CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:CAT1 - US1491231015 - Common Stock
390 EUR
+10.5 (+2.77%)
Taking everything into account, CAT1 scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CAT1 was compared to 103 industry peers in the Machinery industry. CAT1 has an excellent profitability rating, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. CAT1 is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
CAT1 had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year CAT1 had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years CAT1 has always been profitable.
Each year in the past 5 years CAT1 had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of CAT1 (10.45%) is better than 90.29% of its industry peers.
CAT1 has a better Return On Equity (50.57%) than 99.03% of its industry peers.
With an excellent Return On Invested Capital value of 17.25%, CAT1 belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.23% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CAT1 is significantly above the industry average of 8.77%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.45% | ||
| ROE | 50.57% | ||
| ROIC | 17.25% |
ROA(3y)10.76%
ROA(5y)8.79%
ROE(3y)50.21%
ROE(5y)41.91%
ROIC(3y)17.9%
ROIC(5y)14.36%
1.3 Margins
The Profit Margin of CAT1 (14.95%) is better than 92.23% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAT1 has grown nicely.
CAT1 has a better Operating Margin (20.57%) than 92.23% of its industry peers.
CAT1's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
CAT1 has a Gross Margin (36.53%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
CAT1's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 20.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.95% | ||
| GM | 36.53% |
OM growth 3Y15.96%
OM growth 5Y5.59%
PM growth 3Y9.36%
PM growth 5Y8.01%
GM growth 3Y7.82%
GM growth 5Y3.49%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), CAT1 is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CAT1 has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, CAT1 has less shares outstanding
CAT1 has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
CAT1 has an Altman-Z score of 4.10. This indicates that CAT1 is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
CAT1 has a Altman-Z score of 4.10. This is amongst the best in the industry. CAT1 outperforms 83.50% of its industry peers.
CAT1 has a debt to FCF ratio of 5.26. This is a neutral value as CAT1 would need 5.26 years to pay back of all of its debts.
CAT1's Debt to FCF ratio of 5.26 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CAT1 outperforms 56.31% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.74 is on the high side and indicates that CAT1 has dependencies on debt financing.
CAT1's Debt to Equity ratio of 1.74 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CAT1 is outperformed by 87.38% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.74 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.26 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.1 |
ROIC/WACC1.79
WACC9.65%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.34 indicates that CAT1 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.34, CAT1 is doing worse than 63.11% of the companies in the same industry.
CAT1 has a Quick Ratio of 1.34. This is a bad value and indicates that CAT1 is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.81, CAT1 is not doing good in the industry: 66.02% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.81 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for CAT1 have decreased strongly by -13.70% in the last year.
CAT1 shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 14.64% yearly.
The Revenue has decreased by -4.87% in the past year.
CAT1 shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 3.79% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.7%
EPS 3Y26.49%
EPS 5Y14.64%
EPS Q2Q%-21.2%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.87%
Revenue growth 3Y8.34%
Revenue growth 5Y3.79%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 10.23% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
CAT1 is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 5.18% yearly.
EPS Next Y-15.69%
EPS Next 2Y-0.74%
EPS Next 3Y3.63%
EPS Next 5Y10.23%
Revenue Next Year-0.8%
Revenue Next 2Y2.69%
Revenue Next 3Y3.5%
Revenue Next 5Y5.18%
3.3 Evolution
Although the future EPS growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 23.91, the valuation of CAT1 can be described as rather expensive.
CAT1's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
CAT1 is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.41, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
CAT1 is valuated rather expensively with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.36.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CAT1 is on the same level as its industry peers.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.88, CAT1 is valued at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.91 | ||
| Fwd PE | 21.36 |
4.2 Price Multiples
CAT1's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. CAT1 is more expensive than 67.96% of the companies in the same industry.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as CAT1.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 27.9 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.26 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
CAT1 has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.63
EPS Next 2Y-0.74%
EPS Next 3Y3.63%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
CAT1 has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.40%.
CAT1's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 2.88.
With a Dividend Yield of 1.40, CAT1 pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 2.38.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.4% |
5.2 History
On average, the dividend of CAT1 grows each year by 7.41%, which is quite nice.
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.41%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
5.3 Sustainability
CAT1 pays out 28.60% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
The dividend of CAT1 is growing, but earnings are growing more, so the dividend growth is sustainable.
DP28.6%
EPS Next 2Y-0.74%
EPS Next 3Y3.63%
FRA:CAT1 (9/18/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
390
+10.5 (+2.77%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners72.2%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.19%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap182.71B
Analysts75
Price Target383.95 (-1.55%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.4% |
Yearly Dividend4.62
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.41%
DP28.6%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-3.88%
Min EPS beat(2)-4.57%
Max EPS beat(2)-3.19%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-2.61%
Min EPS beat(4)-4.57%
Max EPS beat(4)1.39%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)3.44%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)8.74%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)9.79%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.44%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.77%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.9%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.44%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.77%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.9%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.25%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.25%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.25%
PT rev (1m)9.63%
PT rev (3m)14.15%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-1.87%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.2%
EPS NY rev (1m)-1.87%
EPS NY rev (3m)-1.95%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.09%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.29%
Revenue NY rev (1m)1.89%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.79%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23.91 | ||
| Fwd PE | 21.36 | ||
| P/S | 3.42 | ||
| P/FCF | 27.9 | ||
| P/OCF | 18.99 | ||
| P/B | 11.57 | ||
| P/tB | 16.6 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 16.26 |
EPS(TTM)16.31
EY4.18%
EPS(NY)18.26
Fwd EY4.68%
FCF(TTM)13.98
FCFY3.58%
OCF(TTM)20.54
OCFY5.27%
SpS114.04
BVpS33.71
TBVpS23.5
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.63
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 10.45% | ||
| ROE | 50.57% | ||
| ROCE | 23.44% | ||
| ROIC | 17.25% | ||
| ROICexc | 18.97% | ||
| ROICexgc | 21.17% | ||
| OM | 20.57% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.95% | ||
| GM | 36.53% | ||
| FCFM | 12.26% |
ROA(3y)10.76%
ROA(5y)8.79%
ROE(3y)50.21%
ROE(5y)41.91%
ROIC(3y)17.9%
ROIC(5y)14.36%
ROICexc(3y)20.33%
ROICexc(5y)16.54%
ROICexgc(3y)22.96%
ROICexgc(5y)18.93%
ROCE(3y)24.59%
ROCE(5y)19.65%
ROICexcg growth 3Y20.44%
ROICexcg growth 5Y6.45%
ROICexc growth 3Y22.47%
ROICexc growth 5Y7.76%
OM growth 3Y15.96%
OM growth 5Y5.59%
PM growth 3Y9.36%
PM growth 5Y8.01%
GM growth 3Y7.82%
GM growth 5Y3.49%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.7
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.74 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.26 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.14 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 165.74% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 5.75% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 74.93% | ||
| Profit Quality | 82.02% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.81 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.1 |
F-Score5
WACC9.65%
ROIC/WACC1.79
Cap/Depr(3y)136.89%
Cap/Depr(5y)120.55%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.65%
Cap/Sales(5y)4.77%
Profit Quality(3y)84.51%
Profit Quality(5y)93.37%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.7%
EPS 3Y26.49%
EPS 5Y14.64%
EPS Q2Q%-21.2%
EPS Next Y-15.69%
EPS Next 2Y-0.74%
EPS Next 3Y3.63%
EPS Next 5Y10.23%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.87%
Revenue growth 3Y8.34%
Revenue growth 5Y3.79%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
Revenue Next Year-0.8%
Revenue Next 2Y2.69%
Revenue Next 3Y3.5%
Revenue Next 5Y5.18%
EBIT growth 1Y-14.31%
EBIT growth 3Y25.63%
EBIT growth 5Y9.59%
EBIT Next Year-1.03%
EBIT Next 3Y3.39%
EBIT Next 5Y10.41%
FCF growth 1Y6.61%
FCF growth 3Y23.12%
FCF growth 5Y15.76%
OCF growth 1Y13.25%
OCF growth 3Y18.69%
OCF growth 5Y11.73%