Business Segments · Goodwill
Resource Industries — Goodwill
Caterpillar Resource Industries — Goodwill increased by 18.6% to $3.54B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 19.7%, from $2.96B to $3.54B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Resource Industries — Goodwill shows relatively stable performance with a -0.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 6, 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase indicates recent acquisitions, while a decrease suggests impairment charges or divestitures.
Detailed definition
Represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinat...
Peer comparison
Standard across industrial conglomerates; peers like Komatsu or Deere report similar acquisition-related intangible assets.
Metric ID:
cat_segment_resource_industries_goodwillHistorical 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 | $3.05B | $3.04B | $3.01B | $3.01B | $2.94B | $2.88B | $2.96B | $2.97B | $2.97B | $2.96B | $2.98B | $2.96B | $2.96B | $2.98B | $2.95B | $2.96B | $2.98B | $2.98B | $2.99B | $3.54B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.3% | -1.0% | +0.1% | -2.3% | -2.1% | +2.6% | +0.6% | -0.1% | -0.4% | +0.5% | -0.4% | +0.0% | +0.6% | -1.1% | +0.3% | +0.8% | +0.1% | +0.1% | +18.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -3.4% | -5.2% | -1.7% | -1.2% | +1.0% | +2.8% | +0.7% | -0.3% | -0.2% | +0.8% | -0.9% | -0.2% | +0.6% | +0.0% | +1.3% | +19.7% |
Range$2.88B – $3.54B
CAGR+3.2%
Avg YoY Growth+0.9%
Median YoY Growth-0.1%
Current Streak5 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's resource industries — goodwill?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported resource industries — goodwill of $3.54B in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's resource industries — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's resource industries — goodwill increased by 19.7% year-over-year, from $2.96B to $3.54B.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's resource industries — goodwill?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's resource industries — goodwill has grown at a -0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $12.13B to $11.91B.
- What does resource industries — goodwill mean?
- The value of intangible assets like brand and market position acquired through past business acquisitions in the mining and resource sector.