Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Total Debt of $20.0 billion for Q1 2026, up 16.11% year-over-year from $17.2 billion in Q1 2025, and up 86.75% on a QoQ basis from $10.7 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Total Debt (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Total Debt for 18 consecutive years, with $20.0 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Total Debt rose 16.11% year-over-year to $20.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $20.0 billion (up 16.11% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $10.7 billion, down 66.25% from the prior year.
- Total Debt came in at $20.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, up from $10.7 billion in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Total Debt was $31.7 billion in Q4 2024, with the low at $9.5 billion in Q3 2022.
- Average Total Debt over 5 years is $18.6 billion, with a median of $17.1 billion recorded in 2025.
- Across the five-year window, Total Debt jumped 69.68% in 2023 and plunged 66.25% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Year by year, Total Debt stood at $31.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 8.07% to $29.1 billion in 2023, then advanced by 9.03% to $31.7 billion in 2024, then slumped by 66.25% to $10.7 billion in 2025, then jumped by 86.75% to $20.0 billion in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Total Debt over the past three periods registered $20.0 billion, $10.7 billion, and $17.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 20.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 10.71 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 17.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.94 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 17.23 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 31.74 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 24.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 29.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 16.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.58 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 31.67 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 20.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 13.01 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 19.88 Bn |