The facts

  1. Reported profit per share rose to US$7.13 from US$4.88. Adjusted profit per share, excluding restructuring costs, rose to US$7.20 from US$4.95. [1]

  2. Quarterly revenue exceeded the US$20.55 billion analyst forecast compiled by LSEG and reported by Reuters. The company attributed its sales increase chiefly to higher equipment volumes and pricing. [1][2]

  3. Operating profit margin increased to 20.4% from 17.3%; adjusted margin was 20.6%, compared with 17.5%. Reuters reported that operating profit included US$128 million in tariff-recovery benefits. [1][2]

  4. Reuters reported a record backlog of US$78.1 billion, up US$6 billion from the previous quarter. Orders are future work, not already recognized sales. [2]

  5. Yahoo Finance’s NYSE common-stock quote for CAT, in US dollars, showed a 29 October regular-session close of US$647.39 at 16:00:02 EDT (20:00:02 UTC). The 28 October regular-session close was US$713.38: a decline of US$65.99, or 9.25% calculated from those two closes. [3]

  6. Reuters’s closing report put Caterpillar’s session decline at 9.3%, consistent with the rounded historical-price comparison. This is not a premarket or after-hours figure. [4]

Corrections & updates

Update: Added the verified 29 October regular-session closing move for CAT: US$647.39 against US$713.38 on 28 October (9.25% lower). Distinguishes share class, currency, quote time and baseline from earlier premarket or after-hours reports; retained the accounting and guidance distinctions.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 29 Oct 2026, 22:07 UTC.

The results retain their issuer and Reuters attribution. The new numerical market move uses checked NYSE common-stock closing data, with a dated previous-session baseline and a separate Reuters closing report; extended trading is excluded.

  1. Caterpillar reports third-quarter 2026 results

    Caterpillar / PR Newswire · Primary source · 29 Oct 2026

    Actual company-issued release and reconciliation tables read. PR Newswire distributes the issuer’s statement; it is not independent reporting. The issuer’s investor page returned 403 and was not bypassed.

  2. Caterpillar tops quarterly profit view, but annual growth forecast is unchanged

    Reuters / Midwest Communications syndication · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026

    Actual Reuters report by Nandan Mandayam and Nathan Gomes read. The URL retains the earlier headline; its body contains the updated report. Reuters is separately owned from Caterpillar.

  3. CAT historical prices and closing quote

    Yahoo Finance market data · Primary source · 29 Oct 2026

    Actual 28–29 October historical rows and current regular-session closing quote read. NYSE common shares, US dollars; displayed closing quote time 16:00:02 EDT (20:00:02 UTC) on 29 October. After-hours prices are separate.

  4. Wall Street closing report for 29 October

    Reuters via Yahoo Finance · Reporting · 29 Oct 2026

    Actual updated agency report read. Reuters is independently owned from the issuers and Yahoo’s original newsroom. Its company percentages are rounded; precise values here are calculated from the checked closing data.

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