Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Long-Term Deferred Tax history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 27.44% year-over-year to $2.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.4 billion (down 27.44% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $2.9 billion, down 12.98% from the prior year.
• Long-Term Deferred Tax was $2.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Long-Term Deferred Tax ranged from a high of $3.4 billion in Q2 2025 to a low of $2.0 billion in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Long-Term Deferred Tax has averaged $2.7 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 billion in 2023.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Long-Term Deferred Tax jumped 45.77% in 2022, then fell 27.44% in 2026.
• A 5-year view of Long-Term Deferred Tax shows it stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then gained by 27.25% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then grew by 17.61% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then fell by 12.98% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then decreased by 16.07% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Long-Term Deferred Tax figures came in at $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.