In 2024, D. James Umpleby III earned $15.90M in total compensation at Caterpillar, including $1.81M salary and $13.21M in stock. Most recently acquired 12,733 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $289.24M. Has donated $61.07M in stock to charitable causes. 8+ years at the helm of Caterpillar.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for D. James Umpleby III, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2024
Total Compensation
$15.90M
Salary
$1.81M
Bonus
$0.00
Other
$881.23K
Salary
$1.81MBoard Justification
The Compensation and Human Resources Committee (CHRC) believes the executive compensation program at Caterpillar should be structured to align the interests of executives with those of our shareholders. These interests are aligned in rewarding value creation at all stages of the business cycle and providing an increasing percentage of performance-based compensation at higher levels of executive responsibility.
Bonus
$0.00Board Justification
No bonus was paid out to the CEO in 2024.
Other Compensation
$881.23KBoard Justification
Other compensation includes company contributions to 401(k) and SDCP, corporate aircraft/transportation, personal security, executive physicals and financial planning and tax preparation services.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
This amount represents the number of PRSUs released upon vesting before taking into account any shares withheld to cover applicable tax obligations. Value realized on vesting is calculated by multiplying the number of vested PRSUs by the average of the high and low market price of our common stock on the vesting date.
Performance Metrics
The most important financial performance measures (shown in alphabetical order), as determined by the company, that link compensation actually paid to our CEO and other NEOs to the company’s performance for the most recently completed fiscal year are Adjusted Profit Per Share, Enterprise Services Revenues, Enterprise Operating Profit Margin, Relative TSR, Enterprise Operating Profit, Return on Equity, Enterprise Operating Profit After Capital Charge (OPACC).
D. James Umpleby III
CEO of Caterpillar
Education
Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and an MBA from Harvard Business School
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Engineering
Sector of Economy
Industrials
Born
September 18, 1963 - 62 years ago
CEO of Caterpillar for
8 years 11 months (Jan 2017 - Present)
Previous Experience
Group President of Energy & Transportation at Caterpillar Inc.
Other Caterpillar CEOs
Holdings
Track D. James Umpleby III's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$1.19M
$1.19M
12,014 CAT shares
What if they kept their stock?
If D. James Umpleby III didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra CAT12,014 shares worth $7.20M.
This is 505.14% and $6.01M more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
101,935 shares
CAT
Recent Charitable Transactions
2,400 shares
CAT
Nov 7, 2024
Charity
8,081 shares
CAT
Feb 26, 2024
Charity
5,114 shares
CAT
Aug 4, 2023
Charity
21,325 shares
CAT
May 26, 2022
Charity
1,520 shares
CAT
Jul 6, 2021
Charity
4,495 shares
CAT
May 7, 2021
Charity
Insider Trading
D. James Umpleby III's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
12,733 shares
CAT
Mar 3, 2025
Received
36,126 shares
CAT
Feb 11, 2025
Received
2,400 shares
CAT
Nov 7, 2024
Charity
1,477 shares
CVX
May 29, 2024
Received
12,181 shares
CAT
Mar 4, 2024
Received
8,081 shares
CAT
Feb 26, 2024
Charity
8,081 shares
CAT
Feb 26, 2024
Charity
42,136 shares
CAT
Feb 13, 2024
Received
5,114 shares
CAT
Aug 4, 2023
Charity
5,114 shares
CAT
Aug 4, 2023
Charity
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Bonus
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Other
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