Caterpillar Inc.
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Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) is a publicly traded company in the Industrial Applications And Services sector. Wiseek has independently scored 24 items for CAT at importance 7 or higher on its 1–10 market-impact scale. Its most recent item scored 7 or higher is dated 2026-09-29, rated 7/10. Across its 20 most recent items scored 7 or higher, the top rating is 9/10, with 10 rated 8 or above. Recent SEC coverage for CAT spans 10-Q, 8-K.
Recent high-impact activity:
- Caterpillar to Acquire Fabick Cat Dealership, Expanding Direct Distribution
- Caterpillar's $725M Plant Expansion and Turbine Boost Follow Blowout Q2
- Caterpillar Posts Record Q2 Revenue Above $20B, Raises Full-Year Outlook
- Caterpillar Lifts Annual Revenue Outlook on AI Data Center Boom
- Caterpillar CFO Sees Strong Q3 Sales Growth on Volume and Pricing
Financial Snapshot
Short Interest & Short Volume
3.70 days to coverFINRA reported short interest of 8,377,107 shares in CAT as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 10.9% increase from the prior period — about 3.7 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 48.7% of CAT volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.
Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.