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Caterpillar (CAT) gains 3.10% to $713.60, well below its $1,064.90 six-month high

Caterpillar shares trade at $713.60 after a 3.10% gain but remain well below their 2026-06-30 high of $1,064.90. Valuation sits above the tracked Industrials peer median, and recent headlines focus on Q3 earnings and sector sell-off pressure.

Price$713.60+3.10%
1 month-5.03%
6 months-3.65%
Market cap$328.02B
P/E30.44
Net margin14.5%
CAT — 6-month daily close2026-04-27 → 2026-09-17 · AISA Financial API
CAT daily close: 04-27 $828.79 → 09-17 $798.57; high $1065 (06-30), low $779.16 (09-01)$756.30$866.79$977.27$108804-2707-0809-17
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What Caterpillar does

Caterpillar Inc is a company in the Machinery industry within the Industrials sector, headquartered in Illinois, U.S.A., and listed on the NYSE. Its business sits within the broader machinery space, where companies produce equipment and industrial products for a range of customers. The company reports a gross margin of 34.3% and an operating margin of 17.5%. Revenue grew 18.4% year over year in the latest period, with earnings up 14.9%.

Price action and valuation versus peers

Shares last traded at $713.60, up 3.10% on the day, giving a market cap of $328.02B. Over the past month the stock is down 5.0%, over three months down 16.5%, and over six months down 3.6%. The six-month high was $1,064.90 on 2026-06-30 and the low was $779.16 on 2026-09-01. The P/E of 30.44 compares with a tracked Industrials peer median of 14.07 (UBER, BA, RKLB). Other multiples include a P/B of 16.91 and a PEG of 1.78.

What the recent headlines say

TradingKey reported on 2026-10-27 a quote of 711.080 for CAT, and on 2026-10-22 said the stock moved down 3.96%. TradingView (2026-10-26) ran a piece asking whether to buy, sell or hold the stock ahead of Q3 earnings. GuruFocus (2026-10-22) noted the stock was down 4.9% but still overvalued, with a GF Score of 90/100. Benzinga (2026-10-22) described an AI sell-off spreading to industrials, with Caterpillar trapped in a bear market. Yahoo Finance (2026-10-22) reported that Wall Street expects earnings growth when Caterpillar reports next week.

Fundamentals

P/E vs Industrials peersTracked peers in the same sector · ▶ this stock
price-to-earnings: ▶ CAT 30.4, BA 17.4, UBER 14.1▶ CAT30.4BA17.4UBER14.1
Margins & returnsLatest reported period
margins: Gross 34.3%, Operating 17.5%, Net 14.5%, ROE 55.9%Gross34.3%Operating17.5%Net14.5%ROE55.9%
Growth, year over yearLatest reported period
growth: Revenue +18.36%, Earnings +14.90%, Free cash flow +19.38%, EPS +17.14%Revenue+18.36%Earnings+14.90%Free cash flow+19.38%EPS+17.14%
Market cap$328.02BEnterprise value—
P/E30.44P/S4.39
P/B16.91EV/EBITDA—
PEG1.78EPS$23.44
Debt/equity—Current ratio1.37
FCF yield3.3%Payout ratio25.9%

Recent headlines

What to watch

  • Caterpillar's Q3 earnings report, described by Yahoo Finance as due the following week
  • The AI sell-off spreading to industrials, as flagged by Benzinga

FAQ

What has the share price done recently?

The stock last traded at $713.60, up 3.10% on the day. It was down 16.5% over three months and sits below its $1,064.90 six-month high from 2026-06-30.

How does valuation compare with peers?

Caterpillar's P/E of 30.44 is higher than the tracked Industrials peer median of 14.07 across UBER, BA and RKLB. The P/B is 16.91 and the PEG is 1.78.

What events do the headlines point to?

Headlines point to Caterpillar's Q3 earnings report, which Yahoo Finance says is due the following week, and to AI-related sell-off pressure on industrial stocks reported by Benzinga.

How this page is made. Prices, fundamentals and headlines come from the AISA Financial API; peers are the other tracked stocks in the same sector. The profile is written by a language model from those numbers and headlines only — figures not in the data are removed. Nothing here is investment advice.

Sources & citations

  1. CAT|Caterpillar Inc|Price:711.080|Chg%:+18.950 - TradingKey TradingKey · 2026-10-27
  2. Caterpillar Set to Report Q3 Earnings: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock? - TradingView TradingView · 2026-10-26
  3. Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Stock Down 4.9% but Still Overvalued -- GF Score: 90/100 - GuruFocus GuruFocus · 2026-10-22
  4. AI Sell-Off Spreads to Industrials: Caterpillar, GE Vernova, Vertiv Trapped in Bear Market - Benzinga Benzinga · 2026-10-22
  5. Caterpillar Inc Stock (CAT) Moved Down by 3.96% on Oct 22: What Investors Need To Know - TradingKey TradingKey · 2026-10-22
  6. AISA Financial API
  7. Caterpillar Inc SEC filings

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