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Company
Company
Ticker
CAT
DE
Headquarter
Deerfield ,IL
US
Moline ,IL
US
CEO
Joseph E. Creed
John C. May
Industry
Agricultural - Machinery
Agricultural - Machinery
Stock Price
Stock Price
Market Cap
Market Cap
$347.63 B
$170.70 B
Employees
Years
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Employees
  • 113.20 K
  • 51.50 K
  • 51.60 K
  • 82.96 K
  • 75.85 K
  • 73.10 K
Y/Y
3.76%
54.51%
0.19%
0.87%
8.57%
3.62%

Income Statement

Revenue
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Revenue
  • $67.06 B
  • $64.81 B
  • $67.59 B
  • $60.25 B
  • $50.52 B
  • $45.68 B
Y/Y
12.84%
3.36%
4.29%
17.48%
16.15%
9.57%
Revenue by Products / Services
Years
  • 2025
  • 2024
Revenue by Geography
Years
  • 2025
  • 2024
Research and Development
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Research and Development
  • $2.11 B
  • $2.11 B
  • $2.15 B
  • $2.18 B
  • $2.29 B
  • $2.31 B
Y/Y
16.21%
0.05%
1.95%
13.86%
5.19%
0.92%
Operating Income
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Operating Income
  • $12.97 B
  • $13.07 B
  • $11.21 B
  • $14.59 B
  • $11.43 B
  • $9.43 B
Y/Y
64.04%
0.82%
14.24%
61.66%
21.68%
17.5%
Tax Rate (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Tax Rate (%)
  • 21.21%
  • 19.59%
  • 23.94%
  • 22.04%
  • 22.81%
  • 20.12%
Y/Y
10.01%
7.61%
22.17%
0.34%
3.47%
11.77%
Net Income
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income
  • $10.34 B
  • $10.79 B
  • $8.87 B
  • $10.17 B
  • $7.10 B
  • $5.03 B
Y/Y
54.14%
4.42%
17.78%
42.56%
30.16%
29.2%
Revenue Per Employee
Years
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Revenue Per Employee
  • $572.52 K
  • $1.31 M
  • -
  • $726.26 K
  • $666.05 K
  • $624.95 K
Y/Y
6.86%
129.23%
100%
16.47%
8.29%
6.17%
Net Income Per Employee
Years
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2026
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income Per Employee
  • $95.34 K
  • $172.29 K
  • -
  • $122.55 K
  • $93.61 K
  • $68.77 K
Y/Y
0.64%
80.72%
100%
41.33%
23.61%
26.54%

Assets & Liabilities | Cash Flow

Total Assets
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Total Assets
  • $87.48 B
  • $87.76 B
  • $98.59 B
  • $104.09 B
  • $107.32 B
  • $106.00 B
Y/Y
6.75%
0.33%
12.33%
15.61%
3.11%
1.23%
Total Liabilities
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Total Liabilities
  • $67.97 B
  • $68.27 B
  • $77.27 B
  • $82.20 B
  • $84.40 B
  • $79.99 B
Y/Y
2.91%
0.44%
13.18%
17.98%
2.67%
5.22%
Capital Expenditures (Capex)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Capital Expenditures (Capex)
  • -$3.09 B
  • -$3.22 B
  • -$1.47 B
  • -$4.47 B
  • -$4.80 B
  • -$4.23 B
Y/Y
18.97%
3.98%
54.43%
17.95%
7.48%
11.95%

Profitability

Operating Income Margin (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Operating Income Margin (%)
  • 19.33%
  • 20.17%
  • 16.59%
  • 24.22%
  • 22.62%
  • 18.84%
Y/Y
45.37%
4.32%
17.77%
37.6%
6.6%
16.7%
Net Income Margin (%)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Net Income Margin (%)
  • 15.41%
  • 16.65%
  • 13.13%
  • 16.87%
  • 14.05%
  • 11.25%
Y/Y
36.59%
8.05%
21.16%
21.35%
16.71%
19.92%
EBITDA
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
EBITDA
  • $15.71 B
  • $16.04 B
  • $14.86 B
  • $17.48 B
  • $14.67 B
  • $11.66 B
Y/Y
37.59%
2.12%
7.38%
44.62%
16.04%
20.56%
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Free Cash Flow (FCF)
  • $9.79 B
  • $8.82 B
  • $10.27 B
  • $4.12 B
  • $4.43 B
  • $3.23 B
Y/Y
89.53%
9.94%
16.49%
352.36%
7.47%
27.05%

Ratios

Return on Equity (ROE)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Return on Equity (ROE)
  • 53.02%
  • 55.37%
  • 0.00%
  • 46.67%
  • 31.09%
  • 19.37%
Y/Y
25.48%
4.44%
100%
32.59%
33.37%
37.69%
Return on Assets (ROA)
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Return on Assets (ROA)
  • 11.81%
  • 12.30%
  • 0.00%
  • 9.77%
  • 6.62%
  • 4.74%
Y/Y
44.39%
4.08%
100%
23.31%
32.26%
28.31%
Debt to Equity
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Debt to Equity
  • 194.31%
  • 197.06%
  • 203.26%
  • 292.37%
  • 286.67%
  • 246.38%
Y/Y
16.65%
1.42%
3.14%
13.48%
1.95%
14.05%

Valuation

Enterprise Value
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value
  • $181.87 B
  • $208.08 B
  • $0.00
  • $162.99 B
  • $169.83 B
  • $180.72 B
Y/Y
16.42%
14.41%
100%
2.95%
4.2%
6.41%
Enterprise value to Revenue
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value to Revenue
  • 2.71
  • 3.21
  • 0.00
  • 2.71
  • 3.36
  • 3.96
Y/Y
3.17%
18.38%
100%
17.4%
24.27%
17.67%
Enterprise value to EBITDA
Years
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
Enterprise value to EBITDA
  • 11.58
  • 12.97
  • 0.00
  • 9.33
  • 11.58
  • 15.50
Y/Y
15.39%
12.03%
100%
32.9%
24.11%
33.94%

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