Caterpillar Inc

Company Profile

Caterpillar Inc had its IPO on 1962-01-02 under the ticker symbol CAT.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Heavy Vehicles industry. Caterpillar Inc has a staff strength of 109,100 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Caterpillar Inc opened at $280.26 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $279.89 - $284.72, and closed at $281.81.

This is a -0.09% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,584,035 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Caterpillar Inc have slipped by -1.55%.

Caterpillar Inc's Key Ratios

Caterpillar Inc has a market cap of $114.87 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 7.8267 and a price to sales ratio of 2.1198.

In the last 12-months Caterpillar Inc’s revenue was $61.70 billion with a gross profit of $15.57 billion and an EBITDA of $12.71 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures Caterpillar Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Caterpillar Inc’s operating margin was 17.18% while its return on assets stood at 7.98% with a return of equity of 4038.74%.

In Q1, Caterpillar Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 30.8% while revenue growth was a positive 16.7%.

Caterpillar Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

15.8983

Trailing PE

16.4549

PEG

1.557

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $13.52 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 15.8983 and a PEG multiple of 1.557. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Caterpillar Inc’s profitability.

Caterpillar Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 2.6878 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 12.7903. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 2.1198.

Caterpillar Inc stock pays annual dividends of $3.6 per share, indicating a yield of 2.19% and a payout ratio of 29.43%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$83.65 billion

Total Liabilities

$31.84 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-683000000.00

Capital Expenditure

$750 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

29.43%

Caterpillar Inc ended 2024 with $83.65 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $83.65 billion while shareholder equity stood at $18.15 billion.

Caterpillar Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $31.84 billion in other current liabilities, 6546000000.00 in common stock, $45.46 billion in retained earnings and $5.31 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $6.79 billion and cash and short-term investments were $6.79 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $12,165,000,000 while long-term debt stood at $24.87 billion.

Caterpillar Inc’s total current assets stands at $45.66 billion while long-term investments were $13.05 billion and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $18.35 billion compared to accounts payable of $8.95 billion and inventory worth $17.63 billion.

In 2024, Caterpillar Inc's operating cash flow was $-683000000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $750 million.

Comparatively, Caterpillar Inc paid $0.29 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$281.81

52-Week High

$264.6037

52-Week Low

$157.9181

Analyst Target Price

$238.08

Caterpillar Inc stock is currently trading at $281.81 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $264.6037 and a 52-week low of $264.6037. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $238.08.

Its 50-day moving average was $269.76 and 200-day moving average was $240.34 The short ratio stood at 2.16 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 15.3% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 7192.1% are held by institutions.