Caterpillar (CAT) reported Q3 adjusted earnings on Wednesday of $4.95 per share, down from $5.17 a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $4.53.
Revenue for the quarter ended Sept 30 was $17.64 billion, compared with $16.11 billion a year earlier.
Analysts polled by FactSet expected $16.77 billion.
Caterpillar shares rise 5% premarket.
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