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Caterpillar (CAT) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
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For the quarter ended September 2026, Caterpillar (CAT - Free Report) reported revenue of $20.68 billion, up 17.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.20, compared to $4.95 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.48% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.58 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $7.12, the EPS surprise was +1.12%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Caterpillar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Price Realization - Machinery, Power & Energy - Power & Energy: $216 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $213.86 million.
Price Realization - Machinery, Power & Energy - Resource Industries: $96 million versus $52.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales Volume - Machinery, Power & Energy - Power & Energy: $879 million versus $713.92 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales Volume - Machinery, Power & Energy - Construction Industries: $874 million versus $746.1 million estimated by three analysts on average.
Sales and Revenues- North America- Machinery, Power & Energy- Total: $11.3 billion compared to the $10.76 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +24.8% year over year.
Sales and Revenues- EAME- Machinery, Power & Energy- Power & Energy: $1.58 billion versus $1.47 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.6% change.
Sales and Revenues- EAME- Machinery, Power & Energy- Total: $3.62 billion compared to the $3.56 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.9% year over year.
Sales and Revenues- Latin America- Machinery, Power & Energy- Total: $2.02 billion versus $1.93 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15% change.
Total sales and revenues- Machinery, Power & Energy- All Other Segments: $72 million compared to the $70.45 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.4% year over year.
Total sales and revenues- Machinery, Power & Energy- Construction Industries: $7.98 billion versus $7.84 billion estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +18.1% change.
Inter-segment sales and revenue- Machinery, Power & Energy- Power & Energy: $1.5 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $1.42 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +11.8%.
Total sales and revenues- Machinery, Power & Energy- Power & Energy: $8.78 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $8.58 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +4.6%.
Shares of Caterpillar have returned -12% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Q3 Earnings: How Key Metrics Compare to Wall Street Estimates
For the quarter ended September 2026, Caterpillar (CAT - Free Report) reported revenue of $20.68 billion, up 17.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $7.20, compared to $4.95 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.48% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $20.58 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $7.12, the EPS surprise was +1.12%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Caterpillar performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for Caterpillar here>>>
Shares of Caterpillar have returned -12% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy), indicating that it could outperform the broader market in the near term.