Industrials
Live Price
Offline$985.82
+3.13% today
1Y Change
+156.80%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 4, 2026
Coverage: 239 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 4, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is a Industrials stock with a market cap of $420.89B. The stock last traded around $985.82 and up 156.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 4, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +4.3%, EPS growth of -14.7%, a dividend yield of 0.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +4.3%, EPS -14.7%, free cash flow +16.5% with operating margin 16.6% and ROIC 12.4%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 0.7%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 44.5 and price/sales 5.9. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines CAT price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Industrials peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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CAT
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
CAT Max Drawdown
-13.88%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for CAT and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
0.67%
Trailing 12M Payout
$4.53
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Jan 20, 2026 | Feb 19, 2026 | $1.51 | $1.51 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2025 | Oct 20, 2025 | Nov 20, 2025 | $1.51 | $1.51 | Quarterly |
| Jul 21, 2025 | Jul 21, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | $1.51 | $1.51 | Quarterly |
| Apr 21, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | $1.41 | $1.41 | Quarterly |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Jan 21, 2025 | Feb 20, 2025 | $1.41 | $1.41 | Quarterly |
| Oct 21, 2024 | Oct 21, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | $1.41 | $1.41 | Quarterly |
| Jul 22, 2024 | Jul 22, 2024 | Aug 20, 2024 | $1.41 | $1.41 | Quarterly |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Apr 22, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Jan 22, 2024 | Feb 20, 2024 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2023 | Oct 23, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Jul 19, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | Aug 18, 2023 | $1.30 | $1.30 | Quarterly |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Apr 24, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | $1.20 | $1.20 | Quarterly |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Jan 20, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | $1.20 | $1.20 | Quarterly |
| Oct 21, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | $1.20 | $1.20 | Quarterly |
| Jul 19, 2022 | Jul 20, 2022 | Aug 19, 2022 | $1.20 | $1.20 | Quarterly |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Apr 25, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | $1.11 | $1.11 | Quarterly |
| Jan 19, 2022 | Jan 20, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | $1.11 | $1.11 | Quarterly |
| Oct 22, 2021 | Oct 25, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | $1.11 | $1.11 | Quarterly |
| Jul 19, 2021 | Jul 20, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 | $1.11 | $1.11 | Quarterly |
| Apr 23, 2021 | Apr 26, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Jan 19, 2021 | Jan 20, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Oct 23, 2020 | Oct 26, 2020 | Nov 20, 2020 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Jul 17, 2020 | Jul 20, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Apr 17, 2020 | Apr 20, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Jan 17, 2020 | Jan 21, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Oct 18, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | Nov 20, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Jul 19, 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | Aug 20, 2019 | $1.03 | $1.03 | Quarterly |
| Apr 18, 2019 | Apr 22, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | $0.86 | $0.86 | Quarterly |
| Jan 18, 2019 | Jan 22, 2019 | Feb 20, 2019 | $0.86 | $0.86 | Quarterly |
| Oct 19, 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | $0.86 | $0.86 | Quarterly |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 | $0.86 | $0.86 | Quarterly |
| Apr 20, 2018 | Apr 23, 2018 | May 19, 2018 | $0.78 | $0.78 | Quarterly |
| Jan 19, 2018 | Jan 22, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 | $0.78 | $0.78 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | $0.78 | $0.78 | Quarterly |
| Jul 18, 2017 | Jul 20, 2017 | Aug 19, 2017 | $0.78 | $0.78 | Quarterly |
| Apr 20, 2017 | Apr 24, 2017 | May 20, 2017 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Quarterly |
| Jan 18, 2017 | Jan 20, 2017 | Feb 18, 2017 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Quarterly |
| Oct 20, 2016 | Oct 24, 2016 | Nov 19, 2016 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Quarterly |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Jul 20, 2016 | Aug 20, 2016 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Quarterly |
| Apr 21, 2016 | Apr 25, 2016 | May 20, 2016 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Quarterly |
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