Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) recorded quarterly Short term Debt of $35.0 million in Q1 2026, little changed quarter-over-quarter from $35.0 million in Q4 2025, and up 20.69% on a YoY basis from $29.0 million in Q1 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Short term Debt history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $35.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Short term Debt rose 20.69% year-over-year to $35.0 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $35.0 million (up 20.69% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $35.0 million, down 99.2% from the prior year.
  • Short term Debt was $35.0 million for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, roughly flat from $35.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short term Debt ranged from a high of $8.4 billion in Q1 2024 to a low of $3.0 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Short term Debt has averaged $3.4 billion across 5 years, with a median of $4.1 billion in 2024.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short term Debt plunged 99.91% in 2022, then jumped 253866.67% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Short term Debt shows it stood at $6.0 billion in 2022, then retreated by 22.06% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then dropped by 5.38% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then plunged by 99.2% to $35.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $35.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Short term Debt figures came in at $35.0 million (Q1 2026), $35.0 million (Q4 2025), and $32.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn
10 Hyster-Yale 613.93 Mn 618.23 Mn 124.80 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 35.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 35.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 32.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 29.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 4.39 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 3.73 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 45.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.41 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 4.64 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 7.62 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.04 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 5.84 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 5.96 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 4.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 5.40 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 3.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 3.43 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 6.90 Bn