Caterpillar Inc. is set to announce its latest quarterly earnings on Wednesday, April 29th, with a consensus estimate of $4.64 EPS.
In the current trading session, Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is priced at $815.34, experiencing a decrease of $13.45 (-1.62%) from the previous close. The trading volume stands at $817,589, reflecting a 29.2% increase compared to the average.
CAT's previous quarterly earnings were reported on Wednesday, January 28th, with a consensus EPS estimate of 4.67.
Caterpillar Inc. offers a forward dividend yield of 0.741% with a dividend per share of $1.51 (MRQ) and $5.94 (TTM).
Wells Fargo recently upgraded CAT's grade from "Overweight" to "Hold" on April 21, with the stock price at $798.4 when published.
CAT's free cash flow is reported at $3.15 billion, with a net change in cash of $2.44 billion.
The company recorded a net income of $2.40 billion, with an EPS of $5.15 and a gross profit of $5.47 billion.
Key ratios for Caterpillar Inc. include a net profit margin of 12.55%, return on equity of 11.26%, and a price-to-sales ratio of 13.97.
CAT shows total assets of $98.58 billion, total liabilities of $77.27 billion, and net debt of $33.35 billion.
This real-time financial report provides insights into Caterpillar Inc.'s current performance and financial health.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators. The Resource Industries segment provides electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, fleet management, landfill compactors, soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, select work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engines, generator sets, integrated systems and solutions, turbines and turbine-related services, remanufactured reciprocating engines and components, centrifugal gas compressors, diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products and services for marine, oil and gas, industrial, and electric power generation sectors. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing plans; and insurance and risk management products for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. The All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, etc. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.