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Total Real Returns

CAT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Mon 1980-03-17? to Mon 2025-08-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+11.30%
2025-08-11
29.18 TRR
2025-08-11
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Mon 2025-08-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+2,818.14%
+7.71%/yr
+8.52%/yr
(R2=0.913)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Mon 2025-08-11 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$291,814.29
2025-08-11
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) +11.30%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.40%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.27%
2019 +16.84%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.41%
2016 +39.23%
2015 −23.54%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.13%
2011 −4.30%
2010 +66.05%
2009 +29.68%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.63%
2004 +13.73%
2003 +78.26%
2002 −14.54%
2001 +8.78%
2000 −2.76%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.67%
1997 +27.04%
1996 +24.73%
1995 +4.42%
1994 +20.88%
1993 +61.67%
1992 +18.97%
1991 −9.14%
1990 −23.23%
1989 −12.95%
1988 −1.73%
1987 +47.92%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.53%
1984 −36.86%
1983 +13.41%
1982 −30.36%
1981 −12.18%
1980 +13.79%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Mon 2025-08-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−6.80% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock