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The Toro Co designs, manufactures, markets, and sells professional turf maintenance equipment and services; turf and agricultural irrigation systems; landscaping equipment and lighting products; snow and ice management equipment; construction equipment; and residential yard and snow thrower products. The company operates through Professional and Residential segments, with the Professional segment serving commercial, agricultural, and construction customers and generating the majority of revenue, while the Residential segment focuses on homeowners. Its products are sold through distributors, dealers, retailers, rental centers, and direct channels, with the United States as its primary revenue-generating market.

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines, and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are construction, resource, energy, and transportation. Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has a global reach that is approximately evenly balanced between the US and the rest of the world. Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of over 150 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.