Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Cash & Current Investments came in at $6.71 billion for Q2 2026, up 23.4% from $5.44 billion a year earlier and up 64.9% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Current Investments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Caterpillar's Cash & Current Investments was $9.98 billion, up 44.9% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $6.89 billion in FY2024 (-1.3%), $6.98 billion in FY2023 (-0.4%), $7 billion in FY2022 (-24.3%) and $9.25 billion in FY2021 (-1.0%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Current Investments is $3.56 billion (Q1 2025) to $9.98 billion (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 44.9%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 44.5%).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Cash & Current Investments at $4.07 billion (Q1 2026), $9.98 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.54 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 7.93 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 5.30 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 8.93 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 818.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 711.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 5.15 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 809.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 3.71 Bn |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 9.55 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.93 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.71 Bn |
| 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 |
API Access
Caterpillar Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();