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Caterpillar (CAT) Equity Ratio (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Equity Ratio history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.2 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Equity Ratio fell 8.16% to 0.2 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2 through Mar 2026, down 8.16% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.22 for FY2025, 2.65% down from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio came in at 0.2 for Q1 2026, down from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Equity Ratio ranged from a high of 0.24 in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.19 in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Equity Ratio is 0.21 (2025), against an average of 0.21.
  • Year-over-year, Equity Ratio grew 22.37% in 2023 and then fell 8.16% in 2026.
  • Caterpillar's Equity Ratio stood at 0.19 in 2022, then grew by 14.97% to 0.22 in 2023, then dropped by 0.37% to 0.22 in 2024, then dropped by 2.65% to 0.22 in 2025, then decreased by 9.69% to 0.2 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Equity Ratio are 0.2 (Q1 2026), 0.22 (Q4 2025), and 0.22 (Q3 2025).