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Total Real Returns

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

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Mon 1984-11-05? to Mon 2025-05-12
CAT
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Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1984-11-05? to Mon 2025-05-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
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+4,448.73%
+9.88%/yr
+9.47%/yr
(R2=0.947)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1984-11-05? to Mon 2025-05-12 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
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$10,000.00
1984-11-05
$454,872.54
2025-05-12
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2025 (YTD) −4.40%
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 +39.22%
2015 −23.53%
2014 +2.69%
2013 +1.89%
2012 −0.13%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.03%
2009 +29.69%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.75%
2006 +5.21%
2005 +15.61%
2004 +13.75%
2003 +78.27%
2002 −14.53%
2001 +8.73%
2000 −2.77%
1999 −0.37%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +26.76%
1996 +23.95%
1995 +3.92%
1994 +20.70%
1993 +61.49%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.43%
1990 −23.50%
1989 −13.06%
1988 −1.69%
1987 +47.94%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.54%
1984 −5.35%

Drawdowns

Mon 1984-11-05? to Mon 2025-05-12 Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
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−18.52% −73.91%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock