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Caterpillar, Inc. (CAT) Debt To Equity Ratio

Annual Debt To Equity

2.030.03+1.50%

Summary

As of today, CAT annual debt to equity is 2.03, up +1.50% on
CAT annual debt to equity is down -14.35% over the past 3 years, down -17.48% over the past 5 years
CAT annual debt to equity is currently -65.24% below its historical high of 5.84 set on
CAT annual debt to equity is +3.05% above its 3-year low of 1.97 reached on
CAT annual debt to equity is higher than 89.26% of companies in Industrials sector

Debt To Equity Chart

SUGGESTED SERIES

Performance

CAT Performance
MetricDateValue1Y3Y5Y15Y
Annual Debt To Equity2.03+1.5%-14.3%-17.5%-22.8%
Quarterly Debt To Equity2.33+6.9%+12.6%+4.5%-9.3%
Price$809.33+85.8%+200.5%+280.7%+847.7%
Annual Total Debt$43.33B+11.1%+15.3%+14.7%+52.5%
Annual Shareholders Equity$21.32B+9.4%+34.3%+39.0%+97.0%
Annual Current Ratio1.44+1.4%+3.6%-5.9%0.0%
Annual Quick Ratio0.94+5.6%+8.1%-13.8%-6.9%
Annual Short Term Debt$12.63B+12.8%+10.5%+11.5%+58.3%
Annual Long Term Debt$30.70B+10.4%+17.4%+16.0%+50.2%
Piotroski F-Score8+33.3%0.0%+14.3%+33.3%
Altman Z-Score5.07+21.6%+55.5%+88.5%+134.7%

Debt To Equity Highs

CAT Annual Debt To Equity Highs Comparison
PeriodHighDateCurrent
3Y2.37N/A-14.3%
5Y2.46N/A-17.5%
All5.84-65.2%

Debt To Equity Lows

CAT Annual Debt To Equity Lows Comparison
PeriodLowDateCurrent
3Y1.97+3.0%
5Y1.97+3.0%
All0.40+407.5%

Debt To Equity History

YearValueChange
2.03+1.5%
2.00+1.5%
1.97-16.9%
2.37+1.7%
2.33-5.3%
2.46-6.1%
2.62+0.8%
2.60+2.0%
2.55-8.9%
2.80+8.9%
2.57+9.4%
2.35+29.8%
1.81-21.0%
2.29-14.9%
2.69+2.3%
2.63-27.3%
3.62-38.0%
5.84+82.5%
3.20-19.6%
3.98+30.5%
3.05-3.2%
3.15-3.4%
3.26+0.9%
YearValueChange
3.23+9.1%
2.96+10.0%
2.69+6.3%
2.53+4.1%
2.43+32.8%
1.83+1.1%
1.81-4.2%
1.89-6.9%
2.03-17.8%
2.47-31.4%
3.60+176.9%
1.30+25.0%
1.04+16.9%
0.89+20.3%
0.74+76.2%
0.42-16.0%
0.50+8.7%
0.46-29.2%
0.65-3.0%
0.67-10.7%
0.75+59.6%
0.47+17.5%
0.40-

FAQ

What is the current annual debt to equity of CAT?
As of today, CAT annual debt to equity is 2.03
What is 1-year change in CAT annual debt to equity?
CAT annual debt to equity is up +1.50% year-over-year
What is 3-year change in CAT annual debt to equity?
CAT annual debt to equity is down -14.35% over the past 3 years
How far is CAT annual debt to equity from its all-time high?
CAT annual debt to equity is currently -65.24% below its historical high of 5.84 set on December 31, 2008
How does CAT annual debt to equity rank versus sector peers?
CAT annual debt to equity is higher than 89.26% of companies in Industrials sector
When is CAT next annual earnings release?
As of today, the next annual earnings release for CAT has not been scheduled

Debt To Equity Formula

Debt To Equity =  
Total Debt
Shareholders Equity

Data Sources & References

  1. CAT Official Website www.caterpillar.com
  2. Most Recent Annual Report (10-K) www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823026000003/0000018230-26-000003-index.htm
  3. CAT Profile on Yahoo Finance finance.yahoo.com/quote/CAT
  4. CAT Profile on NASDAQ.com www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/cat