Caterpillar (CAT) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Total Debt history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $24.7 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 37.96% year-over-year to $24.7 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $24.7 billion (up 37.96% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $16.2 billion, down 48.99% from the prior year.
• Total Debt for Q1 2026 stood at $24.7 billion, up from $16.2 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Total Debt was $31.7 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $9.6 billion in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Total Debt is $19.9 billion (2025), against an average of $20.1 billion.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Total Debt plunged 52.37% in 2022, then soared 132.4% in 2023.
• 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 plunged by 48.99% to $16.2 billion in 2025, then jumped by 52.54% to $24.7 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Total Debt at $24.7 billion in Q1 2026, $16.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $19.9 billion in Q3 2025.