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.
As nearly any investor can attest, one trading day can mean quite a difference for a stock.
Caterpillar witnesses lower revenues and earnings in Q1 due to weak volumes in all its segments.
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.
Caterpillar (CAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.25 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.30 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.60 per share a year ago.
Caterpillar expects “negative economic growth” in the second half of the year.
The machinery maker posted a profit of $2 billion, or $4.20 a share, compared with $2.86 billion, or $5.75 a share, in the same quarter a year earlier.
The company reports first-quarter earnings on Wednesday morning.
The prospects of the Zacks Manufacturing - Construction and Mining industry look good. Stocks like CAT, KMTUY and HTCMY are stocks worth a look.
We analyze what investors??? stance on the CAT stock should be as it gears up to report Q1 results, which are likely to reflect low volumes.