Construction Industries
Q2 2026 segment sales rose 35% to $8.3 billion, the fastest-growing segment in the quarter.
The numbers
What it is
Excavators, dozers, loaders, backhoes, paving and road-building equipment sold through the dealer network to contractors and rental fleets.
Why it matters to the stock. A broad read on construction activity in North America and abroad; the 35% growth in Q2 2026 came from higher end-user equipment sales.
News
Caterpillar to invest about $1 billion in North Carolina compact equipment plant
Caterpillar plans to invest about $1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility in Sanford, North Carolina.
Caterpillar agrees to buy Fabick Cat, a 37-location dealer in the Midwest
Caterpillar agreed to acquire John Fabick Tractor Company, the Fabick Cat dealership that serves parts of Missouri and Illinois, all of Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula.
Caterpillar Q2 2026: sales up 24% to $20.5 billion, adjusted EPS $8.17
Caterpillar reported second-quarter 2026 sales and revenues of $20.5 billion, up 24% from a year earlier, with power generation for data centers and construction equipment leading the growth.
Caterpillar Q1 2026: sales up 22% to $17.4 billion, EPS $5.47
Caterpillar reported first-quarter 2026 sales and revenues of $17.415 billion, up 22% from $14.249 billion, with profit per share of $5.47 against $4.20.