Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2015)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Long-Term Investments of $246.0 million for Q4 2015, down 4.28% year-over-year from $257.0 million in Q4 2014, and up 6.49% quarter-over-quarter from $231.0 million in Q3 2015.

Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Long-Term Investments history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $246.0 million for Q4 2015.

  • In Q4 2015, Long-Term Investments fell 4.28% year-over-year to $246.0 million; the TTM figure through Dec 2015 stood at $246.0 million (down 4.28% YoY), while the FY2015 annual figure was $246.0 million, down 4.28% from the prior year.
  • Long-Term Investments for Q4 2015 stood at $246.0 million, up from $231.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Long-Term Investments was $288.0 million in Q2 2013, with the low at $120.0 million in Q1 2011.
  • The 5-year median for Long-Term Investments is $238.5 million (2015), against an average of $216.1 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2011 and 2013: Long-Term Investments retreated 24.38% in 2011, then soared 132.26% in 2013.
  • Caterpillar's Long-Term Investments stood at $133.0 million in 2011, then soared by 104.51% to $272.0 million in 2012, then changed by 0.0% to $272.0 million in 2013, then slipped by 5.51% to $257.0 million in 2014, then retreated by 4.28% to $246.0 million in 2015.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's Long-Term Investments at $246.0 million in Q4 2015, $231.0 million in Q3 2015, and $229.0 million in Q2 2015.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Long-Term Investments (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 388.84 Bn 382.13 Bn 7.76 Bn -
2 Deere 166.78 Bn 158.87 Bn 13.06 Bn 3.45 Bn
3 Paccar 69.70 Bn 61.03 Bn 1.56 Bn -
4 CNH Industrial 13.24 Bn 11.37 Bn 1.41 Bn 452.00 Mn
5 Oshkosh 9.73 Bn 9.33 Bn 480.30 Mn 10.60 Mn
6 Terex 7.70 Bn 7.29 Bn 444.00 Mn -
7 Agco 7.21 Bn 6.64 Bn 645.90 Mn 490.60 Mn
8 Blue Bird 2.28 Bn 2.16 Bn 103.37 Mn 17.73 Mn
9 Alamo 2.06 Bn 1.87 Bn 110.86 Mn -
10 Lindsay 1.19 Bn 1.04 Bn 47.83 Mn 8.42 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 246.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 231.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 229.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 230.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 257.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 265.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 259.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 266.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 272.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 278.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 288.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 272.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 199.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 124.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 133.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 121.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 123.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 120.00 Mn