Caterpillar (CAT) Equity Income (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Equity Income came in at $90 million for Q2 2026, compared with $7 million a year earlier.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Equity Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Caterpillar reported Equity Income of $192 million, up 519.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $109 million, up 147.7% from FY2024.
- Equity Income carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 50.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Equity Income was $44 million in FY2024 (-30.2%), $63 million in FY2023 (+231.6%), $19 million in FY2022 (-38.7%) and $31 million in FY2021 (+121.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Equity Income in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Equity Income increased in two of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 92.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Equity Income over five years came in Q4 2025 (growth of 770.0%), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a decline of 71.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Equity Income at $7 million (Q1 2026), $87 million (Q4 2025) and $8 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Equity Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 90.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn | - |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 24.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn | - |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 154.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 90.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 87.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 24.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -13.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 21.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Equity Income 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=equity-income&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "equity-income", "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=equity-income&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();