Caterpillar Stocks Decline 4.45% as $78.1 Billion Backlog Meets Capacity Constraints
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Directly affected
- CAT Caterpillar-23.2% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF-0.5% 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-9.8% 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-9.0% 30d
Baker Hughes is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- DOV Dover+12.9% 30d
Dover is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- NOV Nov-2.6% 30d
Nov is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- TEX Terex+3.6% 30d
Terex is a large industrials company like Caterpillar; big names in a sector often move together.
- WFRD Weatherford International+10.4% 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 | +14.53% | -0.17% | base | -5.22% | after close | after close | after close |
| DIA | +1.47% | -0.00% | base | +3.10% | after close | after close | after close |
| QQQ | +5.88% | +0.76% | base | +0.93% | after close | after close | after close |
| XLI | -1.66% | -2.29% | base | -1.11% | after close | after close | after close |
| BKR | +3.56% | +4.63% | base | -5.73% | after close | after close | after close |
| DOV | -2.62% | -2.66% | base | -0.42% | after close | after close | after close |
| NOV | +4.16% | +4.22% | base | -2.54% | after close | after close | after close |
| TEX | -7.23% | -2.37% | base | +0.08% | after close | after close | after close |
| WFRD | +1.31% | +3.32% | base | -1.98% | after close | 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 4.45% as $78.1 Billion Backlog Meets Capacity Constraints Yahoo Finance
Source: Yahoo Finance
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) since this story, compared with the market
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKR | that day | -5.73% | final price |
| BKR | three days earlier | +4.63% | final price |
| BKR | five days earlier | +3.56% | final price |
| CAT | that day | -5.22% | final price |
| CAT | three days earlier | -0.17% | final price |
| CAT | five days earlier | +14.53% | final price |
| Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) | that day | +3.10% | final price |
| Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) | three days earlier | -0.00% | final price |
| Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) | five days earlier | +1.47% | final price |
| DOV | that day | -0.42% | final price |
| DOV | three days earlier | -2.66% | final price |
| DOV | five days earlier | -2.62% | final price |
| NOV | that day | -2.54% | final price |
| NOV | three days earlier | +4.22% | final price |
| NOV | five days earlier | +4.16% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | that day | +0.93% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | three days earlier | +0.76% | final price |
| Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) | five days earlier | +5.88% | final price |
| TEX | that day | +0.08% | final price |
| TEX | three days earlier | -2.37% | final price |
| TEX | five days earlier | -7.23% | final price |
| WFRD | that day | -1.98% | final price |
| WFRD | three days earlier | +3.32% | final price |
| WFRD | five days earlier | +1.31% | final price |
| XLI | that day | -1.11% | final price |
| XLI | three days earlier | -2.29% | final price |
| XLI | five days earlier | -1.66% | 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 37 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 54 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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Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 4 Nov 2026 story “Caterpillar Stocks Decline 4.45% as $78.1 Billion Backlog Meets Capacity Constraints.” Reason on file: 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 Trust, Series 1
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Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
On 4 Nov 2026, “Caterpillar Stocks Decline 4.45% as $78.1 Billion Backlog Meets Capacity Constraints” is the story that connects Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) to this story.
Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) is on the page because SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story
Invesco Qqq Trust, Series 1 (QQQ) is here too. Its reason reads: Invesco QQQ: it is a broad US stock-market fund. Linked by “stocks” (the broad US market) in this story
Dates in the story, and the Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA) price range
DIA traded between 504.92 and 522.62 across 18 sessions. The latest close on file is 515.65. IWM traded between 269.88 and 285.25 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 279.20. QQQ traded between 680.34 and 757.18 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 685.32.
How strong the case is around Spdr Dow Jones Industrial Average Etf Trust (DIA)
40 out of 100
“Caterpillar Stocks Decline 4.45% as $78.1 Billion Backlog Meets Capacity Constraints” scores 40 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 5 linked companies.