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Caterpillar (CAT) Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar (CAT) has 17 years of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) data on record, last reported at $472.3 million in Q4 2025.

  • For Q4 2025, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) fell 3.49% year-over-year to $472.3 million; the TTM value through Dec 2025 reached $472.3 million, down 3.49%, while the annual FY2025 figure was $472.3 million, 3.49% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) reached $472.3 million in Q4 2025 per CAT's latest filing, roughly flat from $470.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $551.8 million in Q2 2021 and bottomed at $470.8 million in Q3 2025.
  • Average Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over 5 years is $513.0 million, with a median of $515.4 million recorded in 2023.
  • Peak YoY movement for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average): rose 0.7% in 2021, then fell 4.71% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $548.5 million in 2021, then dropped by 3.3% to $530.4 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.17% to $513.6 million in 2023, then dropped by 4.71% to $489.4 million in 2024, then dropped by 3.49% to $472.3 million in 2025.
  • Per Business Quant database, its latest 3 readings for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) were $472.3 million in Q4 2025, $470.8 million in Q3 2025, and $471.5 million in Q2 2025.