New York, Jan 5, 2026, 19:59 EST — After-hours
- Caterpillar shares rose nearly 3% in the regular session and edged higher after hours.
- The company said CEO Joe Creed will keynote CES on Jan. 7, with Nvidia’s robotics and edge AI chief joining to announce an expanded collaboration.
- Investors are watching for details on how Caterpillar’s industrial AI push translates into revenue and margins ahead of its next results update.
Caterpillar’s stock closed up 2.96% on Monday and was up about 0.3% in after-hours trading as the heavy equipment maker laid out plans to showcase “industrial AI” — artificial intelligence applied to machine and jobsite data — and autonomy, or equipment operating with less human control, at CES 2026. StockAnalysis+1
The timing matters because CES puts a global spotlight on companies trying to turn AI buzz into products customers will pay for, and Caterpillar has leaned into technology as a growth narrative alongside its cyclical construction and mining business.
Traders also see the keynote as a near-term catalyst: it is one of the first big public stages for CEO Joe Creed to frame Caterpillar’s tech strategy, and the company has flagged a deeper tie-up with Nvidia, a bellwether for AI spending.
Caterpillar said its CES keynote will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 9:00 a.m. PST in Las Vegas, with Nvidia Vice President of Robotics and Edge AI Deepu Talla set to join company leaders to announce an expanded collaboration. (Caterpillar release: https://investors.caterpillar.com/news/news-details/2026/Caterpillar-to-Showcase-Next-Era-in-Industrial-AI-and-Autonomy-at-CES-2026/default.aspx) Caterpillar Investors
“Caterpillar’s legacy of innovation is rooted in solving our customers’ toughest challenges, and that mission continues to guide our future,” Creed said in the release. Caterpillar Investors
On the show floor, Caterpillar said it will demonstrate AI-enabled guidance and fleet tools on a Cat 306 mini excavator, highlight how it turns operating data into “actionable insights,” and present an “Innovation Theater” focused on connected, automated jobsites. Caterpillar Investors
Caterpillar also said it will host a tech talk with customer WM on Jan. 7, discussing autonomous solutions in landfills.
Caterpillar shares ended the session at $616.10, up $17.69, and traded around $617.77 after hours, according to StockAnalysis. (Price source: https://stockanalysis.com/stocks/cat/history/) StockAnalysis
The broader market finished higher, with the Dow up 1.2% and the S&P 500 up 0.6%, according to the Associated Press, a backdrop that helped industrial bellwethers.
Separately, a Form 4 filing signed Monday showed CFO Andrew Bonfield sold 10,000 shares in transactions dated Dec. 31, leaving him with 45,460 shares, the filing showed. (SEC filing: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926000564/xslF345X05/tm261893-1_4seq1.xml) SEC
But the CES spotlight cuts both ways: if Caterpillar offers few specifics on commercialization, or if investors refocus on the pace of construction and mining demand rather than software-led gains, the stock’s rally can fade quickly.
Next up, traders will watch Caterpillar’s CES keynote on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at 9:00 a.m. PST, for details on the Nvidia collaboration and any concrete targets for industrial AI and autonomy. (CES schedule: https://www.ces.tech/schedule/caterpillar-keynote/) CES
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