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Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Caterpillar (CAT). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

Caterpillar Inc.'s CAT recently reported first-quarter 2025 results were not impressive, with the mining and construction equipment behemoth witnessing year-over-year declines in its top and bottom lines, and falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. The company reported volume declines across all its segments.

Caterpillar Inc.'s Q1 2025 revenue fell 10% due to dealer inventory dynamics, but adjusted EPS remained strong at $4.25 with a healthy 18.3% operating profit margin. Segment performance varied: Construction and Resource Industries lagged, while Energy & Transportation showed strong demand, especially from data centers and utilities. Caterpillar's backlog grew by $5 billion, indicating strong future revenue visibility despite current revenue declines and weak free cash flow.

As nearly any investor can attest, one trading day can mean quite a difference for a stock.

Caterpillar (CAT 0.68%) reported weaker-than-expected first-quarter results and lowered full-year guidance. But investors went into earnings season anticipating bad news from Cat, limiting the downside post-announcement.

IRVING, Texas , April 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) will hold a virtual annual shareholder meeting Wednesday, June 11 at 8 a.m. CDT. Shareholders owning Caterpillar common stock at the close of business on April 14, or their legal proxy holders, are entitled to participate, submit questions and vote on several items at the virtual annual meeting.

Caterpillar witnesses lower revenues and earnings in Q1 due to weak volumes in all its segments.

Close Construction equipment maker Caterpillar (CAT) on Wednesday reported a bigger first-quarter sales decline than analysts had forecast. The company posted revenue that declined 10% year-over-year to $14.25 billion. Analysts had expected $14.65 billion. Adjusted earnings per share of $4.25 matched projections. Revenue fell 19% in Caterpillar's Construction Industries segment, while it declined 10% and 2% in its Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation units, respectively. Caterpillar Presents Two Outlook Scenarios Caterpillar presented two outlook scenarios for the full year, with and without the impact of tariffs. Without tariffs, revenue is expected to be "about flat compared to 2024," which would be better than previous forecasts of "down slightly." Caterpillar said with tariffs, "before any additional mitigation actions, and with negative economic growth in the second half of 2025," revenue is seen in line with the prior expectation of a slight decline. For the current qu

The headline numbers for Caterpillar (CAT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended March 2025, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Alex Kapper - Vice President, Investor Relations Jim Umpleby - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Joe Creed - Chief Operating Officer & Incoming Chief Executive Officer Andrew Bonfield - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Feniger - Bank of America Rob Wertheimer - Melius Research Tami Zakaria - JPMorgan Kyle Menges - Citigroup David Raso - Evercore ISI Jamie Cook - Truist Securities Angel Castillo - Morgan Stanley Stephen Volkmann - Jefferies Kristen Owen - Oppenheimer Jerry Revich - Goldman Sachs Operator Welcome to the First Quarter 2025 Caterpillar Earnings Conference Call. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded.