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Caterpillar (CAT) Inventory Average (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Inventory Average over the past 17 years, most recently at $18.5 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Inventory Average at $18.5 billion for Q4 2025, up 8.65% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $18.5 billion (up 8.65% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $17.5 billion, up 4.7%.
  • Inventory Average for Q4 2025 was $18.5 billion at Caterpillar, down from $18.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Inventory Average for CAT hit a ceiling of $18.8 billion in Q3 2025 and a floor of $11.8 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Inventory Average over the past 5 years was $17.0 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $16.2 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Inventory Average: increased 24.57% in 2022 and later dropped 3.8% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Inventory Average stood at $13.9 billion in 2021, then rose by 19.59% to $16.6 billion in 2022, then grew by 3.06% to $17.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 0.02% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then rose by 8.65% to $18.5 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Inventory Average were $18.5 billion (Q4 2025), $18.8 billion (Q3 2025), and $18.2 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.