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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2006-03-31 to Thu 2026-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
CAT
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+24.14%
2026-04-02
49.6 TRR
2026-04-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Fri 2006-03-31 to Thu 2026-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
CAT
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+905.35%
+12.23%/yr
+10.68%/yr
(R2=0.826)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2006-03-31 to Thu 2026-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
CAT
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$10,000.00
2006-03-31
$100,535.46
2026-04-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year CAT
2026 (YTD) +24.14%
2025 +56.15%
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 −0.14%
2011 −4.29%
2010 +66.06%
2009 +29.67%
2008 −36.86%
2007 +15.76%
2006 +5.20%
2005 +15.62%
2004 +13.76%
2003 +78.26%
2002 −14.54%
2001 +8.75%
2000 −2.77%
1999 −0.36%
1998 −6.66%
1997 +26.72%
1996 +24.01%
1995 +3.94%
1994 +20.60%
1993 +61.57%
1992 +18.78%
1991 −9.42%
1990 −23.49%
1989 −13.07%
1988 −1.67%
1987 +47.92%
1986 −5.50%
1985 +30.53%
1984 −36.89%
1983 +13.52%
1982 −30.38%
1981 −12.16%
1980 +13.76%

Drawdowns

Fri 2006-03-31 to Thu 2026-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
CAT
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−7.94% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock