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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)On Nov 24: 58.00   0.00 (0.00%)  
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VALUATION MEASURES 
Market Cap (intraday)5:36.12B
Enterprise Value (25-Nov-09)3:66.52B
Trailing P/E (ttm, intraday):27.09
Forward P/E (fye 31-Dec-10) 1:21.64
PEG Ratio (5 yr expected):2.71
Price/Sales (ttm):0.97
Price/Book (mrq):4.53
Enterprise Value/Revenue (ttm)3:1.78
Enterprise Value/EBITDA (ttm)3:18.196
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS 
Fiscal Year
Fiscal Year Ends:31-Dec
Most Recent Quarter (mrq):30-Sep-09
Profitability
Profit Margin (ttm):3.54%
Operating Margin (ttm):4.00%
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (ttm):1.50%
Return on Equity (ttm):15.03%
Income Statement
Revenue (ttm):37.42B
Revenue Per Share (ttm):61.379
Qtrly Revenue Growth (yoy):-43.80%
Gross Profit (ttm):12.91B
EBITDA (ttm):3.66B
Net Income Avl to Common (ttm):1.32B
Diluted EPS (ttm):2.14
Qtrly Earnings Growth (yoy):-53.50%
Balance Sheet
Total Cash (mrq):1.83B
Total Cash Per Share (mrq):2.932
Total Debt (mrq):32.23B
Total Debt/Equity (mrq):N/A
Current Ratio (mrq):1.46
Book Value Per Share (mrq):12.808
Cash Flow Statement
Operating Cash Flow (ttm):6.03B
Levered Free Cash Flow (ttm):-2.99B
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TRADING INFORMATION 
Stock Price History
Beta:1.85
52-Week Change3:55.62%
S&P500 52-Week Change3:28.96%
52-Week High (20-Oct-09)3:61.28
52-Week Low (03-Mar-09)3:21.71
50-Day Moving Average3:56.67
200-Day Moving Average3:45.39
Share Statistics
Average Volume (3 month)3:10,076,400
Average Volume (10 day)3:7,870,160
Shares Outstanding5:622.73M
Float:621.15M
% Held by Insiders1:14.03%
% Held by Institutions1:63.00%
Shares Short (as of 30-Oct-09)3:33.45M
Short Ratio (as of 30-Oct-09)3:2.9
Short % of Float (as of 30-Oct-09)3:5.60%
Shares Short (prior month)3:39.71M
Dividends & Splits
Forward Annual Dividend Rate4:1.68
Forward Annual Dividend Yield4:2.90%
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate3:1.68
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield3:2.90%
5 Year Average Dividend Yield4:2.20%
Payout Ratio4:79%
Dividend Date3:19-Nov-09
Ex-Dividend Date4:22-Oct-09
Last Split Factor (new per old)2:2:1
Last Split Date3:14-Jul-05


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Abbreviation Guide: K = Thousands; M = Millions; B = Billions
mrq = Most Recent Quarter (as of 30-Sep-09)
ttm = Trailing Twelve Months (as of 30-Sep-09)
yoy = Year Over Year (as of 30-Sep-09)
lfy = Last Fiscal Year (as of 31-Dec-08)
fye = Fiscal Year Ending
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3 = Data derived from multiple sources or calculated by Yahoo! Finance;
4 = Data provided by Morningstar, Inc.;
5 = Shares outstanding is taken from the most recently filed quarterly or annual report
and Market Cap is calculated using shares outstanding.