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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2026-04-22 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+38.89%
2026-04-22
57.04 TRR
2026-04-22
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2026-04-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+5,604.30%
+9.17%/yr
+8.67%/yr
(R2=0.913)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2026-04-22 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$570,430.18
2026-04-22
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2026 (YTD) +38.89%
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 +71.41%
2016 +39.23%
2015 −23.54%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.06%
2009 +29.68%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.74%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.64%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.28%
2002 −14.55%
2001 +8.75%
2000 −2.75%
1999 −0.36%
1998 −6.67%
1997 +26.77%
1996 +23.98%
1995 +3.91%
1994 +20.72%
1993 +61.74%
1992 +18.96%
1991 −9.14%
1990 −23.23%
1989 −12.89%
1988 −1.53%
1987 +47.91%
1986 −5.49%
1985 +30.52%
1984 −36.67%
1983 +13.92%
1982 −29.87%
1981 −12.15%
1980 +13.75%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2026-04-22 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
0.00% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock