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Caterpillar (CAT) Capital Expenditures (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Capital Expenditures history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $323.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Capital Expenditures fell 54.51% to $323.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.4 billion through Mar 2026, up 43.09% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.8 billion for FY2025, 129.91% up from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures came in at $323.0 million for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Capital Expenditures is $355.0 million (2022), against an average of $421.3 million.
  • Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures plummeted 96.43% in 2022 and then surged 1165.38% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Capital Expenditures stood at $428.0 million in 2022, then rose by 1.4% to $434.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 23.04% to $334.0 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 168.86% to $898.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 64.03% to $323.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Capital Expenditures are $323.0 million (Q1 2026), $898.0 million (Q4 2025), and $658.0 million (Q3 2025).