Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted Short term Debt of $8.0 billion for Q2 2026, up 4.78% on a QoQ basis from $7.7 billion in Q1 2026, and down 3.13% year-over-year from $8.3 billion in Q2 2025.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Short term Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar has reported Short term Debt for 18 years, with the latest figure at $8.0 billion in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Short term Debt fell 3.13% year-over-year to $8.0 billion in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $8.0 billion, a 3.13% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $5.5 billion, up 25.52% from the prior year.
- Short term Debt was $8.0 billion for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $7.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Short term Debt was $9.3 billion in Q1 2025, with the low at $4.4 billion in Q4 2024.
- Average Short term Debt over 5 years is $7.2 billion, with a median of $7.7 billion recorded in 2022.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Short term Debt fell 28.95% in 2022, then jumped 44.61% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, Short term Debt stood at $6.0 billion in 2022, then decreased by 22.06% to $4.6 billion in 2023, then declined by 5.38% to $4.4 billion in 2024, then gained by 25.52% to $5.5 billion in 2025, then soared by 45.56% to $8.0 billion in 2026.
- The last three Short term Debt figures came in at $8.0 billion (Q2 2026), $7.7 billion (Q1 2026), and $5.5 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 371.58 Bn | 364.86 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 204.28 Bn | 198.29 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 189.58 Bn | 180.70 Bn | 12.32 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 171.87 Bn | 171.22 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.60 Bn | 121.11 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.62 Bn | 94.51 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 7 | 3M | 87.32 Bn | 84.04 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 8 | Emerson Electric | 86.05 Bn | 83.88 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 77.02 Bn | 76.18 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.43 Bn | 68.82 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.66 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 9.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.39 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.13 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 8.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.64 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.96 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.69 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.40 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.34 Bn |
API Access
Caterpillar Short term Debt API
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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();