Caterpillar (CAT) Share-based Compensation (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar has reported Share-based Compensation for 18 years, with the latest figure at -$91.0 million in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Share-based Compensation fell 157.23% year-over-year to -$91.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $179.0 million, a 13.53% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $176.0 million, up 81.44% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation was -$91.0 million for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $184.0 million in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Share-based Compensation was $267.0 million in Q4 2022, with the low at -$107.0 million in Q1 2023.
• Average Share-based Compensation over 5 years is $37.3 million, with a median of $27.5 million recorded in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Share-based Compensation sank 262.07% in 2023, then surged 366.67% in 2026.
• Over 5 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $267.0 million in 2022, then fell by 16.48% to $223.0 million in 2023, then decreased by 2.69% to $217.0 million in 2024, then sank by 82.49% to $38.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 339.47% to -$91.0 million in 2026.
• The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at -$91.0 million (Q2 2026), $184.0 million (Q1 2026), and $38.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.