Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Industrials · Heavy Equipment Manufacturing & Industrial Engines · NYSE
The world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel engines, and industrial turbines, backed by a global dealer network and financing services.
What Caterpillar Inc. does
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. The company operates through five segments, with primary reportable segments including Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Power & Energy, which design, manufacture and market machinery and engines globally. The company is backed by one of the largest independent global dealer networks and provides financing services through Cat Financial, helping customers solve their toughest challenges in infrastructure, building construction, mining, and energy applications.
Themes: ["Construction equipment","Mining equipment","Diesel engines","Power generation turbines","Equipment financing","Infrastructure development","Heavy equipment rentals","Global dealer networks","Commercial excellence","Advanced technology"]
Fundamentals
- Price$938.39 as of 2026-07-09 close
- Market cap$438.0B as of 2026-07-10
- 1-year return+133.3% as of 2026-07-09 close
- P/E46.45 as of 2026-07-10
- Net margin+13.3% as of 2026-07-10
- Gross margin+33.8% as of 2026-07-10
- ROE+47.6% as of 2026-07-10
- Debt / equity2.31 as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue growth (YoY)+11.8% as of 2026-07-10
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.58 as of 2026-07-10
Dividend: yield +0.7%; 5-year non-decreasing per-share dividend streak (SEC XBRL).
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Highly cyclical demand tied to global economic conditions and construction/mining activity levels","Intense global competition from regional and specialized competitors in construction and mining equipment markets","Supply chain and manufacturing disruptions affecting ability to meet customer demand and maintain production efficiency"]
Competitors & peers
- Komatsu Ltd.
- Deere & Company (John Deere)
- CNH Industrial N.V. (CASE)
- Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Hyundai Heavy Industries Group
- Doosan Group (Doosan Bobcat)
- Volvo Group (Volvo Construction Equipment)
- J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd.
- Kubota Corporation
- Sany Heavy Industry Co., Ltd.
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date.