Caterpillar Intangibles (Net) decreased by 14.2% to $241.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 39.6%, from $399.00M to $241.00M. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Intangibles (Net) shows a downward trend with a -28.7% CAGR.
An increase suggests recent M&A activity or the acquisition of intellectual property, while a decrease typically reflects ongoing amortization or impairment.
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intangible_assets_net| 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 | $1.18B | $1.12B | $1.04B | $967.00M | $889.00M | $806.00M | $758.00M | $694.00M | $630.00M | $604.00M | $564.00M | $516.00M | $488.00M | $448.00M | $399.00M | $361.00M | $321.00M | $281.00M | $241.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -4.7% | -7.0% | -7.2% | -8.1% | -9.3% | -6.0% | -8.4% | -9.2% | -4.1% | -6.6% | -8.5% | -5.4% | -8.2% | -10.9% | -9.5% | -11.1% | -12.5% | -14.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -24.4% | -28.1% | -27.3% | -28.2% | -29.1% | -25.1% | -25.6% | -25.6% | -22.5% | -25.8% | -29.3% | -30.0% | -34.2% | -37.3% | -39.6% |
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