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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2025-09-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+27.48%
2025-09-24
32.67 TRR
2025-09-24
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2025-09-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+3,166.97%
+7.96%/yr
+8.47%/yr
(R2=0.912)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2025-09-24 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$326,696.80
2025-09-24
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) +27.48%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.40%
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 +66.05%
2009 +29.70%
2008 −36.87%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.22%
2002 −14.52%
2001 +8.74%
2000 −2.75%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.68%
1997 +26.79%
1996 +24.01%
1995 +3.96%
1994 +20.71%
1993 +61.58%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.42%
1990 −23.49%
1989 −13.06%
1988 −1.68%
1987 +47.93%
1986 −5.49%
1985 +30.52%
1984 −36.90%
1983 +13.49%
1982 −30.34%
1981 −12.16%
1980 +13.77%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Wed 2025-09-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−0.50% −73.91%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock