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Caterpillar Inc.

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 22% YoY at strong marginsStreet coverage with positive forward estimatesConsistent chatter on X (946/wk), no spike
$CAT·$378B·Agricultural - Machinery·Industrials
$826.64+0.8%YTD+43.1%1Y+75.3%
Price updated 1h ago·X counts updated 2d ago
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$CATCaterpillar Inc.
$826.64+0.82%946 posts1.4×
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On X

Top X posts

The complete picture of $CAT on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

946X posts · last 7 days
Sep 11Sep 27
Chatter Meter
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How loud $CAT's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level, louder than 96% of tracked names.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-29

Caterpillar chatter is bullish — bulls note CAT diesel generators run non-stop to power AI data centers with insufficient grid power, which is why diesel is so expensive and CAT sells them all. Chatter mixes in a separate CAT (Solana memecoin) community push and a shopping-list mention alongside JPM; no bear voice.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $CAT — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-09-29

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

The industrial that quietly became an AI-datacenter power play — up 42% YTD, four straight EPS beats, coiling into earnings.

Caterpillar makes the heavy equipment and, increasingly, the diesel generators AI data centres use for onsite power. The stock has re-rated on that new revenue vector, and price is coiled around the 50-day.

  • The beat cadence is unusually strong for an industrial: three straight EPS beats of 31%, 19% and 10% on 22% year-on-year revenue growth in Q1 — an operating-margin print at 18% shows pricing power that historically doesn't survive this cycle.
  • The data-centre-power thesis is real, not marketing: standby diesel-generator demand from hyperscaler builds is a live line item, and CAT's Prime Power / backup gensets are the incumbent product — the AI-capex boom that squeezes cash for cloud names shows up as revenue here.
  • Watch the balance sheet: debt-to-equity 2.3 (from the finance arm) and a fresh 364-day $ credit-facility agreement — the leverage is normal for CAT-Financial, but it's the reason any construction/mining demand miss hits equity harder than the operating story suggests.

The 11-4 print is where a fourth consecutive beat cements the AI-power narrative or lets the run digest. Watch Energy & Transportation segment growth and any hyperscaler-linked commentary.

Agrees with X sentimentThe X 'CAT' feed splits between the $CatSol2026 memecoin and a real Caterpillar mention about generators powering data centres — the equity story tracks the real trend (E&T segment growth, hyperscaler diesel demand). No serious bear view on the tape.

What to watch: 11-4 earnings — Energy & Transportation segment growth rate, hyperscaler-linked generator revenue disclosure, and any China/mining commentary. A fourth beat with a fresh AI-power line extends the leg; anything in-line invites a digest.

On the calendar: 2026-11-04 — Q3 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

World's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, with significant recurring revenue from aftermarket parts and financial services.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Agricultural - Machinery sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $CAT.

Agricultural - Machinery · Industrials

No material change from last week — dealer destocking has passed its worst.

What this means for $CAT

Neutral — World's largest maker of construction and mining equipment, with significant recurring revenue from aftermarket parts and financial services.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
44.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
12.4%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
16.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
2.7%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
5.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
47.5%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
32.5%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
2.3Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 4, 2026$8.17$6.22+31.4%
Q1 2026Apr 30, 2026$5.54$4.65+19.1%
Q4 2025Jan 29, 2026$5.16$4.71+9.6%
Q3 2025Oct 29, 2025$4.95$4.53+9.3%
Next earningsWed, Nov 4·consensus EPS $6.95

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$17.4B+22.2%35.1%17.7%$5.50$1.5B
Q4 FY25$19.1B+18.0%28.6%13.9%$5.15$3.1B
Q3 FY25$17.6B+9.5%33.8%17.3%$4.89$4.6B
Q2 FY25$16.6B-0.7%33.0%17.6%$4.64$2.2B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 13 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$79.5B$79.3B – $80.1B$27.25$25.47 – $28.2613
FY27$88.3B$87.0B – $90.0B$32.42$30.37 – $35.6013
FY28$98.1B$91.3B – $108.2B$38.72$31.43 – $42.189
FY29$109.8B$105.1B – $114.9B$46.30$43.73 – $49.124
FY30$113.5B$108.6B – $118.8B$49.32$46.58 – $52.324

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.9×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.59%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-1.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+3.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

β1.595-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 28Joseph E CreedCEO32.4K sh$26.2MSellMay 14Denise C JohnsonPresident6.7K sh$6.1MSellMay 13Denise C JohnsonPresident6.2K sh$5.6MSellMay 13William E SchauppChief Accounting Officer360 sh$326KSellMay 11Anthony D. FassinoPresident16.3K sh$14.9MSellMay 6Andrew R BonfieldCFO15.7K sh$14.4MSellMay 6Anthony D. FassinoPresident9.2K sh$8.5MSellMay 6De Lange BobPresident24.2K sh$22.4MSellMay 5Shurman Rodney MichaelPresident5.6K sh$5.1M
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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementSep 18-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation
AI summary

Caterpillar Inc. and its financial subsidiaries (Cat Financial, CIF, CIF LUX, and CFKK) entered into a new 364-Day Credit Agreement on August 27, 2026, arranged by Citibank, N.A., providing an unsecured revolving credit facility of up to $3.5 billion expiring August 26, 2027; local currency addendums permit up to $100 million equivalent in GBP or EUR and CFKK to borrow yen. Caterpillar simultaneously terminated its prior 364-Day revolving facility. This annual rollover of a $3.5B unsecured revolving backstop is routine liquidity maintenance for an investment-grade industrial, with no material new leverage.

3New insider — initial holdingsAug 53
AI summary

One Reporting filed a Form 3 reporting initial beneficial ownership of CAT securities. The form establishes the reporting person's baseline ownership position. Form 3 must be filed within 10 days of becoming a director, officer, or 10%-or-greater shareholder. This is an administrative filing that anchors future insider-transaction reporting for CAT.

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 48-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

CAT reported financial results for quarter. Full results are disclosed in a press release filed as Exhibit 99.1. Item 2.02 mandates simultaneous disclosure of material earnings data, ensuring all investors receive results at the same time. Investors should review the attached exhibit for complete financial figures and any forward guidance from CAT management.

8-KShareholder voteJun 118-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

Caterpillar Inc. held its 2026 virtual Annual Shareholders Meeting on June 10, 2026. All ten director nominees were elected for one-year terms, with vote totals ranging from ~307M to ~323M For votes; PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP was ratified as auditor (372.9M For vs. 19.9M Against); and the advisory say-on-pay resolution passed (307.9M For vs. 15.8M Against). Broker non-votes totaled approximately 68M shares across all proposals. All items passed without material opposition, reflecting routine governance confirmation for a large-cap industrial.

3New insider — initial holdingsMay 43
AI summary

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I - Non-De filed a Form 3 (initial ownership statement) for CAT on 2026-05-04, initiating required Section 16 reporting. Role: of Reporting Person. Beneficial ownership covers 2030 shares. Form 3 is a mandatory administrative filing upon first becoming an insider or 10%+ holder; it does not reflect a purchase or sale event.

8-KPress release / Reg FDApr 308-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

CAT reported period ending 2026-04-30 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 108-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

CAT disclosed a personnel change (8-K Item 5.02, dated 2026-04-10). An executive departure and a new appointment are both reported. Kyle Epley as the Company’s Chief Financial. Personnel changes are generally administrative; materiality depends on seniority and circumstances.

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Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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