Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Growth Rates Comparisons to Construction & Mining Machinery Industry, Sector, Market. Sales, Income, EPS
CSIMarket Company Name, Ticker, Suppliers, else..
 
Caterpillar Inc  (NYSE: CAT)
 

Caterpillar Inc Growth Comparisons

Select each growth Category to receive further Information




Download as CSV
Commercial Data Licensing & OEM
Annual commercial subscriptions for corporate use, internal BI systems, management reporting, AI integration, and client-facing platforms
API & Data Feeds
Programmatic access to normalized fundamentals & ratios.

CAT Revenue Growth Rate Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Revenue Growth (Q1 MRQ) 22.22 % 16.64 % 9.66 % 10.9 %
Q / Q Revenue Growth (Q1 MRQ) -8.98 % -8.83 % -8.76 % 8.32 %
Y / Y Revenue Growth (for 12 months ending Q1 TTM) 11.85 % 7.69 % 10.38 % %
Sequential Revenue Growth (for 12 months ending Q1 TTM) 4.68 % 3.59 % 2.09 % 2.61 %
Revenue 5 Year Average Growth 10.12 % 9.06 % 9.12 % 13.48 %


CAT's Growth Comparisons in I. Quarter 2026




With 22.22% year on year Revenue increase in the first quarter 2026, Caterpillar Inc outperformed the 16.64% rise in the Construction & Mining Machinery industry, and 9.66% growth in the Capital Goods sector. Comparing the first quarter sales growth, both Construction & Mining Machinery industry and Caterpillar Inc outperformed 10.9% overall market increase.

Top-line fell by -8.98% from the fourth quarter. Average annual sales growth for Caterpillar Inc is 10.12%, while S & P 500's average yearly sales increase is 13.48%, including only Businesses with the first quarter 2026 financial results.

CAT Growth Rates by Company's Segments

Segment Name
Y / Y
Sequential
InterSales and
-
-
Corporate Items
-
-
Eliminations and Reconciling Items
-
-
North America
32.2 %
-
North America Corporate Items
-
-
Latin America
5.08 %
-
Latin America Corporate Items
-
-
EAME
20.03 %
-
EAME Corporate Items
-
-
Asia Pacific
3.82 %
-
Asia Pacific Corporate Items
-
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable Excluding InterEliminations
22.44 %
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable InterSales and
-
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments
22.07 %
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable North America Excluding InterEliminations
32.58 %
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable Latin America Excluding InterEliminations
4.95 %
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable EAME Excluding InterEliminations
20.12 %
-
Total sales and revenues from reportable Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
3.9 %
-
Power Energy
21.58 %
-
Power Energy Excluding InterEliminations
22.75 %
-
Power Energy InterSales and
-
-
Power Energy North America Excluding InterEliminations
33.33 %
-
Power Energy Latin America Excluding InterEliminations
-14.72 %
-
Power Energy EAME Excluding InterEliminations
11.21 %
-
Power Energy Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
17.28 %
-
Construction Industries Excluding InterEliminations
38.06 %
-
Construction Industries InterSales and
-
-
Construction Industries
38.14 %
-
Construction Industries North America Excluding InterEliminations
47.8 %
-
Construction Industries Latin America Excluding InterEliminations
28.97 %
-
Construction Industries EAME Excluding InterEliminations
38.29 %
-
Construction Industries Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
10.59 %
-
Resource Industries
3.71 %
-
Resource Industries Excluding InterEliminations
3.46 %
-
Resource Industries InterSales and
-
-
Resource Industries North America Excluding InterEliminations
14.04 %
-
Resource Industries Latin America Excluding InterEliminations
-5.61 %
-
Resource Industries EAME Excluding InterEliminations
9.8 %
-
Resource Industries Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
-13.72 %
-
Financial Products Related Party
12.27 %
-
Financial Products Excluding InterEliminations
8.84 %
-
Financial Products Segment
8.84 %
-
Financial Products North America Excluding InterEliminations
8.65 %
-
Financial Products Latin America Excluding InterEliminations
12.12 %
-
Financial Products EAME Excluding InterEliminations
9.02 %
-
Financial Products Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
6.73 %
-
All Other Excluding InterEliminations
9.09 %
-
All Other InterSales and
-
-
All Other Segment
10 %
-
All Other North America Excluding InterEliminations
-12.5 %
-
All Other EAME Excluding InterEliminations
200 %
-
All Other Asia Pacific Excluding InterEliminations
0 %
-
Power Energy Power Generation
41.13 %
-
Power Energy Oil and Gas
13.12 %
-
Power Energy Industrial
5.21 %
-
Resource Industries Mining HC and Q A
3.94 %
-
Resource Industries Rail
1.61 %
-
Total from Reportable Segments
22.07 %
-
Total
22.22 %
-


Growth Rates of CAT's Income in the first quarter 2026


CAT Operating Income Growth Rates Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Operating Income Change (Q1 MRQ) 19.62 % -9.55 % -4.62 % 97.6 %
Sequential Operating Income Change (Q1 MRQ) 15.98 % -3.76 % -23.1 % 48.13 %
Y / Y Operating Income Growth (Q1 TTM) -3.92 % -10.48 % 9.1 % 40.67 %
Sequential Operating Income Growth (Q1 TTM) 4.54 % -2.37 % -0.8 % 20.86 %
Operating Income 5 Year Avg. Change 19.62 % 22.09 % 21.1 % 28.66 %


Income from Cont. Ops. Growth Rates Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Income from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 MRQ) 27.21 % -9.67 % 5.53 % 90.69 %
Sequential Income from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 MRQ) 6.12 % -5.45 % -20.12 % 27.07 %
Y / Y Income from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 TTM) -5.13 % -16.18 % 16.37 % 57.33 %
Sequential Income from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 TTM) 6.14 % -2.38 % 1.48 % 18.65 %
Income from Cont. Ops. 5 Year Avg. Change 24.22 % 27 % 20.05 % -24.17 %

CAT Net Income Growth Rates Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Net Income Growth (Q1 MRQ) 27.21 % -9.51 % 4.42 % 90.69 %
Q / Q Net Income Growth (Q1 MRQ) 6.12 % -12.16 % -17.09 % 27.07 %
Y / Y Net Income Change (Q1 TTM) -5.13 % -14.32 % 9.37 % 57.33 %
Sequential Net Income Change (Q1 TTM) 6.14 % -2.3 % 1.07 % 18.65 %
Net Income 5 Year Avg. Growth 24.22 % 29.19 % 20.64 % 30.75 %

CAT's EPS Growth Rates


EPS from Cont. Ops. Growth Rates Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y EPS from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 MRQ) 30.33 % -11.19 % 5.53 % 90.69 %
Sequential EPS from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 MRQ) 7.63 % -6.78 % -20.12 % 27.07 %
Y / Y EPS from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 TTM) -1.85 % -45.04 % - -
Sequential EPS from Cont. Ops. Change (Q1 TTM) 6.78 % -37.09 % 0.48 % 4.88 %
EPS from Cont. Ops. 5 Year Avg. Growth 27.96 % 26.73 % 20.05 % -24.17 %



CAT EPS Net Growth Rates Comparisons Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y EPS Net Growth (Q1 MRQ) 30.24 % -11.04 % 4.42 % -24.17 %
Q / Q EPS Net Growth (Q1 MRQ) 7.47 % -13.39 % -17.09 % 27.07 %
Y / Y EPS Net Change (for 12 months ending Q1 TTM) - -45.22 % - 7.62 %
Sequential EPS Net Change (for 12 months ending Q1 TTM) 6.76 % -37.34 % 1.22 % 4.93 %
EPS Net 5 Year Avg. Change 28.07 % 29.19 % 20.64 % 30.75 %



Caterpillar Inc showed impressive 30.24% year on year rise in the first quarter to $5.47, despite the -11.04% inConstruction & Mining Machinery industry, Capital Goods sector grew 4.42%. Slow first quarter 2026 income per share, in Construction & Mining Machinery industry and Capital Goods sector, were portrayed in the Caterpillar Inc results which underperformed overall market.

Comparing company's EPS to the fourth quarter results, income per share were higher by 7.47% . On the yearly basis, average annual income per share growth for Caterpillar Inc is 28.07%, while S & P 500's including only the businesses with the first quarter 2026 Results, average annual income per share growth is 30.75% over the past five years.

CAT Cash Flow Growth Rates


Free Cash Flow Growth Rates Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Free Cash Flow Change (Q1 MRQ) 120.75 % 30.41 % - 48.62 %
Sequential Free Cash Flow Change (Q1 MRQ) -63.58 % -81.19 % -93.74 % 34.18 %
Y / Y Free Cash Flow Change (Q1 TTM) 0.33 % -4.72 % 29.17 % 60.27 %
Sequential Free Cash Flow Change (Q1 TTM) 6.01 % 1.47 % 4.35 % 15.75 %
Free Cash Flow 5 Year Avg. Change 10.37 % 1.08 % 12.7 % 18.38 %

Net Cash Flow Growth Rates Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Net Cash Flow Change (Q1 MRQ) - - - 339.02 %
Sequential Net Cash Flow Change (Q1 MRQ) - - - 216.68 %
Y / Y Net Cash Flow Change (Q1 TTM) - - - 209.43 %
Sequential Net Cash Flow Change (Q1 TTM) - -81.97 % - 152.64 %
Net Cash Flow 5 Year Avg. Change 23.54 % -11.58 % -26.28 % 4.29 %

Capital Expenditures Company Industry Sector S&P 500
Y / Y Capital Expenditures Change (Q1 MRQ) 14.49 % 10.36 % 21.76 % 120.03 %
Sequential Capital Expenditures Change (Q1 MRQ) -21.68 % -29.53 % -15.13 % 36.87 %
Y / Y Capital Expenditures Change (Q1 TTM) 30.09 % 15.98 % 10.21 % 109.38 %
Sequential Capital Expenditures Change (Q1 TTM) 3.1 % 2.12 % 3.79 % 23.05 %
Capital Expenditures 5 Year Avg. Change 15.17 % 13.74 % 10.04 % 12.12 %

Note
To view Detail Information & Trends click on Individual Category.
To see Industry, Sector or S&P 500 Performance, click on each Category respectivly, on the top of the Table.

For explanation of terms visit: Glossary
 


• Revenue Y/Y
• Op. Income Y/Y
• Cop. Income Y/Y
• Net Income Y/Y
• Eps Cop. Y/Y
• Eps Net Y/Y
• Free Cash Flow Y/Y
• Cash Flow Y/Y
• Capex Y/Y
• Y/Y Annual




Help

About us

Products

Data downloads

API

CSIMarket Company, Sector, Industry, Market Analysis, Stock Quotes, Earnings, Economy, News and Research.

Intraday data delayed per exchange requirements. All quotes are in local exchange time. Intraday data delayed 15 minutes for Nasdaq, and other exchanges. Fundamental and financial data for Stocks, Sector, Industry, and Economic Indicators provided by CSIMarket.com

Disclaimer: Information provided by CSIMarket.com is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice, recommendation, or solicitation to buy or sell any security.

© 2026 CSIMarket.com — Proprietary financial dataset. All rights reserved. Redistribution or automated extraction prohibited.