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Caterpillar (CAT) EBIT (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's EBIT history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBIT rose 19.62% to $3.1 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $11.7 billion through Mar 2026, down 3.92% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $11.2 billion for FY2025, 14.7% down from the prior year.
  • EBIT came in at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026, up from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT ranged from a high of $3.7 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT is $2.9 billion (2024), against an average of $2.8 billion.
  • Year-over-year, EBIT soared 87.86% in 2023 and then dropped 26.71% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's EBIT stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then soared by 86.55% to $3.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 6.7% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then dropped by 9.03% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then increased by 15.98% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's EBIT are $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025).