Caterpillar Operating Margin 2012-2026 | CAT

Current and historical operating margin for Caterpillar (CAT) over the last 10 years. The current operating profit margin for Caterpillar as of March 31, 2026 is 13.32%.
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Caterpillar Operating Margin Historical Data
Date TTM Revenue TTM Operating Income Operating Margin
2026-03-31 $70.76B $11.66B 16.48%
2025-12-31 $67.59B $11.15B 16.50%
2025-09-30 $64.67B $11.42B 17.65%
2025-06-30 $63.14B $11.51B 18.23%
2025-03-31 $63.26B $12.13B 19.18%
2024-12-31 $64.81B $13.07B 20.17%
2024-09-30 $65.66B $13.28B 20.23%
2024-06-30 $66.37B $13.58B 20.47%
2024-03-31 $67.00B $13.75B 20.53%
2023-12-31 $67.06B $12.97B 19.33%
2023-09-30 $66.59B $11.51B 17.29%
2023-06-30 $64.77B $10.49B 16.19%
2023-03-31 $61.70B $8.78B 14.23%
2022-12-31 $59.43B $7.90B 13.30%
2022-09-30 $56.63B $7.84B 13.84%
2022-06-30 $54.03B $7.07B 13.09%
2022-03-31 $52.67B $6.92B 13.14%
2021-12-31 $50.97B $6.88B 13.49%
2021-09-30 $48.41B $6.65B 13.73%
2021-06-30 $45.89B $5.97B 13.00%
2021-03-31 $43.00B $4.96B 11.54%
2020-12-31 $41.75B $4.55B 10.91%
2020-09-30 $43.66B $5.02B 11.51%
2020-06-30 $46.53B $6.06B 13.02%
2020-03-31 $50.97B $7.49B 14.69%
2019-12-31 $53.80B $8.29B 15.41%
2019-09-30 $55.00B $8.32B 15.13%
2019-06-30 $55.75B $8.44B 15.14%
2019-03-31 $55.33B $8.39B 15.17%
2018-12-31 $54.72B $8.29B 15.15%
2018-09-30 $53.28B $7.80B 14.64%
2018-06-30 $51.18B $7.17B 14.01%
2018-03-31 $48.50B $6.19B 12.76%
2017-12-31 $45.46B $4.46B 9.81%
2017-09-30 $42.14B $2.48B 5.87%
2017-06-30 $39.89B $1.45B 3.63%
2017-03-31 $38.90B $1.05B 2.69%
2016-12-31 $38.54B $1.16B 3.02%
2016-09-30 $39.99B $1.59B 3.96%
2016-06-30 $41.80B $2.03B 4.85%
2016-03-31 $43.77B $2.58B 5.89%
2015-12-31 $47.01B $3.79B 8.05%
2015-09-30 $50.23B $3.01B 5.99%
2015-06-30 $52.81B $3.48B 6.58%
2015-03-31 $54.65B $3.62B 6.62%
2014-12-31 $55.18B $3.31B 6.01%
2014-09-30 $55.34B $5.72B 10.33%
2014-06-30 $55.22B $5.73B 10.37%
2014-03-31 $55.69B $5.81B 10.43%
2013-12-31 $55.66B $5.63B 10.11%
2013-09-30 $57.33B $5.21B 9.09%
2013-06-30 $60.35B $6.41B 10.62%
2013-03-31 $63.10B $7.47B 11.83%
2012-12-31 $65.88B $8.57B 13.01%
2012-09-30 $67.04B $9.50B 14.16%
2012-06-30 $66.31B $8.66B 13.06%
2012-03-31 $63.17B $7.64B 12.10%
2011-12-31 $60.14B $7.15B 11.89%
2011-09-30 $55.70B $6.48B 11.64%
2011-06-30 $51.12B $5.91B 11.56%
2011-03-31 $47.30B $5.29B 11.18%
2010-12-31 $42.59B $3.96B 9.31%
2010-09-30 $37.68B $2.80B 7.43%
2010-06-30 $33.84B $1.89B 5.58%
2010-03-31 $31.41B $1.26B 4.01%
2009-12-31 $32.40B $0.58B 1.78%
2009-09-30 $37.42B $0.91B 2.42%
2009-06-30 $43.10B $1.80B 4.18%
2009-03-31 $48.75B $2.98B 6.11%
2008-12-31 $51.32B $4.45B 8.67%
2008-09-30 $50.55B $5.25B 10.38%
2008-06-30 $49.01B $5.39B 10.99%
2008-03-31 $46.74B $5.07B 10.86%
2007-12-31 $44.96B $4.92B 10.95%
2007-09-30 $43.82B $4.81B 10.98%
2007-06-30 $42.89B $4.58B 10.67%
2007-03-31 $42.14B $4.84B 11.49%
2006-12-31 $41.52B $4.92B 11.85%
2006-09-30 $40.18B $4.84B 12.05%
2006-06-30 $38.64B $4.70B 12.17%
2006-03-31 $37.39B $4.25B 11.36%
2005-12-31 $36.34B $3.78B 10.41%
2005-09-30 $35.26B $3.40B 9.64%
2005-06-30 $33.94B $3.12B 9.20%
2005-03-31 $32.17B $2.87B 8.93%
2004-12-31 $30.31B $2.68B 8.86%
2004-09-30 $28.23B $2.48B 8.79%
2004-06-30 $26.12B $2.20B 8.44%
2004-03-31 $24.47B $2.02B 8.24%
2003-12-31 $22.81B $1.67B 7.32%
2003-09-30 $21.68B $1.63B 7.50%
2003-06-30 $21.21B $1.57B 7.38%
2003-03-31 $20.56B $1.38B 6.69%
2002-12-31 $20.15B $1.32B 6.57%
2002-09-30 $19.87B $1.09B 5.49%
2002-06-30 $19.85B $1.11B 5.58%
2002-03-31 $20.05B $1.17B 5.85%
2001-12-31 $20.45B $1.31B 6.41%
2001-09-30 $20.47B $1.75B 8.54%
2001-06-30 $20.19B $1.72B 8.51%
2001-03-31 $20.07B $1.81B 9.02%
2000-12-31 $20.18B $1.92B 9.50%
2000-09-30 $20.08B $2.08B 10.33%
2000-06-30 $20.02B $2.10B 10.49%
2000-03-31 $19.75B $1.99B 10.07%
1999-12-31 $19.70B $2.05B 10.43%
1999-09-30 $20.09B $2.02B 10.08%
1999-06-30 $20.55B $2.12B 10.30%
1999-03-31 $21.05B $2.51B 11.90%
1998-12-31 $20.98B $2.74B 13.07%
1998-09-30 $20.76B $2.89B 13.89%
1998-06-30 $20.19B $2.99B 14.81%
1998-03-31 $19.46B $2.84B 14.61%
1997-12-31 $18.93B $2.79B 14.75%
1997-09-30 $18.20B $2.42B 13.29%
1997-06-30 $17.63B $2.42B 13.70%
1997-03-31 $16.94B $2.43B 14.36%
1996-12-31 $16.52B $2.28B 13.83%
1996-09-30 $16.27B $2.27B 13.96%
1996-06-30 $15.97B $2.10B 13.14%
1996-03-31 $16.00B $1.97B 12.30%
1995-12-31 $16.07B $1.97B 12.28%
1995-09-30 $15.79B $1.92B 12.14%
1995-06-30 $15.56B $1.95B 12.52%
1995-03-31 $14.96B $1.80B 12.00%
1994-12-31 $14.33B $1.64B 11.47%
1994-09-30 $13.57B $1.47B 10.81%
1994-06-30 $12.90B $1.28B 9.88%
1994-03-31 $12.20B $1.04B 8.52%
1993-12-31 $11.62B $0.80B 6.87%
1993-09-30 $11.18B $0.39B 3.49%
1993-06-30 $11.01B $0.30B 2.75%
1993-03-31 $10.71B $0.15B 1.44%
1992-12-31 $10.19B $-0.09B -0.87%
1992-09-30 $9.92B $-0.40B -4.02%
1992-06-30 $9.60B $-0.48B -5.00%
1992-03-31 $9.69B $-0.49B -5.01%
1991-12-31 $10.18B $-0.36B -3.49%
1991-09-30 $10.48B $0.15B 1.44%
1991-06-30 $10.92B $0.27B 2.45%
1991-03-31 $11.17B $0.38B 3.37%
1990-12-31 $11.44B $0.54B 4.74%
1990-09-30 $11.55B $0.73B 6.28%
1990-06-30 $11.40B $0.75B 6.54%
1990-03-31 $11.44B $0.82B 7.14%
1989-12-31 $11.13B $0.83B 7.42%
1989-09-30 $10.95B $0.85B 7.80%
1989-06-30 $11.10B $0.95B 8.54%
1989-03-31 $10.72B $1.00B 9.36%
1988-12-31 $10.44B $1.00B 9.58%
1988-09-30 $10.09B $0.96B 9.52%
1988-06-30 $9.55B $0.88B 9.17%
1988-03-31 $8.99B $0.76B 8.40%
1987-12-31 $8.29B $0.54B 6.52%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Industrial Products Construction and Mining Machinery $367.884B $67.589B
Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, they've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Their innovative products and services, backed by their global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments: Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation. They provide financing and related services through their Financial Products segment.
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