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Payments to acquire equipment on lease
Caterpillar Payments to acquire equipment on lease decreased by 27.3% to $323.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 55.3%, from $208.00M to $323.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments to acquire equipment on lease shows relatively stable performance with a 1.5% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionInvesting
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
How to read this metric
Higher spending indicates an expansion of the leasing portfolio, which may signal future growth in interest and rental income.
Detailed definition
Reflects cash outflows for the purchase of machinery or equipment specifically intended for leasing to customers. This i...
Peer comparison
Standard for industrial equipment manufacturers with captive finance subsidiaries; peers like Deere or Komatsu report similar capital expenditures.
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cat_payments_to_acquire_equipment_on_leaseHistorical Data
20 periods
| 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 | $429.00M | $333.00M | $365.00M | $333.00M | $355.00M | $335.00M | $280.00M | $328.00M | $446.00M | $403.00M | $318.00M | $236.00M | $378.00M | $279.00M | $334.00M | $208.00M | $400.00M | $413.00M | $444.00M | $323.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -22.4% | +9.6% | -8.8% | +6.6% | -5.6% | -16.4% | +17.1% | +36.0% | -9.6% | -21.1% | -25.8% | +60.2% | -26.2% | +19.7% | -37.7% | +92.3% | +3.3% | +7.5% | -27.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -17.2% | +0.6% | -23.3% | -1.5% | +25.6% | +20.3% | +13.6% | -28.0% | -15.2% | -30.8% | +5.0% | -11.9% | +5.8% | +48.0% | +32.9% | +55.3% |
Range$208.00M – $446.00M
CAGR-5.8%
Avg YoY Growth+5.0%
Median YoY Growth+2.8%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's payments to acquire equipment on lease?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported payments to acquire equipment on lease of $323.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's payments to acquire equipment on lease changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's payments to acquire equipment on lease increased by 55.3% year-over-year, from $208.00M to $323.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's payments to acquire equipment on lease?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's payments to acquire equipment on lease has grown at a 1.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.38B to $1.47B.
- What does payments to acquire equipment on lease mean?
- Cash spent to buy equipment that will be leased out to customers.