Insider trade

CEO sold ~$301K of CAT shares in the open market

Traded Mar 5, 2026 · Filed Mar 6, 2026

CaterpillarCAT

~$301K
Reported value · 420 sh @ $717.01: 37K
Holds after · shares reported: +17.0%
stock since the trade · S&P 500 +12.1%, $706.08 → $826.35 on Oct 1

Why it stands out

The boss of Caterpillar sold $301K of Caterpillar shares. Nobody planned it ahead of time.

Written from the filing's own figures. OQRO describes what was reported and never tells you what to buy or sell

View the official recordSEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

All the details

Dates, kept separate

Transaction date: Mar 5, 2026
Reporting period: Not applicable
Filed with the SEC: Mar 6, 2026

CEO$100K–$500K

Context

Classification

open market sale

Code S — open-market or private sale

Absolute commitment

~$301,144

Shares × reported transaction price

Timing vs results

35 days after results of Jan 29, 2026, 56 days before results of Apr 30, 2026

Results dates are the company's own 8-K (Item 2.02). Many companies only let insiders trade in a window after results

Price at the time

Closed at $706.08 on Mar 5, 2026, 158% above its 52-week low and 9% below its high, after a 9% rise over the previous 30 trading days

52-week range $273.94 (Apr 8, 2025) to $775.00 (Feb 11, 2026), 86% of the way up, from 251 adjusted closes. 30 trading days earlier: $645.38 on Jan 21, 2026. Describes the past only, not a forecast

Planned / mechanical clue

None found in footnotes

Only flagged when a footnote says so; never inferred

After it was reported

After	Stock	S&P 500	Difference
7 days	-0.7%	-1.4%	+0.6%
30 days	+9.5%	-0.3%	+9.8%
90 days	+29.9%	+9.0%	+20.9%
180 days	+16.7%	+12.9%	+3.8%

Past results only. Not a forecast.

Source receipt

Record ID: 0001104659-26-024558
Filed / recorded: Mar 6, 2026, 5:41 PM UTC
Added to OQRO: Oct 2, 2026, 3:52 AM UTC
Parser: form4-xml-v1
Data quality: Verified: identifiers matched exactly
Issuer: CATERPILLAR INC
Issuer CIK: 18230
Ticker: CAT
Reporting person: Joseph E Creed
Relationship: Officer
Officer title: Chief Executive Officer
Security: Common Stock
Table: Non-derivative (Table I)
Transaction date: Mar 5, 2026
Transaction code: S
Shares / units: 420
Price per share: $717.01
Acquired / disposed: Disposed (D)
Shares owned after: 37,163
Ownership form: Direct
Amendment: No

Footnotes from the filing

This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $716.48 to $717.45. The price reported above reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.

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