Caterpillar

NYSE
CAT
Stock
Yield per half year: +78.34%
Dividend yield: 1.45%
Sector: Industrials

Company Analysis Caterpillar

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1. Summary

Advantages

  • The stock's return over the last year (48.78%) is higher than the sector average (16.12%).
  • Current debt level 43.76% is below 100% and has decreased over 5 years from 48.01%.
  • The company's current efficiency (ROE=55.36%) is higher than the sector average (ROE=23.99%)

Disadvantages

  • Price (522.73 $) is higher than fair price (376.66 $)
  • Dividends (1.45%) are below the sector average (1.51%).

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2. Share price and performance

2.1. Share price

2.3. Market efficiency

Caterpillar Industrials Index
7 days 10.4% -31.9% 0.9%
90 days 34.7% 4.9% 6.1%
1 year 48.8% 16.1% 14.5%

CAT vs Sector: Caterpillar has outperformed the "Industrials" sector by 32.66% over the past year.

CAT vs Market: Caterpillar has outperformed the market by 34.26% over the past year.

Stable price: CAT is not significantly more volatile than the rest of the market on "New York Stock Exchange" over the last 3 months, with typical variations of +/- 5% per week.

Long period: CAT with weekly volatility of 0.9381% over the past year.

3. Summary of the report

3.1. General

P/E: 16.46
P/S: 2.74

3.2. Revenue

EPS 22.05
ROE 55.36%
ROA 12.32%
ROIC 12.53%
Ebitda margin 24.75%

5. Fundamental Analysis

5.1. Stock price and price forecast

The fair price is calculated taking into account the Central Bank refinancing rate and earnings per share (EPS)

Above fair price: The current price (522.73 $) is higher than the fair price (376.66 $).

Price is higher than fair: The current price (522.73 $) is 27.9% higher than the fair price.

5.2. P/E

P/E vs Sector: The company's P/E (16.46) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (43.58).

P/E vs Market: The company's P/E (16.46) is lower than that of the market as a whole (56.15).

5.2.1 P/E Similar companies

5.3. P/BV

P/BV vs Sector: The company's P/BV (9.11) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (4.2).

P/BV vs Market: The company's P/BV (9.11) is lower than that of the market as a whole (17.65).

5.3.1 P/BV Similar companies

5.5. P/S

P/S vs Sector: The company's P/S indicator (2.74) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (82.75).

P/S vs Market: The company's P/S indicator (2.74) is lower than that of the market as a whole (27.91).

5.5.1 P/S Similar companies

5.5. EV/Ebitda

EV/Ebitda vs Sector: The company's EV/Ebitda (13.04) is lower than that of the sector as a whole (15.74).

EV/Ebitda vs Market: The company's EV/Ebitda (13.04) is lower than that of the market as a whole (32.28).

6. Profitability

6.1. Profitability and revenue

6.2. Earnings per share - EPS

6.3. Past profitability Net Income

Yield Trend: Rising and has grown by 51.95% over the last 5 years.

Earnings Slowdown: The last year's return (0%) is below the 5-year average return (51.95%).

Profitability vs Sector: The return for the last year (0%) exceeds the return for the sector (-253.38%).

6.4. ROE

ROE vs Sector: The company's ROE (55.36%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (23.99%).

ROE vs Market: The company's ROE (55.36%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (39.03%).

6.6. ROA

ROA vs Sector: The company's ROA (12.32%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (7.49%).

ROA vs Market: The company's ROA (12.32%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (11.36%).

6.6. ROIC

ROIC vs Sector: The company's ROIC (12.53%) is higher than that of the sector as a whole (12.5%).

ROIC vs Market: The company's ROIC (12.53%) is higher than that of the market as a whole (10.1%).

7. Finance

7.1. Assets and debt

Debt level: (43.76%) is quite low in relation to assets.

Debt reduction: over 5 years, the debt has decreased from 48.01% to 43.76%.

Excess of debt: The debt is not covered by net income, percentage 355.9%.

7.2. Profit growth and share price

8. Dividends

8.1. Dividend yield vs Market

Low yield: The dividend yield of the company 1.45% is below the average for the sector '1.51%.

8.2. Stability and increase in payments

Dividend stability: The company's dividend yield 1.45% has been steadily paid over the past 7 years, DSI=1.

Dividend growth: Company's dividend yield 1.45% has been growing over the last 5 years. Growth over 11 years.

8.3. Payout percentage

Dividend Coverage: Current payments from income (24.52%) are at an uncomfortable level.

9. Insider trades

9.1. Insider trading

Insider Selling More insider purchases by 44919.2% over the last 3 months.

9.2. Latest transactions

Transaction date Insider Type Price Volume Quantity
10.11.2025 ANTHONY FASSINO
Officer
Purchase 570.18 467 8 184
06.11.2025 MacLennan David
Director
Purchase 568.86 17 066 300
05.11.2025 De Lange Bob
Group President
Sale 562.36 823 14 638
05.11.2025 De Lange Bob
Group President
Purchase 151.12 302 20 000
05.11.2025 Schaupp William E
Chief Accounting Officer
Sale 572.22 68 666 1 200

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