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What the tape says about CAT
Caterpillar Inc. is +93% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 71 points ahead of the market.
+93%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +11%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 39
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −20%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $821.78
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −8.2%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +93%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- +332%
- vs 50-day average$888.40
- −7.5%
- 52-week high
- $1,022.28
- 52-week low
- $404.90
- Annualised volatility
- 34%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$184M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +44% |
| 2025 | +60% |
| 2024 | +25% |
| 2023 | +26% |
| 2022 | +19% |
| 2021 | +16% |
| 2020 | +27% |
| 2019 | +20% |
| 2018 | −18% |
| 2017 | +75% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +2.7% |
| Feb | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | +0.60% |
| Apr | 10 | 4 of 10 | +1.6% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.2% |
| Jun | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.6% |
| Jul | 11 | 8 of 11 | +4.1% |
| Aug | 11 | 5 of 11 | −0.59% |
| Sep | 10 | 7 of 10 | +3.6% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.1% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +6.8% |
| Dec | 10 | 6 of 10 | +2.4% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
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