Caterpillar Stock News

Investors are pricing in a significant improvement in Caterpillar's earnings in the coming years. The company's power generation equipment powers AI data centers.

The maker of yellow dump trucks and excavators has seen explosive growth in its energy business.

The ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrat ETF (NOBL) underperformed SPY in 2025, gaining 7.2% versus SPY's 18.42%. Despite average underperformance, select Aristocrats like CAH (+74.18%), ALB (+66.90%), and CHRW (+61.22%) delivered strong double-digit returns. Dividend growth for the Aristocrats slowed to 5.52% in 2025, down from 5.78% in 2024, with 68 of 69 raising payouts.

Caterpillar has long been known for construction equipment like bulldozers and dump trucks. But these days, another side of the company's business is powering sales: generators.

Sales of generators are powering the manufacturing giant's fastest-growing segment.

Caterpillar Inc (NYSE: CAT) has been the standout performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average this year, with a more than 100% rally since early April. This explosive rally transformed CAT stock from a traditional industrial bellwether into one of Wall Street's most unexpected growth stories in 2025.

While artificial intelligence (AI) continues to dominate market headlines in 2025, many of the stocks most closely tied to the technology — the Magnificent 7 stocks of Alphabet ( NASDAQ:GOOG )( NASDAQ:GOOGL ), Amazon ( NASDAQ:AMZN ), Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ), Meta Platforms ( NASDAQ:META ), Microsoft ( NASDAQ:MSFT ), Nvidia ( NASDAQ:NVDA ), and Tesla ( NASDAQ:TSLA ) — have shown volatility or lagged.

CalAmp earns Caterpillar Supplier Excellence Certification for second year, highlighting quality, on-time delivery and automotive-grade manufacturing.