Tax
Income Tax
Caterpillar Income Tax increased by 346.7% to $670.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.7%, from $574.00M to $670.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Income Tax shows an upward trend with a 5.8% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionTax
CategoryRisk
SignalLower is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
Changes may reflect shifts in corporate tax law, geographic earnings mix, or the expiration of tax incentives.
Detailed definition
The total amount of income tax a company expects to pay to federal, state, and foreign governments based on its earnings...
Peer comparison
Global companies often have complex tax expenses due to earnings in multiple international jurisdictions.
Metric ID:
income_tax_expenseHistorical 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 | $470.00M | $368.00M | $446.00M | $469.00M | $427.00M | $527.00M | $1.65B | $708.00M | $752.00M | $734.00M | $755.00M | $688.00M | $836.00M | $642.00M | $960.00M | $574.00M | $646.00M | $836.00M | $150.00M | $670.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -21.7% | +21.2% | +5.2% | -9.0% | +23.4% | +213.7% | -57.2% | +6.2% | -2.4% | +2.9% | -8.9% | +21.5% | -23.2% | +49.5% | -40.2% | +12.5% | +29.4% | -82.1% | +346.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -9.1% | +43.2% | +270.6% | +51.0% | +76.1% | +39.3% | -54.3% | -2.8% | +11.2% | -12.5% | +27.2% | -16.6% | -22.7% | +30.2% | -84.4% | +16.7% |
Range$150.00M – $1.65B
CAGR+7.7%
Avg YoY Growth+22.7%
Median YoY Growth+13.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's income tax?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported income tax of $670.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's income tax changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's income tax increased by 16.7% year-over-year, from $574.00M to $670.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's income tax?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's income tax has grown at a 5.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.76B to $2.21B.
- What does income tax mean?
- The amount of money a company sets aside to pay its corporate income taxes.