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Caterpillar (CAT) EBT Margin (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's EBT Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 18.44% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBT Margin rose 40.0% to 18.44% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 17.22% through Mar 2026, down 240.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 17.08% for FY2025, 356.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin came in at 18.44% for Q1 2026, up from 15.82% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBT Margin ranged from a high of 22.36% in Q1 2024 to a low of 12.65% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 18.04% (2025), against an average of 18.02%.
  • Year-over-year, EBT Margin crashed -592bps in 2022 and then skyrocketed 639bps in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's EBT Margin stood at 12.65% in 2022, then surged by 50bps to 19.03% in 2023, then grew by 5bps to 20.0% in 2024, then dropped by -21bps to 15.82% in 2025, then increased by 17bps to 18.44% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's EBT Margin are 18.44% (Q1 2026), 15.82% (Q4 2025), and 17.73% (Q3 2025).