Caterpillar expects a US$1.5bn to 1.8bn hit from tariffs (up from prior 1.3 to 1.5)

Forex Short News

Caterpillar shares dropped in after hours trade.

  • The firm disclosed it now expects the net impact from tariffs in the US$1.5bn to 1.8bn range, from 1.3 to 1.5 previously
  • expects a US$500mn to 600mn impact in Q3 alone
  • expects its full-year adjusted operating profit margin to come in near the bottom of the target margin range
  • left its full-year sales outlook unchanged
  • “company continues to take initial mitigating actions to reduce this impact”, but “trade and tariff negotiations continue to be fluid”

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at investinglive.com.