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Caterpillar (CAT) Goodwill (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Goodwill over the past 17 years, most recently at $5.3 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Goodwill at $5.3 billion for Q4 2025, up 1.53% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $5.3 billion (up 1.53% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $5.3 billion, up 1.53%.
  • Goodwill for Q4 2025 was $5.3 billion at Caterpillar, roughly flat from $5.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Goodwill for CAT hit a ceiling of $6.4 billion in Q2 2021 and a floor of $5.2 billion in Q4 2024.
  • Median Goodwill over the past 5 years was $5.3 billion (2024), compared with a mean of $5.6 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Goodwill: increased 3.31% in 2021 and later dropped 16.38% in 2022.
  • Caterpillar's Goodwill stood at $6.3 billion in 2021, then dropped by 16.38% to $5.3 billion in 2022, then grew by 0.38% to $5.3 billion in 2023, then decreased by 1.26% to $5.2 billion in 2024, then grew by 1.53% to $5.3 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Goodwill were $5.3 billion (Q4 2025), $5.3 billion (Q3 2025), and $5.3 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.