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Caterpillar (CAT) Shares Issued (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Shares Issued history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$97.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Issued fell 51.56% to -$97.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$49.0 million through Mar 2026, down 36.11% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$16.0 million for FY2025, 180.0% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Issued came in at -$97.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $23.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Issued ranged from a high of $58.0 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$97.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Issued is $5.0 million (2024), against an average of -$1.8 million.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Issued skyrocketed 3000.0% in 2023 and then plummeted 700.0% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Shares Issued stood at $49.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 148.98% to -$24.0 million in 2023, then soared by 120.83% to $5.0 million in 2024, then surged by 360.0% to $23.0 million in 2025, then crashed by 521.74% to -$97.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Shares Issued are -$97.0 million (Q1 2026), $23.0 million (Q4 2025), and $20.0 million (Q3 2025).