Is Caterpillar (CAT) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Caterpillar's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 28.4, a price-to-book of about 21.3 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

What is the share price of Caterpillar (CAT)?

Caterpillar last traded at $864.30 (-1.8% on the day), as of 7/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Caterpillar

CAT · NYSE · Industrials · United States

$864.30-1.8%

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance · as of Jul 20, 2026, 8:00 PM

Snapshot

TickerCAT

ExchangeNYSE

SectorIndustrials

IndustryFarm & Heavy Construction Machinery

CountryUnited States

Employees118,000

HeadquartersIrving, United States

Market cap$397.5B

P/B21.3

Volume2.44M

Websitewww.caterpillar.com

Filings tracked0

About Caterpillar

Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. The Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products. Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services. It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

Profile as reported by Yahoo Finance.

Who owns it

Insiders0.2%
Institutions72.8%
Public & other27.0%

4,619 institutional holders

As reported by Yahoo Finance.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.8.07%
State Street Corporation7.57%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.56%
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co3.16%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC2.54%
Geode Capital Management, LLC2.42%
Fisher Asset Management, LLC2.12%
Morgan Stanley1.63%

Largest institutional holders, as reported by Yahoo Finance (as of 3/31/2026).

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $19.6B · EPS 6.48

Est. earnings growth +30.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $84.6B · EPS 30.43

Est. earnings growth +23.1%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance. As reported by Yahoo Finance.

$405.4652-wk range$1,073.46

Delayed · as reported by Yahoo Finance

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