Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Change in Inventory (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Change in Inventory for 18 consecutive years, with $1.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Inventory rose 51.62% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.0 billion (up 106.01% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.5 billion, up 256.76% from the prior year.
• Change in Inventory came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from -$538.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Inventory was $1.5 billion in Q1 2026, with the low at -$1.1 billion in Q4 2023.
• Average Change in Inventory over 5 years is $373.2 million, with a median of $376.0 million recorded in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory plunged 227.62% in 2022 and jumped 218.14% in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$499.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 112.42% to -$1.1 billion in 2023, then soared by 65.38% to -$367.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 46.59% to -$538.0 million in 2025, then surged by 379.0% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Inventory over the past three periods registered $1.5 billion, -$538.0 million, and $376.0 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.