Caterpillar (CAT) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Operating Income history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.1 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Operating Income rose 19.62% year-over-year to $3.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $11.7 billion (down 3.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $11.2 billion, down 14.7% from the prior year.
• Operating Income was $3.1 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Operating Income ranged from a high of $3.7 billion in Q2 2023 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q4 2022.
• Historically, Operating Income has averaged $2.8 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.9 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Operating Income jumped 87.86% in 2023, then decreased 26.71% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $1.7 billion in 2022, then jumped by 86.55% to $3.1 billion in 2023, then fell by 6.7% to $2.9 billion in 2024, then declined by 9.03% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then climbed by 15.98% to $3.1 billion in 2026.
• The last three Operating Income figures came in at $3.1 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.