Caterpillar (CAT) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Capital Expenditures history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $323.0 million for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 54.51% year-over-year to $323.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (up 43.09% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.8 billion, up 129.91% from the prior year.
• Capital Expenditures was $323.0 million for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $898.0 million in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of $898.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $52.0 million in Q3 2024.
• Historically, Capital Expenditures has averaged $421.3 million across 5 years, with a median of $355.0 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Capital Expenditures sank 96.43% in 2022, then soared 1165.38% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $428.0 million in 2022, then gained by 1.4% to $434.0 million in 2023, then slipped by 23.04% to $334.0 million in 2024, then surged by 168.86% to $898.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 64.03% to $323.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $323.0 million (Q1 2026), $898.0 million (Q4 2025), and $658.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.