Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Profit After Tax of $2.5 billion for Q1 2026, up 27.21% year-over-year from $2.0 billion in Q1 2025, and up 11.17% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Profit After Tax for 18 consecutive years, with $2.5 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Profit After Tax rose 27.21% year-over-year to $2.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.3 billion (down 5.9% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.8 billion, down 18.35% from the prior year.
- Profit After Tax came in at $2.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Profit After Tax was $2.9 billion in Q2 2023, with the low at $1.5 billion in Q4 2022.
- Average Profit After Tax over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.3 billion recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Profit After Tax sank 30.35% in 2022 and soared 83.71% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Profit After Tax stood at $1.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 83.71% to $2.7 billion in 2023, then advanced by 2.73% to $2.7 billion in 2024, then slipped by 16.53% to $2.3 billion in 2025, then rose by 11.17% to $2.5 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Profit After Tax over the past three periods registered $2.5 billion, $2.3 billion, and $2.3 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.55 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.85 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.92 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.93 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.67 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.09 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |