Company Quick10K Filing
Caterpillar
Market
Closing Price ($) Shares Out (MM) Market Cap ($MM)
$0.00 576 $78,021
Financial Filings
10-Q 2019-10-31 Quarter: 2019-09-30
10-Q 2019-08-01 Quarter: 2019-06-30
10-Q 2019-05-06 Quarter: 2019-03-31
10-K 2019-02-14 Annual: 2018-12-31
10-Q 2018-10-31 Quarter: 2018-09-30
10-Q 2018-08-07 Quarter: 2018-06-30
10-Q 2018-05-02 Quarter: 2018-03-31
10-K 2018-02-15 Annual: 2017-12-31
10-Q 2017-11-01 Quarter: 2017-09-30
10-Q 2017-08-02 Quarter: 2017-06-30
10-Q 2017-05-03 Quarter: 2017-03-31
10-K 2017-02-15 Annual: 2016-12-31
10-Q 2016-11-02 Quarter: 2016-09-30
10-Q 2016-08-03 Quarter: 2016-06-30
10-Q 2016-05-02 Quarter: 2016-03-31
10-K 2016-02-16 Annual: 2015-12-31
10-Q 2015-10-30 Quarter: 2015-09-30
10-Q 2015-07-31 Quarter: 2015-06-30
10-Q 2015-05-01 Quarter: 2015-03-31
10-K 2015-02-17 Annual: 2014-12-31
10-Q 2014-10-31 Quarter: 2014-09-30
10-Q 2014-08-01 Quarter: 2014-06-30
10-Q 2014-05-02 Quarter: 2014-03-31
10-K 2014-02-18 Annual: 2013-12-31
10-Q 2013-11-01 Quarter: 2013-09-30
10-Q 2013-08-02 Quarter: 2013-06-30
10-Q 2013-05-02 Quarter: 2013-03-31
10-K 2013-02-19 Annual: 2012-12-31
10-Q 2012-11-02 Quarter: 2012-09-30
10-Q 2012-08-06 Quarter: 2012-06-30
10-Q 2012-05-07 Quarter: 2012-03-31
10-K 2012-02-21 Annual: 2011-12-31
10-Q 2011-11-04 Quarter: 2011-09-30
10-Q 2011-08-04 Quarter: 2011-06-30
10-Q 2011-05-09 Quarter: 2011-03-31
10-K 2011-02-22 Annual: 2010-12-31
10-Q 2010-11-04 Quarter: 2010-09-30
10-Q 2010-07-30 Quarter: 2010-06-30
10-Q 2010-05-03 Quarter: 2010-03-31
10-K 2010-02-19 Annual: 2009-12-31
Current Reports
8-K 2019-12-12 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-11-13 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-10-23
8-K 2019-10-23
8-K 2019-09-16 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-13 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-09-05 Enter Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Exhibits
8-K 2019-08-13 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-07-24 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-07-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-06-14 Shareholder Vote
8-K 2019-06-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-05-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-05-02 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2019-04-24 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-03-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-02-15 Officers
8-K 2019-02-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-02-13 Officers, Other Events
8-K 2019-01-28 Regulation FD
8-K 2019-01-28 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-12-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-12-12 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-12-11 Officers
8-K 2018-11-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-10-23 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-23 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-10-22 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-09-14 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-09-06 Enter Agreement, Off-BS Arrangement, Exhibits
8-K 2018-08-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-07-30 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-07-27 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-06-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-06-13 Regulation FD, Exhibits
8-K 2018-06-13 Shareholder Vote
8-K 2018-05-11 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-04-30 Officers, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-24 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-23 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-04-11 Other Events, Exhibits
8-K 2018-04-06 Officers, Exhibits
8-K 2018-03-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-02-13 Regulation FD
8-K 2018-01-25 Earnings, Exhibits
8-K 2018-01-24 Regulation FD
8-K 2017-12-31 Officers
CAT 2019-09-30
Content
Part I. Financial Information
Item 1. Financial Statements
Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 4. Controls and Procedures
Part II. Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6. Exhibits
Exhibits
EX-31.1 catex3119302019.htm
EX-31.2 catex3129302019.htm
EX-32 catex329302019.htm

Caterpillar Earnings 2019-09-30

CAT 10Q Quarterly Report

Balance SheetIncome StatementCash Flow
Comparables ($MM TTM)
Ticker M Cap Assets Liab Rev G Profit Net Inc EBITDA EV G Margin EV/EBITDA ROA
CAT 78,021 79,187 64,309 55,750 17,085 6,436 10,811 93,904 31% 8.7 8%
CNHI 12,317 46,100 41,002 0 0 0 0 6,514 0%
TEX 2,230 3,603 2,742 4,905 966 14 136 3,177 20% 23.4 0%
CMCO 952 1,090 638 864 301 53 112 1,187 35% 10.6 5%
HY 903 1,921 1,351 3,312 504 34 97 1,208 15% 12.5 2%
WNC 874 1,375 873 2,322 291 62 152 1,229 13% 8.1 5%
PLOW 864 724 429 546 162 0 33 1,102 30% 33.1 0%
ASTE 710 849 228 1,204 217 -2 8 715 18% 95.1 -0%
MTW 599 1,653 1,033 1,888 345 -48 27 874 18% 32.0 -3%
BLBD 521 408 470 1,007 130 28 55 705 13% 12.8 7%
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