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Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) closed the day trading at $540.96 up 1.29% from the previous closing price of $534.05. In other words, the price has increased by $1.29 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.46 million shares were traded. CAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $544.795 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $534.7.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of CAT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 46.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.74. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.81 and its Current Ratio is at 1.34. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.18 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.50.
On August 19, 2025, Evercore ISI Upgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was In-line but kept the price unchanged to $476.
Morgan Stanley Downgraded its Equal-Weight to Underweight on August 07, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $350.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 10 ’25 when Umpleby III Donald J sold 17,166 shares for $505.29 per share. The transaction valued at 8,673,808 led to the insider holds 448,173 shares of the business.
Donald James Umpleby III bought 17,166 shares of CAT for $8,433,656 on Oct 10 ’25. On Sep 22 ’25, another insider, Umpleby III Donald J, who serves as the Executive Chairman of the company, sold 17,166 shares for $462.65 each. As a result, the insider received 7,941,850 and left with 465,339 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, CAT now has a Market Capitalization of 253428367360 and an Enterprise Value of 289750351872. As of this moment, Caterpillar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.51, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.31. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.01 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 13.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.589 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.686.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAT is 1.48, which has changed by 0.37348294 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13033986 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAT has reached a high of $538.45, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $267.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 19.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 42.10%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, CAT traded about 2.99M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, CAT traded about 3370940 shares per day. A total of 468.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 467.48M. Insiders hold about 0.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.46% stake in the company. Shares short for CAT as of 1759190400 were 7315366 with a Short Ratio of 2.45, compared to 1756425600 on 6549032. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7315366 and a Short% of Float of 1.5599999999999998.
Dividends & Splits
CAT’s forward annual dividend rate is 5.74, up from 5.74 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010748057. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.88. The current Payout Ratio is 25.08% for CAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-20. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The market rating for Caterpillar Inc (CAT) is a result of the insights provided by 19.0 analysts actively involved in the assessment.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.35, with high estimates of $4.82 and low estimates of $3.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $18.45 and $17.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $17.83. EPS for the following year is $21.25, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $24.3 and $17.59.
Revenue Estimates
10 analysts predict $16.78B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $17.41B to a low estimate of $16.12B. As of. The current estimate, Caterpillar Inc’s year-ago sales were $16.11BFor the next quarter, 10 analysts are estimating revenue of $17.33B. There is a high estimate of $18.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $16.65B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $66.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $63.52B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $64.78B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $64.81BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $68.55B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $74.38B and the low estimate is $65.32B.
