About caterpillar inc. - CAT
CAT At a Glance
| Phone | 1-972-891-7700 | Revenue | 67.06B | |
| Industry | Trucks/Construction/Farm Machinery | Net Income | 10.34B | |
| Sector | Producer Manufacturing | 2023 Sales Growth | 12.844% | |
| Fiscal Year-end | 12 / 2024 | Employees | 113,200 | |
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CAT Valuation
| P/E Current | 18.01 |
| P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) | N/A |
| P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) | 14.693 |
| Price to Sales Ratio | 2.264 |
| Price to Book Ratio | 7.574 |
| Price to Cash Flow Ratio | 11.786 |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 11.48 |
| Enterprise Value to Sales | 2.734 |
| Total Debt to Enterprise Value | 0.21 |
CAT Efficiency
| Revenue/Employee | 592,402.827 |
| Income Per Employee | 91,298.587 |
| Receivables Turnover | 3.517 |
| Total Asset Turnover | 0.792 |
CAT Liquidity
| Current Ratio | 1.352 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.875 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.201 |
CAT Profitability
| Gross Margin | 34.973 |
| Operating Margin | 20.617 |
| Pretax Margin | 19.46 |
| Net Margin | 15.412 |
| Return on Assets | 12.201 |
| Return on Equity | 58.451 |
| Return on Total Capital | 17.836 |
| Return on Invested Capital | 23.923 |
CAT Capital Structure
| Total Debt to Total Equity | 197.25 |
| Total Debt to Total Capital | 66.358 |
| Total Debt to Total Assets | 43.957 |
| Long-Term Debt to Equity | 127.726 |
| Long-Term Debt to Total Capital | 42.969 |
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Construction demand drives Caterpillar sales
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