Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
NYSE: CAT · Real-Time Price · USD
712.93
-39.39 (-5.24%)
Mar 3, 2026, 10:57 AM EST - Market open

Caterpillar Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 18 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Caterpillar stock have an average target of 685.39, with a low estimate of 425 and a high estimate of 878. The average target predicts a decrease of -3.86% from the current stock price of 712.93.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $425 $685.39 $670 $878
Change -40.39% -3.86% -6.02% +23.15%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Caterpillar stock from 18 stock analysts is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26
Strong Buy 556566
Buy 445566
Hold 355555
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 131517161818

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$756$870
Buy Maintains $756$870 +22.03% Feb 25, 2026
Evercore ISI Group
Evercore ISI Group
Buy
Maintains
$630$878
Buy Maintains $630$878 +23.15% Feb 23, 2026
B of A Securities
B of A Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$735$825
Strong Buy Maintains $735$825 +15.72% Feb 10, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Maintains
$400$425
Sell Maintains $400$425 -40.39% Feb 3, 2026
DA Davidson
DA Davidson
Hold
Maintains
$569$650
Hold Maintains $569$650 -8.83% Feb 2, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
74.57B
from 67.59B
Increased by 10.33%
Revenue Next Year
81.04B
from 74.57B
Increased by 8.67%
EPS This Year
22.76
from 18.81
Increased by 21.01%
EPS Next Year
27.74
from 22.76
Increased by 21.88%
Fiscal Year FY 2021 FY 2022 FY 2023 FY 2024 FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027
Period Ending Dec 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2027
Revenue
50.97B59.43B67.06B64.81B67.59B74.57B81.04B
Revenue Growth
22.09%16.59%12.84%-3.36%4.29%10.33%8.67%
EPS
11.8312.6420.1222.0518.8122.7627.74
EPS Growth
116.67%6.85%59.18%9.59%-14.69%21.01%21.88%
Forward PE
-----31.3225.70
No. Analysts -----3127
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 20262027202820292030
High 81.3B 92.0B
Avg 74.6B 81.0B
Low 70.5B 74.9B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 20262027202820292030
High
20.3%
23.4%
Avg
10.3%
8.7%
Low
4.3%
0.5%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 26.67 33.41
Avg 22.76 27.74
Low 19.60 23.74

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
41.8%
46.8%
Avg
21.0%
21.9%
Low
4.2%
4.3%
Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.