CAT Stock After Hours

Caterpillar Inc.
CATNYSE • USD
597.27 USD
↘ 2.93 (0.49%)AFTER HOURS (AS OF Fri 08:14 PM EST)
🔴Market: CLOSED

After-hours trading runs 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM ET.

CAT last traded at $597.27 after hours, down $2.93 (0.49%) from its regular-session close of $600.20.

📅 CAT is expected to report earnings around Feb 4, 2027 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $6.49. CAT earnings details →

Gap Analytics — 5-year history, 5% minimum gap

Over the past 5 years, CAT has had 14 qualifying gap events (gaps of 5% or more at the open) — 9 gap-ups and 5 gap-downs. Gap-ups averaged +6.5%, 44% have fully filled, median time to fill 7.5 trading days. Gap-downs averaged -7.5%, 60% have fully filled, median time to fill 14 trading days. Most recent: a -10.8% gap down on Oct 29, 2026, still unfilled. CAT has 1 unfilled gap from the past 60 days — a -10.8% gap down on Oct 29, 2026, currently 37% retraced. Average 20-trading-day return after a CAT gap up: +2.8%. After a gap down: +5.29%.

Gap Ups9 events
Fill Rate
44.4%
Avg Gap
6.5%
Avg 50% Fill
2d
Avg Fill
7.5d
Avg 20d return after gap-up: +2.80%
Gap Downs5 events
Fill Rate
60.0%
Avg Gap
7.5%
Avg 50% Fill
3d
Avg Fill
14d
Avg 20d return after gap-down: +5.29%
Avg Gap Fill by Timeframes
Gap Ups
1 day1 week2 week4 week
fills 25%44%67%78%78%
fills 50%33%44%44%56%
fills 75%11%44%44%44%
fills 100%0%11%33%44%
Gap Downs
1 day1 week2 week4 week
fills 25%80%100%100%100%
fills 50%0%60%60%60%
fills 75%0%40%40%60%
fills 100%0%20%20%60%
Active Unfilled Gaps (past 60 days)
16 days ago
2026-10-29
Gap %
-10.80%
Gap From
$713.38
% vs Current
+18.86%
retraced 37% to $664.45
Complete Gap History — 14 events
DateGap FromGap %StatusDays to 50%Days to Fill% of Gap Filled After
1 day1 week2 week4 week
16 days ago$713.38-10.80%Open——37%37%37%37%
2026-08-04$830.03+11.08%Filled1d12d60%94%95%100%
2026-04-30$810.05+5.75%Open61d—13%13%13%24%
2026-04-08$724.44+5.55%Open——29%29%29%29%
2025-10-29$524.47+6.43%Open13d—1%39%39%63%
2025-05-12$325.62+5.37%Open——19%19%39%39%
2025-04-04$305.76-6.79%Filled4d14d45%81%84%100%
2025-01-30$393.23-5.02%Open——37%37%37%37%
2024-11-06$383.37+5.69%Filled3d8d5%89%100%100%
2024-04-25$363.52-9.10%Filled3d18d35%62%68%100%
2024-02-05$315.09+6.28%Filled1d7d96%98%100%100%
2023-10-31$242.16-5.99%Filled3d4d20%100%100%100%
2022-10-27$196.96+6.70%Open——21%21%21%21%
2022-07-07$172.31+5.91%Filled1d5d61%100%100%100%

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CAT's after-hours price?

Caterpillar (CAT) is trading at $597.27 after hours, down $2.93 (0.49%) from its regular-session close of $600.20.

Why is CAT moving after hours?

CAT is down 0.49% in after-hours trading. Moves in this session almost always follow something released after the 4:00 PM ET close — an earnings report, guidance, a filing, or news — and trade on far thinner volume than the regular session, so the size of the move can overstate what the market will settle on at the next open.

When does CAT after-hours trading start and end?

After-hours trading in CAT on the NYSE runs from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM ET on trading days, immediately after the regular session closes. Not every broker offers the full window, and liquidity thins sharply after about 6:30 PM ET.

Will CAT's after-hours move hold at the open?

An after-hours move that carries into the next session becomes an opening gap, and CAT's gap history is the best guide to what happens next: 44% of CAT gap-ups have fully filled, and 60% of gap-downs have filled over the past 5 years. Fill rates this high mean a large after-hours move is more often faded than extended.

When does CAT report earnings?

CAT is expected to report earnings around Feb 4, 2027 before the open (estimated), with an estimated EPS of $6.49. Earnings are the most common cause of a large after-hours move, since most companies report after the close.