CAT insider trading
NYSE IndustrialsCATERPILLAR INC — scored insider trade history from SEC Form 4 filings, parsed and contextualised by FilingIQ.
About CATERPILLAR INC
Caterpillar Inc. provides construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives in the United States and internationally. The Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, cold planers, compactors, forestry machines, material handlers, motor graders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, telehandlers, track-type tractors, and track and wheel excavators; backhoe, compact track, skid steer, track-type, and wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Its Resource Industries segment provides electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, mining trucks, wheel loaders, off-highway and articulated trucks, wide-body trucks, wheel tractor scrapers and dozers, and landfill and soil compactors; machinery components, and wear and maintenance components; and technology products and services for fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services, and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engine powered generator sets; reciprocating engines, drivetrain, and integrated systems and solutions; centrifugal gas compressors and related services; and diesel-electric locomotive components, and other rail-related products. Its Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, revolving charge accounts, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans, and wholesale financing; and insurance and risk management products and services. The All Other segment offers parts distribution; logistics and distribution services; electronics and control systems; dealer portfolio management; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investment services. It also provides mining software solutions. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. Caterpillar Inc. was incorporated in 1925 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.
Company website: www.caterpillar.com
CAT insider activity at a glance
FilingIQ has scored 1,060 insider transactions for CAT since Feb 19, 2015. The most recent filing in our index is dated May 13, 2026.
Across the full history, 19 open-market purchases
and 227 open-market sales
were filed under transaction codes P and S respectively. Compensatory share awards
(code A) and option exercises (code M) are tracked separately and not counted here.
The average FilingIQ composite score on CAT insider trades is 66.7/100, produced by FilingIQ's multi-factor Form 4 model. Model framework documented at methodology.
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Frequently asked
- How many insider trades does FilingIQ track for CAT?
- FilingIQ tracks 1,060 Form 4 insider transactions for CAT (CATERPILLAR INC), covering filings from Feb 19, 2015 onwards. 98 of those were filed in the last 90 days.
- Are CAT insiders net buyers or net sellers?
- Across the full Form 4 history for CAT, 19 transactions (2%) were open-market purchases and 227 (21%) were open-market sales. Compensatory awards and option exercises are filtered out of these counts.
- Where does CAT insider data come from?
- Every transaction shown on this page is sourced directly from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. FilingIQ parses the raw XML, normalises insider identity across reporting variations, and scores each trade on its multi-factor composite model.
- What sector is CAT in?
- CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) is classified in the Industrials sector, specifically Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery, with a current market capitalisation of $358.12B.
Methodology & sources
Every CAT insider transaction shown on FilingIQ is parsed directly from a public SEC Form 4 XML filing. Insider identity is normalised across reporting variants (CIK changes, name spellings, related-party indirect holdings). The FilingIQ composite score is documented in full on the team page and algo disclosure. Not investment advice; see disclaimer.