Stock Analysis on Net

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)

Analysis of Liquidity Ratios 
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Liquidity Ratios (Summary)

Caterpillar Inc., liquidity ratios (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Current ratio 1.40 1.28 1.35 1.35 1.45 1.33 1.43 1.39 1.41 1.45 1.44 1.46 1.61 1.56 1.60 1.53 1.54 1.50 1.42 1.47 1.44 1.43 1.43
Quick ratio 0.76 0.69 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.74 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.81 0.84 0.89 1.00 1.02 1.08 1.02 1.01 0.98 0.91 0.98 0.93 0.94 0.91
Cash ratio 0.17 0.13 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.31 0.36 0.39 0.43 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.27 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.26

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.

Current Ratio

Caterpillar Inc., current ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Current assets 44,946 43,096 43,664 46,949 48,005 47,000 45,660 43,785 42,577 41,982 42,570 43,455 41,893 42,946 42,581 39,464 38,534 37,862 37,586 39,193 39,160 39,789 39,126
Current liabilities 32,218 33,564 32,371 34,728 33,124 35,314 31,842 31,531 30,202 28,963 29,532 29,847 25,976 27,508 26,578 25,717 24,978 25,231 26,516 26,621 27,201 27,735 27,388
Liquidity Ratio
Current ratio1 1.40 1.28 1.35 1.35 1.45 1.33 1.43 1.39 1.41 1.45 1.44 1.46 1.61 1.56 1.60 1.53 1.54 1.50 1.42 1.47 1.44 1.43 1.43
Benchmarks
Current Ratio, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 1.12 1.18 1.14 1.14 1.15 1.17 1.16 1.22 1.22 1.25 1.30 1.33 1.36 1.35 1.33 1.39 1.42 1.41 1.17 1.05 1.11 1.03 1.07
Eaton Corp. plc 1.53 1.56 1.56 1.51 1.45 1.53 1.50 1.38 1.28 0.97 0.99 1.04 1.27 1.10 1.51 1.56 1.49 1.50 1.75 1.70 1.72 1.83 1.47
GE Aerospace 1.13 1.14 1.17 1.18 1.17 1.25 1.25 1.16 1.10 1.13 1.19 1.28 1.80 1.81 1.96 1.58 1.27 1.22 1.14 0.99 1.07 1.11 1.13
Honeywell International Inc. 1.44 1.21 1.66 1.27 1.35 1.41 1.26 1.25 1.24 1.20 1.21 1.30 1.29 1.41 1.43 1.47 1.64 1.63 1.30 1.34 1.31 1.19 1.24
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.30 1.24 1.30 1.21 1.36 1.36 1.30 1.32 1.28 1.27 1.27 1.42 1.42 1.36 1.38 1.39 1.33 1.31 1.23 1.22 1.28 1.20 1.17
RTX Corp. 0.99 0.99 1.07 1.04 1.03 1.10 1.13 1.09 1.09 1.10 1.16 1.19 1.23 1.17 1.17 1.21 1.22 1.20 1.23 1.08 1.06 1.05 1.13

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Current ratio = Current assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 44,946 ÷ 32,218 = 1.40

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Current ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as current assets divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. current ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.

Quick Ratio

Caterpillar Inc., quick ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 5,638 4,341 4,959 6,978 6,545 7,387 6,789 7,004 6,346 6,014 6,526 9,254 9,446 10,831 11,342 9,352 9,315 8,784 7,123 8,284 7,906 7,429 7,128
Receivables, trade and other 9,086 9,421 9,296 9,310 9,134 9,416 9,230 8,856 8,158 8,393 9,135 8,477 7,647 7,840 7,955 7,317 6,969 7,134 7,834 8,568 8,275 8,996 8,961
Receivables, finance 9,816 9,516 9,446 9,510 9,608 9,288 9,119 9,013 8,918 8,922 9,003 8,898 8,919 9,523 9,333 9,463 8,966 8,781 9,120 9,336 9,192 9,539 8,932
Total quick assets 24,540 23,278 23,701 25,798 25,287 26,091 25,138 24,873 23,422 23,329 24,664 26,629 26,012 28,194 28,630 26,132 25,250 24,699 24,077 26,188 25,373 25,964 25,021
 
Current liabilities 32,218 33,564 32,371 34,728 33,124 35,314 31,842 31,531 30,202 28,963 29,532 29,847 25,976 27,508 26,578 25,717 24,978 25,231 26,516 26,621 27,201 27,735 27,388
Liquidity Ratio
Quick ratio1 0.76 0.69 0.73 0.74 0.76 0.74 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.81 0.84 0.89 1.00 1.02 1.08 1.02 1.01 0.98 0.91 0.98 0.93 0.94 0.91
Benchmarks
Quick Ratio, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.24 0.26 0.22 0.28 0.28 0.28 0.29 0.32 0.29 0.28 0.29 0.34 0.38 0.38 0.37 0.41 0.42 0.47 0.30 0.23 0.28 0.25 0.26
Eaton Corp. plc 0.87 0.94 0.93 0.91 0.84 0.85 0.78 0.73 0.65 0.50 0.51 0.54 0.69 0.44 0.66 0.68 0.63 0.57 0.68 0.78 0.99 1.07 0.82
GE Aerospace 0.81 0.81 0.76 0.78 0.76 0.84 0.86 0.81 0.73 0.75 0.82 0.93 0.90 0.90 1.06 1.27 1.01 0.97 0.91 0.69 0.65 0.71 0.73
Honeywell International Inc. 0.96 0.83 1.18 0.84 0.92 0.98 0.84 0.88 0.85 0.82 0.84 0.94 0.96 1.06 1.08 1.15 1.27 1.26 0.93 0.99 1.00 0.87 0.92
Lockheed Martin Corp. 1.10 1.05 1.08 0.99 1.14 1.14 1.07 1.09 1.06 1.03 1.03 1.15 1.18 1.10 1.09 1.05 1.08 1.04 0.96 0.93 1.03 0.93 0.93
RTX Corp. 0.60 0.60 0.64 0.63 0.63 0.68 0.71 0.69 0.70 0.71 0.76 0.81 0.82 0.79 0.79 0.78 0.84 0.75 0.81 0.73 0.71 0.70 0.75

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Quick ratio = Total quick assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 24,540 ÷ 32,218 = 0.76

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Quick ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments plus receivables) divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. quick ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.

Cash Ratio

Caterpillar Inc., cash ratio calculation (quarterly data)

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Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021 Dec 31, 2020 Sep 30, 2020 Jun 30, 2020 Mar 31, 2020 Dec 31, 2019 Sep 30, 2019 Jun 30, 2019 Mar 31, 2019
Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents 5,638 4,341 4,959 6,978 6,545 7,387 6,789 7,004 6,346 6,014 6,526 9,254 9,446 10,831 11,342 9,352 9,315 8,784 7,123 8,284 7,906 7,429 7,128
Total cash assets 5,638 4,341 4,959 6,978 6,545 7,387 6,789 7,004 6,346 6,014 6,526 9,254 9,446 10,831 11,342 9,352 9,315 8,784 7,123 8,284 7,906 7,429 7,128
 
Current liabilities 32,218 33,564 32,371 34,728 33,124 35,314 31,842 31,531 30,202 28,963 29,532 29,847 25,976 27,508 26,578 25,717 24,978 25,231 26,516 26,621 27,201 27,735 27,388
Liquidity Ratio
Cash ratio1 0.17 0.13 0.15 0.20 0.20 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.21 0.21 0.22 0.31 0.36 0.39 0.43 0.36 0.37 0.35 0.27 0.31 0.29 0.27 0.26
Benchmarks
Cash Ratio, Competitors2
Boeing Co. 0.11 0.13 0.08 0.17 0.14 0.15 0.16 0.19 0.16 0.14 0.15 0.20 0.23 0.24 0.24 0.29 0.29 0.35 0.16 0.10 0.12 0.10 0.09
Eaton Corp. plc 0.25 0.34 0.32 0.34 0.25 0.20 0.09 0.09 0.08 0.07 0.06 0.08 0.11 0.06 0.20 0.19 0.13 0.09 0.08 0.12 0.18 0.18 0.08
GE Aerospace 0.47 0.47 0.43 0.45 0.42 0.49 0.52 0.44 0.35 0.37 0.44 0.54 0.52 0.50 0.67 0.78 0.70 0.70 0.67 0.47 0.41 0.44 0.47
Honeywell International Inc. 0.56 0.47 0.73 0.44 0.46 0.51 0.40 0.51 0.44 0.43 0.49 0.59 0.60 0.68 0.71 0.79 0.87 0.87 0.51 0.58 0.62 0.50 0.55
Lockheed Martin Corp. 0.18 0.14 0.16 0.09 0.21 0.21 0.14 0.16 0.15 0.11 0.12 0.26 0.18 0.18 0.20 0.23 0.24 0.19 0.13 0.11 0.16 0.08 0.06
RTX Corp. 0.13 0.12 0.12 0.14 0.12 0.13 0.15 0.16 0.14 0.13 0.17 0.22 0.22 0.23 0.24 0.25 0.28 0.20 0.25 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.20

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31).

1 Q3 2024 Calculation
Cash ratio = Total cash assets ÷ Current liabilities
= 5,638 ÷ 32,218 = 0.17

2 Click competitor name to see calculations.

Liquidity ratio Description The company
Cash ratio A liquidity ratio calculated as (cash plus short-term marketable investments) divided by current liabilities. Caterpillar Inc. cash ratio deteriorated from Q1 2024 to Q2 2024 but then improved from Q2 2024 to Q3 2024 exceeding Q1 2024 level.