Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2015)
Caterpillar (CAT) reported Long-Term Investments of $246 million for Q4 2015, down 4.3% from $257 million a year earlier but up 6.5% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Long-Term Investments (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q2 2009, Caterpillar's Long-Term Investments record includes 27 quarters.
- Long-Term Investments has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 8.4% (FY2010 to FY2015).
- By year, Long-Term Investments came in at $257 million in FY2014 (-5.5%), $272 million in FY2013 (unchanged), $272 million in FY2012 (+104.5%) and $133 million in FY2011 (-18.9%).
- Five-year quarterly Long-Term Investments spans a low of $121 million in Q3 2011 and a high of $288 million in Q2 2013.
- Year over year, Long-Term Investments has now declined in each of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 8.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Long-Term Investments in five years was Q2 2013 (growth of 132.3%); the low point was Q3 2011 (a decline of 24.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q4 2015 came in at $231 million (Q3 2015), $229 million (Q2 2015) and $230 million (Q1 2015).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Long-Term Investments (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 | 2.27 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 | 140.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Long-Term Investments 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-investments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "long-term-investments", "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-investments&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();