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CATNYSEConstruction Machinery & EquipFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 5, 2026Score 12/3042% above fair value
$622.75−24.64 (-3.81%)

Close on Oct 30, 2026Market cap $286.26BP/E 26.8Yield 0.95%

Caterpillar research and development expenses ($M) ($M)

Annual figures from Caterpillar's filings and investor materials

QuarterlyAnnual
Latest, FY2025
2,148
Period ended Dec 31, 2025
Change on a year earlier
+1.9%
2,107 in FY2024
History
19 years
Since FY2007
Sources
14
Documents cited below

Annual history

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PeriodEndedResearch and development expenses ($M) ($M)Year on yearSource
FY2025Dec 31, 20252,148+1.9%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2026-02-13 ↗
FY2024Dec 31, 20242,1070.0%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2025-02-14 ↗
FY2023Dec 31, 20232,108+16.2%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2024-02-16 ↗
FY2022Dec 31, 20221,814+7.6%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2023-02-15 ↗
FY2021Dec 31, 20211,686+19.2%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2022-02-16 ↗
FY2020Dec 31, 20201,415-16.4%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2021-02-17 ↗
FY2019Dec 31, 20191,693-8.5%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2020-02-19 ↗
FY2018Dec 31, 20181,850+0.4%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-14 ↗
FY2017Dec 31, 20171,842-0.6%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-14 ↗
FY2016Dec 31, 20161,853-12.6%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2019-02-14 ↗
FY2015Dec 31, 20152,119-11.0%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2017-02-15 ↗
FY2014Dec 31, 20142,380+16.3%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2017-02-15 ↗
FY2013Dec 31, 20132,046-17.0%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2014-02-18 ↗
FY2012Dec 31, 20122,466+7.4%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2013-02-19 ↗
FY2011Dec 31, 20112,297+20.6%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2012-02-21 ↗
FY2010Dec 31, 20101,905+34.1%Caterpillar Form 10-K, filed 2011-02-22 ↗

Cite this data

StockData. (2026). Caterpillar Research and development expenses ($M) ($M), annual FY2007–FY2025 [Data set]. Compiled from Caterpillar SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/cat/kpis/db_rd

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