Caterpillar (CAT) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Income After Tax was $3.25 billion in Q3 2026, up 41.9% from $2.29 billion a year earlier but down 7.2% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Income After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Caterpillar's Income After Tax was $11.61 billion through Sep 30, 2026, up 25.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.77 billion, down 18.3% from FY2024.
- Income After Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Income After Tax was $10.74 billion in FY2024 (+4.6%), $10.27 billion in FY2023 (+53.6%), $6.69 billion in FY2022 (+3.5%) and $6.46 billion in FY2021 (+116.2%).
- Quarterly Income After Tax has moved between $1.46 billion (Q4 2022) and $3.5 billion (Q2 2026) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Income After Tax has increased for three straight quarters, with growth averaging 7.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Income After Tax over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 175.6%); the worst was Q4 2022 (a decline of 31.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAT's Income After Tax in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was $3.5 billion (Q2 2026), $2.54 billion (Q1 2026) and $2.31 billion (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Income After Tax (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 253.27 Bn | 224.57 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 178.91 Bn | 187.67 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 3 | Amphenol | 176.82 Bn | 171.66 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 2.05 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 126.90 Bn | 123.88 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 1.08 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 112.58 Bn | 110.57 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 884.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 97.01 Bn | 79.42 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 1.41 Bn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.65 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.12 Bn | 77.79 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 855.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 68.02 Bn | 56.87 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 764.50 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 61.39 Bn | 58.22 Bn | 2.62 Bn | 1.17 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 3.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.54 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.31 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.66 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.84 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.66 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.90 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 | 1.53 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.13 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Income After Tax API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "profit-after-tax", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=profit-after-tax&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();