Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Cash & Current Investments of $4.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.32% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 59.2% on a QoQ basis from $10.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Cash & Current Investments for 18 consecutive years, with $4.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at $4.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $10.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Cash & Current Investments was $10.0 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $3.6 billion in Q1 2025.
- Average Cash & Current Investments over 5 years is $6.2 billion, with a median of $6.5 billion recorded in 2022.
- Across the five-year window, Cash & Current Investments slumped 44.47% in 2022 and jumped 44.87% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Cash & Current Investments stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then decreased by 0.37% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then slipped by 1.28% to $6.9 billion in 2024, then surged by 44.87% to $10.0 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 59.2% to $4.1 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Cash & Current Investments over the past three periods registered $4.1 billion, $10.0 billion, and $7.5 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |