Caterpillar (CAT) Inventory Average (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Inventory Average history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $18.9 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Inventory Average rose 8.86% year-over-year to $18.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $18.9 billion (up 8.86% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $17.5 billion, up 4.7% from the prior year.
• Inventory Average was $18.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $18.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Inventory Average ranged from a high of $18.9 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $14.5 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Inventory Average has averaged $17.2 billion across 5 years, with a median of $17.1 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Inventory Average rose 24.57% in 2022, then declined 3.8% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Inventory Average shows it stood at $16.6 billion in 2022, then rose by 3.06% to $17.1 billion in 2023, then retreated by 0.02% to $17.1 billion in 2024, then advanced by 8.65% to $18.5 billion in 2025, then climbed by 1.8% to $18.9 billion in 2026.
• The last three Inventory Average figures came in at $18.9 billion (Q1 2026), $18.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $18.8 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.