Company profile
Caterpillar Inc Insider Trading
CATEvery SEC Form 4 insider trading filing for Caterpillar Inc (CAT) since April 2023 — open-market buys and sells by directors and officers, option exercises, and cluster activity, updated as each filing is reported to the SEC. Why 2023?
- Exchange
- NYSE
- Sector
- Construction Machinery & Equip
- CIK
- 0000018230
- Filings
- 329
- Insiders
- 25
- Last filing
- 2026-08-28
Activity summary
Recent insider activity is bearish. Over the last 30 days, insiders net sold $16.4M across 15 transactions, with 6 offsetting purchases.
Three year balance
Buy and sell value by quarter, Q4 23 to Q3 26. Caterpillar Inc insiders are net sellers across the period shown.
Bars below the rule are sales, above are purchases. Largest quarter on the chart is $163.6M.
90 day insight
Over the last 90 days, Caterpillar Inc insiders bought $19.6M (14 transactions) and sold $36.0M (15 transactions).
- Most active insider: Joseph E Creed with 20 transactions totaling $55.5M.
- Largest single purchase: $9.8M by Joseph E Creed on Aug 28, 2026.
Activity is mixed — buys and sales are roughly balanced.
Insider Transactions
Sourced from SEC EDGAR Form 4 filings. Updated hourly.
| Date | Insider | Company | Type | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | Joseph E Creed | CAT | Option Exercise | 44,403 | $219.76 | $9.76M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Joseph E Creed | CAT | Tax Withholding | 12,002 | $812.98 | $9.76M |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Joseph E Creed | CAT | Sale | 480 | $800.19 | $384K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Joseph E Creed | CAT | Sale | 540 | $801.10 | $433K |
| Aug 28, 2026 | Joseph E Creed | CAT | Sale | 280 | $802.10 | $225K |
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Institutional Ownership
Top 13F-HR holders of Caterpillar Inc as of 2026-06-30
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