Caterpillar CAT
NYSE CAT
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As of: Oct 16, 2026 · 11:09 AM EDT

Caterpillar (CAT) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2016)

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Caterpillar's Current Deferred Tax Assets was -$910 million in Q4 2016, compared with $1.53 billion a year earlier.

Analysis

Caterpillar (CAT) Current Deferred Tax Assets (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

From Q2 2009 onward, Caterpillar has reported Current Deferred Tax Assets for 28 quarters.

  • In earlier years, Current Deferred Tax Assets was $1.53 billion in FY2015 (-12.2%), $1.74 billion in FY2014 (+12.0%), $1.55 billion in FY2013 (+0.4%) and $1.55 billion in FY2012 (-2.1%).
  • The Q4 2016 figure marks the lowest quarterly Current Deferred Tax Assets in data going back to Q2 2009.
  • Compared with a year earlier, Current Deferred Tax Assets was higher in two of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 1.4%.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Current Deferred Tax Assets over five years was Q2 2012 (growth of 72.1%); the worst was Q4 2015 (a decline of 12.2%).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 337.74 Bn 309.44 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Amphenol 197.55 Bn 192.13 Bn 3.55 Bn
3 Deere 174.56 Bn 142.65 Bn 4.66 Bn
4 Eaton 153.72 Bn 150.91 Bn 2.86 Bn
5 Parker-Hannifin 122.29 Bn 120.41 Bn 2.25 Bn
6 Emerson Electric 90.78 Bn 83.52 Bn 2.66 Bn
7 3M 86.56 Bn 67.96 Bn 2.68 Bn
8 Vertiv Holdings 80.43 Bn 71.05 Bn 1.23 Bn
9 Illinois Tool Works 78.45 Bn 75.01 Bn 1.90 Bn
10 Cummins 73.56 Bn 69.64 Bn 2.47 Bn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2016 -910.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 1.53 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 1.45 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 1.44 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 1.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 1.74 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 1.37 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 1.46 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 1.40 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 1.54 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 1.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 1.49 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 1.55 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 1.63 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 1.69 Bn
Mar 31, 2012 1.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2011 1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2011 1.12 Bn
Jun 30, 2011 979.00 Mn
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