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Caterpillar (CAT) Tax Rate (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Tax Rate history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 20.87% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Tax Rate fell 147.0% to 20.87% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 23.51% through Mar 2026, up 325.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 23.98% for FY2025, 433.0% up from the prior year.
  • Tax Rate came in at 20.87% for Q1 2026, down from 23.53% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Tax Rate ranged from a high of 30.68% in Q4 2022 to a low of 14.28% in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Tax Rate is 20.88% (2023), against an average of 22.13%.
  • Year-over-year, Tax Rate soared 1394bps in 2022 and then plummeted -1261bps in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Tax Rate stood at 30.68% in 2022, then tumbled by -41bps to 18.07% in 2023, then fell by -21bps to 14.28% in 2024, then surged by 65bps to 23.53% in 2025, then decreased by -11bps to 20.87% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Tax Rate are 20.87% (Q1 2026), 23.53% (Q4 2025), and 26.73% (Q3 2025).