Caterpillar (CAT) Work In Process (2009 - 2018)

Caterpillar (CAT) posted Work In Process of $2.7 billion for Q4 2018, up 18.63% on a QoQ basis from $2.3 billion in Q4 2017, and up 18.63% year-over-year from $2.3 billion in Q4 2017.

Analysis

Caterpillar (CAT) Work In Process (2009 - 2018) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar has reported Work In Process for 10 years, with the latest figure at $2.7 billion in Q4 2018.

On a quarterly basis, Work In Process rose 18.63% year-over-year to $2.7 billion in Q4 2018; TTM through Dec 2018 was $2.7 billion, a 18.63% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2018 full-year figure at $2.7 billion, up 18.63% from the prior year.
Work In Process was $2.7 billion for Q4 2018 at Caterpillar, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
The five-year high for Work In Process was $3.0 billion in Q3 2014, with the low at $1.7 billion in Q4 2016.
Average Work In Process over 5 years is $2.3 billion, with a median of $2.3 billion recorded in 2017.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2017: Work In Process plunged 33.39% in 2015, then soared 31.12% in 2017.
Over 5 years, Work In Process stood at $2.5 billion in 2014, then dropped by 24.36% to $1.9 billion in 2015, then retreated by 7.43% to $1.7 billion in 2016, then surged by 31.12% to $2.3 billion in 2017, then gained by 18.63% to $2.7 billion in 2018.
The last three Work In Process figures came in at $2.7 billion (Q4 2018), $2.3 billion (Q4 2017), and $1.7 billion (Q4 2016), per Business Quant data.

Peer Set

Peer Comparison

All peers

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)
1	Caterpillar	371.58 Bn	364.86 Bn	7.76 Bn
2	Amphenol	204.28 Bn	198.29 Bn	3.55 Bn
3	Deere	189.58 Bn	180.70 Bn	12.32 Bn
4	Eaton	171.87 Bn	171.22 Bn	2.86 Bn
5	Parker-Hannifin	121.60 Bn	121.11 Bn	2.25 Bn
6	Vertiv Holdings	97.62 Bn	94.51 Bn	1.23 Bn
7	3M	87.32 Bn	84.04 Bn	2.68 Bn
8	Emerson Electric	86.05 Bn	83.88 Bn	2.66 Bn
9	Illinois Tool Works	77.02 Bn	76.18 Bn	1.90 Bn
10	Cummins	72.43 Bn	68.82 Bn	2.47 Bn

Historic Data

Download Data

Date	Value
Dec 31, 2018	2.67 Bn
Dec 31, 2017	2.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2016	1.72 Bn
Jun 30, 2016	1.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2016	1.90 Bn
Dec 31, 2015	1.86 Bn
Sep 30, 2015	1.99 Bn
Jun 30, 2015	2.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2015	2.34 Bn
Dec 31, 2014	2.46 Bn
Sep 30, 2014	2.98 Bn
Jun 30, 2014	2.92 Bn
Mar 31, 2014	2.76 Bn
Dec 31, 2013	2.59 Bn
Sep 30, 2013	2.75 Bn
Jun 30, 2013	2.61 Bn
Mar 31, 2013	2.91 Bn
Dec 31, 2012	2.92 Bn
Sep 30, 2012	3.49 Bn
Jun 30, 2012	3.50 Bn

API Access

Caterpillar Work In Process API

Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.

https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=work-in-process&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY

import requests

url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "work-in-process", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}

data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()

const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=work-in-process&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();

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Caterpillar (CAT) Work In Process (2009 - 2018)