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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
×
+14.78%
2026-01-30
46.13 TRR
2026-01-30
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
×
+4,513.05%
+8.71%/yr
+8.56%/yr
(R2=0.913)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-30 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$461,305.26
2026-01-30
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2026 (YTD) +14.78%
2025 +56.15%
2024 +21.17%
2023 +21.87%
2022 +11.39%
2021 +8.33%
2020 +25.26%
2019 +16.85%
2018 −19.10%
2017 +71.40%
2016 +39.22%
2015 −23.53%
2014 +2.70%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.13%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.04%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.22%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.74%
2003 +78.24%
2002 −14.52%
2001 +8.75%
2000 −2.76%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.65%
1997 +26.75%
1996 +23.95%
1995 +3.91%
1994 +20.73%
1993 +61.58%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.41%
1990 −23.46%
1989 −13.11%
1988 −1.69%
1987 +48.17%
1986 −5.37%
1985 +30.76%
1984 −36.83%
1983 +13.43%
1982 −30.35%
1981 −12.15%
1980 +13.75%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2026-01-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
×
−1.19% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock