Caterpillar Inc.

American corporation which designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines
Organization business Q459965
Caterpillar Inc.
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Financials

Self-reported XBRL data from 19 annual filings
Revenue
$67.59B
▲ 4.3% YoY FY2025
Net Income
$2.70B
▲ 201.7% YoY FY2010
Assets
$98.58B
▲ 12.3% YoY FY2025
EPS (diluted)
$18.81
▼ 14.7% YoY FY2025
$0.00$18.59B$37.17B$55.76B$74.35B FY2007: $44.96B · NI $3.54B (7.9% margin)FY2008: $51.32B · NI $3.56B (6.9% margin)FY2009: $32.40B · NI $895.00M (2.8% margin)FY2010: $42.59B · NI $2.70B (6.3% margin)FY2011: $60.14BFY2012: $65.88BFY2013: $55.66BFY2014: $55.18BFY2015: $47.01BFY2016: $38.54BFY2017: $45.46BFY2018: $54.72BFY2019: $53.80BFY2020: $41.75BFY2021: $50.97BFY2022: $59.43BFY2023: $67.06BFY2024: $64.81BFY2025: $67.59B '07'09'11'13'15'17'19'21'23'25
Revenue Net Income
Source: SEC EDGAR · latest 10-K filed 2025-12-31 · accession 0000018230-26-000008

Caterpillar Inc.

Summary

Caterpillar Inc. is a business[1]. Caterpillar Inc. ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,466 views/month, #99 of 29,529).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caterpillar Inc. received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is in the country of United States[4].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is in the country of CH[5].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s instance of is recorded as enterprise[7].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s instance of is recorded as public company[8].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is owned by The Vanguard Group[9].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is owned by State Street Corporation[10].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is owned by BlackRock[11].
  • caterpillar is named after Caterpillar Inc.[12].
  • Caterpillar Inc. followed Clarence Leo Best[13].
  • Caterpillar Inc. followed Holt Manufacturing Company[14].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Irving[15].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Jim Umpleby[16].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s chief executive officer is recorded as Joseph E. Creed[17].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Solar Turbines[18].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Perkins Engines[19].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Progress Rail Services[20].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Caterpillar (United Kingdom)[21].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Caterpillar Germany[22].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Caterpillar (Switzerland)[23].
  • Caterpillar Inc.'s child organization or unit is recorded as Solar Turbines EAME[24].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is part of Dow Jones Industrial Average[25].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is part of S&P 500[26].
  • Caterpillar Inc. is part of S&P 100[27].

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include January 1, 1925[28] and 1997-07-14[29].

Identity

Caterpillar Inc.'s official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CATERPILLAR INC.'}[30]. Part of include Dow Jones Industrial Average[25], a stock market index[31], in United States[32], founded in 1896[33]; S&P 500[26], a stock market index[34], in United States[35]; S&P 100[27], a stock market index[36], in United States[37], founded in 1976[38]; and list of companies involved in the Gaza war[39]. Predecessors include Clarence Leo Best[13] and Holt Manufacturing Company[14]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'CAT'}[40].

Leadership

Chief executives include Jim Umpleby[16], a chief executive officer[41], b. 1958[42] and Joseph E. Creed[17].

Operations

Caterpillar Inc.'s headquarters location is recorded as Irving[15]. Subsidiaries include Solar Turbines[18], a business[43], in United States[44], founded in 1927[45], headquartered in San Diego[46]; Perkins Engines[19], a business[47], in United Kingdom[48], founded in 1932[49], headquartered in Eastfield[50]; Progress Rail Services[20], a railway company[51], in United States[52], founded in 1982[53], headquartered in Albertville[54]; Caterpillar (United Kingdom)[21], a business[55], in United Kingdom[56], founded in 1925[57], headquartered in Leicester[58]; Caterpillar Germany[22]; and Caterpillar (Switzerland)[23].

Industry

Caterpillar Inc.'s industry is recorded as mechanical engineering[59].

Ownership

Owners include The Vanguard Group[9], a business[60], in United States[61], founded in 1975[62], headquartered in Malvern[63]; State Street Corporation[10], a business[64], in United States[65], founded in 1792[66], headquartered in Boston[67]; and BlackRock[11], a company[68], in United States[69], founded in 1988[70], headquartered in New York City[71]. Stock exchanges include New York Stock Exchange[72], Euronext Paris[73], and Swiss Stock Exchange[74].

Recognition

Caterpillar Inc. received the Silver Anvil Award[3].

Why It Matters

Caterpillar Inc. ranks in the top 0.34% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,466 views/month, #99 of 29,529).[2] Caterpillar Inc. has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[75] Caterpillar Inc. is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[76]

FAQs

What awards did Caterpillar Inc. receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].

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    Chief executive officer Jim Umpleby, Joseph E. Creed
    Named after
    Country United States, CH
    Owner of Electro-Motive Diesel, Perkins Engines
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