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

Caterpillar's Work In Process history runs 10 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $2.7 billion for Q4 2018.

• In Q4 2018, Work In Process rose 18.63% year-over-year to $2.7 billion; the TTM figure through Dec 2018 stood at $2.7 billion (up 18.63% YoY), while the FY2018 annual figure was $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.
• In the past five years, Work In Process ranged from a high of $3.0 billion in Q3 2014 to a low of $1.7 billion in Q4 2016.
• Historically, Work In Process has averaged $2.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.3 billion in 2017.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2017: Work In Process sank 33.39% in 2015, then surged 31.12% in 2017.
• A 5-year view of Work In Process shows it stood at $2.5 billion in 2014, then slipped by 24.36% to $1.9 billion in 2015, then fell by 7.43% to $1.7 billion in 2016, then jumped by 31.12% to $2.3 billion in 2017, then rose 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.