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How Caterpillar Inc. stacks up
CAT · against 13 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
93/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #4 of 14 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score6 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including CAT · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 93?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Industrials peers.
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 84% of peers. Operating margin: 17.5% vs peer median 7.7%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 88% of peers. Return on invested capital: 21.2% vs peer median 7.1%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 94% of peers. Return on assets: 10.6% vs peer median 3.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CAT, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CAT | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 14 reported | 21.2% | 16.4% | 69% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 14 reported | 17.5% | 17.5% | 54% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 13 reported | 10.6% | 6.8% | 92% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 13 reported | 57.0% | 24.8% | 83% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 14 reported | 29.7% | 29.9% | 46% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CAT| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 180.3B USD | 96 | 49 | |
| 2 | 1.15T CNY (≈$161.5B) | 95 | 79 | |
| 3 | 332.7B USD | 94 | 56 | |
| 4 | 286.8B USD | 93 | 52 | |
| 4 | 244.5B USD | 93 | 62 | |
| 4 | 147.5B USD | 93 | 54 | |
| 7 | 135.1B EUR (≈$148.6B) | 84 | 47 | |
| 8 | 152.1B USD | 79 | 49 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score