Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Long-Term Deferred Tax was $2.29 billion in Q2 2026, down 33.3% from $3.43 billion a year earlier and down 5.5% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Deferred Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Long-Term Deferred Tax at Caterpillar came in at $2.88 billion, down 13.0% from FY2024.
- Long-Term Deferred Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Long-Term Deferred Tax was $3.31 billion in FY2024 (+17.6%), $2.82 billion in FY2023 (+27.2%), $2.21 billion in FY2022 (+20.3%) and $1.84 billion in FY2021 (+20.8%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Long-Term Deferred Tax since Q4 2022.
- Compared with a year earlier, Long-Term Deferred Tax has declined for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 1.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Long-Term Deferred Tax over five years was Q2 2022 (growth of 45.8%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 33.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAT's Long-Term Deferred Tax in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.42 billion (Q1 2026), $2.88 billion (Q4 2025) and $3 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.42 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.88 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.05 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.82 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.22 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.74 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Long-Term Deferred Tax 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-deferred-tax&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-deferred-tax", "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-deferred-tax&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();