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In the latest session, Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) closed at $553.55 down -3.40% from its previous closing price of $573.02. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.43 million shares were traded. CAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $576.8199 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $544.64.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Caterpillar Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.37 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.01 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.34.
On October 22, 2025, RBC Capital Mkts started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Perform rating and target price of $560.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 11 ’25 when Kaiser Jason sold 10,707 shares for $563.60 per share. The transaction valued at 6,034,490 led to the insider holds 8,649 shares of the business.
Fassino Anthony D. sold 8,184 shares of CAT for $4,666,353 on Nov 10 ’25. The Group President now owns 41,512 shares after completing the transaction at $570.18 per share. On Nov 11 ’25, another insider, JASON KAISER, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 10,707 shares for $563.60 each.
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 259326492672 and an Enterprise Value of 293952094208. As of this moment, Caterpillar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 28.40, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 25.03. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.57. 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 12.54. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 4.545 whereas that against EBITDA is 21.049.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAT is 1.56, which has changed by 0.4412737 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1476624 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAT has reached a high of $596.21, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $267.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.93%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 39.07%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, CAT has traded an average of 2.92M shares per day and 2557230 over the past ten days. A total of 467.98M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 466.99M. Insiders hold about 0.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.56% stake in the company. Shares short for CAT as of 1761868800 were 6765731 with a Short Ratio of 2.32, compared to 1759190400 on 7315366. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6765731 and a Short% of Float of 1.45000005.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for CAT is 5.84, from 5.84 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.010191617. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.85. The current Payout Ratio is 25.08% for CAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-10-20 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
As of right now, 20.0 analysts gave their recommendation on the stock of the company. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.36, with high estimates of $5.02 and low estimates of $3.5.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $19.54 and $17.97 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $18.58. EPS for the following year is $22.11, with 26.0 analysts recommending between $25.99 and $19.24.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 13 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $17.74B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $18.25B to a low estimate of $16.98B. As of. The current estimate, Caterpillar Inc’s year-ago sales were $16.21BFor the next quarter, 13 analysts are estimating revenue of $15.62B. There is a high estimate of $16.55B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $14.96B.
A total of 16 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $66.9B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $64.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $66.08B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $64.81BBased on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $70.8B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $76.41B and the low estimate is $67.99B.
