Caterpillar (NYSE:CAT) reported quarterly earnings of $4.25 per share which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $4.35 by 2.3 percent. This is a 24.11 percent decrease over earnings of $5.60 per share from the same period last year. The company reported quarterly sales of $14.25 billion which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $14.66 billion by 2.81 percent. This is a 9.81 percent decrease over sales of $15.80 billion the same period last year.