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CAT Shares Out (Basic)

460.40MQuarterly

Period ending:

CAT FY Shares Out (Basic)
CAT FY Shares Out (Basic)1985-12-31: 776.47M1986-12-31: 760.00M1987-12-31: 797.50M1988-12-31: 810.53M1989-12-31: 808.13M1990-12-31: 807.69M1991-12-31: 808.00M1992-12-31: 807.63M1993-12-31: 852.29M1994-12-31: 812.77M1995-12-31: 794.41M1996-12-31: 770.01M1997-12-31: 750.00M1998-12-31: 725.66M1999-12-31: 710.80M2000-12-31: 692.76M2001-12-31: 686.60M2002-12-31: 688.00M2003-12-31: 690.40M2004-12-31: 513.05M2005-12-31: 678.40M2006-12-31: 658.70M2007-12-31: 638.20M2008-12-31: 610.50M2009-12-31: 615.20M2010-12-31: 631.50M2011-12-31: 645.00M2012-12-31: 652.60M2013-12-31: 645.20M2014-12-31: 617.20M2015-12-31: 594.30M2016-12-31: 584.30M2017-12-31: 591.80M2018-12-31: 591.40M2019-12-31: 561.60M2020-12-31: 544.10M2021-12-31: 544.00M2022-12-31: 526.90M2023-12-31: 510.60M2024-12-31: 486.70M2025-12-31: 466.50M852.29M0.00
1985-12-312025-12-31

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

CAT shares out (basic) history

Weighted average basic shares outstanding. The available annual fiscal periods series contains 41 observations from Dec 31, 1985 to Dec 31, 2025.

Caterpillar Inc. Shares Out (Basic) — Annual fiscal periods
Period endingShares Out (Basic)
466,500,000
486,700,000
510,600,000
526,900,000
544,000,000
544,100,000
561,600,000
591,400,000
591,800,000
584,300,000
594,300,000
617,200,000
645,200,000
652,600,000
645,000,000
631,500,000
615,200,000
610,500,000
638,200,000
658,700,000
678,400,000
513,050,000
690,400,000
688,000,000
686,600,000
692,763,158
710,800,000
725,659,472
750,000,000
770,014,144
794,405,594
812,765,957
852,287,582
807,628,524
808,000,000
807,692,308
808,130,081
810,526,316
797,500,000
760,000,000
776,470,588

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