Caterpillar Inc risk profile
41 Elevated one input has moved against it
Measured 1 September 2026 from CAT's filed statements. Recomputed nightly.
41 (Elevated), driven by Operating pressure at 52, over 5 weighted categories on the MANUFACTURER profile.
What is measured
| Mechanism | Reading | Band | Direction | Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market expectation | 43 | Elevated | Stable | One-year price volatility — 40.2% |
| Operating pressure | 52 | Elevated | Worsening | Costs outgrowing revenue — +5.7 percentage points |
| Cash conversion | 27 | Normal | Stable | Cash conversion — 1.32x |
| Leverage and coverage | 13 | Contained | Stable | Net debt to EBITDA — 1.96x |
| Competitive position | 49 | Elevated | Stable | Revenue-growth gap against peers — -7.4 percentage points |
| Concentration | Reads identified supplier spend, customers above the 10% disclosure threshold and revenue by region. No reading is stored for this company. | |||
These are descriptive readings of disclosed mechanisms, not investment advice, and not a prediction. A band says where a measured input sits, never what to do about it or what happens next.