Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 23, 2026
- Financial Health 65
- Profitability 60
- Business Quality 65
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 59/100 — Acceptable
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is a Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery company in the Industrials sector. Compound Radar rates Caterpillar Inc. 59/100 (Acceptable) due to solid business quality, strong revenue growth, and manageable leverage.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Strong
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- P/E 30.71
- Forward P/E 21.89
- PEG 1.2
- EV/Revenue 4.78
Profitability
- Revenue Growth 24.0%
- Gross Margin 29.7%
- Operating Margin 22.2%
- Net Margin 14.5%
- ROE 57.0%
Financial strength
- Cash $5.94B
- Debt $45.15B
- Net Cash $-39.20B
- Free Cash Flow $7.45B
- Current Ratio 1.37
Similar companies
Peers in Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, ranked by Financial Health.
Latest quoted price for the name. Helps anchor the setup in today’s market level.
Health Entry- Oshkosh Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery OSK$134.19 66 Health 66 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- AGCO Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery AGCO$103.40 57 Health 57 / 100
Solid fundamentals with some trade-offs across our health dimensions.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- PACCAR Inc Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery PCAR$103.73 54 Health 54 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Terex Corporation Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery TEX$49.68 52 Health 52 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Good Entry Good EntryA usable setup — not as clean as Strong Entry, but timing is not mixed or weak.
- CNH Industrial N.V. Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery CNH$11.14 48 Health 48 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
- Deere & Company Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery DE$639.58 44 Health 44 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Watch WatchWorth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
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