Caterpillar (CAT) Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment of $337 million for Q3 2026, up 88.3% from $179 million a year earlier and up 37.6% from the prior quarter.
Caterpillar (CAT) Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment at Caterpillar was $937 million, up 29.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $708 million, down 1.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Caterpillar's Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment was $722 million in FY2024 (-7.6%), $781 million in FY2023 (-5.9%), $830 million in FY2022 (-34.4%) and $1.27 billion in FY2021 (+63.9%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment since Q4 2021.
- On a year-over-year basis, Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 13.1% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment in the past five years was Q3 2026, with growth of 88.3%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 57.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment for the three prior quarters was $245 million (Q2 2026), $191 million (Q1 2026) and $164 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PP&E (Sale) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 1.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 460.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 10.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 22.00 Mn |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | - |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 11.78 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 337.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 245.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 191.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 164.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 216.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 149.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 181.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 199.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 187.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 155.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 218.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 195.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 184.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 184.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 164.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 198.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 199.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 269.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 388.00 Mn |
Caterpillar Sales of Property, Plant and Equipment API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=sales-of-property-plant-and-equipment&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "sales-of-property-plant-and-equipment", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=sales-of-property-plant-and-equipment&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();