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Caterpillar (CAT) EBITDA Margin (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's EBITDA Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 17.71% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 38.0% to 17.71% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 16.48% through Mar 2026, down 270.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 16.5% for FY2025, 367.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin came in at 17.71% for Q1 2026, up from 13.9% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBITDA Margin ranged from a high of 22.27% in Q1 2024 to a low of 10.12% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 17.71% (2026), against an average of 17.4%.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin surged 824bps in 2023 and then tumbled -417bps in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's EBITDA Margin stood at 10.12% in 2022, then soared by 81bps to 18.36% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 18.03% in 2024, then decreased by -23bps to 13.9% in 2025, then rose by 27bps to 17.71% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's EBITDA Margin are 17.71% (Q1 2026), 13.9% (Q4 2025), and 17.3% (Q3 2025).