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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-03-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
−8.12%
2025-03-20
24.09 TRR
2025-03-20
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-03-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+2,308.67%
+7.33%/yr
+8.47%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-03-20 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$240,866.76
2025-03-20
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) −8.12%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.39%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.26%
2019 +16.85%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.41%
2016 +39.23%
2015 −23.53%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.04%
2009 +29.71%
2008 −36.87%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.63%
2004 +13.75%
2003 +78.20%
2002 −14.52%
2001 +8.77%
2000 −2.77%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +27.04%
1996 +24.69%
1995 +4.49%
1994 +20.80%
1993 +61.71%
1992 +18.96%
1991 −9.13%
1990 −23.25%
1989 −12.98%
1988 −1.65%
1987 +47.90%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.52%
1984 −36.88%
1983 +13.44%
1982 −30.37%
1981 −12.15%
1980 +13.75%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Thu 2025-03-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−20.04% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock