Caterpillar (CAT) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) recorded Accounts Payables of $10.31 billion in Q2 2026, up 20.4% from $8.56 billion a year earlier and up 7.0% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Accounts Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Caterpillar reported Accounts Payables of $8.97 billion, up 16.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Accounts Payables has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Accounts Payables came in at $7.68 billion in FY2024 (-2.9%), $7.91 billion in FY2023 (-9.0%), $8.69 billion in FY2022 (+6.6%) and $8.15 billion in FY2021 (+33.1%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Accounts Payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Accounts Payables has increased for six consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.4% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Accounts Payables in the last five years was growth of 39.0% in Q3 2021, against a decline of 13.1% in Q1 2024 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $9.64 billion (Q1 2026), $8.97 billion (Q4 2025) and $8.73 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Accounts Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 10.31 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 4.01 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 13.67 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 5.42 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 2.44 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.61 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 3.11 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 636.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 4.65 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.31 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 9.64 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.56 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.44 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.69 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.15 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.22 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Accounts Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "accounts-payables", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=accounts-payables&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();