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Caterpillar (CAT) Payables (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar (CAT) has 17 years of Payables data on record, last reported at $15.2 billion in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Payables rose 19.17% year-over-year to $15.2 billion; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $15.2 billion, up 19.17%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $15.2 billion, 19.17% up from the prior year.
  • Payables reached $15.2 billion in Q4 2025 per CAT's latest filing, up from $13.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Payables topped out at $15.3 billion in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $6.7 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Payables over 5 years is $12.0 billion, with a median of $12.9 billion recorded in 2022.
  • Peak YoY movement for Payables: plummeted 36.6% in 2021, then soared 92.14% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $14.2 billion in 2021, then grew by 7.86% to $15.3 billion in 2022, then decreased by 13.55% to $13.2 billion in 2023, then dropped by 3.46% to $12.7 billion in 2024, then grew by 19.17% to $15.2 billion in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Payables were $15.2 billion in Q4 2025, $13.2 billion in Q3 2025, and $13.8 billion in Q2 2025.