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Caterpillar (CAT) Total Debt (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Total Debt history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $20.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Total Debt rose 16.11% to $20.0 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $20.0 billion through Mar 2026, up 16.11% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $10.7 billion for FY2025, 66.25% down from the prior year.
  • Total Debt came in at $20.0 billion for Q1 2026, up from $10.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $31.7 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $9.5 billion in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Total Debt is $17.1 billion (2025), against an average of $18.6 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Total Debt soared 69.68% in 2023 and then tumbled 66.25% in 2025.
  • Caterpillar's Total Debt stood at $31.7 billion in 2022, then fell by 8.07% to $29.1 billion in 2023, then grew by 9.03% to $31.7 billion in 2024, then crashed by 66.25% to $10.7 billion in 2025, then soared by 86.75% to $20.0 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Total Debt are $20.0 billion (Q1 2026), $10.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $17.1 billion (Q3 2025).