Caterpillar (CAT) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Other Working Capital Changes of $1.3 billion for Q1 2026, up 86.26% year-over-year from $713.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 367.61% quarter-over-quarter from $284.0 million in Q4 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Other Working Capital Changes (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Other Working Capital Changes history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Other Working Capital Changes rose 86.26% year-over-year to $1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $2.5 billion (up 216.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.9 billion, up 422.43% from the prior year.
  • Other Working Capital Changes for Q1 2026 stood at $1.3 billion, up from $284.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Other Working Capital Changes was $267.0 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$107.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Other Working Capital Changes is $29.0 million (2022), against an average of $44.8 million.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Other Working Capital Changes soared 2470.0% in 2022, then slumped 2664.71% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Other Working Capital Changes stood at $17.0 million in 2022, then plunged by 2664.71% to -$436.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 75.69% to -$106.0 million in 2024, then surged by 367.92% to $284.0 million in 2025, then surged by 367.61% to $1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's Other Working Capital Changes at $1.3 billion in Q1 2026, $284.0 million in Q4 2025, and $373.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 389.18 Bn 382.47 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Deere 166.81 Bn 158.90 Bn 13.06 Bn
3 Paccar 69.77 Bn 61.10 Bn 1.56 Bn
4 CNH Industrial 13.33 Bn 11.46 Bn 1.41 Bn
5 Oshkosh 9.78 Bn 9.37 Bn 480.30 Mn
6 Terex 7.69 Bn 7.28 Bn 444.00 Mn
7 Agco 7.24 Bn 6.67 Bn 645.90 Mn
8 Blue Bird 2.26 Bn 2.14 Bn 103.37 Mn
9 Alamo 2.07 Bn 1.88 Bn 110.86 Mn
10 Lindsay 1.20 Bn 1.04 Bn 47.83 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 -91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -91.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2026 -91.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 184.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 184.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 48.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 159.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 159.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -69.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 217.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 217.00 Mn