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“Too big to fail” is how we would describe the megacap stocks in this article today. While they will likely stand the test of time, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows as their scale can limit their ability to find new sources of growth.
In the second quarter of 2026, Caterpillar's retail sales to users in power generation surged 72% year-over-year, a pace that looks more like a high-growth tech supplier than a traditional industrial giant. This growth is not from traditional sources but from the immense energy needs of new data centers. Caterpillar is quietly becoming a critical infrastructure provider for cloud computing and generative AI.
Caterpillar's Power & Energy segment is scaling rapidly as data centers and AI infrastructure drive demand for reliable power.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) announced a collaboration with FieldAI focused on deploying artificial intelligence, robotics and digital twin technology across industrial jobsites and manufacturing facilities.
Comment from SpaceX CEO Elon Musk aren’t only about disruption, they are about a bottleneck to AI growth.
CAT is poised to benefit from the AI data-center boom as record backlog, power demand and capacity expansion fuel growth.
Stocks pared more dramatic losses seen earlier in the session, but were still trading lower. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.8% as the S&P 500 dropped 0.5%. The indexes were down as much as 1.4% and 0.8%, respectively.
Three blue-chip CFO swaps touched off double-digit stock rallies while Rivian's announcement landed with a thud. The difference comes down to one decision Rivian has yet to make.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Tuesday as oil prices and Treasury yields jump. Nvidia and Micron are early losers.
A Compelling Retail Turnaround Story and the Company Known for its Iconic Yellow Machines.
Baird just handed two farm equipment stocks a rare double upgrade on the same morning, but the reasoning behind each call points to a very different bet on how the ag cycle turns.
Jim Cramer thought Caterpillar gave a viewer's portfolio real diversification until he looked closer and realized one quiet shift in the company's business had turned it into something else entirely.
Outpacing the Dow over the past 12 months, Caterpillar continues to receive a moderately bullish outlook from Wall Street analysts, reflecting confidence in the company’s long-term prospects.
According to the average brokerage recommendation (ABR), one should invest in Caterpillar (CAT). It is debatable whether this highly sought-after metric is effective because Wall Street analysts' recommendations tend to be overly optimistic. Would it be worth investing in the stock?
CAT, HLIO, CR and PRLB stand out as manufacturing rebounds, with durable goods orders jumping 1.1% in July.
Artificial intelligence can't live without electricity, and a broad group of companies are lining up to provide the needed power.
On August 17, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) launched a new manufacturing workforce commitment in Arkansas, a modest headline next to the numbers coming out of its other businesses. Just two weeks earlier, the company posted its first-ever $20 billion sales quarter, and a fast-growing power generation arm is quietly becoming its most important source of growth. […]
Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) is rolling out new AI tools across industrial and construction operations, drawing on its experience with autonomous mining systems. The company is developing products such as the Cat AI Assistant to support technicians and equipment operators in the field. Caterpillar has committed $100 million to workforce training focused on AI and robotics adoption. The group is also positioned to serve ongoing demand for power generation equipment linked to expansion of data...
Caterpillar has spent decades putting autonomous machines to work at remote mining sites. It's now bringing that experience to AI deployment.
Kevin Warsh just told the market that the Fed has been blaming the wrong culprit for inflation for decades, and if he is right, the playbook for rate hikes, growth stocks, and the entire AI capital cycle changes with it.
It's not a construction equipment name that also offers power-generation solutions anymore. Now it's a power-production business that also sells construction equipment, and is priced like it in the era of AI's growth.
Caterpillar's Construction Industries segment is surging on stronger demand, higher volumes and pricing, while digital tech opens new growth avenues.
The demand explanation management leaned on for its construction business has dropped out of the lead, and what replaced it leans on the dealer channel.
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) factored into Jim Cramer’s morning appearance on the 24th in an interesting manner. During the show, the CNBC TV host lamented how the market was acting against stocks that were perceived to have exposure to data centers. Data centers have become a thorny political issue as the public in several areas has […]
Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) has strengthened its credentials as a dividend-growth stock in 2026. The company raised its quarterly dividend by 8%, or $0.12, to $1.63 per share in June. That puts the annualized dividend at $6.52 per share, up from $6.04 previously. Caterpillar has now increased its annual dividend for 32 consecutive years, making it […]
Caterpillar trades at $829.00 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 11.6% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 11.7%.
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