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Caterpillar (CAT) Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Invested Capital over the past 17 years, most recently at $26.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Invested Capital at $26.8 billion for Q4 2025, up 12.33% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $26.8 billion (up 12.33% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $26.8 billion, up 12.33%.
  • Invested Capital for Q4 2025 was $26.8 billion at Caterpillar, up from $25.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Invested Capital for CAT hit a ceiling of $27.7 billion in Q3 2024 and a floor of $15.7 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Median Invested Capital over the past 5 years was $22.9 billion (2021), compared with a mean of $22.9 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Invested Capital: soared 37.01% in 2021 and later fell 21.06% in 2022.
  • Caterpillar's Invested Capital stood at $21.9 billion in 2021, then decreased by 0.33% to $21.8 billion in 2022, then grew by 10.52% to $24.1 billion in 2023, then fell by 1.07% to $23.9 billion in 2024, then increased by 12.33% to $26.8 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Invested Capital were $26.8 billion (Q4 2025), $25.2 billion (Q3 2025), and $26.9 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.