Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Cash & Equivalents of $4.1 billion for Q1 2026, up 14.32% year-over-year from $3.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 59.2% quarter-over-quarter from $10.0 billion in Q4 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • In Q1 2026, Cash & Equivalents 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 & Equivalents for Q1 2026 stood at $4.1 billion, down from $10.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Cash & Equivalents was $10.0 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at $3.6 billion in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Cash & Equivalents is $6.5 billion (2022), against an average of $6.2 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash & Equivalents plunged 44.47% in 2022, then soared 44.87% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Cash & Equivalents stood at $7.0 billion in 2022, then dropped by 0.37% to $7.0 billion in 2023, then declined by 1.28% to $6.9 billion in 2024, then jumped by 44.87% to $10.0 billion in 2025, then sank by 59.2% to $4.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's Cash & Equivalents at $4.1 billion in Q1 2026, $10.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $7.5 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash & Equiv. (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.38 Bn 381.67 Bn 7.76 Bn 6.71 Bn
2 Deere 166.47 Bn 158.56 Bn 13.06 Bn 7.91 Bn
3 Paccar 69.79 Bn 61.13 Bn 1.56 Bn 5.41 Bn
4 CNH Industrial 13.18 Bn 11.31 Bn 1.41 Bn 1.87 Bn
5 Oshkosh 9.70 Bn 9.30 Bn 480.30 Mn 403.60 Mn
6 Terex 7.69 Bn 7.28 Bn 444.00 Mn 407.00 Mn
7 Agco 7.21 Bn 6.63 Bn 645.90 Mn 573.40 Mn
8 Blue Bird 2.27 Bn 2.16 Bn 103.37 Mn 116.82 Mn
9 Alamo 2.06 Bn 1.86 Bn 110.86 Mn 195.00 Mn
10 Lindsay 1.19 Bn 1.04 Bn 47.83 Mn 154.76 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Sep 30, 2021 9.45 Bn