CAT - Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators.
As of May 15, 2026: spot at $885.95, ATM IV 36.3%, max pain $790.00, net GEX $8.2M.
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Agricultural - Machinery
- Market Cap
- $415.63B
- P/E Ratio
- 44.39
- Beta
- 1.63
- 52-Week Range
- 336.24-931.35
- Dividend Yield
- $6.04
- CEO
- Joseph E. Creed
- Employees
- 112,900
- IPO Date
- Dec 2, 1929
- Exchange
- NYSE
What CAT Looks Like to Options Traders Today
IV rank of 52.7% sits near the 1-year median, where strategy choice depends on directional conviction and the event calendar rather than vol regime alone; positive net gamma exposure ($8.2M) means dealers hedge against trend, damping realized volatility and biasing price toward heavy-OI strikes; the 25-delta skew (0.018) is roughly flat across the wings.
What This Page Covers
The CAT overview links into per-metric analysis views: max pain, gamma exposure, volatility skew, expected move, options chain, open interest history, and aggregate Greeks. Microstructure data is available on short interest, short volume, fail-to-deliver, and market structure. Corporate data is on fundamentals, earnings, analyst ratings, and insider trading.
Frequently asked CAT overview questions
- What is CAT?
- CAT is the ticker symbol for Caterpillar Inc., a listed security. Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Listed on NYSE. CAT is the equity ticker shown on this page; equity options traders use the security for directional, volatility, and income strategies via the listed options chain.
- What does the CAT options snapshot look like today?
- As of May 15, 2026, the CAT options snapshot shows spot at $885.95, ATM IV 36.3%, IV rank 52.7%, max pain $790.00, net GEX $8.2M, expected move 10.41%. The full options chain, Greeks by strike and expiration, per-strike open-interest distribution, dealer gamma and delta exposure, and the volatility skew surface are linked from this overview page. Each per-metric route refreshes once per trading session and reflects the most recent close-of-business listed-options state.
- What are CAT's key statistics?
- Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) carries a market capitalization of $415.63B, trailing P/E ratio of 44.39, beta of 1.63 relative to the broader market, 52-week range of 336.24-931.35. Full income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and TTM ratio history is on the per-ticker fundamentals page; daily price history and 52-week levels are accessible from the same view. These structural inputs frame how the options market prices implied volatility around earnings windows and capital events.
- What sector or industry does CAT belong to?
- Caterpillar Inc. operates in the Industrials sector, in the Agricultural - Machinery industry. Sector classification affects how the ticker correlates with sector ETFs, how it reacts to macro factors like rate moves and commodity prices, and how its options pricing compares to sector peers. Compare CAT's implied volatility and skew against sector benchmarks to gauge whether the options market is pricing single-name or systemic risk relative to the broader peer group.
- How current is the CAT data on this page?
- The options snapshot above is dated May 15, 2026 and refreshes once per session, with all per-strike Greeks and exposure aggregates recomputed at the daily close. Company-profile fields (sector, industry, market cap, P/E, IPO date) refresh from the vendor feed nightly. Financials and earnings refresh as 10-K and 10-Q filings are parsed (typically within several business days of the actual report). FINRA microstructure data refreshes on the source's cadence (daily for short volume, bi-monthly for short interest, weekly for the OTC volume file, twice-monthly for SEC FTD).