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Caterpillar (BSP:CATP34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio : 9.83 (As of Jun. 03, 2025)


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What is Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio?

As of today (2025-06-03), Caterpillar's current share price is R$122.28. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was R$12.44. Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is 9.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

BSP:CATP34' s Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2.84   Med: 5.82   Max: 11.87
Current: 9.9

During the past years, Caterpillar's highest Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio was 11.87. The lowest was 2.84. And the median was 5.82.

BSP:CATP34's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio is ranked worse than
95.38% of 173 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 1.68 vs BSP:CATP34: 9.90

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio. The Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted book value per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Caterpillar's adjusted book value per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was R$13.803. Add all the adjusted book value per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share, which is R$12.44 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Chart

Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 6.44 6.70 7.34 8.77 10.56

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 10.73 9.76 11.43 10.56 9.47

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio falls into.


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Caterpillar Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio takes the Book Value per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/B calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPB Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio.

Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share
=122.28/12.44
=9.83

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Caterpillar's Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Caterpillar's adjusted Book Value per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_Book=Book Value per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=13.803/134.9266*134.9266
=13.803

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Caterpillar Quarterly Data

Book Value per Share CPI Adj_Book
201506 5.516 100.684 7.392
201509 6.660 100.392 8.951
201512 6.168 99.792 8.340
201603 6.205 100.470 8.333
201606 5.578 101.688 7.401
201609 5.437 101.861 7.202
201612 4.695 101.863 6.219
201703 4.509 102.862 5.915
201706 4.882 103.349 6.374
201709 5.143 104.136 6.664
201712 4.720 104.011 6.123
201803 5.212 105.290 6.679
201806 5.900 106.317 7.488
201809 6.897 106.507 8.737
201812 5.920 105.998 7.536
201903 6.482 107.251 8.155
201906 6.355 108.070 7.934
201909 6.966 108.329 8.676
201912 6.803 108.420 8.466
202003 8.000 108.902 9.912
202006 8.224 108.767 10.202
202009 9.287 109.815 11.411
202012 9.040 109.897 11.099
202103 10.656 111.754 12.866
202106 9.663 114.631 11.374
202109 10.165 115.734 11.851
202112 10.872 117.630 12.471
202203 9.951 121.301 11.069
202206 9.399 125.017 10.144
202209 9.818 125.227 10.579
202212 10.076 125.222 10.857
202303 11.452 127.348 12.134
202306 10.843 128.729 11.365
202309 12.423 129.860 12.908
202312 11.954 129.419 12.463
202403 11.221 131.776 11.489
202406 11.892 132.554 12.105
202409 13.905 133.029 14.103
202412 15.551 133.157 15.758
202503 13.803 134.927 13.803

Add all the adjusted book value per share together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted Book per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Caterpillar  (BSP:CATP34) Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PB Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of book value during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted PB Ratio should give similar results to regular PB Ratio.


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Caterpillar Business Description

Address
5205 N. O\'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039
Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are: construction industries (40% sales/47% operating profit, or OP), resource industries (20% sales/19% OP), and energy & transportation (40% sales/34% OP). Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has global reach (46% US sales/54% ex-US). Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of 156 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.

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