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Caterpillar (CAT) Inventory (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Inventory over the past 17 years, most recently at $18.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Inventory at $18.1 billion for Q4 2025, up 7.77% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $18.1 billion (up 7.77% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $18.1 billion, up 7.77%.
  • Inventory for Q4 2025 was $18.1 billion at Caterpillar, down from $19.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Inventory for CAT hit a ceiling of $19.0 billion in Q3 2025 and a floor of $12.1 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Inventory over the past 5 years was $16.9 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $16.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Inventory: rose 25.32% in 2022 and later dropped 3.86% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Inventory stood at $14.0 billion in 2021, then rose by 15.9% to $16.3 billion in 2022, then rose by 1.81% to $16.6 billion in 2023, then rose by 1.58% to $16.8 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.77% to $18.1 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Inventory were $18.1 billion (Q4 2025), $19.0 billion (Q3 2025), and $18.6 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.