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The price of Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) closed at $416.05 in the last session, down -0.71% from day before closing price of $419.04. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.71 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.33 million shares were traded. CAT stock price reached its highest trading level at $417.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $410.515.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at CAT’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 35.82 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 25.18. 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 07, 2025, Morgan Stanley Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Equal-Weight but kept the price unchanged to $350. Melius Upgraded its Hold to Buy on July 09, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $500.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 02 ’25 when Donald James Umpleby, III bought 17,168 shares for $416.05 per share.
SCHWAB SUSAN C sold 2,324 shares of CAT for $952,840 on Aug 15 ’25. The Director now owns 6,917 shares after completing the transaction at $410.00 per share. On Aug 15 ’25, another insider, SCHWAB SUSAN C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 2,324 shares for $408.47 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 194910683136 and an Enterprise Value of 232633401344. As of this moment, Caterpillar’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 21.16, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.59. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.68. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.09 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 10.44. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.684 whereas that against EBITDA is 16.608.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for CAT is 1.41, which has changed by 0.23548627 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, CAT has reached a high of $441.15, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $267.30. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.73%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 13.22%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, CAT traded on average about 2.82M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2816920 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 468.48M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 467.45M. Insiders hold about 0.22% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.57% stake in the company. Shares short for CAT as of 1755216000 were 6081862 with a Short Ratio of 2.15, compared to 1752537600 on 5781078. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6081862 and a Short% of Float of 1.2999999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for CAT is 5.74, which was 5.74 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.013697975The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.91. The current Payout Ratio is 25.08% for CAT, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-21 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-07-21. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2005-07-14 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 19.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $4.42, with high estimates of $4.88 and low estimates of $3.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $19.03 and $17.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $18.05. EPS for the following year is $21.12, with 24.0 analysts recommending between $24.3 and $17.59.
Revenue Estimates
According to 12 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $16.53B. It ranges from a high estimate of $17.41B to a low estimate of $15.74B. As of the current estimate, Caterpillar Inc’s year-ago sales were $16.11BFor the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $17.01B. There is a high estimate of $18.14B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $16.31B.
A total of 15 analysts have provided revenue estimates for CAT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $66.36B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $61.41B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $64.27B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $64.81BBased on 15 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $67.92B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $74.38B and the low estimate is $63.27B.
