Caterpillar Inc Earnings
The next earnings date for Caterpillar Inc is August 4, 2026.
They are scheduled to announce earnings before the market opens that day.
Analyst Estimates of Caterpillar Inc Earnings
| 08/04/2026 | $6.21 |
What is an Earnings Date
An earnings date is typically considered to be the date that a company publicly announces its earnings. Many companies in the US stock market do earnings announcements once per quarter.
Earnings announcements are typically accompanied by commentary from the company that explains the earnings performance and speaks to future earnings prospects.
Earnings announcements can cause a company’s stock price to change abruptly, so earnings dates are closely monitored by some investors.
Caterpillar Inc Earnings: Historical
| 04/30/2026 | Before Market | $5.54 | 19.40% |
| 01/29/2026 | Before Market | $5.16 | 9.55% |
| 10/29/2025 | Before Market | $4.95 | 9.51% |
| 08/05/2025 | Before Market | $4.72 | -3.67% |
| 04/30/2025 | Before Market | $4.25 | -2.07% |
| 01/30/2025 | Before Market | $5.14 | 2.19% |
| 10/30/2024 | Before Market | $5.17 | -3.36% |
| 08/06/2024 | Before Market | $5.99 | 8.12% |
| 04/25/2024 | --- | $5.60 | 8.95% |
| 02/05/2024 | Before Market | $5.23 | 10.11% |
More About Caterpillar Inc
Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. The Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products. Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services. It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
“Caterpillar Inc Earnings” Can Refer to the Caterpillar Inc Earnings Date
Some people say “Caterpillar Inc earnings” as a shortform way to refer to the earnings date.
For example, someone might say, “I plan to hold my Caterpillar Inc position through earnings.” That typically means the person is going to hold their position through the upcoming earnings date.
Owning Caterpillar Inc Stock on the Earnings Date
If you own Caterpillar Inc stock (CAT) on the earnings date, then you will be exposed to the potential price volatility that often accompanies earnings announcements.
A company’s earnings typically have a big impact on its stock price, which explains why the stock price for Caterpillar Inc might exhibit major fluctuations on the day of the earnings announcement. The price fluctuations can go in either direction (up or down), representing a larger potential investment risk and reward than many other days of the year.
There is often a big audience of investors involved with trading Caterpillar Inc shares of stock on its earnings day. This means there is typically more trading volume, liquidity, and price volatility on the day earnings are announced.
These features are attractive to some types of active traders who are looking for stocks that exhibit large price movements and substantial volume.
Owning Caterpillar Inc Options on the Earnings Date
If you own Caterpillar Inc options on the earnings date, then you will be exposed to the potential price volatility that often accompanies earnings announcements.
In addition, the extrinsic values of Caterpillar Inc options that overlap earnings dates are often higher than other days of the year. In other words, the premiums you pay to own Caterpillar Inc options are typically higher during that period. In particular, they are frequently higher immediately before earnings and on the day they’re announced.
This makes sense considering that prices are often more volatile on earnings dates for Caterpillar Inc. That potential volatility is a key factor that affects the premium cost of owning options.
Once the earnings announcement is done and the anticipated price volatility has gone down, the extrinsic values of Caterpillar Inc options often go down. This is sometimes referred to as volatility crush.
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