NYSEIndustrialsFarm & Heavy Construction MachinerySnapshot 2026-07-31
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment is in recovery. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar broken — Maintain operating profit margin near 17.7%: operating profit margin 17.7% vs 17.7%.
View ThesisMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look high — the market is pricing in about 53% growth a year, above the roughly 14% analysts expect, leaving little room for error.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 27% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskCaterpillar's growth story relies on a $63 billion AI backlog to drive revenue. Revenue grew 22% year over year, and the last quarter beat expectations by 19%. It trades at 40 times P/E, compared to a peer median of 23 times. This suggests the market expects more growth than is likely. A specific risk is that CAT may cut guidance, which has a 14% miss probability. Peer multiples imply a price about 50% below where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. CAT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 30 analysts currently covering CAT (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 10 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for CAT in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Advances: Focus on long-term value delivery
Investment in talent supports long-term value delivery.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $814.81
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $814.81.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Below average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Manage operating profit margin
Downgrade indicates potential margin pressure from data center issues.
Regulatory risks could impact sales volume and long-term value.
Regulatory risks could impact long-term value delivery.
Advances: Increase sales volume
Increased demand supports sales volume growth objective.
Downgrade indicates potential concerns about future performance.
Advances: Increase sales volume
Workforce initiative directly supports sales volume increase.
Acquisition enhances product offerings in mining tech.
