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Caterpillar (CAT) Gross Profit (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar's Gross Profit history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $6.1 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Profit rose 15.61% to $6.1 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $23.7 billion through Mar 2026, changed 0.4% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $22.8 billion for FY2025, 7.2% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Profit came in at $6.1 billion for Q1 2026, up from $5.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Profit ranged from a high of $6.5 billion in Q2 2024 to a low of $4.0 billion in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Profit is $5.9 billion (2024), against an average of $5.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Gross Profit skyrocketed 46.37% in 2023 and then decreased 13.9% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Gross Profit stood at $5.0 billion in 2022, then grew by 21.49% to $6.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 2.64% to $5.9 billion in 2024, then dropped by 1.15% to $5.8 billion in 2025, then grew by 4.86% to $6.1 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Gross Profit are $6.1 billion (Q1 2026), $5.8 billion (Q4 2025), and $6.0 billion (Q3 2025).