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Caterpillar (CAT) Net Margin (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Net Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 14.64% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 58.0% to 14.64% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.33% through Mar 2026, down 238.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.14% for FY2025, 351.0% down from the prior year.
  • Net Margin came in at 14.64% for Q1 2026, up from 12.55% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Net Margin ranged from a high of 18.08% in Q1 2024 to a low of 8.76% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Margin is 14.06% (2025), against an average of 14.17%.
  • Year-over-year, Net Margin plummeted -660bps in 2022 and then soared 692bps in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Net Margin stood at 8.76% in 2022, then soared by 79bps to 15.68% in 2023, then increased by 10bps to 17.21% in 2024, then decreased by -27bps to 12.55% in 2025, then rose by 17bps to 14.64% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Net Margin are 14.64% (Q1 2026), 12.55% (Q4 2025), and 13.04% (Q3 2025).