Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
Industrials · end-of-day data as of Oct 16, 2026
The average 12-month analyst price target for CAT is $901.27, 23.3% above the last close of $730.76 on Oct 16, 2026; targets range from $655.99 to $1,131.58. Rating consensus: Hold.
Snapshot
- P/E31.4x
- P/E vs sector+10.2%
- P/E vs own-7.5%
- Target upside+23.3%
- ConsensusHold
- Market cap$336B
- FCF yield+2.7%
- Insiders-$26.21M
- Earnings in13d
- News
Why it moved
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) fell 0.7% on Oct 16, 2026.
The market (SPY) fell 1.1%; Industrials stocks fell 0.4%. Most of the move came from the market as a whole.
2 stories on the day (30-day average 2.6).
- Can CAT's North Carolina Investments Support Sustainable Growth?
- Generac vs. Caterpillar: Which Power Stock Is the Better Buy?
Market = SPY. Sector = equal-weight average of the tracked companies in the same sector, net of the market.
Price and events
Last close $730.76 · +36.3% over 1y · E earnings · D dividend · S split · A analyst rating change
Technicals
- Trendbearish
- Sector→ -7.1%
- MAs20▼ 50▼ 100▼ 200▼
- Above MAs0 of 4 above
- MA20×50↑ in ~53d
- RSI31
- Support-7.8%
- Resistance+6.0%
- Off 52w high-31.3%
- Off ATH-31.3%
- 52w range$730.76
- Bollingerbelow lower
- MACD-10.11
- ATR+3.8%
- Volume1.1x
Analyst price targets
17 firms with a target in the last 12 months · last close $730.76 · as of Oct 16, 2026
Strong buy 1 · Buy 14 · Hold 12 · Sell 1 · Strong sell 1
Revenue and free cash flow
Q2 FY2026: Revenue +24.0% year over year, free cash flow 15.9% of revenue, operating margin 20.9%.
| Q2 FY2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $20.54B | 7.77 | $3.26B | 37.8% | 20.9% | 17.5% |
| Q1 FY2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $17.41B | 5.47 | $819M | 35.1% | 17.7% | 14.6% |
| Q4 FY2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $19.13B | 5.12 | $2.25B | 28.6% | 13.9% | 12.5% |
| Q3 FY2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $17.64B | 4.89 | $2.67B | 33.8% | 17.3% | 13.0% |
| Q2 FY2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | $16.57B | 4.62 | $2.17B | 33.0% | 17.6% | 13.2% |
| Q1 FY2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | $14.25B | 4.20 | $371M | 34.8% | 18.1% | 14.1% |
| Q4 FY2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | $16.21B | 5.78 | $2.36B | 34.3% | 18.0% | 17.2% |
| Q3 FY2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | $16.11B | 5.06 | $2.85B | 35.4% | 19.5% | 15.3% |
Peers
| 20D | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | $730.76 | -0.7% | -31.3% | +23.3% | 31.4 | $336B | |
| 2 |  | $313.83 | +0.6% | -17.6% | +30.8% | 37.1 | $326B | |
| 3 |  | $193.92 | +3.7% | -14.0% | +17.0% | 34.1 | $261B | |
| 4 |  | $921.20 | -0.6% | -21.6% | +27.9% | 26.4 | $245B | |
| 5 |  | $641.86 | -1.4% | -9.3% | +8.4% | 35.7 | $173B | |
| 6 |  | $289.04 | +0.1% | -6.5% | +11.4% | 23.4 | $172B | |
| 7 |  | $391.25 | -2.8% | -14.9% | +16.7% | 39.8 | $152B | |
| 8 |  | $190.21 | +0.8% | -24.6% | +37.3% | 82.3 | $150B |
Data as of Oct 16, 2026 close.
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