CAT
Caterpillar Inc. insider trading
Industrials · Net selling
Close · Oct 5, 2026
$848.14
+72.8% over 12 months
Share price and insider trades
CAT closeInsider buyInsider sale
Bought, 12 months$390K
Sold, 12 months$253M
Insiders buying1
Insiders selling9
Valuation, profit and volume
P/E (trailing)n/aSector median 23.1
Market value—
Profit margin—Revenue growth —
Volume vs. 50-day0.8×Last 5 sessions
Insiders' paper profit+$77KOn all tracked purchases +19.6%
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 1 Caterpillar Inc. insider reported open-market purchases totaling $390K, while 9 insiders reported sales totaling $253M. Among insiders with enough purchase history to measure, David Maclennan (Director) has the highest Insider Score at 65. 34 of 92 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales. 113 grants, option exercises and tax withholdings are not shown.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 6,135 | $807.41 | $5.0M | +5.0% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 5,035 | $811.31 | $4.1M | +4.5% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 4,831 | $813.72 | $3.9M | +4.2% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 3,382 | $806.31 | $2.7M | +5.2% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 3,041 | $810.31 | $2.5M | +4.7% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 2,639 | $808.20 | $2.1M | +4.9% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 2,137 | $809.08 | $1.7M | +4.8% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 1,351 | $805.36 | $1.1M | +5.3% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 1,280 | $812.09 | $1.0M | +4.4% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 750 | $803.39 | $603K | +5.6% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 540 | $801.10 | $433K | +5.9% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 520 | $803.86 | $418K | +5.5% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 480 | $800.19 | $384K | +6.0% | — |
| Sep 1SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell | 280 | $802.10 | $225K | +5.7% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,302 | $908.76 | $2.1M | -6.7% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,259 | $905.73 | $2.0M | -6.4% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,787 | $904.70 | $1.6M | -6.3% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,605 | $911.92 | $1.5M | -7.0% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,568 | $909.70 | $1.4M | -6.8% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,491 | $906.73 | $1.4M | -6.5% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,191 | $907.98 | $1.1M | -6.6% | — |
| May 15SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 402 | $910.65 | $366K | -6.9% | — |
| May 14SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 3,546 | $909.46 | $3.2M | -6.7% | — |
| May 14SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,650 | $910.24 | $2.4M | -6.8% | — |
| May 14SEC | William E SchauppChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 360 | $906.00 | $326K | -6.4% | — |
| May 12SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 15,440 | $916.75 | $14.2M | -7.5% | — |
| May 12SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 843 | $917.73 | $774K | -7.6% | — |
| May 7SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell | 15,674 | $918.71 | $14.4M | -7.7% | — |
| May 7SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 14,470 | $922.55 | $13.3M | -8.1% | — |
| May 7SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 9,752 | $923.47 | $9.0M | -8.2% | — |
| May 7SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 8,802 | $926.23 | $8.2M | -8.4% | — |
| May 7SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 350 | $926.83 | $324K | -8.5% | — |
| May 6SEC | Rodney Michael ShurmanPresident | Sell | 5,152 | $903.14 | $4.7M | -6.1% | — |
| May 6SEC | Rodney Michael ShurmanPresident | Sell | 487 | $903.55 | $440K | -6.1% | — |
| May 5SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell | 5,642 | $883.03 | $5.0M | -4.0% | — |
| May 5SEC | David MaclennanDirector | Buy | 250 | $876.84 | $219K | -3.3% | 65 |
| Mar 6SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell Plan | 800 | $718.44 | $575K | +18.1% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell Plan | 585 | $719.39 | $421K | +17.9% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell Plan | 575 | $720.10 | $414K | +17.8% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell Plan | 420 | $717.01 | $301K | +18.3% | — |
| Mar 6SEC | Joseph E CreedCEO | Sell Plan | 120 | $721.00 | $87K | +17.6% | — |
| Feb 24SEC | Rodney Michael ShurmanPresident | Sell | 2,278 | $759.61 | $1.7M | +11.7% | — |
| Feb 18SEC | Rodney Michael ShurmanPresident | Sell | 1,764 | $763.39 | $1.3M | +11.1% | — |
| Feb 18SEC | William E SchauppChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 972 | $764.20 | $743K | +11.0% | — |
| Feb 17SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 7,891 | $776.90 | $6.1M | +9.2% | — |
| Feb 13SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 12,507 | $767.08 | $9.6M | +10.6% | — |
| Feb 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,690 | $776.70 | $1.3M | +9.2% | — |
| Feb 9SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 22,656 | $720.11 | $16.3M | +17.8% | — |
| Feb 9SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 6,033 | $722.15 | $4.4M | +17.4% | — |
| Feb 5SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 9,223 | $704.42 | $6.5M | +20.4% | — |
| Feb 5SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 6,817 | $705.70 | $4.8M | +20.2% | — |
| Feb 5SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 30 | $706.28 | $21K | +20.1% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 20,145 | $680.76 | $13.7M | +24.6% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 7,411 | $680.11 | $5.0M | +24.7% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,994 | $681.69 | $2.0M | +24.4% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,761 | $682.84 | $1.9M | +24.2% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 2,258 | $683.90 | $1.5M | +24.0% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,431 | $680.11 | $973K | +24.7% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,138 | $684.93 | $779K | +23.8% | — |
| Feb 4SEC | Denise C JohnsonPresident | Sell | 1,000 | $678.52 | $679K | +25.0% | — |
| Feb 3SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 15,977 | $682.99 | $10.9M | +24.2% | — |
| Feb 3SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 10,671 | $680.45 | $7.3M | +24.6% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 3,016 | $575.77 | $1.7M | +47.3% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 2,628 | $573.61 | $1.5M | +47.9% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 1,473 | $576.56 | $849K | +47.1% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 1,431 | $574.77 | $822K | +47.6% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 812 | $572.71 | $465K | +48.1% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 600 | $577.79 | $347K | +46.8% | — |
| Jan 5SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 40 | $578.41 | $23K | +46.6% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 2,360 | $569.35 | $1.3M | +49.0% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 2,120 | $572.57 | $1.2M | +48.1% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 1,921 | $573.63 | $1.1M | +47.9% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 1,378 | $568.57 | $783K | +49.2% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 920 | $574.52 | $529K | +47.6% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 920 | $571.38 | $526K | +48.4% | — |
| Dec 2SEC | Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | Sell Plan | 381 | $570.27 | $217K | +48.7% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,640 | $563.22 | $924K | +50.6% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,480 | $563.22 | $834K | +50.6% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,413 | $562.27 | $794K | +50.8% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,260 | $562.15 | $708K | +50.9% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,040 | $561.29 | $584K | +51.1% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 1,032 | $561.29 | $579K | +51.1% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 653 | $568.60 | $371K | +49.2% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 632 | $568.65 | $359K | +49.1% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 460 | $564.09 | $259K | +50.4% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 400 | $567.26 | $227K | +49.5% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 380 | $567.35 | $216K | +49.5% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 280 | $563.88 | $158K | +50.4% | — |
| Nov 13SEC | Jason KaiserPresident | Sell Plan | 37 | $565.06 | $21K | +50.1% | — |
| Nov 12SEC | Anthony D. FassinoPresident | Sell | 8,184 | $570.18 | $4.7M | +48.7% | — |
| Nov 7SEC | Lange Bob DePresident | Sell | 14,638 | $562.36 | $8.2M | +50.8% | — |
| Nov 6SEC | William E SchauppChief Accounting Officer | Sell | 1,200 | $572.22 | $687K | +48.2% | — |
| Nov 6SEC | David MaclennanDirector | Buy | 300 | $568.86 | $171K | +49.1% | 65 |
| Oct 14SEC | Iii Donald J UmplebyChair | Sell Plan | 17,166 | $505.29 | $8.7M | +67.9% | — |
Insiders at Caterpillar Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lange Bob DePresident | — | $78.7M | May 7, 2026 | — |
| Anthony D. FassinoPresident | — | $45.8M | May 12, 2026 | — |
| Denise C JohnsonPresident | — | $43.7M | May 15, 2026 | — |
| Joseph E CreedCEO | — | $28.0M | Sep 1, 2026 | — |
| Andrew R J BonfieldCFO | — | $25.9M | May 7, 2026 | — |
| Jason KaiserPresident | — | $12.3M | May 6, 2026 | — |
| Iii Donald J UmplebyChair | — | $8.7M | Mar 6, 2026 | — |
| Rodney Michael ShurmanPresident | — | $8.2M | May 6, 2026 | — |
| William E SchauppChief Accounting Officer | — | $1.8M | May 14, 2026 | — |
| David MaclennanDirector | $390K | — | Jun 11, 2026 | 65 |
| James C Fish Jr.Director | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Gerald JohnsonDirector | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | 56 |
| Nazzic S KeeneDirector | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Judith Fran MarksDirector | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Debra L ReedDirector | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Susan C SchwabDirector | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Rayford Wilkins Jr.Director | — | — | Jun 11, 2026 | — |
| Christine M PambianchiChief Human Resources Officer | — | — | May 12, 2026 | — |
| Kyle Joseph EpleyCFO | — | — | May 12, 2026 | — |
| Derek OwensGeneral Counsel | — | — | Mar 6, 2026 | — |
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Common questions about CAT insiders
Are Caterpillar Inc. insiders buying CAT stock?
In the past 12 months, 1 insiders reported open-market purchases of CAT worth $390K. The latest was Director David Maclennan bought $219K of CAT at $876.84 — largest purchase by this insider in our records.
Are Caterpillar Inc. insiders selling CAT stock?
9 insiders reported sales worth $253M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.