Caterpillar is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Co.'s segments include: Construction Industries, which supports customers using machinery in infrastructure, forestry and building construction; Resource Industries, which supports customers using machinery in mining, heavy construction, and quarry and aggregates; Energy and Transportation, which supports customers in oil and gas, power generation, marine, rail and industrial applications, including Cat® machines; and Financial Products, which provides financing and related services. The CAT stock yearly return is shown above.
The yearly return on the CAT stock yearly return page and across the coverage universe of our site,
is a measure of the annual return over the calendar year 2014 for the given stock.
When performing this calculation it is important to factor in dividends, because a financial instrument's annual return is
more than just the change in price if that instrument pays a dividend or coupon.
One way to factor dividends into the return is simply to count them as cash — we don't do
that here. Instead, our website aims to empower investors
by performing the CAT annual return calculation with any dividends reinvested as applicable (on ex-dates).
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