Caterpillar's Q2 earnings miss estimates as tariff costs and weaker pricing pressured margins.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Caterpillar (CAT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended June 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT, ETR:CAT1) shares edged lower as the construction and mining equipment manufacturer said it expects tariff costs of up to $1.5 billion for 2025. The company's CFO Andrew Bonfield told investors on its Q2 earnings call on Tuesday that Caterpillar expects a tariff impact of $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion this year.
Caterpillar (CAT) came out with quarterly earnings of $4.72 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.88 per share. This compares to earnings of $5.99 per share a year ago.
Caterpillar reported adjusted earnings per share of $4.72 a share on revenue of $16.6 billion.
Shares of Caterpillar Inc. CAT+1.17% took a 3.2% hit in premarket trading Tuesday, after the construction- and mining-equipment company missed second-quarter profit expectations, to offset a sales beat and raised growth outlook.
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Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is set to announce its earnings on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, prior to the market opening. Analyzing Caterpillar's stock performance over the last five years after earnings announcements shows a significant pattern of negative responses.
CAT's Q2 earnings are set to decline for the fourth straight quarter, with weaker pricing and higher costs pressuring results.
Blue-chip machinery stock Caterpillar Inc (NYSE:CAT) is gearing up for its second-quarter earnings report, due out before the open Tuesday, August 5.
Evaluate the expected performance of Caterpillar (CAT) for the quarter ended June 2025, looking beyond the conventional Wall Street top-and-bottom-line estimates and examining some of its key metrics for better insight.
Caterpillar (CAT) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.