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CAT · Caterpillar Inc

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$856.57 +1.97 (+0.23%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$393.74B
Shares
459.67M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$856.57 Open$854.00 Day$850.00–870.99 52W close$407.79–1,064.90 Avg vol 30d3.0M Short int6.9M · 1.5% float · 2.1d Short vol42% Last earningsAug 4, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 5

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 5, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Weak Quant / Vol High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +14%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −6%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 68%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −3%
      trailing
      6-month return +13%
      trailing
      YTD return +50%
      this year
      Relative strength −1%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $913 › 200d $754 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +440 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.49% of float · ▼ -14.9% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,984 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 35
      low risk · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Weak
      Revenue growth +4%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −15%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $8.9B
      Valuation P/E 36.9
      rich
      Buyback $8.4B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $20.7B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      High
      Volatility 39%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −27%
      past year
      ATR 4.2%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Mar 31, 2024
      Restructuring costs · this year $300M – $450M
      Annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items · this year 22.5%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Sep 30, 2025
      Total net impact from incremental tariffs · full year 2025 $1.6B – $1.75B

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +14% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −6% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      68% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $913 › 200d $754 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +6% holders QoQ · +440 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      1.49% of float · ▼ -14.9% MoM · 2.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      3,984 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $408 Now $857 · 68% Range high $1,065
      vs 200-day avg +14% vs 50-day avg -6%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Cash deployed for share repurchases 1.5B second quarter of 2026
      Global annual effective tax rate (excluding discrete items) non-GAAP 24.1% Full Year 2025
      Total cash deployed for share repurchases and dividends $7.9B Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CAT
      Caterpillar Inc
      this stock
      $393.74B +49.5% +4.3% 36.9 1.5%
      DE
      Deere & Co
      $164.35B +30.8% -11.7% 34.5 2.3%
      SNHIY
      Sany Heavy Industries Co., Ltd./ADR
      $87.81B 0.0%
      PCAR
      Paccar Inc
      $68.84B +19.4% -15.5% 27.5 2.3%
      CNH
      CNH Industrial N.V.
      $12.92B +13.2% -8.8% 40.2 5.5%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      3,984
      % held
      76.5%
      Net QoQ
      +7.2M sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      1,258
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      6.9M
      Days to cover
      2.1d
      Change
      -1.2M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      42%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      151
      Value
      $140.7K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      46.0%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Jared Moskowitz
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Mar 31, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $67.6B
      Net income (FY)
      $8.9B
      EPS diluted
      $18.81
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized · 2 programs
      $35.0B
      Remaining
      $8.4B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 5, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $11.4M
      Shares
      12.6K
      Filed
      May 14, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 4, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Caterpillar Inc. to Announce Seco…
      Published
      Jul 21, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CAT +1.7% -2.7% +13.2% +5.1% +49.5%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +1.3% -7.1% -0.5% +1.2% +35.7%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $1.63 / share · ex Jul 20, 2026
      Raised 7.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $6.16 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.72%
      Buyback programs · 2 active · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized (total)
      $35.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $26.59B
      Remaining
      $8.41B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 18230 CUSIP 149123101 13F (30d) 3392 filings 3327 filers Visit website Investor relations