Caterpillar Inc
NYSE:CAT

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Price: 388.065 USD 0.26%
Market Cap: 188.2B USD
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Profitability Summary

We take all the information about a company's profitability (such as its margins, capital efficiency, free cash flow generating ability, and more) and consolidate it into one single number - the profitability score. The higher the profitability score, the more profitable the company is.

Past Growth

To be successful and remain in business, both growth and profitability are important and necessary. Net Income growth is often seen as a sign of a company's efficiency from an operational standpoint, but is influenced heavily by a company's goals and challenges and should therefore be assessed in conjunction with other metrics like revenue and operating income growth.

Margins

Profit margins represent what percentage of sales has turned into profits. Simply put, the percentage figure indicates how many cents of profit the company has generated for each dollar of sale.

Profit margins help investors assess if a company's management is generating enough profit from its sales and whether operating costs and overhead costs are being contained.

Earnings Waterfall
Caterpillar Inc

Revenue
65.7B USD
Cost of Revenue
-40.8B USD
Gross Profit
24.9B USD
Operating Expenses
-10B USD
Operating Income
14.9B USD
Other Expenses
-4.3B USD
Net Income
10.7B USD

Margins Comparison
Caterpillar Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap Gross
Margin
Operating
Margin
Net
Margin
US
Caterpillar Inc
NYSE:CAT
187.3B USD
38%
23%
16%
US
Paccar Inc
NASDAQ:PCAR
61B USD
23%
17%
14%
SE
Volvo AB
STO:VOLV B
561.2B SEK
27%
13%
10%
US
Cummins Inc
NYSE:CMI
50.1B USD
25%
10%
6%
US
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp
NYSE:WAB
34.2B USD
33%
16%
10%
DE
Daimler Truck Holding AG
XETRA:DTG
28.9B EUR
21%
9%
7%
CN
CRRC Corp Ltd
SSE:601766
200.9B CNY
22%
7%
5%
JP
Komatsu Ltd
TSE:6301
3.8T JPY
32%
16%
10%
CN
China CSSC Holdings Ltd
SSE:600150
168.7B CNY
10%
2%
5%
JP
Toyota Industries Corp
TSE:6201
3.5T JPY
24%
5%
6%
SE
Epiroc AB
STO:EPI A
239.9B SEK
37%
20%
14%
Country US
Market Cap 187.3B USD
Gross Margin
38%
Operating Margin
23%
Net Margin
16%
Country US
Market Cap 61B USD
Gross Margin
23%
Operating Margin
17%
Net Margin
14%
Country SE
Market Cap 561.2B SEK
Gross Margin
27%
Operating Margin
13%
Net Margin
10%
Country US
Market Cap 50.1B USD
Gross Margin
25%
Operating Margin
10%
Net Margin
6%
Country US
Market Cap 34.2B USD
Gross Margin
33%
Operating Margin
16%
Net Margin
10%
Country DE
Market Cap 28.9B EUR
Gross Margin
21%
Operating Margin
9%
Net Margin
7%
Country CN
Market Cap 200.9B CNY
Gross Margin
22%
Operating Margin
7%
Net Margin
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.8T JPY
Gross Margin
32%
Operating Margin
16%
Net Margin
10%
Country CN
Market Cap 168.7B CNY
Gross Margin
10%
Operating Margin
2%
Net Margin
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.5T JPY
Gross Margin
24%
Operating Margin
5%
Net Margin
6%
Country SE
Market Cap 239.9B SEK
Gross Margin
37%
Operating Margin
20%
Net Margin
14%

Return on Capital

Return on capital ratios give a sense of how well a company is using its capital (equity, assets, capital employed, etc.) to generate profits (operating income, net income, etc.). In simple words, these ratios show how much income is generated for each dollar of capital invested.

Return on Capital Comparison
Caterpillar Inc Competitors

Country Company Market Cap ROE ROA ROCE ROIC
US
Caterpillar Inc
NYSE:CAT
187.3B USD
54%
12%
28%
16%
US
Paccar Inc
NASDAQ:PCAR
61B USD
27%
12%
18%
18%
SE
Volvo AB
STO:VOLV B
561.2B SEK
31%
7%
19%
10%
US
Cummins Inc
NYSE:CMI
50.1B USD
20%
7%
17%
10%
US
Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corp
NYSE:WAB
34.2B USD
10%
6%
11%
8%
DE
Daimler Truck Holding AG
XETRA:DTG
28.9B EUR
17%
5%
11%
7%
CN
CRRC Corp Ltd
SSE:601766
200.9B CNY
8%
3%
7%
5%
JP
Komatsu Ltd
TSE:6301
3.8T JPY
14%
7%
16%
9%
CN
China CSSC Holdings Ltd
SSE:600150
168.7B CNY
8%
2%
2%
2%
JP
Toyota Industries Corp
TSE:6201
3.5T JPY
5%
3%
3%
2%
SE
Epiroc AB
STO:EPI A
239.9B SEK
22%
12%
22%
16%
Country US
Market Cap 187.3B USD
ROE
54%
ROA
12%
ROCE
28%
ROIC
16%
Country US
Market Cap 61B USD
ROE
27%
ROA
12%
ROCE
18%
ROIC
18%
Country SE
Market Cap 561.2B SEK
ROE
31%
ROA
7%
ROCE
19%
ROIC
10%
Country US
Market Cap 50.1B USD
ROE
20%
ROA
7%
ROCE
17%
ROIC
10%
Country US
Market Cap 34.2B USD
ROE
10%
ROA
6%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
8%
Country DE
Market Cap 28.9B EUR
ROE
17%
ROA
5%
ROCE
11%
ROIC
7%
Country CN
Market Cap 200.9B CNY
ROE
8%
ROA
3%
ROCE
7%
ROIC
5%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.8T JPY
ROE
14%
ROA
7%
ROCE
16%
ROIC
9%
Country CN
Market Cap 168.7B CNY
ROE
8%
ROA
2%
ROCE
2%
ROIC
2%
Country JP
Market Cap 3.5T JPY
ROE
5%
ROA
3%
ROCE
3%
ROIC
2%
Country SE
Market Cap 239.9B SEK
ROE
22%
ROA
12%
ROCE
22%
ROIC
16%

Free Cash Flow

Free cash flow (FCF) is the money a company has left over after paying its operating expenses and capital expenditures. The more free cash flow a company has, the more it can allocate to dividends, paying down debt, and growth opportunities.

If a company has a decreasing free cash flow, that is not necessarily bad if the company is investing in its growth.

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