Caterpillar Profit Per Share 41 Percent Higher

PEORIA, Ill., July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Today, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT - News) reported a 41 percent increase in profit per share on a 13 percent increase in sales and revenues compared with the second quarter 2005. Sales and revenues in the quarter were $10.605 billion, and profit was $1.046 billion, or $1.52 per share -- all were the highest for any quarter in Caterpillar's history.