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Caterpillar (CAT) Shares Repurchased (2017 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Shares Repurchased history spans 13 years, with the latest figure at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Repurchased rose 37.38% to $5.0 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $6.6 billion through Mar 2026, up 7.83% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $5.2 billion for FY2025, 32.57% down from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased came in at $5.0 billion for Q1 2026, up from $340.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Shares Repurchased ranged from a high of $5.0 billion in Q1 2026 to a low of $340.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Repurchased is $921.0 million (2022), against an average of $1.5 billion.
  • The largest YoY upside for Shares Repurchased was 1013.75% in 2024 against a maximum downside of 76.86% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Shares Repurchased stood at $921.0 million in 2022, then surged by 200.33% to $2.8 billion in 2023, then plummeted by 76.86% to $640.0 million in 2024, then plummeted by 46.88% to $340.0 million in 2025, then surged by 1378.82% to $5.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Shares Repurchased are $5.0 billion (Q1 2026), $340.0 million (Q4 2025), and $362.0 million (Q3 2025).