CAT earnings & options Caterpillar Inc.
Next reportNov 04, 2026
EPS estimate6.93
Options-implied moveThe size of the up-or-down move the options market is pricing for a stock by a given date, read from option prices (the at-the-money straddle). It is a market-implied estimate, not a forecast.
recorded at the close before the report
Hist. avg |reaction|4.9%
Median4.4%
Largest11.4%
Implied vs actual, past reports
Definitions →Solid bars: the actual two-session reaction around each report (signed value printed below). Amber outlines: the move options priced beforehand — recorded from August 2026 onward, so older reports show the actual only.
implied (when recorded)actual reaction
Report-by-report record
| Report date | EPS act / est | Revenue act / est | Reaction | Implied | IV30 before → after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 04, 2026 | 8.17 / 6.22 | 20.54B / 19.34B | +4.9% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 5.54 / 4.65 | 17.41B / 16.53B | +9.8% | not recorded | — |
| Jan 29, 2026 | 5.16 / 4.71 | 19.13B / 17.85B | +2.2% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 29, 2025 | 4.95 / 4.53 | 17.64B / 16.77B | +11.2% | not recorded | — |
| Aug 05, 2025 | 4.72 / 4.89 | 16.57B / 16.30B | -1.4% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 30, 2025 | 4.25 / 4.35 | 14.25B / 14.72B | +2.1% | not recorded | — |
| Jan 30, 2025 | 5.14 / 5.06 | 16.21B / 16.61B | -5.5% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 30, 2024 | 5.17 / 5.34 | 16.11B / 16.37B | -2.9% | not recorded | — |
| Aug 06, 2024 | 5.99 / 5.54 | 16.69B / 16.91B | +2.8% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 25, 2024 | 5.60 / 5.14 | 15.80B / 16.05B | -5.5% | not recorded | — |
| Feb 05, 2024 | 5.23 / 4.75 | 17.07B / 17.10B | +2.4% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 31, 2023 | 5.52 / 4.79 | 16.81B / 16.53B | -4.3% | not recorded | — |
| Aug 01, 2023 | 5.55 / 4.58 | 17.32B / 16.49B | +8.4% | not recorded | — |
| Apr 27, 2023 | 4.91 / 3.79 | 15.86B / 16.03B | +1.2% | not recorded | — |
| Jan 31, 2023 | 3.86 / 3.95 | 16.60B / 15.82B | -4.6% | not recorded | — |
| Oct 27, 2022 | 3.95 / 3.16 | 14.99B / 14.36B | +11.4% | not recorded | — |
Reaction = close before the report date to the close of the session after it (report timing is not published by the source; this two-session window contains the reaction either way). Implied moves are recorded live before each report from August 2026 onward — never reconstructed. Earnings data: Financial Modeling Prep.