Caterpillar Return on Investment 2012-2026 | CAT

Current and historical return on investment (ROI) values for Caterpillar (CAT) over the last 10 years.
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Caterpillar ROI - Return on Investment Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income LT Investments & Debt Return on Investment
2026-03-31 $11.66B $49.08B 23.75%
2025-12-31 $11.15B $47.73B 23.36%
2025-09-30 $11.42B $46.44B 24.58%
2025-06-30 $11.51B $45.63B 25.22%
2025-03-31 $12.13B $44.22B 27.43%
2024-12-31 $13.07B $43.87B 29.80%
2024-09-30 $13.28B $43.15B 30.78%
2024-06-30 $13.58B $43.05B 31.56%
2024-03-31 $13.75B $43.12B 31.90%
2023-12-31 $12.97B $43.26B 29.97%
2023-09-30 $11.51B $42.66B 26.98%
2023-06-30 $10.49B $41.76B 25.12%
2023-03-31 $8.78B $41.94B 20.94%
2022-12-31 $7.90B $41.77B 18.92%
2022-09-30 $7.84B $42.01B 18.65%
2022-06-30 $7.07B $42.69B 16.57%
2022-03-31 $6.92B $42.96B 16.10%
2021-12-31 $6.88B $43.11B 15.95%
2021-09-30 $6.65B $42.82B 15.52%
2021-06-30 $5.97B $42.13B 14.16%
2021-03-31 $4.96B $41.53B 11.95%
2020-12-31 $4.55B $40.44B 11.26%
2020-09-30 $5.02B $40.33B 12.46%
2020-06-30 $6.06B $40.20B 15.07%
2020-03-31 $7.49B $39.94B 18.75%
2019-12-31 $8.29B $40.21B 20.62%
2019-09-30 $8.32B $39.76B 20.94%
2019-06-30 $8.44B $39.94B 21.13%
2019-03-31 $8.39B $39.69B 21.14%
2018-12-31 $8.29B $39.37B 21.06%
2018-09-30 $7.80B $39.01B 19.99%
2018-06-30 $7.17B $38.81B 18.48%
2018-03-31 $6.19B $38.62B 16.02%
2017-12-31 $4.46B $38.36B 11.63%
2017-09-30 $2.48B $37.96B 6.52%
2017-06-30 $1.45B $37.66B 3.84%
2017-03-31 $1.05B $38.01B 2.76%
2016-12-31 $1.16B $38.72B 3.00%
2016-09-30 $1.59B $39.72B 3.99%
2016-06-30 $2.03B $40.18B 5.05%
2016-03-31 $2.58B $41.52B 6.21%
2015-12-31 $3.79B $42.42B 8.92%
2015-09-30 $3.01B $43.56B 6.91%
2015-06-30 $3.48B $45.03B 7.72%
2015-03-31 $3.62B $45.94B 7.88%
2014-12-31 $3.31B $46.77B 7.09%
2014-09-30 $5.72B $47.52B 12.03%
2014-06-30 $5.73B $46.80B 12.24%
2014-03-31 $5.81B $45.58B 12.74%
2013-12-31 $5.63B $45.18B 12.46%
2013-09-30 $5.21B $44.61B 11.69%
2013-06-30 $6.41B $44.68B 14.34%
2013-03-31 $7.47B $44.65B 16.73%
2012-12-31 $8.57B $43.31B 19.79%
2012-09-30 $9.50B $41.45B 22.91%
2012-06-30 $8.66B $40.58B 21.34%
2012-03-31 $7.64B $39.61B 19.30%
2011-12-31 $7.15B $37.70B 18.97%
2011-09-30 $6.48B $36.06B 17.98%
2011-06-30 $5.91B $33.36B 17.72%
2011-03-31 $5.29B $30.90B 17.12%
2010-12-31 $3.96B $30.40B 13.04%
2010-09-30 $2.80B $30.24B 9.26%
2010-06-30 $1.89B $30.47B 6.20%
2010-03-31 $1.26B $30.83B 4.09%
2009-12-31 $0.58B $30.64B 1.88%
2009-09-30 $0.91B $30.23B 3.00%
2009-06-30 $1.80B $29.80B 6.05%
2009-03-31 $2.98B $28.85B 10.33%
2008-12-31 $4.45B $28.11B 15.82%
2008-09-30 $5.25B $27.56B 19.03%
2008-06-30 $5.39B $26.64B 20.22%
2008-03-31 $5.07B $26.31B 19.28%
2007-12-31 $4.92B $25.72B 19.13%
2007-09-30 $4.81B $25.15B 19.13%
2007-06-30 $4.58B $25.50B 17.95%
2007-03-31 $4.84B $25.20B 19.22%
2006-12-31 $4.92B $25.15B 19.56%
2006-09-30 $4.84B $25.05B 19.33%
2006-06-30 $4.70B $24.10B 19.52%
2006-03-31 $4.25B $23.85B 17.81%
2005-12-31 $3.78B $24.18B 15.65%
2005-09-30 $3.40B $23.98B 14.18%
2005-06-30 $3.12B $23.82B 13.11%
2005-03-31 $2.87B $23.33B 12.31%
2004-12-31 $2.68B $22.14B 12.12%
2004-09-30 $2.48B $21.47B 11.56%
2004-06-30 $2.20B $20.65B 10.68%
2004-03-31 $2.02B $19.87B 10.15%
2003-12-31 $1.67B $19.24B 8.68%
2003-09-30 $1.63B $18.40B 8.84%
2003-06-30 $1.57B $18.13B 8.63%
2003-03-31 $1.38B $18.20B 7.56%
2002-12-31 $1.32B $18.00B 7.35%
2002-09-30 $1.09B $17.92B 6.08%
2002-06-30 $1.11B $17.71B 6.25%
2002-03-31 $1.17B $17.44B 6.72%
2001-12-31 $1.31B $17.30B 7.58%
2001-09-30 $1.75B $17.31B 10.10%
2001-06-30 $1.72B $17.08B 10.06%
2001-03-31 $1.81B $16.74B 10.81%
2000-12-31 $1.92B $16.41B 11.67%
2000-09-30 $2.08B $16.03B 12.95%
2000-06-30 $2.10B $15.79B 13.30%
2000-03-31 $1.99B $15.55B 12.79%
1999-12-31 $2.05B $15.33B 13.40%
1999-09-30 $2.02B $15.11B 13.39%
1999-06-30 $2.12B $14.90B 14.20%
1999-03-31 $2.51B $14.71B 17.03%
1998-12-31 $2.74B $14.34B 19.12%
1998-09-30 $2.89B $13.61B 21.20%
1998-06-30 $2.99B $12.72B 23.51%
1998-03-31 $2.84B $11.77B 24.16%
1997-12-31 $2.79B $10.93B 25.54%
1997-09-30 $2.42B $10.18B 23.76%
1997-06-30 $2.42B $9.48B 25.47%
1997-03-31 $2.43B $8.74B 27.83%
1996-12-31 $2.28B $8.18B 27.94%
1996-09-30 $2.27B $7.85B 28.92%
1996-06-30 $2.10B $7.74B 27.12%
1996-03-31 $1.97B $7.89B 24.96%
1995-12-31 $1.97B $7.84B 25.19%
1995-09-30 $1.92B $7.80B 24.59%
1995-06-30 $1.95B $7.45B 26.16%
1995-03-31 $1.80B $6.97B 25.75%
1994-12-31 $1.64B $6.68B 24.62%
1994-09-30 $1.47B $6.41B 22.90%
1994-06-30 $1.28B $6.24B 20.44%
1994-03-31 $1.04B $6.09B 17.09%
1993-12-31 $0.80B $5.91B 13.50%
1993-09-30 $0.39B $5.81B 6.71%
1993-06-30 $0.30B $6.34B 4.78%
1993-03-31 $0.15B $6.83B 2.25%
1992-12-31 $-0.09B $7.37B -1.21%
1992-09-30 $-0.40B $7.93B -5.03%
1992-06-30 $-0.48B $7.89B -6.08%
1992-03-31 $-0.49B $7.91B -6.13%
1991-12-31 $-0.36B $7.89B -4.50%
1991-09-30 $0.15B $7.76B 1.94%
1991-06-30 $0.27B $7.54B 3.54%
1991-03-31 $0.38B $7.27B 5.19%
1990-12-31 $0.54B $7.04B 7.70%
1990-09-30 $0.73B $6.87B 10.55%
1990-06-30 $0.75B $6.65B 11.22%
1990-03-31 $0.82B $6.46B 12.65%
1989-12-31 $0.83B $6.18B 13.37%
1989-09-30 $0.85B $6.01B 14.22%
1989-06-30 $0.95B $5.80B 16.34%
1989-03-31 $1.00B $5.58B 17.99%
1988-12-31 $1.00B $5.31B 18.83%
1988-09-30 $0.96B $5.01B 19.19%
1988-06-30 $0.88B $4.75B 18.43%
1988-03-31 $0.76B $4.53B 16.66%
1987-12-31 $0.54B $4.39B 12.34%
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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