Caterpillar (CAT) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)

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.