CAT Caterpillar
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Caterpillar (CAT) is a industrials company in the Construction Machinery & Equip industry, with a market capitalization of $367.7 billion. Shares last traded at $799.92, 25.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 90.9%. CAT trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.92, below the Construction Machinery & Equip median of 35.19. Net profit margin is 14.5%, above the peer median of 1.6%. Revenue grew 4.3% year over year. The shares yield 1.4% in dividends.
Performance
Chart
Full chart →Daily candles · volume · SMA(20)/SMA(50) · Databento EQUS.MINI.
Technicals
Financials
Latest reported annual period ending 2026-06-30 · SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
CAT Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $2.75B | $5.82 | 31% |
| 2024-12-31 | $2.65B | $5.41 | 25% |
| 2023-12-31 | $2.56B | $4.99 | 25% |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.44B | $4.60 | 36% |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.33B | $4.25 | 36% |
| 2020-12-31 | $2.24B | $4.09 | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $2.13B | $3.76 | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.95B | $3.25 | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $1.83B | $3.06 | — |
| 2016-12-31 | $1.80B | $3.08 | — |
| 2015-12-31 | $1.76B | $2.92 | — |
| 2014-12-31 | $1.62B | $2.58 | — |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
CAT is a Dividend Aristocrat (25+ consecutive years of increases). Compare payers on the highest-dividend-yield screener.
Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.23 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.47 | 2026-05-06 |
| FY 2025 | $18.81 | 2026-02-13 |
| Q3 2025 | $13.69 | 2025-11-03 |
| Q2 2026 | $8.82 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $4.20 | 2026-05-06 |
Construction Machinery & Equip peers
CAT vs 8 industry peers (Construction Machinery & Equip), by market cap. Updated
| CAT | Caterpillar | $367.7B | 33.92 | 4.92 | 14.5% | +0.97% |
| AEBI | Aebi Schmidt Holding AG | $977M | 46.13 | 0.50 | 1.1% | -1.64% |
| ASTE | Astec Industries Inc | $975M | 49.76 | 0.63 | 1.3% | +0.12% |
| PLOW | Douglas Dynamics, Inc | $953M | 18.13 | 1.36 | 7.5% | -0.89% |
| MTW | MANITOWOC CO INC | $736M | 36.45 | 0.32 | 0.9% | +0.96% |
| CMCO | Columbus Mckinnon Corp | $526M | -1.66 | 0.35 | -21.2% | +4.02% |
| GENC | GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC | $266M | 17.84 | 2.41 | 13.5% | -0.93% |
| CNH | Cnh Industrial N.V. | — | — | — | 2.0% | +1.17% |
🇨🇦 Caterpillar also trades on Cboe Canada as a CAD-hedged Canadian Depositary Receipt (CDR) under CATR. A CDR represents the same underlying CAT shares in Canadian dollars with the currency exposure hedged; this page tracks the US-listed shares.
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.