Caterpillar CAT
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Caterpillar (CAT) Raw Materials (2009 - 2018)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Raw Materials of $3.4 billion for Q4 2018, up 20.7% year-over-year from $2.8 billion in Q4 2017, and up 20.7% quarter-over-quarter from $2.8 billion in Q4 2017.

Analysis

Caterpillar (CAT) Raw Materials (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Raw Materials history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $3.4 billion for Q4 2018.

  • In Q4 2018, Raw Materials rose 20.7% year-over-year to $3.4 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at $3.4 billion (up 20.7% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $3.4 billion, up 20.7% from the prior year.
  • Raw Materials for Q4 2018 stood at $3.4 billion, up from $2.8 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Raw Materials was $3.4 billion in Q4 2018, with the low at $242.0 million in Q2 2016.
  • The 5-year median for Raw Materials is $2.5 billion (2015), against an average of $1.9 billion.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2014 and 2015: Raw Materials jumped 1028.62% in 2014, then sank 91.96% in 2015.
  • Caterpillar's Raw Materials stood at $260.0 million in 2014, then soared by 848.85% to $2.5 billion in 2015, then retreated by 14.8% to $2.1 billion in 2016, then jumped by 33.3% to $2.8 billion in 2017, then gained by 20.7% to $3.4 billion in 2018.
  • Business Quant data shows CAT's Raw Materials at $3.4 billion in Q4 2018, $2.8 billion in Q4 2017, and $2.1 billion in Q4 2016.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 364.77 Bn 358.05 Bn 7.76 Bn
2 Deere 188.05 Bn 179.12 Bn 12.32 Bn
3 Paccar 64.20 Bn 55.54 Bn 1.56 Bn
4 CNH Industrial 16.95 Bn 15.09 Bn 1.41 Bn
5 Oshkosh 9.54 Bn 9.14 Bn 480.30 Mn
6 Agco 9.05 Bn 8.48 Bn 645.90 Mn
7 Terex 7.04 Bn 6.63 Bn 444.00 Mn
8 Blue Bird 2.12 Bn 2.01 Bn 103.37 Mn
9 Alamo 2.08 Bn 1.88 Bn 110.86 Mn
10 Lindsay 1.24 Bn 1.09 Bn 47.83 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2018 3.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 2.80 Bn
Dec 31, 2016 2.10 Bn
Jun 30, 2016 2.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2016 2.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2015 2.47 Bn
Sep 30, 2015 2.86 Bn
Jun 30, 2015 2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2015 2.99 Bn
Dec 31, 2014 2.99 Bn
Sep 30, 2014 3.22 Bn
Jun 30, 2014 3.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2014 3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2013 2.97 Bn
Sep 30, 2013 3.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2013 3.31 Bn
Mar 31, 2013 3.54 Bn
Dec 31, 2012 3.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2012 4.02 Bn
Jun 30, 2012 4.14 Bn