Caterpillar (CAT) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity came in at $102.61 billion for Q2 2026, up 13.6% from $90.33 billion a year earlier and up 7.4% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Caterpillar's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $98.59 billion, up 12.3% from FY2024.
- Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity was $87.76 billion in FY2024 (+0.3%), $87.48 billion in FY2023 (+6.8%), $81.94 billion in FY2022 (-1.0%) and $82.79 billion in FY2021 (+5.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Liabilities and Shareholders Equity in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Year-over-year, Liabilities and Shareholders Equity has increased for seven consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 7.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Liabilities and Shareholders Equity over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 13.6%), and the weakest in Q2 2024 (a decline of 2.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Liabilities and Shareholders Equity at $95.55 billion (Q1 2026), $98.59 billion (Q4 2025) and $93.72 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Liabilities and Shareholders Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 102.61 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 44.81 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 107.61 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 56.18 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 30.88 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 15.90 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 42.21 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 34.92 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 16.49 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 71.14 Bn | 68.27 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 35.63 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 102.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 95.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 98.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 93.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 90.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 84.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 87.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 86.27 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 83.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 83.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 87.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 86.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 85.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 83.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 81.94 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 80.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 81.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 82.28 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 82.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 80.78 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Liabilities and Shareholders Equity API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "liabilities-and-shareholders-equity", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=liabilities-and-shareholders-equity&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();