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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-10-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+46.53%
2025-10-16
37.51 TRR
2025-10-16
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-10-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+3,651.46%
+8.28%/yr
+8.48%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-10-16 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$375,145.63
2025-10-16
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) +46.53%
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 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.04%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.74%
2006 +5.22%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.26%
2002 −14.53%
2001 +8.77%
2000 −2.78%
1999 −0.36%
1998 −6.67%
1997 +26.74%
1996 +24.01%
1995 +3.95%
1994 +20.66%
1993 +61.49%
1992 +18.77%
1991 −9.42%
1990 −23.44%
1989 −13.10%
1988 −1.75%
1987 +48.03%
1986 −5.49%
1985 +30.55%
1984 −36.88%
1983 +13.45%
1982 −30.37%
1981 −12.13%
1980 +13.80%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-10-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
0.00% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock