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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-09 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+7.75%
2026-01-09
42.95 TRR
2026-01-09
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+4,194.99%
+8.55%/yr
+8.54%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-09 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$429,499.30
2026-01-09
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2026 (YTD) +7.75%
2025 +55.80%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.40%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.25%
2019 +16.85%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.41%
2016 +39.22%
2015 −23.53%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.06%
2009 +29.68%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.20%
2005 +15.63%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.23%
2002 −14.51%
2001 +8.76%
2000 −2.79%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +26.74%
1996 +23.98%
1995 +3.96%
1994 +20.66%
1993 +61.49%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.42%
1990 −23.50%
1989 −13.06%
1988 −1.68%
1987 +47.95%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.52%
1984 −36.90%
1983 +13.49%
1982 −30.34%
1981 −12.16%
1980 +13.77%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−1.47% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock