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Caterpillar

NYQ:CAT US1491231015
22
  • Value
    16
  • Growth
    95
  • Safety
    Safety
    19
  • Combined
    26
  • Sentiment
    37
  • 360° View
    360° View
    22
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Company Description

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures construction and mining equipment and engines. The company operates in Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $190,308 million, profits of $24,728 million, revenue of $64,809 million, and 112,900 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 22 (better than 22% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Caterpillar are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Caterpillar. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 95, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth, as well as stock returns. It ranks higher than 95% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 16 means that the share price of Caterpillar is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 84% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 19, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 81% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 37, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 63% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Price vs. Book (P/B)
Weakest Rank Profit Growth
Country USA
Industry Heavy Machinery
Size Large
Website caterpillar.com
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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
16 29 37 51
Growth
95 33 61 73
Safety
Safety
19 15 21 21
Sentiment
37 22 61 59
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22 4 46 58
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
48 17 23 28
Opinions Change
50 9 50 69
Pro Holdings
n/a 45 90 34
Market Pulse
41 72 60 72
Sentiment
37 22 61 59
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
16 29 37 51
Growth
95 33 61 73
Safety Safety
19 15 21 21
Combined
26 1 29 43
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
20 29 30 45
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
9 56 63 65
Price vs. Book (P/B)
3 1 1 1
Dividend Yield
69 80 84 85
Value
16 29 37 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
55 51 21 60
Profit Growth
100 23 80 77
Capital Growth
59 32 57 23
Stock Returns
93 55 51 73
Growth
95 33 61 73
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
7 7 10 10
Refinancing
18 32 32 42
Liquidity
84 71 62 49
Safety Safety
19 15 21 21

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The only positive is high growth. The stock is expensive (low Value Rank), risky to finance, and carries critical professional sentiment. This is a risky proposition. Avoid unless you have exceptional conviction that the growth alone will overcome the price and financial risks.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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