Caterpillar Stocks Decline 3.1% With Strong Margins Facing a Lower Valuation Bar
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This report is about the broad US market.
Directly affected
- CAT Caterpillar-24.1% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF+0.1% 30d
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.
- QQQ Invesco QQQ-10.3% 30d
Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story.
- XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR-0.3% 30d
Industrial Select Sector SPDR holds the industrials sector that Caterpillar belongs to, so it often moves with news about it.
- BKR Baker Hughes-7.3% 30d
Baker Hughes is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- DOV Dover+15.8% 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+3.9% 30d
Terex is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- WFRD Weatherford International+12.0% 10d
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 | +11.08% | +14.72% | base | -1.47% | -0.46% | after close | after close |
| DIA | +1.17% | +1.48% | base | +0.44% | -0.16% | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +3.12% | +5.08% | base | -1.30% | -0.87% | after close | after close |
| XLI | -0.27% | +0.65% | base | +1.38% | +2.23% | after close | after close |
| BKR | +1.46% | -1.02% | base | -3.94% | — | after close | after close |
| DOV | -2.66% | +0.03% | base | +3.86% | +3.99% | after close | after close |
| NOV | +4.75% | -0.05% | base | -3.06% | -2.44% | after close | after close |
| TEX | -9.15% | -4.98% | base | +2.61% | +3.52% | after close | after close |
| WFRD | -2.17% | -1.95% | base | -1.79% | -0.98% | after close | after close |
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.
Caterpillar Stocks Decline 3.1% With Strong Margins Facing a Lower Valuation Bar Yahoo Finance
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKR | that day | -3.94% | final price |
| BKR | three days earlier | -1.02% | final price |
| BKR | five days earlier | +1.46% | final price |
| CAT | that day | -1.47% | final price |
| CAT | the next day | -0.46% | still updating |
| CAT | three days earlier | +14.72% | final price |
| CAT | five days earlier | +11.08% | final price |
| DIA | that day | +0.44% | final price |
| DIA | the next day | -0.16% | still updating |
| DIA | three days earlier | +1.48% | final price |
| DIA | five days earlier | +1.17% | final price |
| DOV | that day | +3.86% | final price |
| DOV | the next day | +3.99% | still updating |
| DOV | three days earlier | +0.03% | final price |
| DOV | five days earlier | -2.66% | final price |
| NOV | that day | -3.06% | final price |
| NOV | the next day | -2.44% | still updating |
| NOV | three days earlier | -0.05% | final price |
| NOV | five days earlier | +4.75% | final price |
| QQQ | that day | -1.30% | final price |
| QQQ | the next day | -0.87% | still updating |
| QQQ | three days earlier | +5.08% | final price |
| QQQ | five days earlier | +3.12% | final price |
| TEX | that day | +2.61% | final price |
| TEX | the next day | +3.52% | still updating |
| TEX | three days earlier | -4.98% | final price |
| TEX | five days earlier | -9.15% | final price |
| WFRD | that day | -1.79% | final price |
| WFRD | the next day | -0.98% | still updating |
| WFRD | three days earlier | -1.95% | final price |
| WFRD | five days earlier | -2.17% | final price |
| XLI | that day | +1.38% | final price |
| XLI | the next day | +2.23% | still updating |
| XLI | three days earlier | +0.65% | final price |
| XLI | five days earlier | -0.27% | final price |
Congressional trades 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 32 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 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 49 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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