Caterpillar (CAT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)

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

Caterpillar (CAT) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's EBITDA Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 17.71% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, EBITDA 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.
  • EBITDA Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 17.71%, up from 13.9% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for EBITDA Margin was 22.27% in Q1 2024, with the low at 10.12% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 17.71% (2026), against an average of 17.4%.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBITDA Margin surged 824 bps in 2023, then slumped 417 bps in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's EBITDA Margin stood at 10.12% in 2022, then soared by 81 bps to 18.36% in 2023, then fell by 2 bps to 18.03% in 2024, then declined by 23 bps to 13.9% in 2025, then rose by 27 bps to 17.71% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's EBITDA Margin at 17.71% in Q1 2026, 13.9% in Q4 2025, and 17.3% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 389.27 Bn 382.56 Bn 7.76 Bn 20.91%
2 Deere 166.62 Bn 158.71 Bn 13.06 Bn 1.88%
3 Paccar 69.72 Bn 61.05 Bn 1.56 Bn -61.85%
4 CNH Industrial 13.29 Bn 11.42 Bn 1.41 Bn 13.66%
5 Oshkosh 9.73 Bn 9.32 Bn 480.30 Mn 8.34%
6 Terex 7.71 Bn 7.30 Bn 444.00 Mn 8.36%
7 Agco 7.23 Bn 6.65 Bn 645.90 Mn 5.39%
8 Blue Bird 2.25 Bn 2.13 Bn 103.37 Mn 12.12%
9 Alamo 2.06 Bn 1.86 Bn 110.86 Mn 10.15%
10 Lindsay 1.20 Bn 1.04 Bn 47.83 Mn 11.80%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 20.91%
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%