Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) – Introduction and background |
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Caterpillar Inc. is an American manufacturer of construction and mining equipment.
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Caterpillar was born out of the 1925 merger of Holt Manufacturing Company and CL Best Tractor Company. The company produces heavy machinery with a broad range of industrial applications. The company operates through three primary segments: Construction, Resources, and Energy & Transportation. The company operates worldwide, making its bright yellow machines a familiar site to construction workers across the globe. Long headquartered in Illinois, in 2022 the company relocated its global headquarters to Texas. The company has diversified in recent years, building a range of rugged smartphones that can survive in difficult environments.
Caterpillar was first listed on the New York Stock Exchange in a 1929 IPO. It is a constituent stock of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P100 and S&P500 indices, and its shareholders include a broad mix of major institutional investors.
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