Caterpillar Total Cost of Revenue increased by 8.0% to $11.67B in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 16.0%, from $10.07B to $11.67B. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2023), Total Cost of Revenue shows an upward trend with a 9.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase relative to revenue suggests declining efficiency or rising input costs, whereas a decrease suggests better operational scaling.
The direct costs associated with producing and delivering the goods and services sold by the company. This typically inc...
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is_total_cost_of_revenue| 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 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $8.88B | $8.62B | $10.00B | $9.56B | $9.98B | $10.20B | $11.61B | $10.10B | $11.07B | $10.58B | $11.02B | $9.66B | $10.15B | $10.07B | $8.97B | $10.81B | $11.67B |
| QoQ Change | — | -3.0% | +16.1% | -4.4% | +4.4% | +2.3% | +13.8% | -13.0% | +9.5% | -4.4% | +4.1% | -12.3% | +5.1% | -0.8% | -10.9% | +20.5% | +8.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +12.3% | +18.4% | +16.1% | +5.7% | +10.9% | +3.7% | -5.1% | -4.4% | -8.3% | -4.9% | -7.2% | +6.5% | +16.0% |
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