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Caterpillar (CAT) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Cost of Revenue over the past 17 years, most recently at $13.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Cost of Revenue at $13.3 billion for Q4 2025, up 28.93% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $44.8 billion (up 11.33% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $44.8 billion, up 11.33%.
  • Cost of Revenue for Q4 2025 was $13.3 billion at Caterpillar, up from $11.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cost of Revenue for CAT hit a ceiling of $13.3 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $8.0 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Cost of Revenue over the past 5 years was $10.1 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $10.2 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cost of Revenue: decreased 8.27% in 2024 and later increased 28.93% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Cost of Revenue stood at $10.0 billion in 2021, then increased by 16.11% to $11.6 billion in 2022, then dropped by 5.15% to $11.0 billion in 2023, then dropped by 6.31% to $10.3 billion in 2024, then rose by 28.93% to $13.3 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Cost of Revenue were $13.3 billion (Q4 2025), $11.7 billion (Q3 2025), and $10.8 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.