debt_leverage_profile
Net debt ~$24B; debt-to-EBITDA ~1.8x; 20bps rate rise adds ~$48M annual interest expense on floating-rate exposure
Inferred
Agent_Inference
interest_rate_sensitivity
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
geopolitical_supply_exposure
Medium intensity; China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
supply_chain_dependency
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
international_expansion_readiness
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
geographic_footprint
Global
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
commodity_exposure_profile
Medium intensity; commodities: steel, aluminum, copper, jet fuel / diesel (refined distillates), rare earth elements & NdFeB magnets, titanium, nickel; geopolitical: China's 2025 export-licensing regime on rare earths and NdFeB magnets (layered on its gallium/germanium/antimony controls) is the live chokepoint for motors, actuators, and defense electronics, while the mid-2025 expansion of US Section 232 tariffs to 50% on steel and aluminum repriced the sector's core structural-metal inputs.
Medium
GICS-commodity-overlay-v2
vendor_lock_dependency_score
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
business_model_type_primary
manufacturer
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
business_model_type_secondary
bank/intermediary
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
switching_cost_profile
High
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
howey_test_risk_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
regulatory_burden_tier
Medium
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
data_sovereignty_risk
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
antitrust_exposure_flag
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
regulatory_exposure_profile
Medium burden; regimes: FAA, DOT, OSHA, EPA, ITAR, FTC; Export controls and defense procurement rules create contract concentration risk.
Medium
GICS-regulatory-overlay-v1
revenue_model_type
product sales / transactional
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
monetization_vector
unit sales / per-transaction
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
pricing_architecture
negotiated
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
pricing_power_rating
Moderate
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
target_gross_margin_bracket
4.1% Gross Margin (Thin (<20%))
High
SEC-XBRL
churn_vulnerability_index
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
headcount_cost_structure
67.3% OpEx / Revenue (High Cost Structure)
High
SEC-XBRL
marginal_cost_of_growth
Linear
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
franchise_compliance_risk
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
customer_acquisition_metric
dealer network distribution
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
network_effect_present
Partial
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
asset_efficiency_ratio
AI displaces some service technicians and design engineers; manufacturing automation reduces direct labor ~2-3% annually; net positive
Inferred
Agent_Inference
recession_resistance_tier
Cyclical
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
customer_segment_primary
enterprise / institutional
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
customer_segment_secondary
SMB / dealer network
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
characteristic_occupations
["11-0000 Management Occupations", "13-0000 Business and Financial Operations Occupations", "15-0000 Computer and Mathematical Occupations", "17-0000 Architecture and Engineering Occupations", "23-0000 Legal Occupations", "33-0000 Protective Service Occupations", "37-0000 Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance Occupations", "41-0000 Sales and Related Occupations", "43-0000 Office and Administrative Support Occupations", "47-0000 Construction and Extraction Occupations", "49-0000 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations", "51-0000 Production Occupations", "53-0000 Transportation and Material Moving Occupations"]
High
SOC-2018/GICS-overlay
agent_automatable_labor_share
0.21 (HIL — ~21% of characteristic roles agent-automatable)
Medium
SOC-2018 + agentic-exposure-v2
capital_expenditure_profile
4.2% CapEx / Revenue (Low-CapEx Asset-Light)
High
SEC-XBRL
sec_cik
0000018230
High
SEC-EDGAR
ticker
CAT
High
SEC-EDGAR
Filings_Dog_Scope
active_enforcement_matters,antitrust_exposure_flag,business_model_type_primary,business_model_type_secondary,capital_return_posture,channel_inventory_exposure,churn_vulnerability_index,currency_risk_exposure,customer_acquisition_metric,customer_segment_primary,customer_segment_secondary,cyber_framework_alignment,cyber_incident_materiality,cyber_oversight_body,data_sovereignty_risk,employee_headcount,franchise_compliance_risk,geographic_footprint,geopolitical_supply_exposure,headcount_cost_structure,hedging_program_scope,howey_test_risk_index,interest_rate_sensitivity,international_expansion_readiness,key_person_dependency,liquidity_sufficiency_assertion,marginal_cost_of_growth,market_structure,monetization_vector,named_competitors,network_effect_present,pricing_architecture,pricing_power_rating,product_revenue_concentration,purchase_commitment_rigidity,recession_resistance_tier,regulatory_burden_tier,revenue_model_type,seasonality_pattern,supply_chain_dependency,switching_cost_profile,trade_restriction_exposure,vendor_lock_dependency_score
High
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
insider_buys_6m
1
High
SEC-Form4 0001104659-26-104202..0001104659-26-055493
insider_sells_6m
35
High
SEC-Form4 0001104659-26-104202..0001104659-26-055493
insider_net_shares_6m
-127924
High
SEC-Form4 0001104659-26-104202..0001104659-26-055493
insider_last_transaction_date
2026-08-28
High
SEC-Form4 0001104659-26-104202..0001104659-26-055493
Insider_Dog_Checked
2026-10-03T13:40|activist_13d_count_1y,activist_last_13d_date,blockholder_13g_count_1y,insider_buys_6m,insider_last_transaction_date,insider_net_shares_6m,insider_sells_6m
High
SEC-Form4 registry
employee_headcount
118,000; ~56% outside U.S.
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
key_person_dependency
Low
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
named_competitors
CASE, Deere Construction & Forestry, Doosan Bobcat, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Hyundai Construction Equipment, Hyundai Doosan Infracore, J.C. Bamford Excav
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
market_structure
Fragmented
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
product_revenue_concentration
Power & Energy = 48% of Machinery, Power & Energy revenues
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
capital_return_posture
Dividend+Buyback
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
trade_restriction_exposure
High; tariffs; $1.8 billion in 2025, $2.6 billion expected in 2026
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
seasonality_pattern
Mild; stronger dealer inventory build in Q1
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
liquidity_sufficiency_assertion
Affirmed
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
channel_inventory_exposure
Moderate; ~$900 million swing in 2025
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
active_enforcement_matters
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
purchase_commitment_rigidity
Moderate; $9.633 billion in non-invoiced material/services commitments on order
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
cyber_incident_materiality
No
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
cyber_framework_alignment
NIST CSF, ISO 27001
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
cyber_oversight_body
Audit Committee
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
currency_risk_exposure
Moderate; multi-currency exposure across EMEA, Latin America, Asia/Pacific
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
hedging_program_scope
Foreign currency forwards, options, cross-currency contracts for Cat Financial; no commodity hedging disclosed
Medium
SEC-10K 0000018230-26-000008
activist_13d_count_1y
0
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
blockholder_13g_count_1y
3
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified
activist_last_13d_date
none in window
High
SEC-13D/G registry, subject-verified