Benzinga | Jan 29, 2021 06:31AM EST

Caterpillar Q4 Adj. EPS $2.12 Beats $1.49 Estimate, Sales $11.20B Miss $11.25B Estimate

Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported quarterly earnings of $2.12 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of $1.49 by 42.28 percent. This is a 19.39 percent decrease over earnings of $2.63 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $11.20 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $11.25 billion by 0.44 percent. This is a 14.79 percent decrease over sales of $13.14 billion the same period last year.