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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Operating margin

annual operating margin:

-42.80%+1.61%(+3.63%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 20, 2025), CAT annual operating profit margin is -42.80%, with the most recent change of +1.61% (+3.63%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CAT annual operating margin has risen by +15.47% (+26.55%).
  • CAT annual operating margin is now at all-time high.

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quarterly operating margin:

17.26%-0.84%(-4.64%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 20, 2025), CAT quarterly operating profit margin is 17.26%, with the most recent change of -0.84% (-4.64%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT quarterly operating margin has dropped by -3.60% (-17.26%).
  • CAT quarterly operating margin is now -39.52% below its all-time high of 28.54%, reached on December 31, 2006.

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Operating margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue
✕ 100%

CAT Operating margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1 y1 year+3.6%-17.3%
3 y3 years+26.6%+26.4%
5 y5 years+22.2%+120.2%

CAT Operating margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs low
3 y3-yearat high+26.6%-22.5%+26.4%
5 y5-yearat high+29.5%-22.5%+120.2%
alltimeall timeat high+55.7%-39.5%+105.7%

CAT Operating margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2025
-
17.26%(-4.6%)
Mar 2025
-
18.10%(+0.4%)
Dec 2024
-42.80%(-3.6%)
18.03%(-7.7%)
Sep 2024
-
19.54%(-6.3%)
Jun 2024
-
20.86%(-6.3%)
Mar 2024
-
22.27%(+21.3%)
Dec 2023
-44.41%(-20.8%)
18.36%(-10.5%)
Sep 2023
-
20.52%(-2.7%)
Jun 2023
-
21.09%(+22.5%)
Mar 2023
-
17.22%(+9.7%)
Dec 2022
-56.04%(-3.8%)
15.70%(-2.9%)
Sep 2022
-
16.17%(+18.5%)
Jun 2022
-
13.65%(0.0%)
Mar 2022
-
13.65%(+16.9%)
Dec 2021
-58.27%(-4.0%)
11.68%(-13.0%)
Sep 2021
-
13.42%(-3.3%)
Jun 2021
-
13.88%(-9.0%)
Mar 2021
-
15.26%(+24.3%)
Dec 2020
-60.68%(+10.2%)
12.28%(+23.2%)
Sep 2020
-
9.97%(+27.2%)
Jun 2020
-
7.84%(-40.6%)
Mar 2020
-
13.20%(-6.2%)
Dec 2019
-55.04%(+1.4%)
14.07%(-11.1%)
Sep 2019
-
15.83%(+3.3%)
Jun 2019
-
15.33%(-6.5%)
Mar 2019
-
16.39%(+24.8%)
Dec 2018
-54.29%(-8.2%)
13.13%(-16.9%)
Sep 2018
-
15.80%(+2.1%)
Jun 2018
-
15.47%(-5.6%)
Mar 2018
-
16.39%(+52.3%)
Dec 2017
-59.17%(-16.7%)
10.76%(-18.6%)
Sep 2017
-
13.22%(+26.5%)
Jun 2017
-
10.45%(+170.0%)
Mar 2017
-
3.87%(<-9900.0%)
Dec 2016
-71.01%(+8.7%)
-0.03%(-100.6%)
Sep 2016
-
5.25%(-30.8%)
Jun 2016
-
7.59%(+45.4%)
Mar 2016
-
5.22%(-428.3%)
Dec 2015
-65.30%(+1.6%)
-1.59%(-118.8%)
Sep 2015
-
8.44%(-22.0%)
Jun 2015
-
10.82%(-19.3%)
Mar 2015
-
13.40%(-300.6%)
Dec 2014
-64.30%(-1.5%)
-6.68%(-165.0%)
Sep 2014
-
10.27%(-1.4%)
Jun 2014
-
10.42%(-1.3%)
Mar 2014
-
10.56%(+4.8%)
Dec 2013
-65.27%(+8.3%)
10.08%(-3.4%)
Sep 2013
-
10.44%(-2.0%)
Jun 2013
-
10.65%(+15.5%)
Mar 2013
-
9.22%(-8.4%)
Dec 2012
-60.25%(-4.3%)
10.07%(-36.2%)
Sep 2012
-
15.79%(+4.8%)
Jun 2012
-
15.06%(+3.6%)
Mar 2012
-
14.54%(+419.3%)
Dec 2011
-62.94%(-3.7%)
2.80%(-81.0%)
Sep 2011
-
14.74%(+0.5%)
Jun 2011
-
14.66%(-16.3%)
Mar 2011
-
17.51%(-851.5%)
Dec 2010
-65.34%(-12.4%)
-2.33%(-115.1%)
Sep 2010
-
15.48%(+5.4%)
Jun 2010
-
14.68%(+19.7%)
Mar 2010
-
12.26%(-55.7%)
Dec 2009
-74.62%(+7.2%)
27.70%(+279.5%)
Sep 2009
-
7.30%(-5.9%)
Jun 2009
-
7.76%(+586.7%)
Mar 2009
-
1.13%(-92.5%)
Dec 2008
-69.60%(+6.0%)
14.99%(+32.9%)
Sep 2008
-
11.28%(-14.8%)
Jun 2008
-
13.24%(-1.0%)
Mar 2008
-
13.37%(-52.8%)
Dec 2007
-65.63%(+3.8%)
28.34%(+146.9%)
Sep 2007
-
11.48%(+7.5%)
Jun 2007
-
10.68%(-6.2%)
Mar 2007
-
11.38%(-60.1%)
Dec 2006
-63.24%
28.54%(+178.4%)
Sep 2006
-
10.25%(-26.5%)
Jun 2006
-
13.95%(+7.6%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Mar 2006
-
12.97%(-31.7%)
Dec 2005
-66.45%(+0.7%)
18.99%(+81.4%)
Sep 2005
-
10.47%(-4.0%)
Jun 2005
-
10.91%(+20.3%)
Mar 2005
-
9.07%(+13.9%)
Dec 2004
-65.99%(+1.6%)
7.96%(-8.1%)
Sep 2004
-
8.66%(-14.7%)
Jun 2004
-
10.15%(+15.7%)
Mar 2004
-
8.77%(-40.2%)
Dec 2003
-64.96%(+1.7%)
14.67%(+111.4%)
Sep 2003
-
6.94%(-29.3%)
Jun 2003
-
9.81%(+113.3%)
Mar 2003
-
4.60%(-74.0%)
Dec 2002
-63.86%(+3.4%)
17.72%(+173.5%)
Sep 2002
-
6.48%(-12.8%)
Jun 2002
-
7.43%(+92.5%)
Mar 2002
-
3.86%(-3.0%)
Dec 2001
-61.77%(+3.2%)
3.98%(-40.9%)
Sep 2001
-
6.74%(-19.3%)
Jun 2001
-
8.35%(-18.2%)
Mar 2001
-
10.21%(-18.4%)
Dec 2000
-59.84%(-5.1%)
12.51%(+20.3%)
Sep 2000
-
10.40%(-22.4%)
Jun 2000
-
13.41%(+15.9%)
Mar 2000
-
11.57%(+11.5%)
Dec 1999
-63.07%(+7.7%)
10.38%(+2.4%)
Sep 1999
-
10.14%(-9.9%)
Jun 1999
-
11.25%(+13.9%)
Mar 1999
-
9.88%(-5.6%)
Dec 1998
-58.58%(+4.8%)
10.47%(-14.2%)
Sep 1998
-
12.20%(-17.3%)
Jun 1998
-
14.76%(-1.5%)
Mar 1998
-
14.98%(+2.6%)
Dec 1997
-55.92%(-3.2%)
14.60%(+6.8%)
Sep 1997
-
13.67%(-9.8%)
Jun 1997
-
15.15%(-3.1%)
Mar 1997
-
15.63%(+15.9%)
Dec 1996
-57.77%(-7.4%)
13.48%(+2.2%)
Sep 1996
-
13.19%(-13.3%)
Jun 1996
-
15.22%(+13.2%)
Mar 1996
-
13.45%(+7.5%)
Dec 1995
-62.38%(-4.9%)
12.51%(+30.9%)
Sep 1995
-
9.56%(-29.1%)
Jun 1995
-
13.48%(+1.0%)
Mar 1995
-
13.34%(+11.4%)
Dec 1994
-65.61%(-7.9%)
11.97%(+8.2%)
Sep 1994
-
11.06%(-3.9%)
Jun 1994
-
11.51%(+1.9%)
Mar 1994
-
11.29%(+22.1%)
Dec 1993
-71.26%(-13.1%)
9.25%(+34.3%)
Sep 1993
-
6.89%(+11.1%)
Jun 1993
-
6.20%(+29.7%)
Mar 1993
-
4.78%(-259.3%)
Dec 1992
-82.01%(-0.2%)
-3.00%(-152.8%)
Sep 1992
-
5.68%(+377.3%)
Jun 1992
-
1.19%(-137.1%)
Mar 1992
-
-3.21%(-77.7%)
Dec 1991
-82.19%(+8.3%)
-14.40%(-1310.1%)
Sep 1991
-
1.19%(-53.0%)
Jun 1991
-
2.53%(-13.4%)
Mar 1991
-
2.92%(-0.7%)
Dec 1990
-75.87%(+1.4%)
2.94%(-42.9%)
Sep 1990
-
5.15%(+11.7%)
Jun 1990
-
4.61%(-25.2%)
Mar 1990
-
6.16%(+11.2%)
Dec 1989
-74.85%(+6.7%)
5.54%(-11.2%)
Sep 1989
-
6.24%(-28.1%)
Jun 1989
-
8.68%(-103.4%)
Dec 1988
-70.12%(-5.1%)
-254.43%(+4.5%)
Dec 1987
-73.85%(-5.2%)
-243.51%(-18.4%)
Dec 1986
-77.90%(+3.7%)
-298.42%(+16.6%)
Dec 1985
-75.15%(-13.4%)
-255.84%(-15.9%)
Dec 1984
-86.82%(-10.1%)
-304.17%
Dec 1983
-96.57%(+11.8%)
-
Dec 1982
-86.37%(+22.0%)
-
Dec 1981
-70.77%(+5.0%)
-
Dec 1980
-67.41%
-

FAQ

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

What is Caterpillar Inc. annual operating profit margin?

The current annual operating margin of CAT is -42.80%

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

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high annual operating profit margin is -42.80%

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

Over the past year, CAT annual operating profit margin has changed by +1.61% (+3.63%)

What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly operating profit margin?

The current quarterly operating margin of CAT is 17.26%

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

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 28.54%

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

Over the past year, CAT quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -3.60% (-17.26%)
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