Business Segments · Consolidated profit before tax
Construction Industries — Consolidated profit before tax
Caterpillar Construction Industries — Consolidated profit before tax decreased by 52.2% to $1.54B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 40.3%, from $2.57B to $1.54B. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
Rolls up toPre-Tax Income
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.
Metric ID:
cat_segment_construction_industries_consolidated_profit_before_taxHistorical Data
40 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.87B | $1.03B | $1.78B | $866M | $2.56B | $795M | $2B | $1.06B | $2.1B | $989M | $2.56B | $1.21B | $2.1B | $1.49B | $2.63B | $1.79B | $3.65B | $1.8B | $3.52B | $1.85B | $3.25B | $1.54B | $3.53B | $1.76B | $3.5B | $1.74B | $3.1B | $1.49B | $3.24B | $1.17B | $2.57B | $1.02B | $2.82B | $1.24B | $3.13B | $1.38B | $3.03B | $1.03B | $3.21B | $1.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | -45.0% | +72.5% | -51.2% | +195.8% | -69.0% | +151.4% | -47.1% | +98.3% | -52.8% | +158.6% | -52.7% | +73.6% | -29.1% | +77.0% | -32.0% | +104.0% | -50.6% | +95.0% | -47.5% | +75.9% | -52.8% | +130.1% | -50.1% | +98.4% | -50.3% | +77.9% | -52.0% | +118.2% | -63.8% | +118.9% | -60.2% | +175.2% | -55.9% | +151.4% | -56.0% | +119.8% | -66.0% | +211.7% | -52.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +12.1% | -47.1% | +44.1% | -31.9% | -18.1% | -41.9% | +31.8% | -10.5% | +74.2% | -14.0% | +37.4% | -27.8% | +54.8% | -26.9% | +34.1% | -33.0% | -4.2% | -52.3% | -11.9% | -57.7% | -0.2% | -63.9% | -27.2% | -71.0% | -19.5% | -64.5% | +0.9% | -55.6% | -6.7% | -68.2% | +24.9% | -40.3% |
Range$795M – $3.65B
CAGR-2.0%
Avg YoY Growth-15.0%
Median YoY Growth-18.8%
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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 $1.54B in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's construction industries — consolidated profit before tax decreased by 40.3% year-over-year, from $2.57B to $1.54B.
- What does construction industries — consolidated profit before tax mean?
- The total profit earned by the construction segment before income taxes are applied.