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CAT - Caterpillar Inc.

Industrials
Dividend Aristocrat

Price History

About

Industry

Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

Employees

118,000

Headquarters

United States


Company Overview

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.

Price

$708.46

52-Week Range

$267 $790

Dividend Yield

0.90%

Dividend Score

B

Dividend

Yield 0.90%
Annual $6.04
Payout 31%
5Y Avg 1.77%

Valuation

P/E (TTM) 37.6
Fwd P/E 25.5
P/B 15.46
PEG 2.12

Profitability

Profit Margin 13.1%
Op Margin 16.0%
ROE 43.5%
ROA 7.9%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.44
Quick Ratio 0.87
Debt/Equity 207%

Cash Flow

Free CF $5.8B
Op CF $11.7B
Total Cash $9.3B

Analyst Consensus

Buy

26 analysts

Target: $736 $425 - $878
+3.9% implied

Dividend Growth

Most Recent Annual Growth

7.75%

3-Year Avg Growth

8.13%

5-Year Avg Growth

7.24%

Annual Dividends

Year-over-Year Growth

Recent Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Date Amount
Jan 20, 2026 $1.5100
Oct 20, 2025 $1.5100
Jul 21, 2025 $1.5100
Apr 21, 2025 $1.4100
Jan 21, 2025 $1.4100
Oct 21, 2024 $1.4100
Jul 22, 2024 $1.4100
Apr 19, 2024 $1.3000
Jan 19, 2024 $1.3000
Oct 20, 2023 $1.3000
Jul 19, 2023 $1.3000
Apr 21, 2023 $1.2000
Jan 19, 2023 $1.2000
Oct 21, 2022 $1.2000
Jul 19, 2022 $1.2000
Apr 22, 2022 $1.1100
Jan 19, 2022 $1.1100
Oct 22, 2021 $1.1100
Jul 19, 2021 $1.1100
Apr 23, 2021 $1.0300

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