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CAT

Caterpillar Inc

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel engines, gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its primary revenue sources are machinery sales and related services, with offerings across multiple sectors globally.

🏭 Industrials NYSE Listed 1962 $ USD
$1,000 invested 30 years ago →$92,361today

Score Overview

1 Year
Score
Net Growth22.09%
Net TrendGrew
Net Income Consistency—
Rev Growth10.56%
Rev TrendGrew
Revenue Consistency—
5 Years
Score7.7
Net Growth66.94%
Net Trend80%
Net Income Consistency—
Rev Growth46.61%
Rev Trend80%
Revenue Consistency—
10 Years
Score
Net Growth163x
Net Trend70%
Net Income Consistency
Rev Growth93.91%
Rev Trend70%
Revenue Consistency
20 Years
Score5.4
Net Growth206.28%
Net Trend65%
Net Income Consistency
Rev Growth80.00%
Rev Trend60%
Revenue Consistency
30 Years
Score
Net Growth7x
Net Trend63%
Net Income Consistency
Rev Growth352.30%
Rev Trend67%
Revenue Consistency
All Time
Score
Net Growth54x
Net Trend61%
Net Income Consistency
Rev Growth11x
Rev Trend73%
Revenue Consistency

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Where Caterpillar Inc has ranked, year by year

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Showing 5 years ranking history by HDB Score.

Reached the top 50 on HDB Score in 2 years, the longest run being 2 in a row — but not in 2021.

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1996: 43.5% · 2021: 65.0% · free through 2021 · longest runs

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Historical Returns

Historical Returns
PeriodPriceReturn
Last Price2026-09-28
$ 819.95—
1 Year2025-09-26
$ 461.6077.63%
5 Years2021-09-28
$ 183.99345.65%
10 Years2016-09-28
$ 69.5211x
20 Years2006-09-28
$ 40.5020x
30 Years1996-09-27
$ 8.8892x

Prices are split & dividend adjusted. All values are reported in USD.

Fundamental Data

Year
2026$ 74.72B$ 10.83B$ 6.71B
2025$ 67.58B$ 8.87B$ 9.98B
2024$ 64.80B$ 10.79B$ 6.88B
2023$ 67.06B$ 10.33B$ 6.97B
2022$ 59.42B$ 6.70B$ 7.00B
2021$ 50.97B$ 6.48B$ 9.25B
2020$ 41.74B$ 2.99B$ 9.35B
2019$ 53.80B$ 6.09B$ 8.28B
2018$ 54.72B$ 6.14B$ 7.85B
2017$ 45.46B$ 754M$ 8.26B
2016$ 38.53B-$ 67M$ 7.16B
2015$ 47.01B$ 2.51B$ 6.46B
2014$ 55.18B$ 2.45B$ 7.34B
2013$ 55.65B$ 3.78B$ 6.08B
2012$ 65.87B$ 5.68B$ 5.49B
2011$ 60.13B$ 4.92B$ 3.05B
2010$ 42.58B$ 2.70B$ 3.59B
2009$ 32.39B$ 895M$ 4.86B
2008$ 51.32B$ 3.55B$ 2.73B
2007$ 44.95B$ 3.54B$ 1.12B
2006$ 41.51B$ 3.53B$ 530M
2005$ 36.33B$ 2.85B$ 1.10B
2004$ 30.30B$ 2.03B$ 445M
2003$ 22.80B$ 1.09B$ 342M
2002$ 20.15B$ 798M$ 309M
2001$ 20.45B$ 805M$ 400M
2000$ 20.17B$ 1.05B$ 334M
1999$ 19.70B$ 946M$ 548M
1998$ 20.97B$ 1.51B$ 360M
1997$ 18.92B$ 1.66B$ 292M
1996$ 16.52B$ 1.36B$ 487M
1995$ 16.07B$ 1.13B$ 638M
1994$ 14.32B$ 955M$ 419M
1993$ 11.61B$ 652M$ 83M
1992$ 10.19B-$ 2.43B$ 119M
1991$ 10.18B-$ 404M$ 104M
1990$ 11.43B$ 210M$ 110M
1989$ 11.12B$ 497M$ 148M
1988$ 10.43B$ 616M$ 74M
1987$ 8.18B$ 319M$ 103M
1986$ 7.32B$ 76M$ 124M
1985$ 6.72B$ 198M$ 282M
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Caterpillar Inc fundamental performance

Between 2020 and 2025, revenue grew from $ 41.74B to $ 67.58B and net income grew from $ 2.99B to $ 8.87B. Revenue increased in 4 of those 5 years; net income in 4.

Between 2015 and 2025, revenue grew from $ 47.01B to $ 67.58B and net income grew from $ 2.51B to $ 8.87B. Revenue increased in 7 of those 10 years; net income in 7.

Caterpillar Inc currently holds a 20-year HDB Score of 5.4 out of 10. How the HDB Score is calculated.

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