Caterpillar ROA 2012-2026 | CAT

Current and historical return on assets (ROA) values for Caterpillar (CAT) over the last 10 years. Return on assets can be defined as an indicator of how profitable a company is relative to its total assets. Calculated by dividing a company's operating earnings by its total assets.
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Caterpillar ROA - Return on Assets Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income Total Assets Return on Assets
2026-03-31 $9.43B $94.55B 9.97%
2025-12-31 $8.88B $91.90B 9.67%
2025-09-30 $9.27B $89.20B 10.40%
2025-06-30 $9.44B $87.33B 10.81%
2025-03-31 $9.94B $85.59B 11.61%
2024-12-31 $10.79B $85.28B 12.66%
2024-09-30 $10.68B $85.21B 12.53%
2024-06-30 $11.01B $85.34B 12.90%
2024-03-31 $11.25B $85.86B 13.10%
2023-12-31 $10.34B $85.84B 12.04%
2023-09-30 $9.11B $84.45B 10.79%
2023-06-30 $8.36B $82.98B 10.07%
2023-03-31 $7.11B $81.90B 8.68%
2022-12-31 $6.71B $81.56B 8.22%
2022-09-30 $7.37B $81.77B 9.01%
2022-06-30 $6.76B $81.74B 8.27%
2022-03-31 $6.50B $81.89B 7.93%
2021-12-31 $6.49B $81.50B 7.96%
2021-09-30 $5.15B $80.38B 6.41%
2021-06-30 $4.39B $79.37B 5.53%
2021-03-31 $3.44B $78.09B 4.40%
2020-12-31 $3.00B $76.88B 3.90%
2020-09-30 $3.32B $76.91B 4.31%
2020-06-30 $4.14B $77.23B 5.36%
2020-03-31 $5.30B $77.88B 6.81%
2019-12-31 $6.09B $78.59B 7.75%
2019-09-30 $6.04B $78.60B 7.69%
2019-06-30 $6.28B $78.66B 7.98%
2019-03-31 $6.36B $78.61B 8.09%
2018-12-31 $6.15B $78.43B 7.84%
2018-09-30 $3.80B $78.04B 4.87%
2018-06-30 $3.13B $78.13B 4.01%
2018-03-31 $2.23B $78.01B 2.85%
2017-12-31 $0.75B $77.90B 0.97%
2017-09-30 $0.88B $77.33B 1.14%
2017-06-30 $0.11B $76.79B 0.14%
2017-03-31 $-0.15B $76.74B -0.19%
2016-12-31 $-0.07B $76.93B -0.09%
2016-09-30 $1.01B $77.84B 1.30%
2016-06-30 $1.29B $78.48B 1.64%
2016-03-31 $1.54B $79.47B 1.94%
2015-12-31 $2.51B $80.51B 3.12%
2015-09-30 $2.12B $82.10B 2.58%
2015-06-30 $2.58B $83.48B 3.09%
2015-03-31 $2.78B $84.87B 3.27%
2014-12-31 $2.45B $85.35B 2.87%
2014-09-30 $3.94B $85.40B 4.61%
2014-06-30 $3.87B $86.10B 4.49%
2014-03-31 $3.83B $85.99B 4.46%
2013-12-31 $3.79B $87.07B 4.35%
2013-09-30 $3.48B $88.09B 3.95%
2013-06-30 $4.24B $88.91B 4.76%
2013-03-31 $4.98B $89.27B 5.57%
2012-12-31 $5.68B $88.06B 6.45%
2012-09-30 $6.53B $86.13B 7.58%
2012-06-30 $5.97B $82.93B 7.20%
2012-03-31 $5.29B $79.13B 6.68%
2011-12-31 $4.93B $74.75B 6.59%
2011-09-30 $4.35B $70.45B 6.17%
2011-06-30 $4.00B $66.42B 6.02%
2011-03-31 $3.69B $62.71B 5.89%
2010-12-31 $2.70B $60.82B 4.44%
2010-09-30 $1.96B $59.83B 3.28%
2010-06-30 $1.58B $59.63B 2.64%
2010-03-31 $1.24B $60.45B 2.05%
2009-12-31 $0.90B $61.85B 1.45%
2009-09-30 $1.32B $63.79B 2.08%
2009-06-30 $1.79B $64.64B 2.77%
2009-03-31 $2.52B $64.23B 3.93%
2008-12-31 $3.56B $62.67B 5.68%
2008-09-30 $3.87B $59.76B 6.48%
2008-06-30 $3.93B $57.40B 6.85%
2008-03-31 $3.65B $55.66B 6.55%
2007-12-31 $3.54B $54.17B 6.54%
2007-09-30 $3.45B $53.00B 6.51%
2007-06-30 $3.29B $51.92B 6.34%
2007-03-31 $3.51B $51.02B 6.89%
2006-12-31 $3.54B $49.95B 7.08%
2006-09-30 $3.50B $48.98B 7.15%
2006-06-30 $3.40B $47.82B 7.11%
2006-03-31 $3.11B $46.55B 6.69%
2005-12-31 $2.85B $45.65B 6.25%
2005-09-30 $2.56B $44.53B 5.75%
2005-06-30 $2.39B $43.17B 5.54%
2005-03-31 $2.20B $41.64B 5.27%
2004-12-31 $2.04B $40.02B 5.09%
2004-09-30 $1.83B $38.42B 4.77%
2004-06-30 $1.56B $37.09B 4.20%
2004-03-31 $1.39B $35.96B 3.86%
2003-12-31 $1.10B $34.88B 3.15%
2003-09-30 $1.06B $33.88B 3.11%
2003-06-30 $1.05B $33.21B 3.15%
2003-03-31 $0.85B $32.84B 2.58%
2002-12-31 $0.80B $32.24B 2.48%
2002-09-30 $0.66B $31.71B 2.08%
2002-06-30 $0.65B $31.09B 2.10%
2002-03-31 $0.72B $30.48B 2.37%
2001-12-31 $0.81B $30.00B 2.68%
2001-09-30 $0.90B $29.47B 3.06%
2001-06-30 $0.91B $28.95B 3.15%
2001-03-31 $0.96B $28.35B 3.38%
2000-12-31 $1.05B $27.79B 3.79%
2000-09-30 $1.03B $27.33B 3.76%
2000-06-30 $1.03B $26.99B 3.82%
2000-03-31 $1.00B $26.70B 3.74%
1999-12-31 $0.95B $26.39B 3.58%
1999-09-30 $1.01B $26.02B 3.87%
1999-06-30 $1.13B $25.68B 4.38%
1999-03-31 $1.29B $25.27B 5.10%
1998-12-31 $1.51B $24.74B 6.12%
1998-09-30 $1.66B $23.64B 7.03%
1998-06-30 $1.71B $22.55B 7.59%
1998-03-31 $1.70B $21.32B 7.98%
1997-12-31 $1.67B $20.25B 8.22%
1997-09-30 $1.60B $19.74B 8.08%
1997-06-30 $1.52B $19.20B 7.92%
1997-03-31 $1.46B $18.69B 7.81%
1996-12-31 $1.36B $18.22B 7.47%
1996-09-30 $1.28B $17.74B 7.22%
1996-06-30 $1.18B $17.46B 6.77%
1996-03-31 $1.13B $17.40B 6.51%
1995-12-31 $1.14B $17.25B 6.59%
1995-09-30 $1.12B $17.10B 6.52%
1995-06-30 $1.15B $16.71B 6.86%
1995-03-31 $1.06B $16.10B 6.60%
1994-12-31 $0.96B $15.70B 6.08%
1994-09-30 $0.80B $15.34B 5.18%
1994-06-30 $0.98B $15.07B 6.52%
1994-03-31 $0.81B $14.80B 5.47%
1993-12-31 $0.65B $14.54B 4.48%
1993-09-30 $0.53B $14.32B 3.71%
1993-06-30 $0.10B $13.69B 0.76%
1993-03-31 $-0.03B $13.13B -0.21%
1992-12-31 $-0.18B $12.56B -1.45%
1992-09-30 $-0.50B $12.09B -4.12%
1992-06-30 $-0.54B $12.08B -4.47%
1992-03-31 $-0.49B $12.12B -4.07%
1991-12-31 $-0.40B $12.16B -3.32%
1991-09-30 $-0.08B $12.14B -0.62%
1991-06-30 $0.02B $11.94B 0.13%
1991-03-31 $0.08B $11.71B 0.67%
1990-12-31 $0.21B $11.48B 1.83%
1990-09-30 $0.31B $11.22B 2.73%
1990-06-30 $0.36B $10.99B 3.28%
1990-03-31 $0.46B $10.76B 4.23%
1989-12-31 $0.50B $10.50B 4.73%
1989-09-30 $0.55B $10.19B 5.42%
1989-06-30 $0.64B $9.89B 6.42%
1989-03-31 $0.64B $9.55B 6.69%
1988-12-31 $0.62B $8.90B 6.92%
1988-09-30 $0.62B $8.38B 7.43%
1988-06-30 $0.58B $7.68B 7.54%
1988-03-31 $0.55B $7.05B 7.84%
1987-12-31 $0.35B $6.74B 5.19%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Industrial Products Construction and Mining Machinery $367.884B $67.589B
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, they've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Their innovative products and services, backed by their global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation. They provide financing and related services through their Financial Products segment.
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