Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Change in Accured Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Change in Accured Expenses for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.1 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Accured Expenses fell 467.17% year-over-year to -$1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.2 billion (down 133.08% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$294.0 million, up 19.01% from the prior year.
• Change in Accured Expenses came in at -$1.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from -$345.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Accured Expenses was $1.2 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2026.
• Average Change in Accured Expenses over 5 years is -$52.6 million, with a median of -$80.0 million recorded in 2024.
• Across the five-year window, Change in Accured Expenses soared 746.07% in 2023 and plunged 467.17% in 2026, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Change in Accured Expenses stood at $713.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 70.83% to $208.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 48.08% to $308.0 million in 2024, then sank by 212.01% to -$345.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 225.51% to -$1.1 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Accured Expenses over the past three periods registered -$1.1 billion, -$345.0 million, and $588.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.