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Caterpillar Inc. ESG Profile (CAT): Is It Sustainable?

Updated on July 12, 2024

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Our Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) ESG Review

Caterpillar Inc.
$343.39
SymbolCAT
Price$343.39
52 Week High 📈$418.50
52 Week Low 📉$267.30
Earnings Per Share 💵20.5
Dividend Yield 🔁1.64

Our Take

Caterpillar Inc. is an American corporation that manufactures construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. It is the world’s largest construction equipment manufacturer. In 2018, Caterpillar was ranked the 96th largest company in the United States by Fortune 500.
The company primarily operates through three segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries, and Energy & Transportation – and provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.
Caterpillar has a long history of environmental stewardship and sustainability. The company was one of the first heavy equipment manufacturers to develop a comprehensive environmental strategy back in the 1970s. Today, Caterpillar is a leader in sustainable solutions, with a focus on reducing emissions, improving fuel efficiency, and supporting customer efforts to realize their own sustainability goals.

What We Like
  • Diversified Products and Services

  • Global Presence with a Strong Market Position

  • Strong Financials with Consistent Profitability

What We Don't Like
  • Potential Negative Impact of Trade Wars

  • High Debt Levels

Sector: Industrials
Industry: Construction Machinery and Heavy Trucks
Website: www.caterpillar.com
Business Description

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, compactors, cold planers, feller bunchers, harvesters, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, skidders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; backhoe, knuckleboom, compact track, multi-terrain, skid steer, and track-type loaders; forestry and wheel excavators; and site prep and track-type tractors. The company’s Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, landfill and soil compactors, machinery components, electronics and control systems, select work tools, and hard rock continuous mining systems. Its Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines and integrated systems for the power generation, marine, oil, and gas industries; turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and related services; remanufactured reciprocating engines and components; and diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products. The company’s Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products. Its All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, and rubber sealing and connecting components; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions and distribution services; and digital investments services. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

CompanyCaterpillar Inc.
ExchangeNYSE
Address510 Lake Cook Road, Suite 100, Deerfield, USA
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FAQ

How much is Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) stock?

The current stock price of Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is $343.39.

What is Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)'s ESG Score?

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) has an ESG score of 62, BB, and bbb as rated from Sustainalytics, ESG Enterprise, and MSCI, respectively.

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$343.39
Open $337.63
High $344.94
Close $345.19
Low $336.24
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