CAT

Caterpillar Inc.
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment · Industrials · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$848.14
+0.3% on the session
1-year return
+74.5%
+18.0% over six months
Volatility
39.9%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-26.7%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

Caterpillar Inc. is a construction machinery & heavy transportation equipment name in the industrials sector. Over the past year it returned +74.5%, against -9.6% over three months and +6.0% over one. It trades 6.7% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 39.9% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -26.7%, and it has traded a median $2.0B a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.56 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it follows the index loosely.

Where it ranks
Within Industrials#15 of 81
Stronger than 83% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#186 of 496

How CAT scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 3 others in Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment.

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Full metrics
1 day+0.3%
1 week+3.4%
1 month+6.0%
3 months-9.6%
6 months+18.0%
1 year+74.5%
12-1 momentum+64.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)39.9%
Max drawdown (1y)-26.7%
Distance vs 200-day average+6.7%
Return per unit of risk1.87
Median daily dollar volume$2.0B
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