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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, 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.

Performance

1-Year Change

+3.63%

3-Year Change

+26.55%

5-Year Change

+22.24%

15-Year Change

+27.67%

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

32.36%
CAT annual operating profit margin is higher than 32.36% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

-42.80%
CAT annual operating profit margin is currently at an all-time high

3-Year Low

-58.27%
CAT annual operating profit margin is currently +26.55% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 31, 2024
CAT previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 31, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

Jan 29, 2026
CAT next annual earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 29, 2026

OtherCATprofitability metrics

Annual Operating Profit

$13.53B
CAT annual operating income is $13.53 billion

Annual Revenue

$64.81B
CAT annual revenue is $64.81 billion

Annual Gross Margin

36.33%
CAT annual gross profit margin is 36.33%

Annual Net Margin

16.65%
CAT annual net profit margin is 16.65%

Quarterly Operating Margin:

17.51%-0.11%(-0.62%)
September 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today, CAT quarterly operating profit margin is 17.51%, with the most recent change of -0.11% (-0.62%) on September 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT quarterly operating margin has dropped by -2.46% (-12.32%).
  • CAT quarterly operating margin is now -21.87% below its all-time high of 22.41%, reached on June 30, 2024.

Performance

3-Month Change

-0.62%

1-Year Change

-12.32%

3-Year Change

+6.12%

5-Year Change

+53.73%

CAT Quarterly Operating Margin Chart

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Highlights

Sector Percentile

79.73%
CAT quarterly operating profit margin is higher than 79.73% of companies in Industrials sector

Range

All-Time High

22.41%
CAT quarterly operating profit margin is currently -21.87% below its historical high of 22.41%

3-Year Low

16.50%
CAT quarterly operating profit margin is currently +6.12% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Sep 30, 2025
CAT previous earnings announcement was published on Sep 30, 2025

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Jan 29, 2026
CAT next earnings announcement is scheduled for Jan 29, 2026

OtherCATprofitability metrics

Quarterly Operating Profit

$3.05B
CAT quarterly operating income is $3.05 billion

Quarterly Revenue

$17.64B
CAT quarterly revenue is $17.64 billion

Quarterly Gross Margin

31.89%
CAT quarterly gross profit margin is 31.89%

Quarterly Net Margin

13.03%
CAT quarterly net profit margin is 13.03%

Operating Margin Formula

Operating Profit Margin =  Operating Profit
Revenue ✕ 100%

Annual Operating Margin

-42.80%
CAT annual operating profit margin is -42.80%

Annual Operating Profit

$13.53B
CAT annual operating income is $13.53 billion

Annual Revenue

$64.81B
CAT annual revenue is $64.81 billion

CAT Operating Margin Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterly
1Y1 Year+3.6%-12.3%
3Y3 Years+26.6%+6.1%
5Y5 Years+22.2%+53.7%

CAT Operating Margin Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs HighAnnual vs HighAnnual vs LowAnnual vs LowQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs HighQuarter. vs LowQuarter. vs Low
3Y3-Yearat high+26.6%-21.9%+6.1%
5Y5-Yearat high+29.5%-21.9%+53.7%
All-TimeAll-Timeat high+55.7%-21.9%+105.8%

CAT Operating Margin History

DateAnnualQuarterly
Sep 2025
-
17.51%(-0.6%)
Jun 2025
-
17.62%(-3.9%)
Mar 2025
-
18.33%(+0.4%)
Dec 2024
-42.80%(+3.6%)
18.26%(-8.6%)
Sep 2024
-
19.97%(-10.9%)
Jun 2024
-
22.41%(+0.8%)
Mar 2024
-
22.24%(+17.7%)
Dec 2023
-44.41%(+20.8%)
18.90%(-9.1%)
Sep 2023
-
20.79%(-2.3%)
Jun 2023
-
21.27%(+0.9%)
Mar 2023
-
21.07%(+24.0%)
Dec 2022
-56.04%(+3.8%)
16.99%(+3.0%)
Sep 2022
-
16.50%(+19.2%)
Jun 2022
-
13.84%(+0.7%)
Mar 2022
-
13.75%(+20.3%)
Dec 2021
-58.27%(+4.0%)
11.43%(-16.7%)
Sep 2021
-
13.72%(-2.8%)
Jun 2021
-
14.11%(-10.2%)
Mar 2021
-
15.72%(+21.8%)
Dec 2020
-60.68%(-10.2%)
12.91%(+13.3%)
Sep 2020
-
11.39%(+18.3%)
Jun 2020
-
9.63%(-29.0%)
Mar 2020
-
13.56%(-5.8%)
Dec 2019
-55.04%(-1.4%)
14.40%(-9.7%)
Sep 2019
-
15.95%(-0.6%)
Jun 2019
-
16.05%(-4.0%)
Mar 2019
-
16.72%(+21.2%)
Dec 2018
-54.29%(+8.2%)
13.80%(-16.8%)
Sep 2018
-
16.58%(+2.1%)
Jun 2018
-
16.24%(-3.9%)
Mar 2018
-
16.90%(+33.9%)
Dec 2017
-59.17%(+16.7%)
12.62%(-9.8%)
Sep 2017
-
13.99%(+17.0%)
Jun 2017
-
11.96%(+6.6%)
Mar 2017
-
11.22%(+495.1%)
Dec 2016
-71.01%(-8.7%)
-2.84%(-132.3%)
Sep 2016
-
8.79%(-1.7%)
Jun 2016
-
8.94%(+21.8%)
Mar 2016
-
7.34%(+39.0%)
Dec 2015
-65.30%(-1.6%)
5.28%(-28.0%)
Sep 2015
-
7.33%(-26.0%)
Jun 2015
-
9.91%(-19.5%)
Mar 2015
-
12.31%(+51.2%)
Dec 2014
-64.30%(+1.5%)
8.14%(-25.2%)
Sep 2014
-
10.88%(-3.5%)
Jun 2014
-
11.27%(-4.2%)
Mar 2014
-
11.77%(+6.9%)
Dec 2013
-65.27%(-8.3%)
11.01%(+3.3%)
Sep 2013
-
10.66%(-3.4%)
Jun 2013
-
11.03%(+16.7%)
Mar 2013
-
9.45%(-1.5%)
Dec 2012
-60.25%(+4.3%)
9.59%(-32.9%)
Sep 2012
-
14.30%(-2.6%)
Jun 2012
-
14.68%(-1.5%)
Mar 2012
-
14.90%(+30.6%)
Dec 2011
-62.94%(+3.7%)
11.41%(+1.8%)
Sep 2011
-
11.21%(-3.1%)
Jun 2011
-
11.57%(-17.7%)
Mar 2011
-
14.06%(+37.6%)
Dec 2010
-65.34%(+12.4%)
10.22%(-8.3%)
Sep 2010
-
11.15%(+14.2%)
Jun 2010
-
9.76%(+52.0%)
Mar 2010
-
6.42%(+308.9%)
Dec 2009
-74.62%(-7.2%)
1.57%(-61.8%)
Sep 2009
-
4.11%(-30.1%)
Jun 2009
-
5.88%(+22.2%)
Mar 2009
-
4.81%(+27.6%)
Dec 2008
-69.60%(-6.0%)
3.77%(-58.6%)
Sep 2008
-
9.11%(-19.0%)
Jun 2008
-
11.25%(+2.7%)
Mar 2008
-
10.95%(+6.0%)
Dec 2007
-65.63%(-3.8%)
10.33%(-10.0%)
Sep 2007
-
11.48%(+7.5%)
Jun 2007
-
10.68%(-6.2%)
Mar 2007
-
11.38%(+8.5%)
Dec 2006
-63.24%
10.49%(+2.3%)
Sep 2006
-
10.25%(-26.5%)
DateAnnualQuarterly
Jun 2006
-
13.95%(+6.0%)
Mar 2006
-
13.16%(+17.9%)
Dec 2005
-66.45%(-0.7%)
11.16%(+6.6%)
Sep 2005
-
10.47%(-4.0%)
Jun 2005
-
10.91%(+20.3%)
Mar 2005
-
9.07%(-7.0%)
Dec 2004
-65.99%(-1.6%)
9.75%(-5.8%)
Sep 2004
-
10.35%(+2.0%)
Jun 2004
-
10.15%(-4.2%)
Mar 2004
-
10.60%(+11.5%)
Dec 2003
-64.96%(-1.7%)
9.51%(+37.0%)
Sep 2003
-
6.94%(-29.8%)
Jun 2003
-
9.88%(+37.2%)
Mar 2003
-
7.20%(+7.3%)
Dec 2002
-63.86%(-3.4%)
6.71%(+3.2%)
Sep 2002
-
6.50%(-20.5%)
Jun 2002
-
8.18%(+111.9%)
Mar 2002
-
3.86%(-62.7%)
Dec 2001
-61.77%(-3.2%)
10.34%(+78.9%)
Sep 2001
-
5.78%(-30.8%)
Jun 2001
-
8.35%(+30.1%)
Mar 2001
-
6.42%(-48.7%)
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 17.51%

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

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high quarterly operating profit margin is 22.41%

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

Over the past year, CAT quarterly operating profit margin has changed by -2.46% (-12.32%)
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