Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Overview
NYSE · Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
✓ Sourced directly from Yahoo Finance · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · Snapshot: 6 September 2026
About Caterpillar Inc.
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,…
Source: Yahoo Finance
Sector & Industry
Caterpillar Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, within the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry group. It is listed on the NYSE exchange.
Caterpillar Inc. at a Glance
| Company | Caterpillar Inc. |
| Ticker | CAT |
| Exchange | NYSE |
| Currency | USD |
| Price | $813.94 |
| Market cap | $374.15B |
| P/E ratio (trailing) | 35.08 |
| EPS (trailing) | $23.20 |
| 52-week high | $1,073.46 |
| 52-week low | $416.44 |
| Dividend yield | 0.80% |
| Ex-dividend date | 20 Jul 2026 |
| Beta | 1.59 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 56.97% |
| Debt-to-equity | 232.78% |
| Average volume | 3.17M |
| Shares outstanding | 459.67M |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Industry | Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery |
| Employees | 118,000 |
| Country | United States |
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- What is CAT's 52-week range?
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- Does Caterpillar Inc. pay a dividend?
- Caterpillar Inc.'s trailing annual dividend yield is 0.80%. Compare with other high-yield stocks →
- What exchange is CAT listed on?
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