Caterpillar (CAT) Change in Other Operating Assets (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Change in Other Operating Assets of $158 million for Q3 2026, up 229.2% from $48 million a year earlier.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Change in Other Operating Assets (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Change in Other Operating Assets at Caterpillar was $289 million, down 18.6% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $176 million, up 81.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Change in Other Operating Assets shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Caterpillar's Change in Other Operating Assets was $97 million in FY2024 (+2.1%), $95 million in FY2023 (-54.8%), $210 million in FY2022 (+116.5%) and $97 million in FY2021 (-51.7%).
- Quarterly Change in Other Operating Assets has run from a low of -$107 million in Q1 2023 to a high of $267 million in Q4 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Change in Other Operating Assets increased in two of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 110.4%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Change in Other Operating Assets in the past five years was Q2 2025, with growth of 297.5%; the weakest was Q2 2022, with a decline of 87.4%.
- According to Business Quant data, Change in Other Operating Assets for the three prior quarters was -$91 million (Q2 2026), $184 million (Q1 2026) and $38 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Other Assets Change (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 271.70 Bn | 243.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | -91.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 194.29 Bn | 188.99 Bn | 4.02 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 182.27 Bn | 150.36 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 136.46 Bn | 133.40 Bn | 3.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 114.67 Bn | 112.79 Bn | 2.25 Bn | -43.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 100.34 Bn | 81.78 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 95.00 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 68.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 83.43 Bn | 80.11 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 11.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 78.67 Bn | 67.52 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 160.20 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 65.25 Bn | 61.33 Bn | 2.47 Bn | -13.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -91.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 184.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 48.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 159.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -69.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 217.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -100.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -60.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 223.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -47.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -107.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 267.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -99.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 235.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -185.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Change in Other Operating Assets API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-other-operating-assets&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-other-operating-assets", "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=change-in-other-operating-assets&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();