Caterpillar (CAT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, little changed year-over-year from 0.0% in Q1 2025, and up 13.48% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Return on Invested Capital (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Return on Invested Capital history runs 17 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.0% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital changed 0.0% year-over-year to 0.0%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.0% (changed 0.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.02%, down 1.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q1 2026 stood at 0.0%, up from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Return on Invested Capital was 0.01% in Q3 2022, with the low at 0.0% in Q3 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Invested Capital is 0.0% (2023), against an average of 0.01%.
- Peak annual rise in Return on Invested Capital reached 0 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 0 bps in 2022.
- Caterpillar's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then slumped by 38 bps to 0.0% in 2023, then surged by 71 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then slumped by 43 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then climbed by 13 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Return on Invested Capital at 0.0% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 389.95 Bn | 383.24 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 0.00% |
| 2 | Deere | 166.50 Bn | 158.60 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 0.01% |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.80 Bn | 61.13 Bn | 1.56 Bn | - |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.25 Bn | 11.38 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 0.00% |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.74 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Terex | 7.71 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 0.10% |
| 7 | Agco | 7.23 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 0.00% |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.26 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 103.37 Mn | 0.08% |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.06 Bn | 1.87 Bn | 110.86 Mn | 0.02% |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | 0.91% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.01% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.00% |