Caterpillar IncCAT
Price$826.35Intrinsic value$655.5421% below price

Valuation

How Intrinsic Value compares with model outputs

Intrinsic Value $655.54median of 6 methods · middle span $357-$1,314based on filings through 30 Jun 2026
Market Price $826.35Price as of 1 Oct 2026
Margin of Safety -20.7%as of 1 Oct 2026

Valuation methods vs. Market Price

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Assumptions

ParameterValue
Years 1–5: analyst growth pathFive-year total matches analyst consensus exactly. Year 1: 29.0% (near-term consensus, capped) · years 2–5: 26.1%/yr (balance of the path).26.7% per year
Years 6–10: glide to demonstrated growth
Per-year rates
Yr 622.8%Yr 719.6%Yr 816.3%Yr 913.0%Yr 109.8%
26.1% → 9.8%
Years 11–20: glide to long-run rate
Per-year rates
Yr 119.1%Yr 128.4%Yr 137.8%Yr 147.1%Yr 156.4%Yr 165.7%Yr 175.0%Yr 184.4%Yr 193.7%Yr 203.0%
9.8% → 3.0%
Beyond year 20: terminal growthPerpetual long-run rate3.0%
Historical EPS growth (multi-year median)median of 3 windows (5/6/7y)9.8%
Discount rate (cost of equity) 11.3%
Volatility vs market (adjusted beta)1.41

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Best in rowHigher is betterLower is better—Data not available
TargetCaterpillar IncCATIndustrials
Valuation
P/E35.6×
P/S4.9×
P/B19.0×
EV / Revenue5.3×
EV / EBITDA—
Profitability
Gross margin—
Operating margin17.5%
Net margin14.5%
FCF margin14.3%
Returns
ROE55.9%
ROA10.6%
ROIC22.2%
Growth
Revenue growth (YoY)15.3%
5-yr fwd EPS growth26.7%
Financial strength
Debt / Equity1.87×
Current ratio1.37×
Altman Z-Score5.0
Interest coverage—
Dividend yield0.6%

Best value in each row is highlighted. Figures are periodic snapshots from the same filings used across each dossier; a dash means the figure is not available.

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