Caterpillar (CAT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $728.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures rose 2.54% year-over-year to $728.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.8 billion (up 315.24% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 129.91% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 stood at $728.0 million, down from $898.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $6.6 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at -$5.9 billion in Q3 2023.
• The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $536.0 million (2023), against an average of $451.5 million.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Capital Expenditures sank 2196.45% in 2023, then surged 1165.38% in 2025.
• Caterpillar's Capital Expenditures stood at $435.0 million in 2022, then grew by 23.22% to $536.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 37.69% to $334.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 168.86% to $898.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 18.93% to $728.0 million in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Capital Expenditures at $728.0 million in Q1 2026, $898.0 million in Q4 2025, and $658.0 million in Q3 2025.