Dividend Adjusted Return
Aug 14, 2025 - Aug 14, 2026CAT 856.57 (+108.9%)
Industrials 358.97 (+24.0%)
S&P 500 7785.76 (+21.7%)






Stock Rover estimates Caterpillar’s intrinsic (fair) value at $688.54, against a recent price of $856.57, a margin of safety of -20%. Quantitative scores (0–100): Value 61, Quality 86, Growth 87, Sentiment 78. Analyst consensus: Buy.







Fair Value | $688.54 | |
Margin of Safety | -20% |
Value Score 61 Value Score: Our value score looks at EV/EBITDA, P/E, P/S, P/TB (Price/Tangible Book) and EPS Predictability. P/S and P/TB are compared within a sector. Other metrics are compared across all stocks | Quality Score 86 Quality Score: Our quality score compares profitability and balance sheet metrics to find high quality companies using ROIC, Net Margin, Gross Margin, Interest Coverage, and Debt / Equity metrics. |
Growth Score 87 Growth Score: Our growth score looks at the 5 year history and the forward estimates for EBITDA, Sales, and EPS growth, ranking the best companies across all stocks. | Sentiment Score 78 Sentiment Score: Our sentiment score finds stocks in favor by analyzing Short Interest, returns in key periods over the last year, Price vs. 52-wk High, Days Since 52-wk High and MACD signals. |
| CAT | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Value Score | 61 | 64 | 71 |
| Price / Earnings | 36.9 | 21.0 | 27.9 |
| Price / Sales | 5.4 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| Price / Free Cash Flow | 44.4 | 31.0 | 37.1 |
| Price / Book | 20.3 | 3.4 | 6.0 |
| Price / Tangible Book | 30.0 | 33.6 | 393.8 |
| EV / EBITDA | 25.7 | 22.6 | 19.8 |
| EPS Predict. Pctl. | 87 | 64 | 72 |
| Piotroski F Score | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| 5‑Year P/E Range | 12.4 45.9 |
| 5‑Year P/B Range | 5.0 25.2 |
| 5‑Year P/S Range | 1.6 6.7 |
| CAT | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Score | 87 | 67 | 77 |
| Sales Growth | |||
| Sales Growth Next Year | 10.3% | 4.6% | 19.0% |
| Sales 1‑Year Chg (%) | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.3% |
| Sales 3‑Year Avg (%) | 4.9% | 1.6% | 13.3% |
| Sales 5‑Year Avg (%) | 10.2% | 6.8% | 12.6% |
| EPS Growth | |||
| Next Yr. Growth Est. | 18.8% | 20.5% | 19.8% |
| EPS 1‑Year Chg (%) | 18.2% | 19.0% | 32.0% |
| EPS 3‑Year Avg (%) | 13.1% | -2.6% | 17.3% |
| EPS 5‑Year Avg (%) | 23.8% | 12.7% | 14.0% |






CAT | Caterpillar | $393,743 | 36.9 | 0.8% | -8.1% | 107.0% | -20% | 61 | 87 | 86 |
DE | Deere | $164,351 | 34.5 | 1.1% | 4.2% | 28.7% | -24% | 65 | 61 | 68 |
VLVLY | Volvo | $71,696 | 19.4 | 2.6% | 2.6% | 21.6% | -17% | 79 | 69 | 72 |
PCAR | PACCAR | $68,843 | 27.6 | 1.1% | 5.8% | 34.4% | -22% | 77 | 64 | 48 |
DTGHF | Daimler Truck Holding | $41,723 | 32.2 | 4.2% | 11.0% | 17.2% | 6% | 88 | 57 | 60 |
KMTUF | Komatsu | $38,627 | 17.2 | 2.7% | 6.6% | 36.4% | -18% | 56 | 67 | 80 |
TRATF | Traton | $23,554 | 10.3 | 2.5% | 4.8% | 21.1% | - | 69 | 73 | 85 |
CNH | CNH Industrial | $16,789 | 41.8 | 1.0% | 0.2% | -13.2% | -27% | 80 | 38 | 52 |
OSK | Oshkosh | $9,439 | 17.5 | 1.5% | 5.3% | 11.1% | 19% | 93 | 86 | 79 |
TEX | Terex | $7,763 | 32.5 | 1.0% | 4.4% | 32.7% | 0% | 75 | 96 | 55 |
FSS | Federal Signal | $7,682 | 27.1 | 0.5% | 6.5% | -0.9% | -23% | 73 | 97 | 90 |
AGCO | AGCO | $7,096 | 14.0 | 1.2% | -11.0% | -7.8% | -12% | 83 | 61 | 72 |
| CAT | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality Score | 86 | 63 | 76 |
| Gross Margin | 32.5% | 25.5% | 32.6% |
| Operating Margin | 17.5% | 10.7% | 16.6% |
| Net Margin | 14.5% | 6.9% | 13.5% |
| Return on Assets | 11.5% | 7.5% | 14.3% |
| Return on Equity | 55.9% | 30.1% | 38.7% |
| ROIC | 17.6% | 11.9% | 27.5% |
| CAT | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentiment Score | 78 | 40 | 64 |
| 5‑Day Return | 1.7% | -0.6% | 0.4% |
| 1‑Month Return | -8.1% | -1.9% | 3.2% |
| YTD Return | 50.4% | 30.6% | 14.3% |
| 1‑Year Return | 107.0% | 47.2% | 21.7% |
| 3‑Year Return | 214.0% | 100.3% | 80.0% |
| 5‑Year Return | 327.1% | 108.5% | 86.5% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 1.76 | 1.00 | 1.00 |






| CAT | Industry | |
|---|---|---|
| Forward Dividend Yield | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Payout Ratio | 25.9% | 30.2% |
| TTM Yield | 0.7% | - |
| Fwd. Div. Per Share | $6.52 | $3.73 |
| Div. 1Y Chg (%) | 7.9% | - |
| Div. 3Y Avg (%) | 7.8% | - |
| Div. 5Y Avg (%) | 8.0% | - |
| Cons. Growth Years | 10+ | - |
| Div. Coverage Ratio | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| Current Ratio | 1.4 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
| Price | $856.57 |
| Net Cash Per Share | -$82.76 |
| Equity Per Share | $42.19 |
| Debt / Equity | 2.3 |
| Solvency Ratio | 18% |
| Interest Coverage | 27.3 |
| Short % of Float | 1.7% |
| Altman Z‑Score | 5.1 |
| Current Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 5.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 2.00 |
Mean Estimate | 6.90 |
% Change (30 Days) | 6.67% |
| Next Quarter EPS | |
|---|---|
# Up Last 30 days | 5.00 |
# Down Last 30 days | 2.00 |
Mean Estimate | 6.93 |
% Change (30 Days) | 3.06% |
| Cur Qtr | Next Qtr | Cur Year | Next Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latest | $6.90 | $6.93 | $26.94 | $32.01 |
| 30 Days Ago | $6.47 | $6.72 | $24.81 | $30.44 |
| 90 Days Ago | $6.36 | $6.64 | $24.37 | $29.49 |
| % Change (90 Days) | 8.5% | 4.3% | 10.5% | 8.5% |
| Surprise Type | Amount | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Positive Quarters (> 2%) | 9 | 75.0% |
| Negative Quarters (< 2%) | 3 | 25.0% |
| In-Line Quarters (within 2%) | 0 | - |
| Surprise Type | Announce Date | Period End Date | Actual EPS | Est. EPS | Surprise (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | 08/04/26 | 06/30/26 | $8.17 | $6.20 | 31.8% |
| Positive | 04/30/26 | 03/31/26 | $5.54 | $4.64 | 19.4% |
| Positive | 01/29/26 | 12/31/25 | $5.16 | $4.71 | 9.6% |
| Positive | 10/29/25 | 09/30/25 | $4.95 | $4.52 | 9.5% |
| Negative | 08/05/25 | 06/30/25 | $4.72 | $4.90 | -3.7% |
| Negative | 04/30/25 | - | $4.25 | $4.34 | -2.1% |
| CAT | Industry | S&P 500 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Monthly Return (5Y) | 26.4% | 13.1% | 9.6% |
| Worst Monthly Return (5Y) | -17.8% | -13.0% | -9.6% |
| Beta 1‑Year | 1.76 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Volatility 1‑Year | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.13 |
| Volatility 1Y Pctl. | 39 | - | - |
| Max Drawdown 1‑Year | -26.4% | -24.4% | -8.8% |
| Max Drawdown 3‑Year | -34.0% | -30.5% | -18.7% |
| Max Drawdown 5‑Year | -34.0% | -35.6% | -24.6% |











CAT | Caterpillar | 93 | 24.0% | 68.2% | 10.3% | 18.4% | 4.9% | 10.2% |
OSK | Oshkosh | 46 | 6.7% | -7.6% | 7.3% | 2.2% | 5.8% | 7.3% |
PCAR | PACCAR | 38 | 0.5% | 4.4% | 9.6% | -10.6% | -5.1% | 4.6% |
DE | Deere | 10 | 4.5% | -1.4% | 7.9% | 6.7% | -8.4% | 2.2% |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 7 | 2.0% | -35.3% | 5.0% | 0.6% | -9.7% | - |
OSK | Oshkosh | 90 | 17.5 | 10.9 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 7.7 32.3 |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 60 | 41.8 | 15.0 | 51.1 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 5.5 500+ |
PCAR | PACCAR | 37 | 27.6 | 18.2 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 9.5 29.1 |
CAT | Caterpillar | 31 | 36.9 | 26.8 | 1.5 | 5.4 | 20.3 | 12.4 45.9 |
DE | Deere | 4 | 34.5 | 26.8 | 75.1 | 3.6 | 6.0 | 10.2 37.3 |
CAT | Caterpillar | 99 | 32.5% | 17.5% | 14.5% | 30.9% 64.3% | 6.5% 13.2% |
DE | Deere | 96 | 34.6% | 17.4% | 10.3% | 17.5% 46.7% | 4.5% 10.9% |
PCAR | PACCAR | 85 | 16.5% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 12.3% 30.0% | 5.4% 13.5% |
OSK | Oshkosh | 66 | 15.9% | 7.5% | 5.2% | 5.5% 18.0% | 2.4% 8.1% |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 57 | 30.6% | 13.8% | 1.7% | 4.0% 31.1% | 0.7% 6.1% |
OSK | Oshkosh | 72 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.9 | 21.3% | 22% | 4.9% |
DE | Deere | 66 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 5.1% | 9% | 2.3% |
CAT | Caterpillar | 51 | 2.3 | 27.3 | 0.8 | 6.1% | 18% | 1.7% |
PCAR | PACCAR | 46 | 0.7 | - | 2.9 | - | 16% | 2.7% |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 37 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 5.9 | 11.1% | 3% | 7.8% |
OSK | Oshkosh | 89 | 1.5% | 1.5% | $152.89 | $2.28 | 10+ | 24.6% |
DE | Deere | 67 | 1.1% | 1.1% | $608.85 | $6.48 | 9 | 36.6% |
PCAR | PACCAR | 39 | 1.1% | 1.0% | $130.79 | $1.40 | 10+ | 28.2% |
CAT | Caterpillar | 33 | 0.8% | 0.7% | $856.57 | $6.52 | 10+ | 25.9% |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 2 | 1.0% | 1.0% | $10.44 | $0.10 | 0 | 40.0% |
PCAR | PACCAR | 58 | 5.8% | 16.5% | 3.6% | 20.4% | 34.4% | 1.00 | 0.27 | 93.9% |
DE | Deere | 45 | 4.2% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 31.5% | 28.7% | 0.55 | 0.30 | 90.3% |
OSK | Oshkosh | 43 | 5.3% | 22.2% | -9.6% | 23.1% | 11.1% | 1.50 | 0.39 | 84.7% |
CAT | Caterpillar | 37 | -8.1% | -6.7% | 11.1% | 50.4% | 107.0% | 1.76 | 0.38 | 79.8% |
CNH | CNH Industrial | 13 | 0.2% | -1.2% | -17.3% | 14.3% | -13.2% | 1.17 | 0.37 | 78.4% |





2026 Dividends | $4.65 |
07/20/26 | 08/19/26 | Regular | $1.63 |
04/20/26 | 05/19/26 | Regular | $1.51 |
01/20/26 | 02/19/26 | Regular | $1.51 |
2025 Dividends | $5.84 |
10/20/25 | 11/20/25 | Regular | $1.51 |
07/21/25 | 08/20/25 | Regular | $1.51 |
04/21/25 | 05/20/25 | Regular | $1.41 |
01/21/25 | 02/20/25 | Regular | $1.41 |
2024 Dividends | $5.42 |
10/21/24 | 11/20/24 | Regular | $1.41 |
07/22/24 | 08/20/24 | Regular | $1.41 |
04/19/24 | 05/20/24 | Regular | $1.30 |
01/19/24 | 02/20/24 | Regular | $1.30 |
2023 Dividends | $5.00 |
10/20/23 | 11/20/23 | Regular | $1.30 |
07/19/23 | 08/18/23 | Regular | $1.30 |
04/21/23 | 05/19/23 | Regular | $1.20 |
01/19/23 | 02/17/23 | Regular | $1.20 |
2022 Dividends | $4.62 |
10/21/22 | 11/18/22 | Regular | $1.20 |
07/19/22 | 08/19/22 | Regular | $1.20 |
04/22/22 | 05/20/22 | Regular | $1.11 |
01/19/22 | 02/18/22 | Regular | $1.11 |
Ex-Dividend Date | 07/20/26 |
Payment Date | 08/19/26 |
Amount | $1.63 |
Type | Regular |
Regular Dividend | $1.63 |
Forward Dividend Rate | $6.52 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 0.8% |
Trailing 12 Months Dividends | $6.16 |
Trailing 12 Months Yield | 0.7% |
Payout Ratio | 25.9 |
Dividend Coverage Ratio | 3.6 |
Consecutive Growth Years | 10+ |
3 Year Growth Rate | 7.8% |
5 Year Growth Rate | 8.0% |
10 Year Growth Rate | 7.8% |
Price / Earnings | 36.9 | 20.4 | 15.3 | 21.1 | 16.5 |
Price / Cash Flow | 29.5 | 18.0 | 12.8 | 16.6 | 19.2 |
Price / Book | 20.3 | 10.8 | 9.3 | 8.0 | 6.1 |
Price / Tangible Book | 30.0 | 15.7 | 13.8 | 12.0 | 10.6 |
Price / Sales | 5.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
EV / EBITDA | 25.7 | 16.0 | 12.3 | 12.9 | 12.1 |
Forward Dividend Yield | 0.8% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
Shareholder Yield | 2.6% | 4.5% | 7.2% | 4.7% | 6.6% |
Gross Margin | 32.5% | 34.3% | 35.8% | 32.4% | 28.6% |
Net Margin | 14.5% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 12.9% | 12.5% |
Return on Assets | 11.5% | 11.0% | 12.9% | 10.2% | 8.3% |
Return on Equity | 55.9% | 50.6% | 64.3% | 45.9% | 43.0% |
ROIC | 17.6% | 16.7% | 21.2% | 15.8% | 13.7% |
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CAT has outperformed its sector by 85.0% in the past year.
The Industrials sector has outperformed the market by 2.2% in the past year.