Caterpillar (CAT) Other Investing Activities (as filed) (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Other Investing Activities came in at $4.35 billion for Q2 2026, up 31.6% from $3.31 billion a year earlier and up 12.9% from the prior quarter.
Caterpillar (CAT) Other Investing Activities (as filed) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Caterpillar reported Other Investing Activities of $15.45 billion, up 15.8% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $13.59 billion, down 1.5% from FY2024.
- Other Investing Activities carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of 1.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Other Investing Activities was $13.8 billion in FY2024 (-2.3%), $14.13 billion in FY2023 (+7.1%), $13.19 billion in FY2022 (+5.5%) and $12.51 billion in FY2021 (-0.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Other Investing Activities in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Year-over-year, Other Investing Activities has increased for three consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 5.5% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Other Investing Activities over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 33.5%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 13.4%).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Other Investing Activities at $3.86 billion (Q1 2026), $3.72 billion (Q4 2025) and $3.53 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Other investing (as filed) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | -9.50 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | -68.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 5.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 3.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 15.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | -14.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 33.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | -13.04 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 22.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 168.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -20.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 94.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -44.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -9.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 80.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 65.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 87.00 Mn |
Caterpillar Other Investing Activities (as filed) 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=other-investing-activities&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "other-investing-activities", "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=other-investing-activities&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();