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 for Q1 2026 stood at $2.4 billion, down from $2.9 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Long-Term Deferred Tax was $3.4 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $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.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Long-Term Deferred Tax soared 45.77% in 2022, then declined 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 climbed by 17.61% to $3.3 billion in 2024, then declined by 12.98% to $2.9 billion in 2025, then retreated by 16.07% to $2.4 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Long-Term Deferred Tax at $2.4 billion in Q1 2026, $2.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.0 billion in Q3 2025.