CAT earnings

Caterpillar Inc.

CAT chart · All upcoming earnings

Next report 2026-10-29
When Thursday before open
In45 days
EPS estimate6.92
1-day std dev4.7%

How CAT has moved on earnings, close to close (last 60)?Measured close to close. Day 1 = the last close before the report to the next close (the following session for after-close reports). Day 2 / Day 3 are that single session on its own. 5-day is the cumulative move from the pre-report close through the 5th session.

10 20 30 Max
MoveMeanMedianStd devHit rate
Day 1 +0.1% -0.2% 4.7% 48%
Day 2 +0.0% -0.1% 1.7% 45%
Day 3 +0.2% +0.1% 2.0% 50%
5-day +0.6% +1.1% 5.3% 53%
Biggest pop
+11.6%
Biggest drop
-9.1%
On a beat
+0.8%
On a miss
-1.9%
1-mo drift
+1.7%

Day 1 price move on each of the last 60 reports

Day 1 = the close-to-close move on the first session to trade the news — hover for the EPS surprise.

Report history

ReportEstActualSurpriseGap1-day+5d+1mo
2026-08-04 beat 6.20 8.17 +31.8% +11.1% +5.6% -3.8% -9.6%
2026-04-30 beat 4.64 5.54 +19.3% +5.8% +9.9% +0.6% -2.8%
2026-01-29 beat 4.71 5.16 +9.5% +1.8% +3.4% +2.0% +13.1%
2025-10-29 beat 4.52 4.95 +9.4% +6.4% +11.6% -2.8% -1.7%
2025-08-05 miss 4.90 4.72 -3.7% -1.4% +0.1% -5.0% -3.2%
2025-04-30 miss 4.34 4.25 -2.2% +2.5% +0.6% +3.6% +12.5%
2025-01-30 beat 5.03 5.14 +2.2% -5.0% -4.6% -2.5% -11.5%
2024-10-30 miss 5.35 5.17 -3.4% -3.5% -2.1% +9.9% +7.1%
2024-08-06 beat 5.54 5.99 +8.1% -0.9% +3.0% +3.8% +2.2%
2024-04-25 beat 5.13 5.60 +9.1% -9.1% -7.0% -0.8% +3.2%
2024-02-05 beat 4.75 5.23 +10.1% +6.3% +2.0% +0.1% +4.4%
2023-10-31 beat 4.79 5.52 +15.2% -6.0% -6.7% +3.9% +10.9%
2023-08-01 beat 4.58 5.55 +21.2% +2.9% +8.9% -2.0% -2.2%
2023-04-27 beat 3.79 4.91 +29.5% -2.6% -0.9% -1.8% -1.2%
2023-01-31 miss 4.03 3.86 -4.2% -1.7% -3.5% -1.0% +0.0%
2022-10-27 beat 3.17 3.95 +24.8% +6.7% +7.7% +3.4% +9.5%
2022-08-02 beat 3.02 3.18 +5.4% -3.5% -5.8% +1.4% +0.7%
2022-04-28 beat 2.60 2.88 +10.6% -3.1% -0.7% +1.6% +2.2%
2022-01-28 beat 2.26 2.69 +18.9% -3.1% -5.2% -1.4% -9.1%
2021-10-28 beat 2.20 2.66 +20.8% +0.6% +4.1% -0.2% -4.0%
2021-07-30 beat 2.41 2.60 +8.0% -2.2% -2.7% +0.8% +2.3%
2021-04-29 beat 1.94 2.87 +48.0% +1.2% -2.1% +4.2% +6.0%
2021-01-29 beat 1.49 2.12 +42.5% -0.5% -0.8% +5.6% +18.0%
2020-10-27 beat 1.18 1.34 +14.0% -1.4% -3.2% +6.2% +10.6%
2020-07-31 beat 0.72 1.03 +43.3% -3.1% -2.8% +1.5% +7.1%
2020-04-28 miss 1.67 1.60 -4.5% +2.3% +0.2% -5.7% +4.6%
2020-01-31 beat 2.38 2.63 +10.3% -1.1% -3.0% +1.5% -5.3%
2019-10-23 miss 2.89 2.66 -8.1% +0.4% +1.2% +3.7% +5.9%
2019-07-24 miss 3.12 2.83 -9.4% -5.2% -4.5% -0.2% -10.6%
2019-04-24 beat 2.86 2.94 +2.6% -1.6% -3.0% +0.3% -11.2%
2019-01-28 miss 2.99 2.55 -14.7% -7.2% -9.1% +5.2% +12.2%
2018-10-23 beat 2.85 2.86 +0.3% -7.0% -7.6% -1.3% +4.1%
2018-07-30 beat 2.74 2.97 +8.5% +2.2% -2.0% -0.2% +1.6%
2018-04-24 beat 2.12 2.82 +32.9% +3.7% -6.2% +0.0% +9.2%
2018-01-25 beat 1.78 2.16 +21.2% +2.8% +0.6% -4.2% -3.4%
2017-10-24 beat 1.28 1.95 +51.8% +6.4% +5.0% -1.8% -0.2%
2017-07-25 beat 1.26 1.49 +17.9% +4.7% +5.9% -1.3% +0.2%
2017-04-25 beat 0.63 1.28 +103.5% +6.3% +7.9% -2.8% -0.5%
2017-01-26 beat 0.67 0.83 +24.1% +0.3% -0.9% -3.5% +0.2%
2016-10-25 beat 0.76 0.85 +12.3% -0.2% -1.8% -2.7% +13.8%
2016-07-26 beat 0.96 1.09 +13.7% +0.4% +5.2% -1.8% +0.5%
2016-04-22 miss 0.68 0.67 -1.1% +0.3% -0.4% -0.8% -10.1%
2016-01-28 beat 0.69 0.74 +7.5% +6.3% +4.7% +8.0% +10.8%
2015-10-22 miss 0.79 0.75 -4.7% -2.5% +1.7% +1.5% +0.4%
2015-07-23 miss 1.28 1.27 -0.5% -2.6% -3.6% +1.9% -2.4%
2015-04-23 beat 1.36 1.86 +37.2% +2.3% -0.1% +2.5% +4.5%
2015-01-27 miss 1.57 1.35 -13.9% -7.3% -7.2% +5.1% +4.9%
2014-10-23 beat 1.35 1.72 +27.4% +3.2% +5.0% +0.9% +7.2%
2014-07-24 beat 1.53 1.69 +10.6% -2.6% -3.1% -4.1% +2.2%
2014-04-24 beat 1.22 1.61 +32.0% +2.6% +1.8% -0.2% -1.2%
2014-01-27 beat 1.28 1.58 +23.1% +6.5% +5.9% +1.2% +6.5%
2013-10-23 miss 1.68 1.45 -13.8% -5.6% -6.1% -0.3% -2.0%
2013-07-24 miss 1.70 1.45 -14.6% -1.1% -2.4% -0.6% +0.9%
2013-04-22 miss 1.39 1.31 -6.0% +1.0% +2.8% +2.5% +6.5%
2013-01-28 miss 1.71 1.46 -14.8% +2.6% +2.0% +0.8% -5.3%
2012-10-22 beat 2.24 2.26 +1.0% -1.1% +1.5% -0.3% -1.1%
2012-07-25 beat 2.30 2.54 +10.5% +4.5% +1.4% +0.1% +6.1%
2012-04-25 beat 2.15 2.37 +10.4% -1.4% -4.6% -0.8% -11.6%
2012-01-26 beat 1.77 2.25 +26.9% +2.9% +2.1% -0.9% +3.9%
2011-10-24 beat 1.68 1.71 +2.0% +5.0% +5.0% +2.9% -1.9%

“1-day” is the close-to-close move over the session that first traded on the news (the next session for after-close reports). “+5d / +1mo” are the further drift from that close.

Earnings dates & estimates from Yahoo Finance (refreshed 2026-09-13); price reactions from end-of-day data. History, not a forecast. Not investment advice.