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Caterpillar (CAT) Shares Outstanding (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Shares Outstanding history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $814.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding rose 73.01% to $814.9 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $814.9 million through Mar 2026, up 73.01% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $465.3 million for FY2025, 2.64% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding came in at $814.9 million for Q1 2026, roughly flat from $814.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Outstanding ranged from a high of $814.9 million in Q1 2023 to a low of $468.5 million in Q2 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding is $814.9 million (2023), against an average of $668.7 million.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding crashed 42.2% in 2025 and then soared 73.01% in 2026.
  • Caterpillar's Shares Outstanding stood at $516.3 million in 2022, then fell by 3.27% to $499.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.31% to $477.9 million in 2024, then soared by 70.52% to $814.9 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $814.9 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Shares Outstanding are $814.9 million (Q1 2026), $814.9 million (Q4 2025), and $468.0 million (Q3 2025).