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Last updated May 19, 2026 9:35 AM ET

Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)

Construction, mining, energy, transportation equipment, and aftermarket services.

NYSE·Industrials·Construction Machinery·Market cap $170B·Next earnings Jul 28, 2026
Medium confidence · 76
Price
$344.91
+0.7 %
5D +2.7% · 20D +5.1%
Overall Sentiment
69
+4.4 pts
76th percentile vs SPY · z-score 1
Sentiment Momentum
71
+5.9 pts
Mining demand, pricing discipline, and services mix
Risk Language
43
-0.9 pts
China construction softness
News Volume
54
-11.0 pts
Abnormal volume score 39
Narrative Shift
42
-17.0 pts
Primary topic: Industrial demand
Price-NLP Divergence
19
+1.7 pts
Highlights where language and price action moved in different directions.

What Changed?

Data window 5D · 3 evidence documents

Medium confidence · 76
Current narrative

CAT sentiment strengthened over the last five sessions as source language around mining demand, pricing discipline, and services mix improved.

Previous narrative

The prior baseline was less differentiated, with lower topic momentum and fewer high-importance documents tied to industrial demand.

Positive drivers

Mining demand, pricing discipline, and services mix

Negative drivers

China construction softness

Emerging topics

Energy demand, China exposure, Supply chain normalization

Contradictory signals

Source agreement is generally aligned with price and topic momentum.

Signal Time Series
Selectable overlays with source-backed confidence context

Topic Drivers

Topic-level sentiment, momentum, intensity percentile, risk level, source count, summary, and top source.

TopicCategorySentimentMomentumIntensityRiskSourcesSummaryTop source
Energy demandBusiness Momentum635866th pctRisk 5661Energy demand commentary is constructive, with LNG and power-load references offset by commodity volatility and policy uncertainty.src-XOM-1
China exposureRisk Theme396472th pctRisk 5667China exposure remains a cross-sector risk cluster for hardware, industrials, autos, and select consumer franchises.src-AAPL-1
Supply chain normalizationBusiness Momentum654555th pctRisk 3446Supply chain normalization continues to support industrial margin and inventory language, although aerospace bottlenecks remain company-specific.src-GE-1

Source Evidence

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PublishedSource typePublisherTitleSentimentRiskTopicsImportanceNoveltyReliabilityNLP contribution
May 18, 7:40 AMEarnings TranscriptFactSet TranscriptCaterpillar Inc.: language monitor flags industrial demand as primary driver65Risk 41Industrial demand, Mining demand, pricing discipline,5736High+16.8
May 18, 3:40 AMNewsDow Jones NewswiresCAT evidence update: China construction softness69Risk 49Industrial demand, Mining demand, pricing discipline,5439High+2.8
May 17, 11:40 PMAlternative DataCard Spend PanelCAT cross-source read-through for Construction Machinery73Risk 41Industrial demand, Mining demand, pricing discipline,5142High+16.8

Event Timeline

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Peer Signal Comparison
Company versus sector peers on sentiment, risk, and confidence

Peer Table

Sector average sentiment 60 · SPY average sentiment 60

TickerSentiment5D changeRiskNews volumePrimary topicRegulatory riskConfidence
BA31-11.7 ptsRisk 8689Regulatory scrutinyElevatedHigh confidence · 83
CAT69+4.4 ptsRisk 4354Industrial demandBaselineMedium confidence · 76
GE77+6.7 ptsRisk 3862Defense spendingBaselineHigh confidence · 82
RTX61+2.2 ptsRisk 5559Defense spendingBaselineMedium confidence · 76

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