CAT Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Caterpillar | NYSE:CAT)

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are construction, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.

What symbol and exchange does Caterpillar shares trade?

Caterpillar trades on the NYSE stock market under the symbol CAT.

What is Caterpillar stock price doing today?

As of March 20, 2026, CAT stock price declined to $680.88 with 4,242,843 million shares trading.

What is Caterpillar's Beta?

CAT has a beta of 1.17, meaning it tends to be more sensitive to market movements. CAT has a correlation of 0.37 to the broad based SPY ETF.

How much is Caterpillar worth?

CAT has a market cap of $320.23 billion. This is considered a Mega Cap stock.

How much money does Caterpillar make?

Last quarter Caterpillar reported $19 billion in Revenue and $5.16 earnings per share. This beat revenue expectation by $1 billion and exceeded earnings estimates by $.46.

What is the highest and lowest price Caterpillar traded in the last 3 year period?

In the last 3 years, CAT traded as high as $789.81 and as low as $204.04.

What are the top ETFs holding Caterpillar?

The top ETF exchange traded funds that CAT belongs to (by Net Assets): VTI, VOO, IVV, DIA, SPY.

Is Caterpillar (CAT) a good investment?

CAT has outperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +102.8% while the SPY ETF gained +15.6%. CAT has also outperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +18.4% and -3.6%, respectively, while the SPY returned -4.7% and -4.8%, respectively.

What are the support and resistance levels for Caterpillar (CAT)?

CAT support price is $670.49 and resistance is $706.81 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that CAT shares will trade within this expected range on the day.