Construction Industries — CapEx
Caterpillar Construction Industries — CapEx decreased by 66.0% to $55M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.6%, from $46M to $55M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Construction Industries — CapEx shows an upward trend with a 8.9% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase typically signals management's confidence in future demand and a commitment to expanding production capacity or modernizing technology. Conversely, a decrease may indicate a focus on capital preservation, reduced demand expectations, or the completion of major infrastructure projects.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash outflows used by the Construction Industries segment to acquire, upgrade, and main...
Peer comparison
Comparable to capital expenditure (CapEx) figures reported by other industrial manufacturing peers, often evaluated relative to segment revenue to determine asset intensity.
cat_segment_construction_industries_capital_expendituresHistorical 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 | $36M | $56M | $135M | $32M | $43M | $74M | $122M | $32M | $51M | $105M | $188M | $58M | $55M | $66M | $144M | $46M | $64M | $86M | $162M | $55M |
| QoQ Change | — | +55.6% | +141.1% | -76.3% | +34.4% | +72.1% | +64.9% | -73.8% | +59.4% | +105.9% | +79.0% | -69.1% | -5.2% | +20.0% | +118.2% | -68.1% | +39.1% | +34.4% | +88.4% | -66.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +19.4% | +32.1% | -9.6% | +0.0% | +18.6% | +41.9% | +54.1% | +81.3% | +7.8% | -37.1% | -23.4% | -20.7% | +16.4% | +30.3% | +12.5% | +19.6% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's construction industries — capex?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported construction industries — capex of $55M in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's construction industries — capex changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's construction industries — capex increased by 19.6% year-over-year, from $46M to $55M.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's construction industries — capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's construction industries — capex has grown at a 8.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $255M to $358M.
- What does construction industries — capex mean?
- The amount of money the Construction Industries segment spends on physical assets like machinery and facilities to maintain or grow its operations.