Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. The Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products. Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services. It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Global Machinery Giant | Caterpillar, with $63.14B revenue, leads in construction and mining equipment, facing challenges while positioning for long-term growth |
Financial Resilience | Despite mixed Q1 results, analysts remain optimistic with price targets ranging from $350 to $507, reflecting confidence in future earnings potential |
Navigating Headwinds | Explore Caterpillar's strategies to mitigate tariff impacts and enhance profitability through strategic pricing and inventory management |
Market Dynamics | Delve into industry trends, including the anticipated growth in machinery sector and the potential opportunities in the evolving datacenter market |
Metrics to compare | CAT | Sector Sector - Average of metrics from a broad group of related Industrials sector companies | Relationship RelationshipCATPeersSector | |
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P/E Ratio | 40.5x | 30.6x | 12.7x | |
PEG Ratio | −2.76 | 1.65 | 0.03 | |
Price/Book | 16.9x | 8.9x | 1.4x | |
Price / LTM Sales | 5.3x | 4.4x | 1.3x | |
Upside (Analyst Target) | −11.0% | 2.1% | 15.5% | |
Fair Value Upside | Unlock | −13.6% | 4.9% | Unlock |