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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Net Margin

Annual Net Margin:

16.65%+1.24%(+8.05%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today, CAT annual net profit margin is 16.65%, with the most recent change of +1.24% (+8.05%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CAT annual net margin has risen by +3.91% (+30.69%).
  • CAT annual net margin is now at all-time high.

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Quarterly Net Margin:

13.03%-0.12%(-0.91%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CAT quarterly net profit margin is 13.03%, with the most recent change of -0.12% (-0.91%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT quarterly net margin has dropped by -2.26% (-14.78%).
  • CAT quarterly net margin is now -27.85% below its all-time high of 18.06%, reached on March 31, 2024.

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Net Margin Formula

Net Margin =  Net Income
Revenue
✕ 100%

CAT Net Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+8.1%-14.8%
3Y3 Years+30.7%-4.3%
5Y5 Years+47.0%+91.9%

CAT Net Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+47.6%-27.9%+48.7%
5Y5-Yearat high+131.6%-27.9%+91.9%
All-TimeAll-Timeat high+355.8%-27.9%+115.7%

CAT Net Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
13.03%(-0.9%)
Jun 2025
-
13.15%(-6.5%)
Mar 2025
-
14.06%(-18.3%)
Dec 2024
16.65%(+8.0%)
17.21%(+12.6%)
Sep 2024
-
15.29%(-4.8%)
Jun 2024
-
16.06%(-11.1%)
Mar 2024
-
18.06%(+15.3%)
Dec 2023
15.41%(+36.6%)
15.66%(-5.8%)
Sep 2023
-
16.62%(-1.5%)
Jun 2023
-
16.88%(+37.9%)
Mar 2023
-
12.24%(+39.7%)
Dec 2022
11.28%(-11.5%)
8.76%(-35.6%)
Sep 2022
-
13.61%(+15.9%)
Jun 2022
-
11.74%(+3.8%)
Mar 2022
-
11.31%(-26.4%)
Dec 2021
12.74%(+77.2%)
15.37%(+33.4%)
Sep 2021
-
11.52%(+5.1%)
Jun 2021
-
10.96%(-14.8%)
Mar 2021
-
12.87%(+85.4%)
Dec 2020
7.19%(-36.5%)
6.94%(+2.2%)
Sep 2020
-
6.79%(+47.6%)
Jun 2020
-
4.60%(-55.3%)
Mar 2020
-
10.28%(+23.1%)
Dec 2019
11.33%(+0.8%)
8.35%(-28.7%)
Sep 2019
-
11.71%(+4.4%)
Jun 2019
-
11.22%(-19.8%)
Mar 2019
-
13.99%(+91.4%)
Dec 2018
11.24%(+573.1%)
7.31%(-42.8%)
Sep 2018
-
12.78%(+5.0%)
Jun 2018
-
12.17%(-6.1%)
Mar 2018
-
12.96%(+228.7%)
Dec 2017
1.67%(+1213.3%)
-10.07%(-208.3%)
Sep 2017
-
9.30%(+31.2%)
Jun 2017
-
7.09%(+258.1%)
Mar 2017
-
1.98%(+116.2%)
Dec 2016
-0.15%(-102.8%)
-12.19%(-494.5%)
Sep 2016
-
3.09%(-42.2%)
Jun 2016
-
5.35%(+85.8%)
Mar 2016
-
2.88%(+484.0%)
Dec 2015
5.37%(-20.1%)
-0.75%(-122.2%)
Sep 2015
-
3.38%(-41.4%)
Jun 2015
-
5.77%(-34.2%)
Mar 2015
-
8.77%(+63.6%)
Dec 2014
6.72%(-1.6%)
5.36%(-28.9%)
Sep 2014
-
7.54%(+6.5%)
Jun 2014
-
7.08%(+1.3%)
Mar 2014
-
6.99%(0.0%)
Dec 2013
6.83%(-21.4%)
6.99%(-1.3%)
Sep 2013
-
7.08%(+7.3%)
Jun 2013
-
6.60%(-1.2%)
Mar 2013
-
6.68%(+53.6%)
Dec 2012
8.69%(+5.0%)
4.35%(-58.0%)
Sep 2012
-
10.35%(+5.2%)
Jun 2012
-
9.84%(-2.4%)
Mar 2012
-
10.08%(+11.3%)
Dec 2011
8.28%(+27.8%)
9.06%(+23.4%)
Sep 2011
-
7.34%(+2.2%)
Jun 2011
-
7.18%(-25.2%)
Mar 2011
-
9.60%(+24.5%)
Dec 2010
6.48%(+154.1%)
7.71%(+7.2%)
Sep 2010
-
7.19%(+2.1%)
Jun 2010
-
7.04%(+146.2%)
Mar 2010
-
2.86%(+9.6%)
Dec 2009
2.55%(-63.2%)
2.61%(-51.4%)
Sep 2009
-
5.37%(+19.1%)
Jun 2009
-
4.51%(+419.9%)
Mar 2009
-
-1.41%(-127.6%)
Dec 2008
6.92%(-12.2%)
5.10%(-23.7%)
Sep 2008
-
6.68%(-17.6%)
Jun 2008
-
8.11%(+3.7%)
Mar 2008
-
7.82%(-2.6%)
Dec 2007
7.88%(-7.5%)
8.03%(-0.9%)
Sep 2007
-
8.10%(+11.7%)
Jun 2007
-
7.25%(-11.0%)
Mar 2007
-
8.15%(+1.6%)
Dec 2006
8.52%(+8.5%)
8.02%(+9.7%)
Sep 2006
-
7.31%(-25.9%)
Jun 2006
-
9.86%(+10.3%)
Mar 2006
-
8.94%(+2.1%)
Dec 2005
7.85%(+17.0%)
8.76%(+17.9%)
Sep 2005
-
7.43%(-8.5%)
Jun 2005
-
8.12%(+16.5%)
Mar 2005
-
6.97%(+8.6%)
Dec 2004
6.71%
6.42%(-1.2%)
Sep 2004
-
6.50%(-12.9%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2004
-
7.46%(+15.1%)
Mar 2004
-
6.48%(+20.0%)
Dec 2003
4.83%(+22.0%)
5.40%(+35.0%)
Sep 2003
-
4.00%(-40.6%)
Jun 2003
-
6.73%(+151.1%)
Mar 2003
-
2.68%(-52.7%)
Dec 2002
3.96%(+0.5%)
5.67%(+35.0%)
Sep 2002
-
4.20%(+11.1%)
Jun 2002
-
3.78%(+108.8%)
Mar 2002
-
1.81%(-44.8%)
Dec 2001
3.94%(-24.5%)
3.28%(-19.0%)
Sep 2001
-
4.05%(-18.8%)
Jun 2001
-
4.99%(+48.1%)
Mar 2001
-
3.37%(-34.7%)
Dec 2000
5.22%(+8.8%)
5.16%(+14.2%)
Sep 2000
-
4.52%(-23.0%)
Jun 2000
-
5.87%(+11.8%)
Mar 2000
-
5.25%(+10.3%)
Dec 1999
4.80%(-33.4%)
4.76%(+2.6%)
Sep 1999
-
4.64%(-16.4%)
Jun 1999
-
5.55%(+31.8%)
Mar 1999
-
4.21%(-24.4%)
Dec 1998
7.21%(-18.1%)
5.57%(-14.3%)
Sep 1998
-
6.50%(-18.3%)
Jun 1998
-
7.96%(-11.3%)
Mar 1998
-
8.97%(+3.3%)
Dec 1997
8.80%(+6.8%)
8.68%(+3.7%)
Sep 1997
-
8.37%(-6.3%)
Jun 1997
-
8.93%(-3.4%)
Mar 1997
-
9.24%(+8.3%)
Dec 1996
8.24%(+16.5%)
8.53%(+10.9%)
Sep 1996
-
7.69%(-14.1%)
Jun 1996
-
8.95%(+16.2%)
Mar 1996
-
7.70%(+8.1%)
Dec 1995
7.07%(+6.0%)
7.12%(+24.7%)
Sep 1995
-
5.71%(-25.6%)
Jun 1995
-
7.67%(0.0%)
Mar 1995
-
7.67%(+8.0%)
Dec 1994
6.67%(+13.8%)
7.10%(+2.2%)
Sep 1994
-
6.95%(+4.4%)
Jun 1994
-
6.66%(+14.0%)
Mar 1994
-
5.84%(+55.3%)
Dec 1993
5.86%(+373.8%)
3.76%(-75.2%)
Sep 1993
-
15.18%(+557.1%)
Jun 1993
-
2.31%(+83.3%)
Mar 1993
-
1.26%(+101.5%)
Dec 1992
-2.14%(+46.1%)
-83.14%(-9767.4%)
Sep 1992
-
0.86%(+142.2%)
Jun 1992
-
-2.04%(+66.3%)
Mar 1992
-
-6.05%(+53.2%)
Dec 1991
-3.97%(-315.8%)
-12.94%(-724.2%)
Sep 1991
-
-1.57%(-149.2%)
Jun 1991
-
-0.63%(+47.5%)
Mar 1991
-
-1.20%(-400.0%)
Dec 1990
1.84%(-59.7%)
0.40%(-79.3%)
Sep 1990
-
1.93%(+23.7%)
Jun 1990
-
1.56%(-53.7%)
Mar 1990
-
3.37%(-12.9%)
Dec 1989
4.57%(-24.0%)
3.87%(-5.4%)
Sep 1989
-
4.09%(-11.9%)
Jun 1989
-
4.64%(-11.8%)
Mar 1989
-
5.26%(-14.1%)
Dec 1988
6.01%(+54.1%)
6.12%(-10.1%)
Sep 1988
-
6.81%(+22.3%)
Jun 1988
-
5.57%(+12.5%)
Mar 1988
-
4.95%(-20.2%)
Dec 1987
3.90%(+275.0%)
6.20%(-4.5%)
Sep 1987
-
6.49%(+12.3%)
Jun 1987
-
5.78%(+213.3%)
Mar 1987
-
-5.10%(+38.8%)
Dec 1986
1.04%(-64.6%)
-8.34%(-483.2%)
Sep 1986
-
-1.43%(-120.5%)
Jun 1986
-
6.99%(+9.2%)
Mar 1986
-
6.40%(+32.8%)
Dec 1985
2.94%(+145.2%)
4.82%(-33.5%)
Sep 1985
-
7.25%(+137.7%)
Jun 1985
-
3.05%(+164.2%)
Mar 1985
-
-4.75%(+68.7%)
Dec 1984
-6.51%(-2.4%)
-15.17%(-182.0%)
Sep 1984
-
-5.38%(-510.7%)
Jun 1984
-
1.31%(+116.6%)
Mar 1984
-
-7.87%
Dec 1983
-6.36%(-128.8%)
-
Dec 1982
-2.78%(-144.0%)
-
Dec 1981
6.32%(-3.8%)
-
Dec 1980
6.57%
-

FAQ

  • What is Caterpillar Inc. annual net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high annual net margin for Caterpillar Inc.?
  • What is Caterpillar Inc. annual net margin year-on-year change?
  • What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly net profit margin?
  • What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Caterpillar Inc.?
  • What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

What is Caterpillar Inc. annual net profit margin?

The current annual net margin of CAT is 16.65%

What is the all-time high annual net margin for Caterpillar Inc.?

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high annual net profit margin is 16.65%

What is Caterpillar Inc. annual net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT annual net profit margin has changed by +1.24% (+8.05%)

What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly net profit margin?

The current quarterly net margin of CAT is 13.03%

What is the all-time high quarterly net margin for Caterpillar Inc.?

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high quarterly net profit margin is 18.06%

What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly net margin year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT quarterly net profit margin has changed by -2.26% (-14.78%)
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