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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DateValue
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