CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) Stock Fundamental Analysis
Europe - FRA:CAT1 - US1491231015 - Common Stock
453 EUR
+8 (+1.8%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to CAT1. CAT1 was compared to 105 industry peers in the Machinery industry. CAT1 scores excellent on profitability, but there are some minor concerns on its financial health. While showing a medium growth rate, CAT1 is valued expensive at the moment.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
CAT1 had positive earnings in the past year.
CAT1 had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
Each year in the past 5 years CAT1 has been profitable.
In the past 5 years CAT1 always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
With an excellent Return On Assets value of 10.45%, CAT1 belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 90.48% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 50.57%, CAT1 belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 99.05% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 17.25%, CAT1 belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 93.33% of the companies in the same industry.
CAT1 had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 17.90%. This is significantly above the industry average of 8.53%.
| 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
CAT1's Profit Margin of 14.95% is amongst the best of the industry. CAT1 outperforms 92.38% of its industry peers.
CAT1's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
CAT1 has a better Operating Margin (20.57%) than 91.43% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CAT1 has grown nicely.
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
CAT1 has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
The number of shares outstanding for CAT1 has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for CAT1 has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, CAT1 has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 4.32 indicates that CAT1 is not in any danger for bankruptcy at the moment.
With an excellent Altman-Z score value of 4.32, CAT1 belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.67% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CAT1 is 5.26, which is a neutral value as it means it would take CAT1, 5.26 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
The Debt to FCF ratio of CAT1 (5.26) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.74 is on the high side and indicates that CAT1 has dependencies on debt financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.74, CAT1 is doing worse than 83.81% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.74 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 5.26 | ||
| Altman-Z | 4.32 |
ROIC/WACC1.87
WACC9.21%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.34 indicates that CAT1 should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
CAT1 has a Current ratio of 1.34. This is in the lower half of the industry: CAT1 underperforms 60.95% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.81 indicates that CAT1 may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
CAT1 has a Quick ratio of 0.81. This is in the lower half of the industry: CAT1 underperforms 63.81% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.34 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.81 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
CAT1 shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -13.70%.
CAT1 shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 14.64% yearly.
Looking at the last year, CAT1 shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -4.87% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.79% on average over the past years.
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
CAT1 is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 10.23% yearly.
CAT1 is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 3.92% yearly.
EPS Next Y-17.51%
EPS Next 2Y-1.47%
EPS Next 3Y3.51%
EPS Next 5Y10.23%
Revenue Next Year-0.46%
Revenue Next 2Y2.91%
Revenue Next 3Y4%
Revenue Next 5Y3.92%
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.
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
The Price/Earnings ratio is 27.24, which means the current valuation is very expensive for CAT1.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Earnings ratio as CAT1.
CAT1's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a similar valuation than the S&P500 average which is at 26.91.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 24.70, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of CAT1.
CAT1's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit more expensive when compared to the industry. CAT1 is more expensive than 67.62% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.92. CAT1 is around the same levels.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27.24 | ||
| Fwd PE | 24.7 |
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 69.52% of the companies in the same industry.
62.86% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CAT1, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 31.79 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 17.95 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
CAT1 has an outstanding profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.86
EPS Next 2Y-1.47%
EPS Next 3Y3.51%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 1.16%, CAT1 has a reasonable but not impressive dividend return.
CAT1's Dividend Yield is comparable with the industry average which is at 2.47.
Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.34, CAT1's dividend is way lower than the S&P500 average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.16% |
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 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-1.47%
EPS Next 3Y3.51%
FRA:CAT1 (10/24/2025, 7:00:00 PM)
453
+8 (+1.8%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorIndustrials
GICS IndustryGroupCapital Goods
GICS IndustryMachinery
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners71.95%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins Owners0.18%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap212.22B
Revenue(TTM)63.14B
Net Income(TTM)9.44B
Analysts75
Price Target390.34 (-13.83%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 1.16% |
Yearly Dividend4.66
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)1.66%
PT rev (3m)14.48%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.56%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-4.66%
EPS NY rev (1m)-2.16%
EPS NY rev (3m)-3.99%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.54%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)5.76%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.35%
Revenue NY rev (3m)2.6%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 27.24 | ||
| Fwd PE | 24.7 | ||
| P/S | 3.9 | ||
| P/FCF | 31.79 | ||
| P/OCF | 21.63 | ||
| P/B | 13.18 | ||
| P/tB | 18.91 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 17.95 |
EPS(TTM)16.63
EY3.67%
EPS(NY)18.34
Fwd EY4.05%
FCF(TTM)14.25
FCFY3.15%
OCF(TTM)20.94
OCFY4.62%
SpS116.25
BVpS34.36
TBVpS23.95
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)1.86
Graham Number113.39
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%
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 Turnover0.7
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 | 4.32 |
F-Score5
WACC9.21%
ROIC/WACC1.87
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-17.51%
EPS Next 2Y-1.47%
EPS Next 3Y3.51%
EPS Next 5Y10.23%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.87%
Revenue growth 3Y8.34%
Revenue growth 5Y3.79%
Sales Q2Q%-0.72%
Revenue Next Year-0.46%
Revenue Next 2Y2.91%
Revenue Next 3Y4%
Revenue Next 5Y3.92%
EBIT growth 1Y-14.31%
EBIT growth 3Y25.63%
EBIT growth 5Y9.59%
EBIT Next Year-5.47%
EBIT Next 3Y5.38%
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%
CATERPILLAR INC / CAT1.DE FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CAT1 stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CAT1.DE.
Can you provide the valuation status for CATERPILLAR INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for CATERPILLAR INC?
CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) has a profitability rating of 9 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for CAT1 stock?
The financial health rating of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) is 4 / 10.
Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CAT1 stock?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CATERPILLAR INC (CAT1.DE) is expected to decline by -17.51% in the next year.