All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
CAT total return snapshot: CAT returned +102.16% over the past year and +50.50% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 17, 1980, CAT is up +41,127.75% in nominal total return, or +13.86%/yr, and is currently −19.38% below its total-return high on Jun. 30, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 6, 2026
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-08-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT × |
+41,127.75%
+13.86%/yr |
+13.00%/yr
R2=0.964 |
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| Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Mon 1980-03-17💬 to Thu 2026-08-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| CAT × |
$10,000.00
1980-03-17 |
$4,122,774.94
2026-08-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| CAT × | +50.50% | +102.16% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| CAT × |
−19.38%
on 2026-08-06 from 2026-06-30 peak |
−73.43%
on 2009-03-02 from 2007-07-19 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAT × | +102.16% |
+169.12% +64.05%/yr |
+223.39% +47.88%/yr |
+348.33% +35.00%/yr |
+1,192.84% +29.17%/yr |
| Year | CAT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +50.50% |
| 2025 | +60.33% |
| 2024 | +24.66% |
| 2023 | +25.95% |
| 2022 | +18.60% |
| 2021 | +15.95% |
| 2020 | +26.97% |
| 2019 | +19.51% |
| 2018 | −17.56% |
| 2017 | +75.03% |
| 2016 | +42.11% |
| 2015 | −22.97% |
| 2014 | +3.48% |
| 2013 | +3.42% |
| 2012 | +1.59% |
| 2011 | −1.45% |
| 2010 | +68.53% |
| 2009 | +33.22% |
| 2008 | −36.80% |
| 2007 | +20.48% |
| 2006 | +7.86% |
| 2005 | +20.67% |
| 2004 | +19.74% |
| 2003 | +86.14% |
| 2002 | −9.76% |
| 2001 | +13.65% |
| 2000 | +4.13% |
| 1999 | +4.67% |
| 1998 | −3.05% |
| 1997 | +31.31% |
| 1996 | +31.08% |
| 1995 | +8.78% |
| 1994 | +24.93% |
| 1993 | +67.45% |
| 1992 | +23.74% |
| 1991 | −4.21% |
| 1990 | −16.86% |
| 1989 | −7.23% |
| 1988 | +3.89% |
| 1987 | +56.09% |
| 1986 | −3.35% |
| 1985 | +37.53% |
| 1984 | −32.41% |
| 1983 | +21.80% |
| 1982 | −23.59% |
| 1981 | −4.31% |
| 1980 | +23.41% |
