CATERPILLAR INC
Caterpillar Inc. (often shortened to CAT) is an American manufacturer of construction, mining, and other engineering equipment. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment.
Basic company information
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- Ticker / security symbols
- CAT [1]
- Listing exchanges
- NYSE [1]
- SEC industry
- Construction Machinery & Equip [1]
- Business sectors
- mechanical engineering [2]
- Company / filing name
- CATERPILLAR INC [1]
- Headquarters location
- Irving [2]
- Business address
- 5205 N. O'CONNOR BOULEVARD, SUITE 100, IRVING, TX, 75039 [1]
- Founded
- 1925 [2]
- Legal form
- Delaware corporation [2]
- Incorporation jurisdiction
- Delaware, United States [1]
- Leadership in background record
- Jim Umpleby; Joseph E. Creed [2]
- Official website
- www.caterpillar.com ↗ [2]
- Employees
- 104,000 · reported year 2018 [2]
- Annual revenue
- USD 67,589,000,000 · 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31 [3]
- Total assets
- USD 98,585,000,000 · at 2025-12-31 [3]
- Net income / loss
- USD 2,700,000,000 · 2009-12-31 to 2010-12-31 [3]
- Fiscal year end
- December 31 (SEC record) [1]
- ISIN (reported securities)
- US1491231015 [2]
- CIK
- 0000018230 [1]
- SIC code
- 3531 [1]
- Country in background record
- United States [2]
Company positioning and business
Caterpillar Inc. (often shortened to CAT) is an American manufacturer of construction, mining, and other engineering equipment. The company is the world's largest manufacturer of construction equipment. [4]
In 2025, Caterpillar was ranked 64th on the Fortune 500 and 118th on the Forbes Global 2000. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. [4]
Caterpillar Inc. traces its origins to the 1925 merger of the Holt Manufacturing Company and the C. L. Best Tractor Company, creating a new entity, California-based Caterpillar Tractor Company. In 1986, the company reorganized itself as a Delaware corporation under the current name, Caterpillar Inc. It announced in January 2017 that over the course of that year, it would relocate its headquarters from Peoria, Illinois, to Deerfield, Illinois, scrapping plans from 2015 of building an $800 million new headquarters complex in downtown Peoria. Its headquarters are located in Irving, Texas, since 2022. [4]
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Management and corporate governance
The Wikidata background record identifies Jim Umpleby; Joseph E. Creed in the chief-executive role. This background entry is not an official confirmation of the current board or executive roster. [2]
Understanding company scale
Revenue: USD 67,589,000,000, 2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-02-13. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Net income / loss: USD 2,700,000,000, 2009-12-31 to 2010-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2011-02-22. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Total assets: USD 98,585,000,000, at 2025-12-31. Reported in Form 10-K filed 2026-02-13. Figures are consolidated XBRL facts; reporting periods and amendments must be checked before comparing companies. [3]
Financial year, securities and disclosures
The SEC submissions record gives CATERPILLAR INC a fiscal year end of 1231 (MMDD). Individual filings below identify their own reporting period; the filing date is the publication event, not the financial year end. [1]
Listed securities: CAT (NYSE). Multiple symbols may represent different share classes or securities of the same registrant. [5]
History and key events
Financial results and regulatory disclosures
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Source-verified relationships
Related entities and concepts
Frequently asked questions
When was CATERPILLAR INC founded?
Founded: 1925. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Where is the headquarters of CATERPILLAR INC?
Headquarters location: Irving. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
Which business sectors are recorded for CATERPILLAR INC?
Business sectors: mechanical engineering. The linked source provides the background record. [2]
CATERPILLAR INC relationship map
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Sources and review dates
- SEC — CATERPILLAR INC filing identity and securities ↗
- Wikidata — company background record (CC0) ↗
- SEC — CATERPILLAR INC reported financial facts ↗
- Wikipedia contributors — Caterpillar Inc. (CC BY-SA 4.0) ↗
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Reviewed 23 October 2026. Financial periods and historical event dates are shown separately. Figures reflect their stated source dates; this page is not a live quote or investment recommendation.