Last Price$350.32.7%
Market Cap$169.6B
LTM Current ratio
1.4x
5Y avg
1.4x
Agricultural - Machinery industry
median
1.9x
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.3%) overvalued
Caterpillar Inc. Current ratio
Annual
Quarterly
LTM
Industry median
Company stand-alone
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| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 1.2x | 1.2x | 1.1x | 1.2x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.3x | 1.2x | 1.3x | 1.4x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.5x | 1.4x | 1.4x | 1.4x |
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Current ratio comparison analysis
General
LTM Current ratio
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Caterpillar Inc.CAT
1.4x
(3.4%)
9.5%
16.7%
Median Peer Set
2.0x
(2.0%)
(6.2%)
8.9%
CNH Industrial N.V.CNHI
6.3x
4.9%
18.7%
9.6%
Alamo Group Inc.ALG
4.5x
(3.6%)
(15.1%)
7.1%
Lindsay CorporationLNN
3.9x
(9.9%)
(8.2%)
10.9%
Terex CorporationTEX
2.2x
(0.5%)
(34.7%)
6.5%
Columbus McKinnon CorporationCMCO
2.0x
8.3%
(4.1%)
4.6%
REV Group, Inc.REVG
1.9x
(9.8%)
513.0%
10.8%
Deere & CompanyDE
1.8x
(26.9%)
(26.1%)
15.9%
PACCAR IncPCAR
1.7x
(10.1%)
(9.8%)
13.2%
Oshkosh CorporationOSK
1.4x
16.5%
245.3%
6.2%
AGCO CorporationAGCO
1.3x
13.9%
31.4%
8.1%
CAT key stats
USD
Millions
Billions
Annual
Quarterly
Trailing
Key stats
Income statement
Balance sheet
Cash Flow Statement
Valuation
Ratios
Per share
Per employee
Dividends & Yields
| Dec'05 | Dec'06 | Dec'07 | Dec'08 | Dec'09 | Dec'10 | Dec'11 | Dec'12 | Dec'13 | Dec'14 | Dec'15 | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% growth | 36,339.0 20.1% | 41,517.0 14.2% | 44,958.0 8.3% | 51,324.0 14.2% | 32,396.0 (36.9%) | 42,588.0 31.5% | 60,138.0 41.2% | 65,875.0 9.5% | 55,656.0 (15.5%) | 55,184.0 (0.8%) | 47,011.0 (14.8%) | 38,537.0 (18.0%) | 45,462.0 18.0% | 54,722.0 20.4% | 53,800.0 (1.7%) | 41,748.0 (22.4%) | 50,971.0 22.1% | 59,427.0 16.6% | 67,060.0 12.8% | 64,809.0 (3.4%) |
| Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) | 26,558.0 | 29,549.0 | 32,626.0 | 38,415.0 | 23,886.0 | 30,367.0 | 43,578.0 | 47,852.0 | 41,454.0 | 40,391.0 | 34,133.0 | 28,905.0 | 31,695.0 | 37,719.0 | 37,384.0 | 29,671.0 | 35,968.0 | 41,915.0 | 43,797.0 | 41,485.0 |
% margin | 9,781.0 26.9% | 11,968.0 28.8% | 12,332.0 27.4% | 12,909.0 25.2% | 8,510.0 26.3% | 12,221.0 28.7% | 16,560.0 27.5% | 18,023.0 27.4% | 14,202.0 25.5% | 14,793.0 26.8% | 12,878.0 27.4% | 9,632.0 25.0% | 13,767.0 30.3% | 17,003.0 31.1% | 16,416.0 30.5% | 12,077.0 28.9% | 15,003.0 29.4% | 17,512.0 29.5% | 23,263.0 34.7% | 23,324.0 36.0% |
| Operating Expenses | 5,229.0 | 6,024.0 | 6,279.0 | 7,308.0 | 5,066.0 | 7,344.0 | 8,581.0 | 8,870.0 | 8,574.0 | 9,465.0 | 9,093.0 | 8,539.0 | 9,361.0 | 8,710.0 | 8,126.0 | 7,524.0 | 8,125.0 | 8,683.0 | 10,297.0 | 10,252.0 |
| Research & Development Expenses (R&D) | 1,084.0 | 1,347.0 | 1,404.0 | 1,728.0 | 1,421.0 | 1,905.0 | 2,297.0 | 2,466.0 | 2,046.0 | 2,135.0 | 2,119.0 | 1,951.0 | 1,905.0 | 1,850.0 | 1,693.0 | 1,415.0 | 1,686.0 | 1,814.0 | 2,108.0 | 2,107.0 |
| Selling, General & Administrative Expenses (SG&A) | 3,190.0 | 3,706.0 | 3,821.0 | 4,399.0 | 3,645.0 | 4,248.0 | 5,203.0 | 5,919.0 | 5,547.0 | 5,697.0 | 4,951.0 | 4,686.0 | 5,177.0 | 5,478.0 | 5,162.0 | 4,642.0 | 5,365.0 | 5,651.0 | 6,371.0 | 6,667.0 |
% margin | 3,784.0 10.4% | 4,921.0 11.9% | 4,921.0 10.9% | 4,448.0 8.7% | 577.0 1.8% | 3,963.0 9.3% | 7,153.0 11.9% | 8,573.0 13.0% | 5,628.0 10.1% | 5,328.0 9.7% | 3,785.0 8.1% | 498.0 1.3% | 4,406.0 9.7% | 8,290.0 15.1% | 8,290.0 15.4% | 4,553.0 10.9% | 6,878.0 13.5% | 7,904.0 13.3% | 12,966.0 19.3% | 13,072.0 20.2% |
| Interest Income | 0.0 | 83.0 | 99.0 | 101.0 | 98.0 | 86.0 | 85.0 | 82.0 | 84.0 | 66.0 | 65.0 | 74.0 | 122.0 | 195.0 | 202.0 | 112.0 | 80.0 | 167.0 | 494.0 | 482.0 |
| Interest Expense | 1,028.0 | 1,297.0 | 1,420.0 | 1,427.0 | 1,434.0 | 1,257.0 | 1,222.0 | 467.0 | 465.0 | 484.0 | 507.0 | 505.0 | 531.0 | 404.0 | 421.0 | 514.0 | 488.0 | 443.0 | 511.0 | 512.0 |
| Pre-tax Income | 3,901.0 | 4,861.0 | 4,953.0 | 4,473.0 | 569.0 | 3,750.0 | 6,725.0 | 8,236.0 | 5,128.0 | 5,083.0 | 3,439.0 | 139.0 | 4,082.0 | 7,822.0 | 7,812.0 | 3,995.0 | 8,204.0 | 8,752.0 | 13,050.0 | 13,373.0 |
% effective tax rate | 1,120.0 28.7% | 1,405.0 28.9% | 1,485.0 30.0% | 953.0 21.3% | (270.0) (47.5%) | 968.0 25.8% | 1,720.0 25.6% | 2,528.0 30.7% | 1,319.0 25.7% | 1,380.0 27.1% | 916.0 26.6% | 192.0 138.1% | 3,339.0 81.8% | 1,698.0 21.7% | 1,746.0 22.4% | 1,006.0 25.2% | 1,742.0 21.2% | 2,067.0 23.6% | 2,781.0 21.3% | 2,629.0 19.7% |
% margin | 2,854.0 7.9% | 3,537.0 8.5% | 3,541.0 7.9% | 3,557.0 6.9% | 895.0 2.8% | 2,700.0 6.3% | 4,928.0 8.2% | 5,681.0 8.6% | 3,789.0 6.8% | 3,695.0 6.7% | 2,512.0 5.3% | (67.0) (0.2%) | 754.0 1.7% | 6,147.0 11.2% | 6,093.0 11.3% | 2,998.0 7.2% | 6,489.0 12.7% | 6,705.0 11.3% | 10,335.0 15.4% | 10,792.0 16.7% |
| EPS | 4.21 | 5.37 | 5.55 | 5.83 | 1.45 | 4.28 | 7.64 | 8.71 | 5.87 | 5.99 | 4.23 | (0.11) | 1.27 | 10.39 | 10.85 | 5.51 | 11.93 | 12.73 | 20.24 | 22.17 |
| Diluted EPS | 4.04 | 5.17 | 5.37 | 5.66 | 1.43 | 4.15 | 7.40 | 8.48 | 5.75 | 5.88 | 4.18 | (0.11) | 1.26 | 10.26 | 10.74 | 5.46 | 11.83 | 12.64 | 20.12 | 22.17 |
% margin | 5,627.0 15.5% | 7,760.0 18.7% | 7,018.0 15.6% | 7,908.0 15.4% | 4,339.0 13.4% | 6,371.0 15.0% | 9,648.0 16.0% | 11,516.0 17.5% | 8,897.0 16.0% | 6,929.0 12.6% | 7,705.0 16.4% | 3,671.0 9.5% | 7,482.0 16.5% | 11,102.0 20.3% | 10,690.0 19.9% | 7,267.0 17.4% | 10,627.0 20.8% | 11,974.0 20.1% | 15,705.0 23.4% | 16,038.0 24.7% |
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FAQ
1) What is Caterpillar Inc.'s Current ratio?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Current ratio is 1.4x, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Current ratio for Caterpillar Inc. have been 1.4x over the past three years, and 1.5x over the past five years.
2) Is Caterpillar Inc.'s Current ratio Good?
As of today, Caterpillar Inc.'s Current ratio is 1.4x, which is lower than industry median of 1.9x. It indicates that Caterpillar Inc.'s Current ratio is Bad.