Caterpillar (CAT) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Ending Cash Balance came in at $6.72 billion for Q2 2026, up 23.3% from $5.45 billion a year earlier and up 64.9% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Ending Cash Balance (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Caterpillar's Ending Cash Balance was $9.99 billion, up 44.8% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Ending Cash Balance was $6.9 billion in FY2024 (-1.3%), $6.99 billion in FY2023 (-0.4%), $7.01 billion in FY2022 (-24.3%) and $9.26 billion in FY2021 (-1.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Ending Cash Balance is $3.57 billion (Q1 2025) to $9.99 billion (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance has increased for five consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 12.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 44.8%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 44.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Ending Cash Balance at $4.08 billion (Q1 2026), $9.99 billion (Q4 2025) and $7.54 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 286.60 Bn | 286.60 Bn | - | 7.94 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 206.13 Bn | 199.65 Bn | 4.02 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 179.90 Bn | 147.99 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 9.15 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 153.46 Bn | 150.65 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 483.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 119.87 Bn | 118.00 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 501.00 Mn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 93.39 Bn | 86.13 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 2.18 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.02 Bn | 80.87 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 3.58 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 91.41 Bn | 72.86 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 4.84 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.73 Bn | 78.41 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 809.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 70.55 Bn | 66.62 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 3.18 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 7.94 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 6.99 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 6.56 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.39 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 9.26 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();