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Caterpillar (CAT) Deferred Taxes (2019 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Deferred Taxes over the past 7 years, most recently at $165.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Deferred Taxes at $165.0 million for Q4 2025, up 156.51% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $465.0 million (up 174.88% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $465.0 million, up 174.88%.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 was $165.0 million at Caterpillar, down from $410.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Deferred Taxes for CAT hit a ceiling of $410.0 million in Q3 2025 and a floor of -$389.0 million in Q3 2021.
  • Median Deferred Taxes over the past 5 years was -$75.5 million (2024), compared with a mean of -$75.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Deferred Taxes hit 445.0% in 2021, while the deepest fall reached 6383.33% in 2021.
  • Caterpillar's Deferred Taxes stood at -$62.0 million in 2021, then surged by 54.84% to -$28.0 million in 2022, then crashed by 414.29% to -$144.0 million in 2023, then crashed by 102.78% to -$292.0 million in 2024, then surged by 156.51% to $165.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Deferred Taxes were $165.0 million (Q4 2025), $410.0 million (Q3 2025), and -$72.0 million (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.