Caterpillar’s Strong Earnings Fail to Calm Wall Street’s Nerves. The Stock Is Tumbling.
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- CAT Caterpillar-23.7% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-1.7% 30d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “wall street” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-2.6% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “wall street” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-1.5% 30d
Industrial Select Sector SPDR holds the industrials sector that Caterpillar belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- BKR Baker Hughes-4.5% 30d
Baker Hughes is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- DOV Dover+11.6% 30d
Dover is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- NOV Nov+1.6% 30d
Nov is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- TEX Terex-4.2% 30d
Terex is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- WFRD Weatherford International+7.3% 11d
Weatherford International is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | -1.52% | -3.17% | base | -9.43% | -12.83% | after close | after close |
| DIANo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| QQQ | -2.90% | -1.86% | base | -1.64% | -4.83% | after close | after close |
| XLINo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BKRNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DOVNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TEXNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WFRDNo price data for this ticker | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAT | that day | -9.43% | final price |
| CAT | the next day | -12.83% | final price |
| CAT | three days earlier | -3.17% | final price |
| CAT | five days earlier | -1.52% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | -1.64% | final price |
| QQQ | the next day | -4.83% | final price |
| QQQ | three days earlier | -1.86% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | -2.90% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Lisa McClain bought Caterpillar (CAT) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 28 Sep 2026. That is 31 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Caterpillar (CAT), worth $50,001 - $100,000 on 31 Jul 2026. That is 90 days before publication. Filed 22 Sep 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna bought Dover (DOV) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 48 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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