CAT
StockCaterpillar Inc.
One email when a drop — in price or in valuation — is historically rare for CAT. Otherwise we stay quiet.
Bigger than its usual dip. Not yet rare.
Caterpillar Inc. is 12.4% off its high — deeper than its 5.2% average pullback, but it has been through 247 drawdowns before. Not historically significant yet — we'll say so if that changes.
But down is not the same as cheap: Caterpillar Inc.'s P/S Severity Score is 0.0 — its valuation sits in or above its typical range.
Moderately Elevated
Current Drawdown
-12.4%
Days in Drawdown
12
Avg Max Drawdown
5.2%
Avg Length
58
Drawdown Severity Score™
2.4
CAT - Price & High Water Mark
CAT - Drawdown Timeline
How to read this chart: Negative values indicate drawdowns from all-time highs. Values closer to 0% mean the stock is near its high water mark.
Valuation vs Its Own History
Data as of July 12, 2026 · updated daily
Where today's valuation sits within CAT's own multi-year range, scored with the same Drawdown Severity Score language as price, measured from its typical level rather than its record high — a higher score means it has rarely been cheaper. This is context, not a recommendation.
Price to Sales
Caterpillar Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 100% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
Price to Sales history
EV to EBITDA
Caterpillar Inc. has been cheaper on this measure only about 100% of the time in 20 years of daily history.
EV to EBITDA history · log scale
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Analysis: Current Drawdown Insights
Caterpillar Inc. is currently in a drawdown that is unusual by its own historical standards. As of 2026-07-14, the stock is trading at $933.34, which represents a 12.4% decline from its all-time high of $1,064.90. This drawdown has persisted for 12 days.
Based on its full tracked price history, Caterpillar Inc. typically experiences drawdowns averaging 5.2% in depth, with an average duration of 58 days. Caterpillar Inc. has gone through 247 total drawdown events in its tracked history. The largest drawdown on record for Caterpillar Inc. was 73.4%, beginning in 2007. The longest drawdown duration on record was 2026 days.
The Drawdown Severity Score™ for Caterpillar Inc. currently stands at 2.43. This is our proprietary indicator that shows the relative severity of the current drawdown based on the asset's unique historical patterns. A score between 2.0 and 3.0 indicates a moderately elevated drawdown that's starting to exceed this asset's normal range.
Understanding Drawdowns: A drawdown measures how far a stock has fallen from its peak price. Every stock experiences drawdowns: periods when the price declines from all-time highs before recovering. By analyzing Caterpillar Inc.'s historical drawdown patterns, investors can identify when the stock is experiencing a typical market fluctuation versus an unusual decline that is rare by that stock's own historical standards.
📜 Historical Drawdown Events
Current drawdown shown in blue. Showing the most recent and the deepest of 247 tracked pullbacks (66 listed).
| Start Date | End Date | Duration | Max Depth | Start Price | Lowest Price | Recovery Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-02 | Ongoing | 12 days | -12.4% | $1,064.90 | $933.34 | n/a |
| 2026-06-26 | 2026-06-30 | 5 days | -5.6% | $1,057.01 | $997.47 | $1,064.90 |
| 2026-06-23 | 2026-06-25 | 3 days | -3.7% | $1,022.28 | $984.24 | $1,057.01 |
| 2026-06-05 | 2026-06-16 | 12 days | -9.0% | $940.48 | $856.16 | $945.46 |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-06-04 | 24 days | -7.2% | $926.79 | $860.15 | $940.48 |
| 2026-05-07 | 2026-05-11 | 5 days | -3.3% | $926.64 | $895.69 | $926.79 |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-05 | 5 days | -1.7% | $890.11 | $874.78 | $904.59 |
| 2026-04-24 | 2026-04-30 | 7 days | -3.0% | $835.24 | $810.05 | $890.11 |
| 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-17 | 3 days | -3.0% | $794.25 | $770.17 | $794.65 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2026-04-09 | 56 days | -13.9% | $775.00 | $667.43 | $787.07 |
| 2026-02-04 | 2026-02-06 | 3 days | -3.5% | $702.89 | $678.31 | $726.20 |
| 2026-01-30 | 2026-02-02 | 4 days | -1.1% | $665.24 | $657.66 | $690.91 |
| 2026-01-23 | 2026-01-29 | 7 days | -3.4% | $648.41 | $626.59 | $665.24 |
| 2026-01-16 | 2026-01-22 | 7 days | -2.8% | $647.18 | $629.00 | $648.41 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2026-01-12 | 32 days | -10.2% | $625.61 | $561.89 | $629.77 |
| 2025-12-08 | 2025-12-10 | 3 days | -1.5% | $603.17 | $594.36 | $615.35 |
| 2025-10-30 | 2025-12-03 | 35 days | -6.7% | $585.49 | $546.13 | $591.49 |
| 2025-10-17 | 2025-10-29 | 13 days | -4.7% | $539.41 | $513.91 | $585.49 |
| 2025-10-09 | 2025-10-13 | 5 days | -2.2% | $500.68 | $489.89 | $503.31 |
| 2025-10-06 | 2025-10-08 | 3 days | -2.2% | $496.42 | $485.32 | $500.68 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2025-09-30 | 8 days | -1.8% | $470.75 | $462.39 | $475.78 |
| 2025-09-19 | 2025-09-22 | 4 days | -0.1% | $465.62 | $465.20 | $470.75 |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-09-16 | 47 days | -6.9% | $436.77 | $406.62 | $439.41 |
| 2025-07-28 | 2025-07-30 | 3 days | -0.9% | $432.51 | $428.82 | $432.88 |
| 2025-07-18 | 2025-07-22 | 5 days | -1.6% | $415.35 | $408.90 | $415.99 |
| 2024-11-07 | 2025-07-17 | 252 days | -34.0% | $410.68 | $270.85 | $415.35 |
| 2024-10-14 | 2024-11-06 | 24 days | -6.1% | $394.62 | $370.60 | $410.68 |
| 2024-10-08 | 2024-10-11 | 4 days | -2.6% | $390.92 | $380.82 | $394.62 |
| 2024-10-03 | 2024-10-04 | 2 days | -0.8% | $386.80 | $383.89 | $389.78 |
| 2024-09-25 | 2024-09-26 | 2 days | -2.0% | $378.83 | $371.29 | $383.77 |
| 2024-04-08 | 2024-09-24 | 170 days | -15.8% | $369.46 | $310.97 | $378.83 |
| 2024-04-04 | 2024-04-05 | 2 days | -1.6% | $366.04 | $360.20 | $369.46 |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-03 | 3 days | -0.7% | $356.93 | $354.31 | $366.04 |
| 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-27 | 6 days | -2.4% | $355.11 | $346.72 | $355.19 |
| 2024-03-08 | 2024-03-13 | 5 days | -1.5% | $331.40 | $326.28 | $332.66 |
| 2024-03-05 | 2024-03-07 | 3 days | -1.5% | $329.87 | $324.88 | $331.40 |
| 2024-02-08 | 2024-02-23 | 16 days | -3.3% | $315.20 | $304.73 | $315.48 |
| 2024-01-31 | 2024-02-01 | 2 days | -1.5% | $296.86 | $292.52 | $299.71 |
| 2024-01-26 | 2024-01-29 | 4 days | -0.4% | $292.97 | $291.66 | $295.39 |
| 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-25 | 29 days | -6.5% | $289.05 | $270.15 | $292.97 |
| 2023-12-20 | 2023-12-26 | 7 days | -1.1% | $284.05 | $280.89 | $286.63 |
| 2023-08-02 | 2023-12-19 | 140 days | -21.3% | $278.43 | $219.17 | $284.05 |
| 2023-07-20 | 2023-07-31 | 12 days | -1.9% | $253.45 | $248.53 | $255.78 |
| 2023-01-30 | 2023-07-18 | 169 days | -21.8% | $252.54 | $197.49 | $253.21 |
| 2023-01-17 | 2023-01-24 | 8 days | -4.5% | $245.57 | $234.61 | $245.93 |
| 2023-01-09 | 2023-01-10 | 2 days | -0.9% | $236.45 | $234.32 | $238.02 |
| 2022-12-28 | 2023-01-06 | 10 days | -1.8% | $231.01 | $226.97 | $236.45 |
| 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-27 | 6 days | -1.7% | $229.67 | $225.69 | $231.01 |
| 2022-11-23 | 2022-12-21 | 29 days | -4.2% | $225.43 | $215.95 | $229.67 |
| 2021-05-18 | 2022-11-22 | 554 days | -31.8% | $224.78 | $153.31 | $225.43 |
| 2021-05-11 | 2021-05-17 | 7 days | -2.2% | $222.78 | $217.93 | $224.78 |
| 2018-01-23 | 2020-10-12 | 993 days | -43.4% | $144.15 | $81.65 | $146.96 |
| 2014-07-17 | 2017-04-25 | 1014 days | -44.6% | $82.89 | $45.89 | $86.53 |
| 2012-02-24 | 2014-07-03 | 860 days | -31.2% | $81.83 | $56.32 | $82.65 |
| 2011-05-02 | 2012-02-03 | 278 days | -38.6% | $80.13 | $49.19 | $80.24 |
| 2007-07-20 | 2010-09-24 | 1163 days | -73.4% | $54.20 | $14.40 | $54.57 |
| 2006-05-10 | 2007-06-13 | 400 days | -27.3% | $49.45 | $35.94 | $49.60 |
| 2005-09-14 | 2005-12-16 | 94 days | -17.3% | $35.78 | $29.60 | $36.09 |
| 2005-03-07 | 2005-06-17 | 102 days | -16.5% | $29.83 | $24.90 | $30.04 |
| 2004-01-27 | 2004-11-03 | 282 days | -17.3% | $24.88 | $20.58 | $25.03 |
| 1999-04-30 | 2003-07-16 | 1539 days | -52.3% | $16.74 | $7.99 | $16.91 |
| 1998-05-22 | 1999-04-14 | 328 days | -33.3% | $15.16 | $10.11 | $15.44 |
| 1997-08-21 | 1998-05-21 | 274 days | -26.3% | $15.01 | $11.07 | $15.16 |
| 1995-07-18 | 1996-03-18 | 245 days | -30.0% | $8.66 | $6.07 | $8.77 |
| 1994-03-24 | 1995-05-12 | 414 days | -19.0% | $6.97 | $5.65 | $7.37 |
| 1987-10-06 | 1993-04-22 | 2026 days | -44.8% | $3.83 | $2.12 | $3.87 |
| 1986-04-29 | 1987-05-07 | 374 days | -33.1% | $2.83 | $1.89 | $2.85 |
How to read: Each row shows a complete drawdown from peak to recovery. Red rows = most severe drawdowns (worst 20% or 5x+ average), yellow rows = moderate (2x-5x worse than average).
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) is trading at $933.34 as of Jul 14, 2026. It is 12.4% below its high of $1,064.90. The drawdown has lasted 12 days. Severity score: 2.4 (Moderately Elevated).
CAT Price History and Drawdown Data
Latest price
$933.34
High-water mark
$1,064.90
Current drawdown
-12.4%
Days in drawdown
12
This CAT page is built around daily price history, the latest high-water mark, current drawdown depth, drawdown duration, and comparable historical drawdown events. The chart above provides the price-history context, while the sections below explain how the current move compares with prior Caterpillar Inc. drawdowns.
What History Says About CAT
Caterpillar Inc. has dropped 12%+ from its high 22 times in its tracked history. These events lasted an average of 533 days with an average max drop of -31.2%.
The current drawdown of -12.4% has lasted 12 days, which is within the typical range for comparable events.
| Period | Max Drop | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2007 to Sep 2010 | -73.4% | 1163 days |
| Apr 1999 to Jul 2003 | -52.3% | 1539 days |
| Oct 1987 to Apr 1993 | -44.8% | 2026 days |
| Jul 2014 to Apr 2017 | -44.6% | 1014 days |
| Jan 2018 to Oct 2020 | -43.4% | 993 days |
| May 2011 to Feb 2012 | -38.6% | 278 days |
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