Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.8 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Cash from Investing Activities fell 914.29% year-over-year to -$1.8 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$6.3 billion (down 75.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$4.7 billion, down 91.89% from the prior year.
• Cash from Investing Activities came in at -$1.8 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from -$1.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Cash from Investing Activities was $958.0 million in Q1 2024, with the low at -$3.4 billion in Q3 2023.
• Average Cash from Investing Activities over 5 years is -$1.0 billion, with a median of -$1.0 billion recorded in 2024.
• Across the five-year window, Cash from Investing Activities plunged 1907.89% in 2023 and jumped 240.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$843.0 million in 2022, then soared by 34.28% to -$554.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 197.65% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then decreased by 14.01% to -$1.9 billion in 2025, then advanced by 5.59% to -$1.8 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Cash from Investing Activities over the past three periods registered -$1.8 billion, -$1.9 billion, and -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.