Caterpillar (CAT) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's (CAT) Price to FCF came in at 54.43 for Q2 2026, up 131.6% from 23.50 a year earlier and up 31.8% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Price to FCF (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Caterpillar's Price to FCF stood at 35.76, up 81.9% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Caterpillar's Price to FCF was 19.66 in FY2024 (+30.4%), 15.08 in FY2023 (-37.0%), 23.94 in FY2022 (+2.1%) and 23.44 in FY2021 (-0.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Price to FCF since Q4 2012.
- On a year-over-year basis, Price to FCF has increased in each of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 60.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Price to FCF in the past five years was Q2 2026, with growth of 131.6%; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a decline of 58.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Price to FCF for the three prior quarters was 41.30 (Q1 2026), 35.76 (Q4 2025) and 29.54 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 38.59 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 54.43 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 41.30 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.76 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 29.54 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 23.50 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 19.73 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.66 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.64 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.08 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.43 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.08 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.02 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 17.29 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 18.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.94 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 22.69 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 30.92 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.28 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 23.44 |
API Access
Caterpillar Price to FCF API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-fcf&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-fcf", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-fcf&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();