| Ticker Symbol: | CAT |
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| Exchange: | NYSE |
| Contact Info: | 100 NE Adams Street Peoria IL 61629 309-675-1000 |
| CEO/President: | James W. Owens |
| Industry: | Machinery - Construct & Mining / Standard Industry Code: 3531 |
| Description: | Caterpillar Inc is the world\'s largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. The company is one of only a handful of U.S. companies that leads its industry while competing globally from a principally domestic manufacturing base. The company records more than half of its sales to overseas customers. Their products are used in the construction, road building, mining, forestry, energy, transportation and material-handling industries. |
| Shares Outstanding: | 615,130 (000) | Market Value: | 38,921,300 ($000) |
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| Percentage of Inst.Shareholders: | 70.05% | Number of Inst.Shareholders: | 1.17% |
| Last Quarter Sales: | 13624.00 ($Mil.) | Last Quarter Net Income: | 1106.00 ($Mil.) |
| Last Quarter EPS: | 1.74 | P/E Ratio: | 10 |
| Most Recent Earnings: | 1.74 on 07/22/08 | Earnings Per Share: | 6.09 |
| Most Recent Split: | 2-1 on 07/14/05 | Annual Dividend Rate: | 1.68 |
| Most Recent Dividend: | 0.420 on 07/17/08 | Annual Dividend Yield: | 2.63% |


| CATERPILLAR INC | -16.10 | 64.07 | |
| INGERSOLL RAND | -31.10 | 35.48 | |
| JOY GLOBAL INC | +6.60 | 51.44 | |
| TEREX CP | -53.60 | 38.31 | |
| MANITOWOC CO IN | -55.40 | 21.54 |
