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Caterpillar (CAT) Invested Capital (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Invested Capital history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $18.7 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Invested Capital rose 3.29% to $18.7 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $18.7 billion through Mar 2026, up 3.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $21.4 billion for FY2025, 10.61% down from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital came in at $18.7 billion for Q1 2026, down from $21.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Invested Capital ranged from a high of $28.1 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of $15.6 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $21.6 billion (2022), against an average of $21.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Invested Capital surged 80.01% in 2023 and then crashed 30.53% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Invested Capital stood at $21.8 billion in 2022, then increased by 10.52% to $24.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 1.07% to $23.9 billion in 2024, then fell by 10.61% to $21.4 billion in 2025, then dropped by 12.45% to $18.7 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Invested Capital are $18.7 billion (Q1 2026), $21.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $20.7 billion (Q3 2025).