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Caterpillar Equity-to-Asset

: 0.19 (As of Mar. 2020)
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Equity to Asset ratio is calculated as shareholder's tangible equity divided by its total asset. Caterpillar's Total Stockholders Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was USD 14,197 Mil. Caterpillar's Total Assets for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was USD 75,894 Mil. Therefore, Caterpillar's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 was 0.19.

NYSE:CAT' s Equity-to-Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.09   Med: 0.19   Max: 0.52
Current: 0.19
0.09
0.52

During the past 13 years, the highest Equity to Asset Ratio of Caterpillar was 0.52. The lowest was 0.09. And the median was 0.19.

NYSE:CAT's Equity-to-Asset is ranked lower than
86% of the 178 Companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry.

( Industry Median: 0.46 vs. NYSE:CAT: 0.19 )

Caterpillar Equity-to-Asset Historical Data

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

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Caterpillar Annual Data
Dec10 Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19
Equity-to-Asset Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.19 0.18 0.18 0.18 0.19

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Jun15 Sep15 Dec15 Mar16 Jun16 Sep16 Dec16 Mar17 Jun17 Sep17 Dec17 Mar18 Jun18 Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20
Equity-to-Asset 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.20 0.19 0.19 0.19 0.19
Competitive Comparison
* 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.

Caterpillar Equity-to-Asset Distribution

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Equity-to-Asset falls into.


Caterpillar Equity-to-Asset Calculation

Equity to Asset ratio measures the ratios of the portion of the asset owned by shareholders out of the total asset. It indicates the leverage of the company, and the amount of debt the company uses in its operation.

Equity to Asset ratio is calculated by dividing shareholder's tangible equity divided by its total asset.

Caterpillar's Equity to Asset Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2019 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (A: Dec. 2019 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=14588/78453
=0.19

Caterpillar's Equity to Asset Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2020 is calculated as

Equity to Asset (Q: Mar. 2020 )=Total Stockholders Equity/Total Assets
=14197/75894
=0.19

* All numbers are in millions except for per share data and ratio. All numbers are in their local exchange's currency.

Caterpillar  (NYSE:CAT) Equity-to-Asset Explanation

Equity to Asset ratio can vary greatly across different industries, as they have different capital structure. A company with smaller Equity to Asset ratio (more leveraged) may have higher ROE % because of the leverage.

For banks, the required minimum Equity to Asset ratio by regulation is 5%. Some stronger banks may have Equity to Asset Ratio of more than 10%.

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