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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2026-03-12	YTD Return	TRR Price
CAT ×	+21.47% 2026-03-12	48.52 TRR 2026-03-12
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2026-03-12	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
CAT ×	+4,752.42% +8.81%/yr	+8.59%/yr (R2=0.911)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2026-03-12	Start Value	End Value
CAT ×	$10,000.00 1980-03-17	$485,242.38 2026-03-12
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	CAT
2026 (YTD)	+21.47%
2025	+56.15%
2024	+21.17%
2023	+21.87%
2022	+11.39%
2021	+8.33%
2020	+25.26%
2019	+16.84%
2018	−19.10%
2017	+71.40%
2016	+39.23%
2015	−23.53%
2014	+2.71%
2013	+1.89%
2012	−0.14%
2011	−4.29%
2010	+66.04%
2009	+29.70%
2008	−36.86%
2007	+15.75%
2006	+5.21%
2005	+15.63%
2004	+13.73%
2003	+78.24%
2002	−14.52%
2001	+8.76%
2000	−2.78%
1999	−0.36%
1998	−6.66%
1997	+26.77%
1996	+24.00%
1995	+3.89%
1994	+20.71%
1993	+61.49%
1992	+18.77%
1991	−9.41%
1990	−23.47%
1989	−13.09%
1988	−1.68%
1987	+47.93%
1986	−5.50%
1985	+30.51%
1984	−36.87%
1983	+13.43%
1982	−30.35%
1981	−12.12%
1980	+13.71%

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Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2026-03-12	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
CAT ×	−9.93%	−73.92% 2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock