Caterpillar (CAT) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Profit After Tax was $3.5 billion in Q2 2026, up 61.3% from $2.17 billion a year earlier and up 37.9% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Profit After Tax (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Caterpillar's Profit After Tax was $10.65 billion through Jun 30, 2026, up 13.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $8.77 billion, down 18.3% from FY2024.
- Profit After Tax shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 24.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Profit 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%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Profit After Tax in data going back to Q1 2009.
- Compared with a year earlier, Profit After Tax was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 1.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Profit 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 Profit After Tax in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.54 billion (Q1 2026), $2.31 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.29 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PAT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 3.50 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 1.78 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 1.35 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 823.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 1.09 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 718.00 Mn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 497.80 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 937.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 815.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn | 968.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.41 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Profit 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();