CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - Frankfurt Stock Exchange - FRA:CAT1 - US1491231015 - Common Stock
551 EUR
+21 (+3.96%)
Taking everything into account, CAT1 scores 5 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CAT1 was compared to 114 industry peers in the Machinery industry. While CAT1 has a great profitability rating, 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.
In the past 5 years CAT1 always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
CAT1's Return On Assets of 9.89% is amongst the best of the industry. CAT1 outperforms 88.60% of its industry peers.
CAT1's Return On Equity of 44.89% is amongst the best of the industry. CAT1 outperforms 97.37% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of CAT1 (16.47%) is better than 92.11% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CAT1 is significantly above the industry average of 9.14%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 9.89% | ||
| ROE | 44.89% | ||
| ROIC | 16.47% |
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
CAT1 has a Profit Margin of 14.34%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CAT1 outperforms 92.11% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CAT1 has grown nicely.
With an excellent Operating Margin value of 19.93%, CAT1 belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 92.11% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAT1 has grown nicely.
CAT1 has a Gross Margin (35.53%) which is in line with its industry peers.
CAT1's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 19.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.34% | ||
| GM | 35.53% |
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
CAT1 has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
Compared to 1 year ago, CAT1 has less shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, CAT1 has less shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, CAT1 has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
CAT1 has an Altman-Z score of 4.69. This indicates that CAT1 is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
CAT1 has a better Altman-Z score (4.69) than 87.72% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CAT1 is 4.34, which is a neutral value as it means it would take CAT1, 4.34 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
CAT1 has a Debt to FCF ratio of 4.34. This is in the better half of the industry: CAT1 outperforms 61.40% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.56 is on the high side and indicates that CAT1 has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.56, CAT1 is not doing good in the industry: 86.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.56 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.34 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.69 |
ROIC/WACC1.78
WACC9.27%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.38 indicates that CAT1 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.38, CAT1 is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.23% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.86 indicates that CAT1 may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of CAT1 (0.86) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.38 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
CAT1 shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -13.32%.
The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 14.64% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
The Revenue has decreased by -1.51% in the past year.
Measured over the past years, CAT1 shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 3.79% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.32%
EPS 3Y26.49%
EPS 5Y14.64%
EPS Q2Q%-4.26%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.51%
Revenue growth 3Y8.34%
Revenue growth 5Y3.79%
Sales Q2Q%9.51%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, CAT1 will show a quite strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 14.73% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, CAT1 will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 4.38% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-13.6%
EPS Next 2Y1.27%
EPS Next 3Y6.79%
EPS Next 5Y14.73%
Revenue Next Year2.36%
Revenue Next 2Y5.25%
Revenue Next 3Y6.02%
Revenue Next 5Y4.38%
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is stable.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
CAT1 is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 33.80.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CAT1.
CAT1 is valuated rather expensively when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.30, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 28.69 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CAT1.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CAT1 is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 70.18% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CAT1 to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.04), we can say CAT1 is valued inline with the index average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33.8 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.69 |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CAT1 is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 77.19% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as CAT1.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 31.49 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.33 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
CAT1 has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.31
EPS Next 2Y1.27%
EPS Next 3Y6.79%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a yearly dividend of 0.99%, CAT1 is not a good candidate for dividend investing.
Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 1.55, CAT1 has a dividend in line with its industry peers.
With a Dividend Yield of 0.99, CAT1 pays less dividend than the S&P500 average, which is at 1.92.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.99% |
5.2 History
The dividend of CAT1 is nicely growing with an annual growth rate of 7.41%!
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.41%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
5.3 Sustainability
CAT1 pays out 29.36% of its income as dividend. This is a sustainable payout ratio.
CAT1's earnings are growing more than its dividend. This makes the dividend growth sustainable.
DP29.36%
EPS Next 2Y1.27%
EPS Next 3Y6.79%
FRA:CAT1 (1/13/2026, 7:00:00 PM)
551
+21 (+3.96%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners74.11%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.17%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap257.86B
Revenue(TTM)64.67B
Net Income(TTM)9.27B
Analysts74.55
Price Target509.64 (-7.51%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0.99% |
Yearly Dividend4.65
Dividend Growth(5Y)7.41%
DP29.36%
Div Incr Years6
Div Non Decr Years6
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)1.89%
Min EPS beat(2)-4.57%
Max EPS beat(2)8.35%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)0.5%
Min EPS beat(4)-4.57%
Max EPS beat(4)8.35%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)2.73%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)7.46%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)9.09%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.51%
Min Revenue beat(2)0.9%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.11%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.2%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.77%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.11%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.78%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)0.29%
Revenue beat(16)9
Avg Revenue beat(16)0.61%
PT rev (1m)-0.53%
PT rev (3m)30.56%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.03%
EPS NQ rev (3m)7.66%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)4.73%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)3.55%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)2.83%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33.8 | ||
| Fwd PE | 28.69 | ||
| P/S | 4.66 | ||
| P/FCF | 31.49 | ||
| P/OCF | 22.24 | ||
| P/B | 14.59 | ||
| P/tB | 20.03 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 21.33 |
EPS(TTM)16.3
EY2.96%
EPS(NY)19.21
Fwd EY3.49%
FCF(TTM)17.5
FCFY3.18%
OCF(TTM)24.78
OCFY4.5%
SpS118.19
BVpS37.75
TBVpS27.5
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)2.31
Graham Number117.67
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 9.89% | ||
| ROE | 44.89% | ||
| ROCE | 22.33% | ||
| ROIC | 16.47% | ||
| ROICexc | 18.74% | ||
| ROICexgc | 20.88% | ||
| OM | 19.93% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 14.34% | ||
| GM | 35.53% | ||
| FCFM | 14.81% |
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%
ROICexgc growth 3Y20.44%
ROICexgc 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 Turnover0.69
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.56 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.34 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 2.13 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 179.41% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 6.16% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 250 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 89.72% | ||
| Profit Quality | 103.26% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.38 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.86 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.69 |
F-Score5
WACC9.27%
ROIC/WACC1.78
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)-13.32%
EPS 3Y26.49%
EPS 5Y14.64%
EPS Q2Q%-4.26%
EPS Next Y-13.6%
EPS Next 2Y1.27%
EPS Next 3Y6.79%
EPS Next 5Y14.73%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.51%
Revenue growth 3Y8.34%
Revenue growth 5Y3.79%
Sales Q2Q%9.51%
Revenue Next Year2.36%
Revenue Next 2Y5.25%
Revenue Next 3Y6.02%
Revenue Next 5Y4.38%
EBIT growth 1Y-13.68%
EBIT growth 3Y25.63%
EBIT growth 5Y9.59%
EBIT Next Year-1.19%
EBIT Next 3Y9.09%
EBIT Next 5Y15.12%
FCF growth 1Y10.37%
FCF growth 3Y23.12%
FCF growth 5Y15.76%
OCF growth 1Y16.65%
OCF growth 3Y18.69%
OCF growth 5Y11.73%
CATERPILLAR INC / CAT1.DE FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CAT1 stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CAT1.DE.
What is the valuation status of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) stock?
CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
What is the expected EPS growth for CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) is expected to decline by -13.6% in the next year.
How sustainable is the dividend of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) stock?
The dividend rating of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) is 4 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 29.36%.