CAT
Caterpillar Inc.
Industrials · Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment · US
$904.28
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

MODERATE MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100.0%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$413.4B
Total market value of the company
44.60
Expensive — high growth expected
30.60
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+22.2%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
51.3%
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$913.29
+1% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 26 analysts covering this stock
About Caterpillar Inc.

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.

https://www.caterpillar.com

Country: United States Employees: 118,000 Industry: Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
44.0% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
32.0% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.0% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$733.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-23.4%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
26.7th
Ranks in the top 73% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
36.5
Quality Score
65.8
Combined
32.3

Trading at $897, 22% above fair value of $733. Moderate competitive position. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 16% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
1.708
Excellent risk-adjusted returns
0.1406
Suggested allocation is meaningful — the edge justifies a position
1.903
Returns exceed worst-case losses — strong risk profile
Annual Return
64.8%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-34.1%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
SIDEWAYS
Price consolidating — no clear directional bias
Days in State
17
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

1.63
Significantly more volatile than the market
52W High
$931.35
3% below the year high
52W Low
$336.24
169% above the year low
Avg Volume
2,543,420
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.5
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
2.0%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
67.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$20.10
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

2.31
Heavy leverage — higher financial risk if revenues decline
1.35
Adequate but worth monitoring
Quick Ratio
0.73
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
28.6%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
18.2%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$3.8B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$70.8B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$9.4B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
26
Target High
$1,165.00
Target Median
$913.29
Target Low
$575.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-14 JOHNSON DENISE C. Officer 16,078 $3,162,543
2026-05-14 JOHNSON DENISE C. Officer 12,605 $11,444,170
2026-05-13 JOHNSON DENISE C. Officer 7,900 $1,553,930
2026-05-13 SCHAUPP WILLIAM E Officer 360 $326,160
2026-05-13 JOHNSON DENISE C. Officer 6,196 $5,637,081
2026-05-11 FASSINO ANTHONY D. Officer 21,403 $4,703,523
2026-05-11 FASSINO ANTHONY D. Officer 16,283 $14,928,266
2026-05-08 EPLEY KYLE JOSEPH Chief Financial Officer 515
2026-05-06 DE LANGE BOB Officer 28,105 $3,586,198
2026-05-06 FASSINO ANTHONY D. Officer 12,000 $2,637,120
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
7 Feb2025 Tim Walberg Republican buy 15K–50K
30 Apr2026 Dave McCormick Republican sell 100K–250K
30 Apr2026 Dave McCormick Republican sell 100K–250K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
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