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Caterpillar (CAT) Tax Provisions (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Tax Provisions history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $670.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Provisions rose 16.72% to $670.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $2.9 billion through Mar 2026, up 13.88% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $2.8 billion for FY2025, 5.29% up from the prior year.
  • Tax Provisions came in at $670.0 million for Q1 2026, down from $712.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Provisions ranged from a high of $836.0 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $427.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Provisions is $646.0 million (2025), against an average of $642.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Provisions surged 76.11% in 2023 and then decreased 22.73% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Tax Provisions stood at $644.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 8.85% to $587.0 million in 2023, then dropped by 21.12% to $463.0 million in 2024, then surged by 53.78% to $712.0 million in 2025, then dropped by 5.9% to $670.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Tax Provisions are $670.0 million (Q1 2026), $712.0 million (Q4 2025), and $836.0 million (Q3 2025).