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

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported EBT Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 18.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, EBT Margin rose 40.0% year-over-year to 18.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 17.22% (down 240.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 17.08%, down 356.0% from the prior year.
• EBT Margin came in at 18.44% for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 15.82% 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 18.02%, with a median of 18.04% recorded in 2025.
• Across the five-year window, EBT Margin tumbled 592 bps in 2022 and surged 639 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
• Year by year, EBT Margin stood at 12.65% in 2022, then soared by 50 bps to 19.03% in 2023, then increased by 5 bps to 20.0% in 2024, then decreased by 21 bps to 15.82% in 2025, then rose by 17 bps to 18.44% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, EBT Margin over the past three periods registered 18.44%, 15.82%, and 17.73% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.