Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Noncurrent
Caterpillar Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Noncurrent decreased by 4.7% to $3.66B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.3%, from $3.58B to $3.66B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Liability, Pension and Other Postretirement and Postemployment Benefits, Noncurrent shows a downward trend with a -11.0% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase indicates rising long-term benefit obligations, often driven by lower discount rates or increased plan participation.
Detailed definition
This reflects the long-term obligations related to defined benefit pension plans and other post-employment benefits prov...
Peer comparison
Standard for established global firms with legacy retirement benefit programs.
non_current_liabilities_pension_and_other_postretirement_ae65f9Historical 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.58B | $6.40B | $5.59B | $5.36B | $5.16B | $5.04B | $4.20B | $4.07B | $4.08B | $4.06B | $4.10B | $4.07B | $3.99B | $4.03B | $3.76B | $3.58B | $3.61B | $3.66B | $3.84B | $3.66B |
| QoQ Change | — | -2.8% | -12.6% | -4.1% | -3.8% | -2.4% | -16.6% | -3.2% | +0.4% | -0.6% | +0.9% | -0.7% | -1.8% | +0.9% | -6.8% | -4.8% | +1.0% | +1.5% | +4.7% | -4.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -21.6% | -21.2% | -24.8% | -24.1% | -20.9% | -19.4% | -2.5% | -0.0% | -2.2% | -0.8% | -8.3% | -12.1% | -9.6% | -9.1% | +2.2% | +2.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent of $3.66B in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $3.58B to $3.66B.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Caterpillar's liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent has grown at a -11.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.87B to $3.84B.
- What does liability, pension and other postretirement and postemployment benefits, noncurrent mean?
- The long-term debt owed for employee pension and retirement benefit plans.