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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-12-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+56.83%
2025-12-19
40.3 TRR
2025-12-19
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-12-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+3,929.51%
+8.41%/yr
+8.53%/yr
(R2=0.913)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-12-19 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$402,951.05
2025-12-19
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) +56.83%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.39%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.26%
2019 +16.85%
2018 −19.11%
2017 +71.41%
2016 +39.22%
2015 −23.54%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.90%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.05%
2009 +29.68%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.63%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.28%
2002 −14.53%
2001 +8.73%
2000 −2.76%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.67%
1997 +26.79%
1996 +24.03%
1995 +3.97%
1994 +20.63%
1993 +61.55%
1992 +18.80%
1991 −9.39%
1990 −23.45%
1989 −13.04%
1988 −1.69%
1987 +47.95%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.53%
1984 −36.87%
1983 +13.53%
1982 −30.29%
1981 −12.17%
1980 +13.78%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2025-12-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−7.95% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock