Caterpillar (CAT)

As of 30 September 2026, short interest in CAT is 8,005,755 shares, up 451,050 shares over the last month. Over the last 48 readings it ranged from 5,608,881 shares (31 December 2025) to 11,811,318 shares (15 October 2024). At the reported average volume of 2.5M shares a day that is 3.2 days to cover.

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As of 9 October 2026, the short share of CAT volume is 55.2%, up 6.5 points over the last five sessions. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 27.8% (31 August 2026) to 65.9% (8 October 2026). The latest reading is 5.6 points above the 30-session average of 49.6%, on 557K shares reported.

As of 11 September 2026, the fails-to-deliver balance in CAT is 4,237 shares, up 4,236 shares over the last settlement date. Over the last 30 readings it ranged from 1 share (2 July 2026) to 70,264 shares (20 August 2026). The latest reading sits at the bottom of that range.

Insiders at CAT reported 14 open-market sells worth $26.2M in the last 90 days and no open-market buys. Latest filing: Creed Joseph E (Chief Executive Officer) on 2026-08-28.

Form 4 filings are due within two business days of the trade. Insiders sell for many reasons that say nothing about the company; open-market buys are rarer.

28 Form 144 notices on file for CAT worth $244.5M at the prices reported; 1 in the last 90 days worth $26.2M. Latest: JOSEPH E CREED filed on 2026-08-28 to sell 32,401 shares ($26.2M) from 2026-08-28.

1 holder reports 5% or more of CAT in its latest filing, on Schedule 13G (passive). The holder is Vanguard Capital Management at 7.5% of the class (34,776,099 shares), filed 2026-04-29 for an event on 2026-03-31.

9 of the 30 tracked managers held CAT at their latest 13F, $18.66B in total at quarter-end prices. Fisher Asset Management is the largest at $10.59B (3.2% of its portfolio) as of 2026-06-30. Over the prior quarter 4 added shares and 4 cut.

Only the 30 tracked managers on the funds hub; a 13F reports long positions in US listed stock at quarter end, 45 days late, and says nothing about shorts or positions sold since.

In Q2 FY 2026 (quarter ended 2026-06-30) Caterpillar reported revenue of $20.54B, up 24.0% from the same quarter a year earlier (7.77 diluted EPS). In FY 2025 it generated $11.74B of operating cash flow and spent $5.19B on buybacks and $2.75B on dividends.

Quarterly, last 8 quarters

Fiscal years, with buybacks and dividends

Quarters are the three-month figures the company reports; a fourth quarter marked derived is the fiscal year less the three reported quarters, since companies report it only inside the 10-K. Fiscal years are the annual figures. Buybacks are the cash the company paid to repurchase its common stock in the year, not the amount authorized. Balance sheet lines are as of 2026-06-30; shares outstanding as of 2026-06-30 from the cover page.

9 contract actions on file for CAT: $4.9M obligated in the last 90 days and $5.1M in the last 12 months across 4 awarding agencies. The largest was $2.3M from the Department of Homeland Security on 2026-08-27 (ships service diesel generator set to be installed on cgc tahoma.). This covers the largest contract actions, not every award, and agencies report late.