Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Long-Term Debt Repayments of $1.54 billion for Q2 2026, down 35.0% from $2.37 billion a year earlier and down 52.2% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Debt Repayments (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Long-Term Debt Repayments at Caterpillar was $8.68 billion, up 4.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $8.08 billion, down 13.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Long-Term Debt Repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -0.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Caterpillar's Long-Term Debt Repayments was $9.32 billion in FY2024 (+47.5%), $6.32 billion in FY2023 (-18.2%), $7.73 billion in FY2022 (-21.1%) and $9.8 billion in FY2021 (+18.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Long-Term Debt Repayments since Q2 2023.
- On a year-over-year basis, Long-Term Debt Repayments increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 4.0%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Debt Repayments in the past five years was Q2 2024, with growth of 340.5%; the weakest was Q2 2023, with a decline of 71.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Long-Term Debt Repayments for the three prior quarters was $3.22 billion (Q1 2026), $1.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.04 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | LT Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 268.42 Bn | 239.73 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 2.73 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 200.18 Bn | 194.88 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 937.90 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 182.33 Bn | 150.42 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 2.40 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 139.45 Bn | 136.39 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 2.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.96 Bn | 118.84 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.01 Bn | 78.45 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 650.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.92 Bn | 86.65 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 1.42 Bn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 80.83 Bn | 77.51 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 75.75 Bn | 64.60 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 15.30 Mn |
| 10 | TE Connectivity | 63.95 Bn | 59.09 Bn | 1.84 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.73 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.54 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.22 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.37 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.80 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.45 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.65 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.57 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.86 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 828.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.39 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.18 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Long-Term Debt Repayments 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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-debt-repayments", "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=long-term-debt-repayments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();