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Caterpillar CAT Debt-to-assets

Debt-to-assets at other companies

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CumminsCMI
0.2×0.0×
Wells Fargo & Company logo
Wells Fargo & CompanyWFC
0.1×-0.1×
Deere & Company logo
Deere & CompanyDE
0.5×0.0×
Wabtec logo
WabtecWAB
0.3×+0.1×
United Rentals logo
United RentalsURI
0.6×0.0×
Generac Holdings logo
Generac HoldingsGNRC
0.2×0.0×

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$17.4B+22.2%
Gross profit$6.1B+15.6%
Operating income$3.1B+19.6%
Net income$2.5B+27.2%
EPS (diluted)$5.47+30.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.1B+14.3%
Total assets$95.6B+12.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.9B+45.1%
CapEx$728.0M+2.5%
Free cash flow$1.1B+97.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$454.06B+109%
P/E48.2×+26.3×
P/S6.4×+3.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin96.6%-4.4pp
Operating margin16.5%-2.7pp
Net margin13.3%-2.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity43.5%-11.8pp
Debt / equity1.7×+0.1×
Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Caterpillar’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Caterpillar’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Caterpillar's debt-to-assets?
Caterpillar (CAT) reported debt-to-assets of 0.4× in Q4 2025.
How has Caterpillar's debt-to-assets changed year-over-year?
Caterpillar's debt-to-assets increased by 1.7% year-over-year, from 0.4× to 0.4×.
What does debt-to-assets mean?
What fraction of everything the company owns is funded by debt.
How do you interpret debt-to-assets?
A lower ratio indicates a more conservatively financed balance sheet. Rising debt-to-assets over time signals increasing financial risk.
How does debt-to-assets compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; bounded between 0 and 1 for most non-financials, which makes cross-company reads cleaner than debt-to-equity.