Construction Industries — Consolidated profit before tax
Business Segments · Consolidated profit before taxCaterpillar Construction Industries — Consolidated profit before tax decreased by 25.2% to $1.03B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 12.3%, from $1.17B to $1.03B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Construction Industries — Consolidated profit before tax shows an upward trend with a 6.0% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates improved operational profitability and effective cost management within the segment.
Detailed definition
The pre-tax earnings generated by the construction segment after accounting for all operating expenses and segment-speci...
Peer comparison
Standard 'Segment Operating Profit' metric used by analysts to compare business unit performance across peers.
cat_segment_construction_industries_consolidated_profit_before_taxHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.02B | $859.00M | $788.00M | $1.06B | $989.00M | $1.21B | $1.49B | $1.79B | $1.80B | $1.85B | $1.54B | $1.76B | $1.74B | $1.49B | $1.17B | $1.02B | $1.24B | $1.38B | $1.03B |
| QoQ Change | — | -16.1% | -8.3% | +34.1% | -6.4% | +22.2% | +23.1% | +20.3% | +0.7% | +2.4% | -16.9% | +14.9% | -1.3% | -14.6% | -21.0% | -12.8% | +21.5% | +10.7% | -25.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | +40.7% | +88.8% | +69.3% | +82.3% | +52.8% | +3.2% | -1.5% | -3.4% | -19.5% | -23.5% | -42.0% | -28.5% | -7.3% | -12.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported construction industries — consolidated profit before tax of $1.03B in Q4 2025.
- How has Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax decreased by 12.3% year-over-year, from $1.17B to $1.03B.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax has grown at a 6.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.71B to $4.68B.
- What does construction industries — consolidated profit before tax mean?
- The total profit earned by the construction segment before income taxes are applied.