Why Caterpillar Inc.’s (CAT) Stock Is Down 5.58%
As of Thursday, October 22, Caterpillar Inc.’s CAT share price has dipped by 5.58%, which has investors questioning if this is right time to buy.Rosalio Madrigal
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| Share Statistics | CAT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Market Cap (Mil) | $327,922.9 | $3,310.9 | 99% |
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| Shares Out (Mil) | 462.5 | 45.5 | 87% |
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| Institutional Ownership | 99.7% | 69.4% | 92% |
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| Float (Mil) | 458.2 | 61.1 | 84% |
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| Beta | 1.58 | 1.12 | 84% |
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| Avg Daily Volume (000s) | 2,880 | 211 | 87% |
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| Price Change (52-week) |
35.4% | 72.0% | 79% |
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| Growth | CAT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| Sales (5yr) | 10.1% | 5.6% | 59% |
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| Net Income (5yr) | 24.3% | 9.7% | 79% |
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| EPS (5yr) | 28.1% | 11.5% | 79 |
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| Dividends (5yr) | 7.6% | 2.3% | 98% |
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| Cash Flow (5yr) | 27.2% | (16.1%) | 84% |
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| Estimates | Qtrly | Current Fiscal Year |
Next Fiscal Year |
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| # of Estimates | 22 | 27 | 27 | |
| Current EPS | $7.033 | $27.329 | $32.585 | |
| Month Ago EPS | $6.917 | $27.187 | $32.377 | |
| # Rev Up | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| # Rev Down | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Three Months Ago EPS | $6.479 | $24.723 | $30.451 | |
| Year/Year Chg | (9.5%) | 45.3% | 108.4% | |
| Financials | CAT | Industry Median |
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| Sales (TTM) (Mil) | $74,729 | $1,953 | 98% |
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| Net Income (TTM) (Mil) | $10,844 | $140 | 99% |
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| EPS (TTM) | $23.330 | $1.200 | 98% |
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| Operating Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $13,569 | $241 | 98% |
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| Net Cash Flow (TTM) (Mil) | $1,272 | $3 | 95% |
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| Long-Term Debt (Q1) (Mil) | $10,655 | $365 | 92% |
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| Enterprise Value (Q1) (Mil) | $383,487 | $3,954 | 99% |
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| Valuation | CAT | Industry Median |
Percentile (All Stocks) |
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| P/B | 16.91 | 2.08 | 95% |
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| P/E | 30.7 | 24.9 | 72% |
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| Dividend Yield | 0.9% | 0.1% | 66% |
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| PEG (5yr hist) | 1.1 | 1.3 | 50% |
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| Ratios | CAT | Industry Median |
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| Gross Margin | 29.7% | 32.4% | 35% |
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| Net Margin | 14.5% | 7.4% | 71% |
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| ROA | 11.2% | 4.7% | 89% |
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| ROE | 57.0% | 10.6% | 93% |
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| Liabilities to Assets | 81.1% | 49.2% | 76% |
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| F-Score | 8 | 5 | 93% |
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Caterpillar Inc. did not pass any screens on 10/28/2026.
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