CAT Rating

CAT Intrinsic Value

Key Highlights:
As of Mar 03, 2025 CAT Relative Value is $228.7, which is overvalued by 31.1%, compared to current share price of $332.0.
As of Mar 03, 2025 CAT DCF Value is $250.1, which is overvalued by 24.7%, compared to current share price of $332.0.
Methodology
Price per share, $
Current share price
332.0

CAT Share Price History

1W (2.0%)
1M (8.2%)
6M (2.1%)
YTD 15.3%
1Y (0.8%)
3Y 80.0%
5Y 195.9%
10Y 419.1%
Share Price
Intrinsic Value
Drawdown
Total Return
vs SP500
vs NASDAQ
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CAT Stock Metrics

Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
Base
$164.8B
Shares Outstanding
496M
Employees
52K
Valuation (LTM)
18.7x
15.3x
8.5x
(12.0x)
Return on Capital
55.5%
12.4%
22.7%
19.5%
Earnings

CAT Stock Financials

CAT Income Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Revenue

$64.8B -3.4% YoY

Operating Income

$13.1B +0.8% YoY

Net Income

$10.8B +4.4% YoY

CAT Cash Flow Statement Metrics

Annual
Quarterly
LTM

Capital Expenditure (CAPEX)

($3,215.0M) +4.0% YoY

Free Cash Flow (FCF)

$8,820.0M -9.9% YoY

CAT Income Statement Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
$64.8B (3.4%) YoY
$23.3B 0.3% YoY
36.0% margin
Cost of revenue
$41.5B (5.3%) YoY
Operating income
$13.1B 0.8% YoY
20.2% margin
Other: $331.0M
Net interest: $30.0M
Operating expenses
$10.3B (0.4%) YoY
Pre-tax income
$13.4B 2.5% YoY
20.6% margin
Net income
$10.8B 4.4% YoY
16.7% margin
Income tax
$2,629.0M
19.7% tax rate
R&D
$2,107.0M (0.0%) YoY
3.3% of revenue
SG&A
$6,667.0M 4.6% YoY
10.3% of revenue

CAT Balance Sheet Overview

Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Dec'15
Dec'16
Dec'17
Dec'18
Dec'19
Dec'20
Dec'21
Dec'22
Dec'23
Dec'24
Assets
Liabilities
Total assets
$87.8B
Current assets ($45.7B, 52.1% of total)
$6,889.0M (7.8%)
$18.8B (21.5%)
Other current assets
$19.9B (22.7%)
Non-current assets ($42.1B, 47.9% of total)
$399.0M (0.5%)
Other non-current assets
$28.3B (32.3%)
Financial position
($3,465.0M)
$6,889.0M$3,424.0M
Cash & Short-term Investments
Total Debt

CAT Stock Ratios

CAT Earnings Surprises

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CAT Dividends

CAT Dividend Yield

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CAT Dividend Per Share

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Overview
Ratings
Intrinsic Value
Valuation
Growth
Profitability
Health
Capital allocation
Momentum
Earnings
Dividends
Company name
Market Cap
Quality rating
Intrinsic value
1Y Return
Revenue
Free Cash Flow
Revenue growth
FCF margin
Gross margin
ROIC
Total Debt to Equity
$164.8B
7.1
$234.3
29.4% overvalued
(0.8%)
$64.8B
$8,820.0M
(3.4%)
13.6%
36.1%
22.7%
197.0%
$129.4B
6.1
$417.9
10.3% overvalued
29.8%
$45.7B
$4,669.0M
(24.1%)
10.2%
36.9%
8.8%
56.8%
$56.5B
6.4
$115.9
10.4% undervalued
(3.0%)
$33.1B
$2,895.3M
(5.7%)
8.7%
18.3%
57.4%
0.0%
$13.1B
6.0
$11.1
6.8% undervalued
(24.5%)
$24.2B
($486.0M)
(0.3%)
(2.0%)
32.1%
7.8%
354.0%
$7,016.4M
4.4
$89.4
1.6% overvalued
(14.1%)
$11.7B
$296.6M
(19.1%)
2.5%
24.5%
4.6%
3.2%
$6,606.2M
5.4
$199.9
105.1% undervalued
(11.9%)
$10.4B
($255.7M)
15.8%
(2.5%)
18.3%
12.1%
41.7%
$2,674.7M
5.6
$68.2
78.1% undervalued
(32.2%)
$5,127.2M
$189.0M
(0.5%)
3.7%
20.9%
31.1%
0.2%
$2,090.1M
6.5
$121.3
31.1% overvalued
(13.6%)
$1,628.5M
$184.6M
(3.6%)
11.3%
24.8%
11.5%
1.5%
$1,536.9M
5.4
$34.1
21.3% undervalued
34.9%
$2,380.2M
$25.8M
(9.8%)
1.1%
12.5%
0.2%
27.1%
$1,421.9M
6.6
$102.2
20.4% overvalued
7.5%
$612.0M
$64.3M
(7.2%)
10.5%
31.2%
13.8%
26.6%
$476.1M
5.1
$34.2
110.8% undervalued
(60.8%)
$981.6M
$24.9M
(2.0%)
2.5%
33.1%
4.9%
55.7%

FAQ

What is Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) stock rating?

As of today, Caterpillar Inc. has a stock rating of 7 (out of 10), which is considered Great.

is Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) a good stock to buy?

As of today, Caterpillar Inc. has a Great stock rating, which is 29.4% overvalued. According to Value Sense backtesting, stocks with similar profile tend to outperform the market by 0.5%.