · Caterpillar Inc. via Yahoo FinancePACCAR (PCAR) And The Clean Truck Narrative Looks Fully Valued
Bearish