CAT

CAT Operating Expenses

$12.22BTTM · USD

Period ending:

CAT FY Operating ExpensesUSD
CAT FY Operating Expenses1985-12-31: $1.54B1986-12-31: $1.56B1987-12-31: $1.58B1988-12-31: $1.86B1989-12-31: $2.04B1990-12-31: $2.21B1991-12-31: $2.51B1992-12-31: $2.37B1993-12-31: $2.41B1994-12-31: $2.53B1995-12-31: $2.78B1996-12-31: $3.10B1997-12-31: $3.50B1998-12-31: $4.07B1999-12-31: $4.11B2000-12-31: $3.25B2001-12-31: $3.92B2002-12-31: $3.68B2003-12-31: $4.14B2004-12-31: $4.38B2005-12-31: $6.00B2006-12-31: $7.05B2007-12-31: $7.41B2008-12-31: $8.46B2009-12-31: $7.93B2010-12-31: $7.34B2011-12-31: $8.58B2012-12-31: $9.45B2013-12-31: $8.57B2014-12-31: $10.53B2015-12-31: $9.09B2016-12-31: $8.74B2017-12-31: $9.10B2018-12-31: $8.71B2019-12-31: $8.13B2020-12-31: $7.52B2021-12-31: $8.13B2022-12-31: $9.61B2023-12-31: $10.30B2024-12-31: $10.25B2025-12-31: $10.65B$10.65B$0.00
1985-12-312025-12-31

Source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP). Annual fiscal periods; reported in USD. Dates are period ends; a fiscal year may differ from a calendar year.

CAT operating expenses history

Expenses from normal business operations (SG&A, R&D, etc.). The available annual fiscal periods series contains 41 observations from Dec 31, 1985 to Dec 31, 2025.

Caterpillar Inc. Operating Expenses — Annual fiscal periods (USD)
Period endingOperating Expenses (USD)
10,649,000,000
10,252,000,000
10,297,000,000
9,608,000,000
8,125,000,000
7,524,000,000
8,126,000,000
8,710,000,000
9,096,000,000
8,735,000,000
9,093,000,000
10,528,000,000
8,574,000,000
9,450,000,000
8,581,000,000
7,344,000,000
7,933,000,000
8,461,000,000
7,411,000,000
7,047,000,000
5,997,000,000
4,378,000,000
4,140,000,000
3,682,000,000
3,920,000,000
3,253,000,000
4,112,000,000
4,069,000,000
3,498,000,000
3,099,000,000
2,780,000,000
2,533,000,000
2,410,000,000
2,373,000,000
2,513,000,000
2,209,000,000
2,044,000,000
1,858,000,000
1,578,000,000
1,556,000,000
1,543,000,000

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