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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+12.80%
2026-01-16
45.08 TRR
2026-01-16
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+4,407.94%
+8.66%/yr
+8.54%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-16 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$450,794.43
2026-01-16
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2026 (YTD) +12.80%
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 +39.22%
2015 −23.53%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.90%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.30%
2010 +66.05%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.76%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.27%
2002 −14.54%
2001 +8.74%
2000 −2.76%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.64%
1997 +26.70%
1996 +23.97%
1995 +3.97%
1994 +20.62%
1993 +61.57%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.43%
1990 −23.49%
1989 −13.02%
1988 −1.76%
1987 +47.99%
1986 −5.48%
1985 +30.55%
1984 −36.88%
1983 +13.45%
1982 −30.36%
1981 −12.19%
1980 +13.80%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−0.05% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock