Caterpillar Stock Today
| CAT Stock | USD 616.10 17.69 2.96% |
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Caterpillar is selling for under 616.10 as of the 7th of January 2026; that is 2.96 percent increase since the beginning of the trading day. The stock's last reported lowest price was 606.22. Caterpillar has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years and had a good performance during the last 90 days. Note, on December 16, 2025, Representative Gilbert Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Caterpillar's common stock.
Business Domain Capital Goods | IPO Date 2nd of January 1962 | Category Industrials |
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois. Caterpillar operates under Farm Heavy Construction Machinery classification in the United States and is traded on New York Stock Exchange. The company has 467.98 M outstanding shares of which 7.12 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 2.75 days to cover. More on Caterpillar
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| Chairman | Donald Umpleby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Old Names | [CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd, Chimata Gold Corp, Papeteries Catala SA, Caterpillar Inc, Caterpillar Inc., Seaprimexco Vietnam, Caterpillar Inc. CEDEAR] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business Concentration | Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment, Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, Industrials, Dow Jones Industrial, NYSE Composite, ASX Small Ordinaries, ARCA Institutional, Australia All Ordinaries, NYSE 100 Index, SP 500 Index, SPASX All Technology, SP 100 Index, SP 100, Dow Jones Composite, BETTERINVESTING 100 INDEX, BTRINVSTNG 100 INDEX, Industrials, Machinery, Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, Industrials (View all Sectors) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Debt LevelsCaterpillar can leverage the use of borrowed funds to amplify returns from an investment. In general, analyzing the relationship between debt to total assets helps investors to understand Caterpillar's financial leverage. It provides some insight into what part of Caterpillar's total assets is financed by creditors.
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Caterpillar (CAT) is traded on New York Stock Exchange in USA and employs 112,900 people. Caterpillar is listed under Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment category by Fama And French industry classification. The company currently falls under 'Mega-Cap' category with a total capitalization of 288.63 B. Caterpillar runs under Machinery sector within Industrials industry. The entity has 467.98 M outstanding shares of which 7.12 M shares are currently shorted by investors with about 2.75 days to cover.
Caterpillar has about 6.89 B in cash with 12.04 B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 14.27.
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Ownership AllocationCaterpillar holds a total of 467.98 Million outstanding shares. The majority of Caterpillar outstanding shares are owned by other corporate entities. These outside corporations are usually referred to as non-private investors looking to acquire positions in Caterpillar to benefit from reduced commissions. Consequently, institutional investors are subject to a different set of regulations than regular investors in Caterpillar. Please pay attention to any change in the institutional holdings of Caterpillar as this could imply that something significant has changed or is about to change at the company. Please note that on December 16, 2025, Representative Gilbert Cisneros of US Congress acquired under $15k worth of Caterpillar's common stock.
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Caterpillar Stock Institutional Holders
| Instituion | Recorded On | Shares | |
| Barclays Plc | 2025-06-30 | 1.4 M |
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Caterpillar Corporate Directors
| Edward Rust | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Debra ReedKlages | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Juan Gallardo | Independent Director | Profile | |
| Rayford Wilkins | Independent Director | Profile |
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