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Caterpillar (CAT) Work In Process (2016 - 2018)

Caterpillar has reported Work In Process over the past 10 years, most recently at $2.7 billion for Q4 2018.

  • Quarterly results put Work In Process at $2.7 billion for Q4 2018, up 18.63% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2018 was $2.7 billion (up 18.63% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2018 was $2.7 billion, up 18.63%.
  • Work In Process for Q4 2018 was $2.7 billion at Caterpillar, up from $2.3 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Work In Process for CAT hit a ceiling of $3.0 billion in Q3 2014 and a floor of $1.7 billion in Q4 2016.
  • Median Work In Process over the past 5 years was $2.3 billion (2017), compared with a mean of $2.3 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Work In Process: crashed 33.39% in 2015 and later skyrocketed 31.12% in 2017.
  • Caterpillar's Work In Process stood at $2.5 billion in 2014, then dropped by 24.36% to $1.9 billion in 2015, then dropped by 7.43% to $1.7 billion in 2016, then surged by 31.12% to $2.3 billion in 2017, then grew by 18.63% to $2.7 billion in 2018.
  • The last three reported values for Work In Process were $2.7 billion (Q4 2018), $2.3 billion (Q4 2017), and $1.7 billion (Q4 2016) per Business Quant data.