$332.07
1.79% today
NYSE, Mar 13, 06:44 pm CET
ISIN
US1491231015
Symbol
CAT

Caterpillar Target price 2025 - Analyst rating & recommendation

Caterpillar Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
36%
Hold
54%
Sell
11%

Caterpillar Price Target

Target Price $391.52
Price $338.13
Potential 15.79%
Number of Estimates 20
20 Analysts have issued a price target Caterpillar 2026 . The average Caterpillar target price is $391.52. This is 15.79% higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is $490.00 44.91% , the lowest is $250.00 26.06% .
A rating was issued by 28 analysts: 10 Analysts recommend Caterpillar to buy, 15 to hold and 3 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the Caterpillar stock has an average upside potential 2026 of 15.79% . Most analysts recommend the Caterpillar stock at Hold.

Sales and Margin forecast 2025, 2026 to 2028


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 64.81 64.18
3.36% 0.97%
EBITDA Margin 24.20% 21.89%
1.62% 9.55%
Net Margin 16.26% 14.88%
13.40% 8.49%

16 Analysts have issued a sales forecast Caterpillar 2025 . The average Caterpillar sales estimate is $64.2b . This is 0.97% lower than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is $72.5b 11.92% , the lowest is $62.4b 3.67% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2024 $64.8b 3.36%
2025 $64.2b 0.97%
2026 $67.6b 5.34%
2027 $70.7b 4.56%
2028 $70.4b 0.38%

17 Analysts have issued an Caterpillar EBITDA forecast 2025. The average Caterpillar EBITDA estimate is $14.0b . This is 10.01% lower than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is $15.5b 0.89% , the lowest is $12.6b 19.25% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2024 $15.7b 1.79%
2025 $14.0b 10.45%
2026 $15.2b 7.88%
2027 $15.9b 4.80%
2028 $16.2b 2.14%

EBITDA Margin

2024 24.20% 1.62%
2025 21.89% 9.55%
2026 22.41% 2.38%
2027 22.47% 0.27%
2028 23.03% 2.49%

13 Caterpillar Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2025. The average Caterpillar net profit estimate is $9.6b . This is 9.44% lower than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is $10.1b 4.44% , the lowest is $9.0b 14.68% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2024 $10.5b 9.59%
2025 $9.6b 9.36%
2026 $10.8b 12.91%
2027 $11.9b 10.58%

Net Margin

2024 16.26% 13.40%
2025 14.88% 8.49%
2026 15.95% 7.19%
2027 16.87% 5.77%

Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2025, 2026 to 2028


Dec '24 2025
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 22.05 19.99
9.59% 9.34%
P/E 16.92
EV/Sales 3.02

13 Analysts have issued a Caterpillar forecast for earnings per share. The average Caterpillar <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is $19.99 . This is 9.42% lower than earnings per share in the financial year 2024. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is $21.09 4.44% , the lowest is $18.83 14.68% .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2024 $22.05 9.59%
2025 $19.99 9.34%
2026 $22.57 12.91%
2027 $24.95 10.54%

P/E ratio

Current 15.32 9.03%
2025 16.92 10.44%
2026 14.98 11.47%
2027 13.55 9.55%

Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2025, the Caterpillar stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of 3.02 and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of 2.52 .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 2.99 0.33%
2025 3.02 0.96%
2026 2.87 5.07%
2027 2.74 4.36%
2028 2.75 0.39%

P/S ratio

Current 2.49 1.28%
2025 2.52 0.99%
2026 2.39 5.07%
2027 2.29 4.36%
2028 2.30 0.38%

Current Caterpillar Upgrades & Downgrades Beta

Analyst Rating Action Date
Evercore ISI Group
In-Line
In-Line
Unchanged Feb 19 2025
DA Davidson
Neutral
Neutral
Unchanged Feb 04 2025
UBS
Sell
Neutral
Upgrade Feb 03 2025
Truist Securities
Buy
Buy
Unchanged Feb 03 2025
B of A Securities
Buy
Buy
Unchanged Jan 31 2025
JP Morgan
Overweight
Overweight
Unchanged Jan 31 2025
Morgan Stanley
Underweight
Underweight
Unchanged Jan 31 2025
Analyst Rating Date
Unchanged
Evercore ISI Group:
In-Line
In-Line
Feb 19 2025
Unchanged
DA Davidson:
Neutral
Neutral
Feb 04 2025
Upgrade
UBS:
Sell
Neutral
Feb 03 2025
Unchanged
Truist Securities:
Buy
Buy
Feb 03 2025
Unchanged
B of A Securities:
Buy
Buy
Jan 31 2025
Unchanged
JP Morgan:
Overweight
Overweight
Jan 31 2025
Unchanged
Morgan Stanley:
Underweight
Underweight
Jan 31 2025

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