ATLASATLAS fair value
$357.41
Above fair value · 99% premium
Range: $280–$455Fair valuePrice
Caterpillar (CAT)
Caterpillar stock price today, ATLAS forecast and fair value
Industrials · Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery · NYSE
$711.59▲ +2.81%
Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 · USD
Chance of rising in 1 month
50%
that it ends higher than today in 21 sessions
0%coin flip 50%100%
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- Officers and shareholdersWho runs the company and which funds hold its shares.
- Customer and supplier mapWho it does business with, from its own filings.
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ATLAS estimates Caterpillar's fair value at about $357.41 per share (reasonable range: $280.46 to $455.46). At $711.59, the stock trades 99% above it.
It is calculated with a blend of a discounted cash-flow model and peer valuation multiples. Confidence in the estimate is medium. It is an estimate, not a promise: if the company's results change, so does its fair value.
ATLAS's model gives Caterpillar a 50% chance of finishing higher a month from now (21 trading sessions) than today: close to a coin flip.
In half of the simulated outcomes the price ends between $670.14 and $756.61; in 9 out of 10, between $601.79 and $842.54. Estimated annual volatility is 36%.
Price, last 12 months (weekly close)
Key numbers
- Market cap
- $373B
- P/E ratio
- 34.4
- Dividend yield
- 0.88%
- 52-week high
- $1,073.46
- 52-week low
- $521.67
- Revenue (12 months)
- $74.7B
- Revenue growth (YoY)
- +4.3%
- Earnings growth (YoY)
- -14.7%
- Gross margin
- 31.8%
- Operating margin
- 16.5%
- Net margin
- 13.1%
- Return on equity
- 57.0%
- Free cash flow (12 months)
- $5.0B
- Beta
- 1.59
What this means
These are two different questions: fair value looks at the business (what it is worth given what it earns) and the odds look at the price over the next month. Caterpillar sits above fair value and its odds of rising over a month are close to a coin flip. An expensive stock can keep climbing and a cheap one can keep falling, which is why ATLAS shows the two readings separately.
Over the last 52 weeks CAT has traded between $521.67 and $1,073.46. Today it is 33.7% below that high and 36% above its low.
On the business: revenue grew 4.3% year over year; net margin is 13.1%; it trades at 34.4 times earnings.
Its beta is 1.59: it tends to move more than the market, both up and down.
About the company
Caterpillar Inc. is a global industrial machinery company that manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Caterpillar (CAT) fair value?
About $357.41 per share according to ATLAS (reasonable range: $280.46 to $455.46). With the stock at $711.59, it is 99% above it.
What is the chance CAT goes up next month?
50%: close to a coin flip. In half of the simulated outcomes, CAT ends the month between $670.14 and $756.61.
How big is Caterpillar and what is its P/E ratio?
Caterpillar's market capitalization is $373B. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 34.4: you pay $34.4 for each $1 of yearly earnings.
Does Caterpillar pay a dividend?
Yes. CAT's current dividend yield is 0.88% at today's price ($711.59).
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