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Caterpillar (CAT) Payables (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Payables over the past 17 years, most recently at $15.2 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Payables at $15.2 billion for Q4 2025, up 19.17% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $15.2 billion (up 19.17% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $15.2 billion, up 19.17%.
  • Payables for Q4 2025 was $15.2 billion at Caterpillar, up from $13.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Payables for CAT hit a ceiling of $15.3 billion in Q4 2022 and a floor of $6.7 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Median Payables over the past 5 years was $12.6 billion (2022), compared with a mean of $12.1 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Payables: crashed 36.6% in 2021 and later surged 92.14% in 2022.
  • Caterpillar's Payables stood at $14.2 billion in 2021, then increased by 7.86% to $15.3 billion in 2022, then fell by 13.55% to $13.2 billion in 2023, then decreased by 3.46% to $12.7 billion in 2024, then increased by 19.17% to $15.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Payables were $15.2 billion (Q4 2025), $13.2 billion (Q3 2025), and $13.8 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.