Caterpillar (CAT) Total Debt (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Total Debt history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $20.0 billion for 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 was $20.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, 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.
• Historically, Total Debt has averaged $18.6 billion across 5 years, with a median of $17.1 billion in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Total Debt jumped 69.68% in 2023, then tumbled 66.25% in 2025.
• A 5-year view of Total Debt shows it stood at $31.7 billion in 2022, then retreated by 8.07% to $29.1 billion in 2023, then increased by 9.03% to $31.7 billion in 2024, then sank by 66.25% to $10.7 billion in 2025, then jumped by 86.75% to $20.0 billion in 2026.
• The last three Total Debt figures came in at $20.0 billion (Q1 2026), $10.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $17.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.