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Caterpillar (CAT) Operating expenses

annual operating expenses:

$10.25B-$45.00M(-0.44%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (May 25, 2025), CAT annual total operating expenses is $10.25 billion, with the most recent change of -$45.00 million (-0.44%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CAT annual operating expenses has risen by +$2.13 billion (+26.18%).
  • CAT annual operating expenses is now -2.62% below its all-time high of $10.53 billion, reached on December 31, 2014.

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quarterly operating expenses:

$2.38B-$253.00M(-9.61%)
March 31, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (May 25, 2025), CAT quarterly total operating expenses is $2.38 billion, with the most recent change of -$253.00 million (-9.61%) on March 31, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT quarterly operating expenses has increased by +$59.00 million (+2.54%).
  • CAT quarterly operating expenses is now -33.75% below its all-time high of $3.59 billion, reached on December 31, 2014.

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Operating expenses Formula

Operating Expenses = Selling, General & Administrative (SG&A) Expenses + Research & Development (R&D) Expenses + Depreciation & Amortization + Other Operating Expenses

CAT Operating expenses Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year-0.4%+2.5%
3 y3 years+26.2%+15.0%
5 y5 years+26.2%+32.9%

CAT Operating expenses Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-year-0.4%+26.2%-15.4%+15.0%
5 y5-year-0.4%+36.3%-15.4%+32.9%
alltimeall time-2.6%+564.4%-33.8%+1196.3%

CAT Operating expenses History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2025
-
$2.38B(-9.6%)
Dec 2024
$10.25B(-0.4%)
$2.63B(+2.9%)
Sep 2024
-
$2.56B(-6.8%)
Jun 2024
-
$2.74B(+18.2%)
Mar 2024
-
$2.32B(-11.9%)
Dec 2023
$10.30B(+18.6%)
$2.63B(+5.4%)
Sep 2023
-
$2.50B(+6.0%)
Jun 2023
-
$2.36B(-16.2%)
Mar 2023
-
$2.81B(+28.4%)
Dec 2022
$8.68B(+6.9%)
$2.19B(-1.2%)
Sep 2022
-
$2.22B(+0.4%)
Jun 2022
-
$2.21B(+6.7%)
Mar 2022
-
$2.07B(-0.6%)
Dec 2021
$8.13B(+8.0%)
$2.08B(+3.8%)
Sep 2021
-
$2.00B(-4.7%)
Jun 2021
-
$2.10B(+8.6%)
Mar 2021
-
$1.94B(-0.4%)
Dec 2020
$7.52B(-7.4%)
$1.94B(+5.6%)
Sep 2020
-
$1.84B(-5.7%)
Jun 2020
-
$1.95B(+9.0%)
Mar 2020
-
$1.79B(-10.2%)
Dec 2019
$8.13B(-6.7%)
$1.99B(+0.7%)
Sep 2019
-
$1.98B(-5.1%)
Jun 2019
-
$2.09B(+1.0%)
Mar 2019
-
$2.07B(-9.5%)
Dec 2018
$8.71B(-4.2%)
$2.28B(+5.3%)
Sep 2018
-
$2.17B(-3.2%)
Jun 2018
-
$2.24B(+10.9%)
Mar 2018
-
$2.02B(-15.2%)
Dec 2017
$9.10B(+11.7%)
$2.38B(+15.5%)
Sep 2017
-
$2.06B(-4.9%)
Jun 2017
-
$2.17B(-12.6%)
Mar 2017
-
$2.48B(+15.3%)
Dec 2016
$8.14B(-10.5%)
$2.15B(+7.3%)
Sep 2016
-
$2.00B(+0.8%)
Jun 2016
-
$1.99B(-0.2%)
Mar 2016
-
$1.99B(-29.3%)
Dec 2015
$9.09B(-13.6%)
$2.82B(+39.3%)
Sep 2015
-
$2.02B(-6.4%)
Jun 2015
-
$2.16B(+3.4%)
Mar 2015
-
$2.09B(-41.8%)
Dec 2014
$10.53B(+22.8%)
$3.59B(+51.8%)
Sep 2014
-
$2.37B(+1.8%)
Jun 2014
-
$2.33B(+3.5%)
Mar 2014
-
$2.25B(+0.5%)
Dec 2013
$8.57B(-3.3%)
$2.23B(+7.9%)
Sep 2013
-
$2.07B(-1.7%)
Jun 2013
-
$2.11B(-2.7%)
Mar 2013
-
$2.16B(-8.3%)
Dec 2012
$8.87B(+3.4%)
$2.36B(+17.2%)
Sep 2012
-
$2.01B(-11.7%)
Jun 2012
-
$2.28B(+2.8%)
Mar 2012
-
$2.22B(-30.1%)
Dec 2011
$8.58B(+16.8%)
$3.17B(+63.2%)
Sep 2011
-
$1.94B(+5.6%)
Jun 2011
-
$1.84B(+13.4%)
Mar 2011
-
$1.62B(-42.9%)
Dec 2010
$7.34B(+45.0%)
$2.84B(+71.5%)
Sep 2010
-
$1.66B(+9.9%)
Jun 2010
-
$1.51B(+13.1%)
Mar 2010
-
$1.33B(-1039.4%)
Dec 2009
$5.07B(-17.3%)
-$142.00M(-109.4%)
Sep 2009
-
$1.51B(-5.9%)
Jun 2009
-
$1.60B(-23.4%)
Mar 2009
-
$2.09B(+127.6%)
Dec 2008
$6.13B(+17.3%)
$920.00M(-49.3%)
Sep 2008
-
$1.81B(+1.6%)
Jun 2008
-
$1.78B(+10.8%)
Mar 2008
-
$1.61B(-841.9%)
Dec 2007
$5.22B(+3.4%)
-$217.00M(-111.7%)
Sep 2007
-
$1.86B(+18.9%)
Jun 2007
-
$1.56B(+6.5%)
Mar 2007
-
$1.47B(-1460.2%)
Dec 2006
$5.05B
-$108.00M(-105.9%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2006
-
$1.83B(+25.8%)
Jun 2006
-
$1.45B(+4.6%)
Mar 2006
-
$1.39B(+50.8%)
Dec 2005
$5.23B(+19.4%)
$922.00M(-38.1%)
Sep 2005
-
$1.49B(+17.8%)
Jun 2005
-
$1.26B(+5.6%)
Mar 2005
-
$1.20B(+79.9%)
Dec 2004
$4.38B(+19.4%)
$666.00M(-46.8%)
Sep 2004
-
$1.25B(+0.1%)
Jun 2004
-
$1.25B(+22.2%)
Mar 2004
-
$1.02B(+0.6%)
Dec 2003
$3.67B(+16.0%)
$1.02B(+11.0%)
Sep 2003
-
$916.00M(+2.8%)
Jun 2003
-
$891.00M(+5.8%)
Mar 2003
-
$842.00M(+155.9%)
Dec 2002
$3.16B(-19.4%)
$329.00M(-65.3%)
Sep 2002
-
$948.00M(+0.7%)
Jun 2002
-
$941.00M(-0.2%)
Mar 2002
-
$943.00M(-4.0%)
Dec 2001
$3.92B(+20.5%)
$982.00M(+1.7%)
Sep 2001
-
$966.00M(-3.6%)
Jun 2001
-
$1.00B(+27.2%)
Mar 2001
-
$788.00M(+923.4%)
Dec 2000
$3.25B(-20.9%)
$77.00M(-92.8%)
Sep 2000
-
$1.07B(+0.5%)
Jun 2000
-
$1.06B(+1.1%)
Mar 2000
-
$1.05B(-0.2%)
Dec 1999
$4.11B(+1.1%)
$1.05B(+4.9%)
Sep 1999
-
$1.00B(-1.7%)
Jun 1999
-
$1.02B(-2.0%)
Mar 1999
-
$1.04B(-3.9%)
Dec 1998
$4.07B(+16.3%)
$1.08B(+6.4%)
Sep 1998
-
$1.02B(-0.7%)
Jun 1998
-
$1.02B(+8.2%)
Mar 1998
-
$946.00M(+0.3%)
Dec 1997
$3.50B(+12.9%)
$943.00M(+6.9%)
Sep 1997
-
$882.00M(+1.5%)
Jun 1997
-
$869.00M(+8.1%)
Mar 1997
-
$804.00M(-7.1%)
Dec 1996
$3.10B(+11.5%)
$865.00M(+12.2%)
Sep 1996
-
$771.00M(+3.9%)
Jun 1996
-
$742.00M(+0.7%)
Mar 1996
-
$737.00M(+1.1%)
Dec 1995
$2.78B(+9.8%)
$729.00M(+9.3%)
Sep 1995
-
$667.00M(-5.9%)
Jun 1995
-
$709.00M(+5.0%)
Mar 1995
-
$675.00M(-43.5%)
Dec 1994
$2.53B(+5.1%)
$1.19B(+167.1%)
Sep 1994
-
$447.00M(-29.0%)
Jun 1994
-
$630.00M(+4.8%)
Mar 1994
-
$601.00M(-48.3%)
Dec 1993
$2.41B(+1.6%)
$1.16B(+173.4%)
Sep 1993
-
$425.00M(-28.6%)
Jun 1993
-
$595.00M(+5.9%)
Mar 1993
-
$562.00M(-16.0%)
Dec 1992
$2.37B(-5.6%)
$669.00M(+17.2%)
Sep 1992
-
$571.00M(+7.3%)
Jun 1992
-
$532.00M(-3.4%)
Mar 1992
-
$551.00M(-37.9%)
Dec 1991
$2.51B(+13.8%)
$887.00M(+60.1%)
Sep 1991
-
$554.00M(+3.6%)
Jun 1991
-
$535.00M(-0.4%)
Mar 1991
-
$537.00M(-9.4%)
Dec 1990
$2.21B(+8.1%)
$593.00M(+8.6%)
Sep 1990
-
$546.00M(+1.1%)
Jun 1990
-
$540.00M(+1.9%)
Mar 1990
-
$530.00M(-1.5%)
Dec 1989
$2.04B(+10.0%)
$538.00M(+3.3%)
Sep 1989
-
$521.00M(+3.6%)
Jun 1989
-
$503.00M
Dec 1988
$1.86B(+17.7%)
-
Dec 1987
$1.58B(+1.4%)
-
Dec 1986
$1.56B(+0.8%)
-
Dec 1985
$1.54B(-2.6%)
-
Dec 1984
$1.58B
-

FAQ

  • What is Caterpillar annual total operating expenses?
  • What is the all time high annual operating expenses for Caterpillar?
  • What is Caterpillar annual operating expenses year-on-year change?
  • What is Caterpillar quarterly total operating expenses?
  • What is the all time high quarterly operating expenses for Caterpillar?
  • What is Caterpillar quarterly operating expenses year-on-year change?

What is Caterpillar annual total operating expenses?

The current annual operating expenses of CAT is $10.25B

What is the all time high annual operating expenses for Caterpillar?

Caterpillar all-time high annual total operating expenses is $10.53B

What is Caterpillar annual operating expenses year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT annual total operating expenses has changed by -$45.00M (-0.44%)

What is Caterpillar quarterly total operating expenses?

The current quarterly operating expenses of CAT is $2.38B

What is the all time high quarterly operating expenses for Caterpillar?

Caterpillar all-time high quarterly total operating expenses is $3.59B

What is Caterpillar quarterly operating expenses year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT quarterly total operating expenses has changed by +$59.00M (+2.54%)
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