CAT

Caterpillar Inc.
Construction Machinery & Heavy Transportation Equipment · Industrials · as of 2026-08-19
Last close
$816.15
-2.9% on the session
1-year return
+99.6%
+8.9% over six months
Volatility
39.8%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-26.4%
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 +99.6%, against -4.9% over three months and -8.3% over one. It trades 7.9% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 39.8% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -26.4%, and it has traded a median $2.6B a day — the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.57 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#290 of 500

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-2.9%
1 week-4.6%
1 month-8.3%
3 months-4.9%
6 months+8.9%
1 year+99.6%
12-1 momentum+117.6%
Volatility (1y, annualized)39.8%
Max drawdown (1y)-26.4%
Distance vs 200-day average+7.9%
Return per unit of risk2.50
Median daily dollar volume$2.6B
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