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Today's multi-factor rank: 114 of 466 · see the ranking

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): Quantitative Analysis

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) — Industrials — Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery. CAT is in the S&P 500 today. Model factor scores and market data, recalculated every trading day.

So far in 2026, CAT has returned +42.0% against +12.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY): total return, dividends included on both sides, from Dec 31, 2025 to Sep 18, 2026.

CAT ranks 114 of 466 on today's multifactor score, and 15 of the 70 Industrials companies that score. Its strongest factor is momentum (Z 1.32, ranked 38 of 497); its weakest is value (Z -0.64, ranked 432 of 494). Each factor ranks only the companies with data for it, and the multifactor score only those with all four: that is why the totals differ.

Factor scores

The Z-Score is how many standard deviations the company sits from the index average: 0 is average, positive is better than average, negative is worse.

FactorZ-ScoreRank
Multifactor0.184114 of 466 ↓17
Momentum1.31538 of 497 ↓10
Value-0.640432 of 494 =
Quality-0.013219 of 473 =
Growth0.075153 of 494 =

Market data

MetricValue
Price$808.99
Market Cap371.87B
P/E34.37
Revenue (last 12 months)74.73B
Price / book19.17
Book value per share$42.19
52-week range$459.58 – $1,073.46
Dividend yield0.82%
Beta1.59
Average volume3,071,065
Shares outstanding459.67M
Short interest (% of float)1.83% (as of Aug 31, 2026)

When does CAT report earnings? 12 of its last 12, before the open →

What are CAT insiders doing? 141 transactions filed with the SEC, of them 2 buys and 32 sells, the last one on Aug 28, 2026 →

Data as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: point-in-time SEC fundamentals and closing prices. Method and formulas are on the home page.

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