CAT Caterpillar
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Caterpillar (CAT) is an industrial company in the Construction Machinery & Equip industry, with a market capitalization of $288.6 billion. Shares last traded at $627.93, 41.5% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 8.8%. CAT trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.63, below the Construction Machinery & Equip median of 42.39. Net profit margin is 14.5%, above the peer median of 1.6%. Revenue grew 4.3% year over year. The shares yield 1.8% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: 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 | $7.77 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | $5.47 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $5.11 | 2026-02-13 |
| FY 2025 | $18.81 | 2026-02-13 |
| Q3 2025 | $4.88 | 2025-11-03 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.62 | 2025-08-06 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Construction Machinery & Equip peers
CAT vs 8 industry peers (Construction Machinery & Equip), by market cap. Data as of close
| CAT | Caterpillar | $288.6B | 26.63 | 3.86 | 14.5% | +2.33% |
| CNH | Cnh Industrial N.V. | $14.5B | 46.72 | 0.94 | 2.0% | -0.63% |
| ASTE | Astec Industries Inc | $922M | 47.03 | 0.59 | 1.3% | -0.15% |
| AEBI | Aebi Schmidt Holding AG | $898M | 42.39 | 0.46 | 1.1% | -1.62% |
| MTW | MANITOWOC CO INC | $858M | 42.49 | 0.37 | 0.9% | +1.15% |
| PLOW | Douglas Dynamics, Inc | $846M | 12.87 | 1.12 | 8.7% | -7.97% |
| CMCO | Columbus Mckinnon Corp | $526M | — | 0.30 | -19.6% | +15.21% |
| GENC | GENCOR INDUSTRIES INC | $254M | 17.08 | 2.31 | 13.5% | +0.46% |
🇨🇦 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.