Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2019 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Short term Debt was $8.06 billion in Q2 2026, down 3.1% from $8.32 billion a year earlier but up 4.8% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short term Debt at Caterpillar came in at $7.12 billion, up 6.8% from FY2024.
- Short term Debt shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short term Debt was $6.67 billion in FY2024 (-23.9%), $8.76 billion in FY2023 (+64.7%), $5.32 billion in FY2022 (-16.2%) and $6.35 billion in FY2021 (-30.6%).
- Quarterly Short term Debt has moved between $5.32 billion (Q4 2022) and $9.45 billion (Q1 2024) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short term Debt was higher in three of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 3.7%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short term Debt over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 64.7%); the worst was Q3 2021 (a decline of 31.8%).
- Per Business Quant data, CAT's Short term Debt in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $7.7 billion (Q1 2026), $7.12 billion (Q4 2025) and $9.29 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.06 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.29 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.32 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.45 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 8.76 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 8.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.38 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Short term Debt API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();