Caterpillar (CAT) Payables (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Payables history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $14.4 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Payables rose 27.78% year-over-year to $14.4 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $14.4 billion (up 27.78% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $15.2 billion, up 19.17% from the prior year.
• Payables was $14.4 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $15.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Payables ranged from a high of $15.3 billion in Q4 2022 to a low of $7.8 billion in Q3 2023.
• Historically, Payables has averaged $11.9 billion across 5 years, with a median of $12.7 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Payables decreased 21.04% in 2022, then jumped 67.95% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Payables shows it stood at $15.3 billion in 2022, then declined by 13.55% to $13.2 billion in 2023, then retreated by 3.46% to $12.7 billion in 2024, then grew by 19.17% to $15.2 billion in 2025, then declined by 5.37% to $14.4 billion in 2026.
• The last three Payables figures came in at $14.4 billion (Q1 2026), $15.2 billion (Q4 2025), and $13.2 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.