CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) Overview
Industrials • NYSE • CIK 0000018230
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Market Cap
$276.94B
P/E (TTM)
23.4x
Rev Growth (TTM)
+20.3%
Net Margin (TTM)
15.2%
FCF Yield (TTM)
4.1%
FCF Margin (TTM)
14.5%
Figures as of September 30, 2026
Filings
Primary-source SEC disclosures, read end-to-end. SEC figures cite the filing they come from.
10-Q2026 Q32026-11-04source
8-KEarnings2026-10-29source
8-KOct 20262026-10-15source
8-KSep 20262026-09-01source
10-Q2026 Q22026-08-05source
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Investor Relations
Company-published material — management’s own words, not SEC-audited. Each source below is labeled so your agent knows what to verify.
Company-published, not SEC-audited
Earnings
Q3
18 days ago
8-K releaseRevenue
$20.68B
+17.3%
Net Income
$3.29B
+42.9%
EPS
$7.13
+46.1%
Most recent quarterly earnings snapshot
Cash Flow Health
Free Cash Flow8/8 positive
TTM$11.3B
Q3 '26
$3.7B-3%
Q2 '26
$3.8B+231%
FCF Margin
TTM14.5%
Q3 '2617.7%-4%
Sector: 6.3%Top 25%
OCF Margin
18.2%
OCF/NI1.20x
CapEx Coverage
4.9x
FCF Yield4.1%
FCF Growth (3Y)+4%
Cash Conversion Cycle
128 days
DSO: 56+DIO: 142−DPO: 69
Cash flow trends & capital efficiency
Capital Allocation
Total Shareholder YieldTTM
TTM4.0%
Div Yield1.3%
+Buyback (TTM)2.7%
Dividend & Payout Metrics
Dividend Yield (TTM)1.3%
FCF Payout Ratio31.3%
Free Cash Flow (TTM)$11.3B
Stock Repurchases (TTM)$7.6B
Capital Return / FCF98.9%
Shares Outstanding (YoY)-2.2%↓ Buyback
Est. Dividends Paid (TTM)$3.5B
Shows how management rewards shareholders
Valuation Metrics
Price-to-EarningsTTM
23.4x
Volatile
8Q: 26.0x+1659%
Valuation Lenses
Earnings
23.4x
vs – sector
Cash Flow
27.9x
EV/FCF vs –
Growth-Adj
0.8xPEG
Undervalued for growth
Quality-Adj
1.3P/E per %ROIC
ROIC: 17.4%
Shareholder Returns
Dividend
1.3%
Buyback
2.7%
Total Yield
4.0%
Market Cap$276.94B
EV$314.22B
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Multi-angle valuation analysis with sector context
Margins & Efficiency
ROIC 75th pctile
Profitability Cascade
Gross
34.8%
Operating
18.3%
Top 25% in sector
Net
15.2%
Margins Unknown
Return on Invested CapitalTTM
17.4%
Stable
+0.0% YoY8Q: 16.1%+3.3%
P25MedianP75
75th pctl (med: 7.2%)
DuPont BreakdownROIC = Margin × Turn × (1+D/E)
NOPAT Margin
14.2%
8Q: 14.0%
Asset Turnover
0.78x
8Q: 0.76x
Leverage (1+D/E)
3.10x
D/E: 2.10x
DuPont: 34.5% ≈ 17.4% ROIC
Asset & CapEx Efficiency
Fixed Asset Turn
5.09x
8Q:4.98x
+55.7%
Invested Cap Turn
2.15x
8Q:2.16x
+24.2%
CapEx Intensity
8.0%
8Q:8.1%
CapEx/Depreciation
1.20x
FCF vs Net Margin Gap-0.7 pts
Margin trends, ROIC, and capital efficiency
Balance Sheet & Solvency
ND/EBITDA 2.2x
Net Debt / EBITDA
2.2xNet Debt: $37.27B
Interest Coverage
–
Leverage Metrics
Debt-to-Equity
2.10x
Balance sheet risk & solvency analysis
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