Caterpillar (CAT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of -$1.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 103.07% year-over-year from $61.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 6.15% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Retained Earnings history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.9 billion for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Retained Earnings fell 103.07% year-over-year to -$1.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.9 billion (down 103.07% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$1.8 billion, down 102.99% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at -$1.9 billion, down from -$1.8 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Retained Earnings was $61.4 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at -$3.4 billion in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is -$1.7 billion (2022), against an average of $20.3 billion.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Retained Earnings slumped 132.85% in 2022, then surged 3031.49% in 2025.
- Caterpillar's Retained Earnings stood at $43.5 billion in 2022, then gained by 17.78% to $51.2 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.81% to $59.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 102.99% to -$1.8 billion in 2025, then decreased by 6.15% to -$1.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Retained Earnings at -$1.9 billion in Q1 2026, -$1.8 billion in Q4 2025, and -$1.7 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 389.13 Bn | 382.42 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 70.14 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 166.75 Bn | 158.85 Bn | 13.06 Bn | -2.77 Bn |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.70 Bn | 61.03 Bn | 1.56 Bn | 19.70 Bn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.22 Bn | 11.35 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 10.53 Bn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.73 Bn | 9.32 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 5.04 Bn |
| 6 | Terex | 7.70 Bn | 7.29 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 2.12 Bn |
| 7 | Agco | 7.21 Bn | 6.64 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 5.80 Bn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.28 Bn | 2.16 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 342.12 Mn |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.06 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 1.10 Bn |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | -24.37 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 70.14 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.88 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -1.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.72 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 61.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 59.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 57.92 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.23 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.09 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 51.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 47.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 45.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 43.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -2.50 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.71 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.44 Bn |