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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-11-28 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+55.83%
2025-11-28
39.84 TRR
2025-11-28
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-11-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+3,884.50%
+8.40%/yr
+8.51%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-11-28 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$398,449.83
2025-11-28
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) +55.83%
2024 +21.16%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.40%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.26%
2019 +16.84%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.42%
2016 +39.22%
2015 −23.54%
2014 +2.71%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.13%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.03%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.75%
2003 +78.24%
2002 −14.52%
2001 +8.72%
2000 −2.74%
1999 −0.36%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +26.71%
1996 +23.99%
1995 +3.94%
1994 +20.63%
1993 +61.56%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.43%
1990 −23.44%
1989 −13.09%
1988 −1.75%
1987 +47.97%
1986 −5.49%
1985 +30.52%
1984 −36.91%
1983 +13.53%
1982 −30.40%
1981 −12.11%
1980 +13.70%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-11-28 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−1.90% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock