Last Price$350.32.7%
Market Cap$169.6B
LTM Operating Income margin
20.6%
5Y avg
15.2%
Agricultural - Machinery industry
median
3.6%
Stock quality & Intrinsic value
7/10
(0.3%) overvalued
Caterpillar Inc. Operating Income margin
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Income margin | 10.4% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 8.7% | 1.8% | 9.3% | 11.9% | 13.0% | 10.1% | 9.7% | 8.1% | 1.3% | 9.7% | 15.1% | 15.4% | 10.9% | 13.5% | 13.3% | 19.3% | 20.2% |
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Operating Income margin comparison analysis
General
LTM Operating Income margin
OTHER METRICS
Company name
Revenue growth
EPS growth
Net Income margin
Caterpillar Inc.CAT
20.6%
(3.4%)
9.5%
16.7%
Median Peer Set
10.2%
(2.0%)
(6.2%)
8.9%
Deere & CompanyDE
14.4%
(26.9%)
(26.1%)
15.9%
PACCAR IncPCAR
14.3%
(10.1%)
(9.8%)
13.2%
CNH Industrial N.V.CNHI
13.4%
4.9%
18.7%
9.6%
Lindsay CorporationLNN
12.5%
(9.9%)
(8.2%)
10.9%
Terex CorporationTEX
10.3%
(0.5%)
(34.7%)
6.5%
Alamo Group Inc.ALG
10.1%
(3.6%)
(15.1%)
7.1%
Oshkosh CorporationOSK
10.1%
16.5%
245.3%
6.2%
Columbus McKinnon CorporationCMCO
7.7%
8.3%
(4.1%)
4.6%
REV Group, Inc.REVG
5.1%
(9.8%)
513.0%
10.8%
AGCO CorporationAGCO
3.6%
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 Operating Income margin?
As of today, Microsoft Corp's last 12-month Operating Income margin is 20.6%, based on the financial report for Dec 31, 2024 (Q4’2024). The average annual Operating Income margin for Caterpillar Inc. have been 16.2% over the past three years, and 16.0% over the past five years.
2) Is Caterpillar Inc.'s Operating Income margin Good?
As of today, Caterpillar Inc.'s Operating Income margin is 20.6%, which is higher than industry median of 3.6%. It indicates that Caterpillar Inc.'s Operating Income margin is Good.