Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Cash from Investing Activities of -$1.7 billion for Q2 2026, up 6.25% on a QoQ basis from -$1.8 billion in Q1 2026, and down 24.92% year-over-year from -$2.2 billion in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Investing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Cash from Investing Activities for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Cash from Investing Activities fell 24.92% year-over-year to -$1.7 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$6.6 billion, a 58.22% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$4.7 billion, down 91.89% from the prior year.
- Cash from Investing Activities was -$1.7 billion for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from -$1.8 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 -$1.1 billion, with a median of -$1.1 billion recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Cash from Investing Activities slumped 1907.89% in 2023, then surged 240.26% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Cash from Investing Activities stood at -$843.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 34.28% to -$554.0 million in 2023, then sank by 197.65% to -$1.6 billion in 2024, then fell by 14.01% to -$1.9 billion in 2025, then advanced by 11.49% to -$1.7 billion in 2026.
- The last three Cash from Investing Activities figures came in at -$1.7 billion (Q2 2026), -$1.8 billion (Q1 2026), and -$1.9 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash from Investing (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -1.66 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | -672.80 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | -918.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | -286.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | -151.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | -404.00 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | -483.00 Mn |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | -116.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | -85.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | -419.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -175.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.65 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -722.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 958.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -554.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.20 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -683.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -843.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 190.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -575.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.31 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -992.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -375.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Cash from Investing Activities API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-from-investing-activities&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-from-investing-activities", "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-from-investing-activities&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();