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Caterpillar (NEOE:CATR) Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow : 13.55 (As of May. 04, 2025)


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What is Caterpillar Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow?

As of today (2025-05-04), Caterpillar's share price is C$23.73. Caterpillar's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was C$1.75. Hence, Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio for today is 13.55.

The historical rank and industry rank for Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow or its related term are showing as below:

NEOE:CATR' s Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.38   Med: 13.05   Max: 22.28
Current: 13.93

During the past 13 years, Caterpillar's highest Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio was 22.28. The lowest was 5.38. And the median was 13.05.

NEOE:CATR's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow is ranked worse than
66.67% of 162 companies
in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry
Industry Median: 9.26 vs NEOE:CATR: 13.93

Caterpillar's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was C$0.21. Its Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was C$1.75.

During the past 12 months, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate of Caterpillar was -11.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 23.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 18.50% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 8.00% per year.

During the past 13 years, Caterpillar's highest 3-Year average Operating Cash Flow per Share Growth Rate was 63.80% per year. The lowest was -17.80% per year. And the median was 7.00% per year.


Caterpillar Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Chart

Caterpillar Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 15.78 15.75 16.36 11.79 14.75

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 13.96 12.76 15.32 14.75 14.19

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow 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 Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow falls into.


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Caterpillar Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Calculation

Caterpillar's Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow ratio for today is calculated as

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Share Price/Cash Flow from Operations per share (TTM)
=23.73/1.751
=13.55

Caterpillar's Share Price of today is C$23.73.
Caterpillar's Cash Flow from Operations per share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was C$1.75.

* 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.

Note: Cash Flow from Operations per share is calculated as Cash Flow from Operations divided by Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average).

It can also be calculated from the numbers for the whole company:

Price-to-Operating-Cash-Flow Ratio=Market Cap/Cash Flow from Operations

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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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