Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
NYSE: CAT · Real-Time Price · USD
818.09
-10.70 (-1.29%)
At close: Apr 28, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT
818.92
+0.83 (0.10%)
After-hours: Apr 28, 2026, 4:02 PM EDT

Caterpillar Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 19 analysts with 12-month price forecasts for Caterpillar stock have an average target of 714.42, with a low estimate of 430 and a high estimate of 960. The average target predicts a decrease of -12.67% from the current stock price of 818.09.

Analyst Consensus: Buy
Target Low Average Median High
Price $430 $714.42 $700 $960
Change -47.44% -12.67% -14.43% +17.35%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Caterpillar stock from 19 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 Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26
Strong Buy 656666
Buy 556666
Hold 666666
Sell 111111
Strong Sell 000000
Total 181719191919

Latest Forecasts

Analyst Firm Rating Rating Action Price Target Upside Date
Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo
Buy
Maintains
$870$960
Buy Maintains $870$960 +17.35% Apr 21, 2026
Truist Securities
Truist Securities
Strong Buy
Maintains
$786$920
Strong Buy Maintains $786$920 +12.46% Apr 20, 2026
Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley
Sell
Maintains
$425$430
Sell Maintains $425$430 -47.44% Apr 15, 2026
Citigroup
Citigroup
Strong Buy
Maintains
$785$905
Strong Buy Maintains $785$905 +10.62% Apr 13, 2026
Barclays
Barclays
Hold
Maintains
$625$700
Hold Maintains $625$700 -14.43% Apr 1, 2026
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
74.63B
from 67.59B
Increased by 10.42%
Revenue Next Year
81.08B
from 74.63B
Increased by 8.64%
EPS This Year
23.08
from 18.81
Increased by 22.70%
EPS Next Year
28.01
from 23.08
Increased by 21.36%
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
50.97B59.43B67.06B64.81B67.59B74.63B81.08B
Revenue Growth
22.09%16.59%12.84%-3.36%4.29%10.42%8.64%
EPS
11.8312.6420.1222.0518.8123.0828.01
EPS Growth
116.67%6.85%59.18%9.59%-14.69%22.70%21.36%
Forward PE
-----35.4529.21
No. Analysts -----3231
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue 202620272028202920302033
High 80.2B 89.8B
Avg 74.6B 81.1B
Low 70.5B 74.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth 202620272028202920302033
High
18.7%
20.3%
Avg
10.4%
8.6%
Low
4.3%
0.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS 20262027202820292030
High 26.62 33.86
Avg 23.08 28.01
Low 20.83 23.93

EPS Growth

EPS Growth 20262027202820292030
High
41.5%
46.7%
Avg
22.7%
21.4%
Low
10.7%
3.7%
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.