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Caterpillar (CAT) Retained Earnings (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Retained Earnings over the past 17 years, most recently at $65.4 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Retained Earnings at $65.4 billion for Q4 2025, up 10.27% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $65.4 billion (up 10.27% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $65.4 billion, up 10.27%.
  • Retained Earnings for Q4 2025 was $65.4 billion at Caterpillar, up from -$1.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for CAT hit a ceiling of $65.4 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of -$3.4 billion in Q3 2022.
  • Median Retained Earnings over the past 5 years was -$1.2 billion (2021), compared with a mean of $23.5 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Retained Earnings: plummeted 132.85% in 2022 and later surged 3031.49% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Retained Earnings stood at $39.3 billion in 2021, then plummeted by 106.25% to -$2.5 billion in 2022, then soared by 2185.88% to $51.2 billion in 2023, then rose by 15.81% to $59.4 billion in 2024, then increased by 10.27% to $65.4 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Retained Earnings were $65.4 billion (Q4 2025), -$1.7 billion (Q3 2025), and $62.2 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.