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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Tue 2025-05-27 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
−4.00%
2025-05-27
24.58 TRR
2025-05-27
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Tue 2025-05-27 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+2,358.11%
+7.34%/yr
+8.42%/yr
(R2=0.911)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Tue 2025-05-27 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$245,811.19
2025-05-27
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) −4.00%
2024 +21.16%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.39%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.26%
2019 +16.84%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.41%
2016 +39.23%
2015 −23.54%
2014 +2.71%
2013 +1.88%
2012 −0.13%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.04%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.76%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.24%
2002 −14.54%
2001 +8.76%
2000 −2.77%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +26.74%
1996 +23.99%
1995 +3.92%
1994 +20.69%
1993 +61.55%
1992 +18.80%
1991 −9.39%
1990 −23.45%
1989 −13.07%
1988 −1.69%
1987 +47.95%
1986 −5.51%
1985 +30.53%
1984 −36.90%
1983 +13.49%
1982 −30.38%
1981 −12.12%
1980 +13.71%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Tue 2025-05-27 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−16.46% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock