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Caterpillar (CAT)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$821.93 USD

821.93
1,849,029

+10.64 (1.31%)

Updated Aug 26, 2026 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $828.07 +6.14 (0.75%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.80%
2Buy18.13%
3Hold10.19%
4Sell5.73%
5Strong Sell3.17%
S&P50011.53%

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2-Buy of 5   2      

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value B Growth A Momentum C VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 28% (178 out of 247)

Industry: Manufacturing - Construction and Mining

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Zacks News

Zacks Equity Research

Caterpillar (CAT) to Shut Plant in Illinois, Lay off 800 Jobs

by Zacks Equity Research

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is closing its machine production plant in Aurora that will lead to a retrenching of about 800 employees.

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    Caterpillar (CAT) Downgraded to Sell: Should You Dump?

    by Zacks Equity Research

    On Mar 29, Zacks Investment Research downgraded Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) to a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).

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      Why Deere Is a Better Choice than Caterpillar Now

      by Zacks Equity Research

      Let's see how Caterpillar and Deere fare on some key metrics to see which stock deserves to be a part of your portfolio.

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        Caterpillar February Sales Dip 1%: Is a Turnaround Ahead?

        by Zacks Equity Research

        Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) February sales witnessed a meager dip of 1%, a welcome news for the beleaguered company.

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          Caterpillar Seeks Former Attorney General's Help in Probe

          by Zacks Equity Research

          Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has sought the help of former U.S. Attorney General, William P. Barr to assist the company in the investigation.

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            Caterpillar (CAT) Faces Allegations of Tax Evasion, Lawsuits

            by Zacks Equity Research

            Caterpillar Inc.'s (CAT) shares have gone down 1.8% since Mar 2 as Federal agents raided its corporate headquarter on tax evasion allegations.

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              Coupa Partners Solmate to Foray in to the Benelux Region

              by Zacks Equity Research

              Coupa Software (COUP) recently announced a partnership with the Netherlands based Solmate that will help it to penetrate the Benelux region.

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                Investing Podcast Highlights: Caterpillar, Canada Goose, Equal-Weight Funds, and More

                by Ryan McQueeney

                Investing Podcast Highlights: Caterpillar, Canada Goose, Equal-Weight Funds, and More

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                  The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Caterpillar, Apple and Pfizer

                  by Zacks Equity Research

                  The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: Caterpillar, Apple and Pfizer

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                    Here's Why Caterpillar (CAT) Stock Dipped Again Today

                    by Ryan McQueeney

                    Shares of Caterpillar (CAT), a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, slipped another 1.7% in morning trading Thursday. The construction equipment maker is continuing to feel the effects of recent reports suggesting that it knowingly committed tax fraud in an effort to boost its share price.