Is Caterpillar Inc stock a buy?
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Yes, Caterpillar Inc pays dividends. Last time was Thursday 1st of January 1970 where the investors holding the stock on Monday 21st of October 2024 were paid CHF1.41 per share. Over the last 113 times between 1998 and 2024, Caterpillar Inc has paid CHF77.77545 with an average of CHF0.69 per share.
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We cannot find data for Caterpillar Inc 10 years ago, but if you had invested on Friday 22nd of November 2019 when the price was CHF146.00, you would have made a profit of CHF168.00 per share or 115.07%
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Caterpillar Inc has a normal ratio of the business financed by loans. This puts the company at some risk in periods of high inflation where borrowing costs usually go up. With a normal cash flow to debt ratio of 0.33, the company's ability to pay off the debt is normal. Caterpillar Inc has a good net profit margin of 16.26% and should have high tolerances against inflation.
We have calculated the inflation risk for Caterpillar Inc to be low [0.4 of 1]
US inflation for August 2024 was 0.19%. Over the last 12 months, the US inflation is 2.59%. The 10-year treasury yield that indicates the future interest level is currently 4.41 and is up 0.05 over the last 30 days.