Caterpillar Inc (CAT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly EBIT Margin of 17.71% for Q1 2026, down 38.0% year-over-year from 28.57% in Q1 2025, and up 27.42% on a QoQ basis from 13.9% in Q4 2025.

Caterpillar Inc (CAT) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported EBIT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 17.71% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBIT Margin fell 38.0% year-over-year to 17.71%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.48% (down 270.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 16.5%, down 367.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 17.71% for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 13.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBIT Margin was 22.27% in Q1 2024, with the low at 10.12% in Q4 2022.
  • Average EBIT Margin over 5 years is 17.4%, with a median of 17.71% recorded in 2026.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin soared 824 bps in 2023 and plunged 417 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 10.12% in 2022, then jumped by 81 bps to 18.36% in 2023, then dropped by 2 bps to 18.03% in 2024, then slipped by 23 bps to 13.9% in 2025, then grew by 27 bps to 17.71% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, EBIT Margin over the past three periods registered 17.71%, 13.9%, and 17.3% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 17.71%
Dec 31, 2025 13.90%
Sep 30, 2025 17.30%
Jun 30, 2025 17.26%
Mar 31, 2025 18.10%
Dec 31, 2024 18.03%
Sep 30, 2024 19.54%
Jun 30, 2024 20.86%
Mar 31, 2024 22.27%
Dec 31, 2023 18.36%
Sep 30, 2023 20.52%
Jun 30, 2023 21.09%
Mar 31, 2023 17.22%
Dec 31, 2022 10.12%
Sep 30, 2022 16.17%
Jun 30, 2022 13.64%
Mar 31, 2022 13.65%
Dec 31, 2021 11.68%
Sep 30, 2021 13.42%
Jun 30, 2021 13.88%