Caterpillar market cap CAT
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for, since 2009.
- Today, Oct 23, 2026
- $315.8B
- Highest close in our data
- $459.5B
- Jun 2026
Caterpillar is worth $315.8B at the close on Oct 23, 2026, at $687.00 a share.
That is up 29% over the last year and up 183% over five years.
Its highest close in our data was $459.5B in Jun 2026.
Market cap over time
Year by year
| Year | End of year | Low | High | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | $315.8B | $280B | $459.5B | +16% |
| 2025 | $272.8B | $137.7B | $282.3B | +55% |
| 2024 | $176.2B | $145.2B | $196.1B | +17% |
| 2023 | $150.5B | $108B | $150.5B | +21% |
| 2022 | $124.7B | $86.6B | $124.8B | +11% |
| 2021 | $111.8B | $99.3B | $133.7B | +13% |
| 2020 | $98.9B | $52.5B | $99B | +21% |
| 2019 | $81.9B | $64.2B | $82.5B | +11% |
| 2018 | $74.1B | $68.4B | $101.4B | −21% |
| 2017 | $93.7B | $54B | $93.7B | +73% |
| 2016 | $54.3B | $34.9B | $56.1B | +37% |
| 2015 | $39.6B | $37.9B | $55.6B | −31% |
| 2014 | $57B | $54.8B | $69.3B | −1% |
| 2013 | $57.8B | $52.7B | $65.1B | +2% |
| 2012 | $56.8B | $52.8B | $75.1B | −3% |
| 2011 | $58.6B | $47.7B | $73.7B | −1% |
| 2010 | $59.4B | $32.2B | $59.9B | +68% |
| 2009 | $35.5B | $28.6B | $36.6B | n/a |
Against its peers
Companies in Industrials nearest Caterpillar's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Market cap |
|---|---|
| CATCaterpillar | $315.8B |
| GEGE Aerospace | $296.4B |
| RTXRTX | $257.4B |
| GEVGE Vernova | $217.1B |
| DEDeere | $174.2B |
| UNPUnion Pacific | $174B |
| BABoeing | $148.9B |
| ETNEaton | $142.2B |
| LMTLockheed Martin | $139.4B |
| PHParker-Hannifin | $111B |
| TTTrane Technologies | $97.9B |
| Peer median | $161.4B |
What the market cap tells you
Share price times shares outstanding: what the whole company sells for today.
Size, not quality. Large caps move slower and are covered more. That is all it tells you.
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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.