Caterpillar (CAT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted EBT Margin of 22.19% for Q2 2026, up 20.34% on a QoQ basis from 18.44% in Q1 2026, and up 518.0% year-over-year from 3.59% in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported EBT Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 22.19% in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin rose 518.0% year-over-year to 22.19% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 18.63%, a 5.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 17.08%, down 356.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin was 22.19% for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 18.44% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for EBT Margin was 22.36% in Q1 2024, with the low at 12.65% in Q4 2022.
- Average EBT Margin over 5 years is 18.25%, with a median of 18.24% recorded in 2025.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin sank 592 bps in 2022, then soared 639 bps in 2023.
- Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 12.65% in 2022, then jumped by 50 bps to 19.03% in 2023, then climbed by 5 bps to 20.0% in 2024, then fell by 21 bps to 15.82% in 2025, then surged by 40 bps to 22.19% in 2026.
- The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 22.19% (Q2 2026), 18.44% (Q1 2026), and 15.82% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 22.19% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 27.27% |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 14.93% |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 13.41% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 23.28% |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 18.94% |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 17.23% |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 18.80% |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 25.11% |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 13.67% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 22.19% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 18.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.82% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.73% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 17.01% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.04% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 20.00% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 19.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.97% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 22.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.03% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 21.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.61% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.65% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 14.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.71% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.57% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.32% |
API Access
Caterpillar EBT Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-margin", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebt-margin&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();