Caterpillar (CAT) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Income from Continuing Operations of $3.5 billion for Q2 2026, up 37.86% on a QoQ basis from $2.5 billion in Q1 2026, and up 61.28% year-over-year from $2.2 billion in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Income from Continuing Operations (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Income from Continuing Operations for 18 years, with the latest figure at $3.5 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Income from Continuing Operations rose 61.28% year-over-year to $3.5 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $10.6 billion, a 13.24% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $8.8 billion, down 18.35% from the prior year.
- Income from Continuing Operations was $3.5 billion for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Income from Continuing Operations was $3.5 billion in Q2 2026, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- Average Income from Continuing Operations over 5 years is $2.4 billion, with a median of $2.4 billion recorded in 2024.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Income from Continuing Operations slumped 31.79% in 2022, then jumped 82.96% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Income from Continuing Operations stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 82.96% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then gained by 4.43% to $2.8 billion in 2024, then decreased by 16.76% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then jumped by 51.38% to $3.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three Income from Continuing Operations figures came in at $3.5 billion (Q2 2026), $2.5 billion (Q1 2026), and $2.3 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income (Continuing) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 497.80 Mn |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 937.00 Mn |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 968.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.13 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Income from Continuing Operations API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "income-from-continuing-operations", "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=income-from-continuing-operations&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();