Caterpillar Deferred Revenue decreased by 2.3% to $3.31B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 42.7%, from $2.32B to $3.31B. Over 5 years (FY 2020 to FY 2025), Deferred Revenue shows an upward trend with a 24.5% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
An increase is a strong leading indicator of future revenue growth and healthy sales momentum.
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deferred_revenue_current| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $1.16B | $1.16B | $1.09B | $1.39B | $1.61B | $1.83B | $1.86B | $2.20B | $2.14B | $2.33B | $1.93B | $2.19B | $2.32B | $2.40B | $2.32B | $2.95B | $3.41B | $3.39B | $3.31B |
| QoQ Change | — | -0.2% | -5.9% | +27.7% | +15.9% | +13.9% | +1.6% | +18.4% | -3.0% | +9.2% | -17.3% | +13.7% | +5.9% | +3.4% | -3.4% | +27.1% | +15.6% | -0.6% | -2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +39.0% | +58.5% | +71.1% | +58.6% | +32.9% | +27.4% | +3.7% | -0.4% | +8.8% | +3.0% | +20.4% | +34.5% | +46.8% | +41.1% | +42.7% |
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