Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) recorded quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $4.1 billion in Q1 2026, down 59.2% quarter-over-quarter from $10.0 billion in Q4 2025, and up 14.32% on a YoY basis from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Cash & Current Investments history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $4.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash & Current Investments rose 14.32% year-over-year to $4.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $4.1 billion (up 14.32% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.0 billion, up 44.87% from the prior year.
  • Cash & Current Investments was $4.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $10.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash & Current Investments ranged from a high of $10.0 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $3.6 billion in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Cash & Current Investments has averaged $6.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $6.5 billion in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash & Current Investments sank 44.47% in 2022, then jumped 44.87% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash & Current Investments shows it stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then declined by 0.37% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.28% to $6.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 44.87% to $10.0 billion in 2025, then slumped by 59.2% to $4.1 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash & Current Investments figures came in at $4.1 billion (Q1 2026), $10.0 billion (Q4 2025), and $7.5 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Current Investments (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn 4.07 Bn
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn 7.91 Bn
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn 688.90 Mn
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn 250.30 Mn
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn 392.00 Mn
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn 275.89 Mn
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn 195.23 Mn
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn 186.11 Mn
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn 76.90 Mn
10 Hyster-Yale 613.93 Mn 618.23 Mn 124.80 Mn -

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 4.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 9.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 7.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 5.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 3.56 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 6.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 5.64 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 4.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 4.96 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 6.98 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 6.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 7.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 6.79 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 7.00 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 6.35 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 6.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 6.53 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 9.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 9.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 10.83 Bn