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Caterpillar (CAT) Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar (CAT) has 17 years of Invested Capital data on record, last reported at $26.8 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Invested Capital rose 12.33% year-over-year to $26.8 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $26.8 billion, up 12.33%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $26.8 billion, 12.33% up from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital reached $26.8 billion in Q4 2025 per CAT's latest filing, up from $20.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $26.8 billion in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $15.7 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Average Invested Capital over 5 years is $20.8 billion, with a median of $21.0 billion recorded in 2024.
  • Peak YoY movement for Invested Capital: dropped 21.78% in 2022, then surged 57.06% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $21.9 billion in 2021, then dropped by 0.33% to $21.8 billion in 2022, then rose by 10.52% to $24.1 billion in 2023, then decreased by 1.07% to $23.9 billion in 2024, then grew by 12.33% to $26.8 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Invested Capital were $26.8 billion in Q4 2025, $20.7 billion in Q3 2025, and $18.7 billion in Q2 2025.