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Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Long-Term Deferred Tax history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax fell 27.44% to $2.4 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.4 billion through Mar 2026, down 27.44% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.9 billion for FY2025, 12.98% down from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Deferred Tax came in at $2.4 billion for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Deferred Tax is $2.8 billion (2023), against an average of $2.7 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Long-Term Deferred Tax soared 45.77% in 2022 and then decreased 27.44% in 2026.
  • Caterpillar's Long-Term Deferred Tax stood at $2.2 billion in 2022, then rose by 27.25% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then rose by 17.61% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then decreased by 12.98% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then dropped by 16.07% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Long-Term Deferred Tax are $2.4 billion (Q1 2026), $2.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.0 billion (Q3 2025).