Caterpillar CAT Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Caterpillar’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Caterpillar’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Caterpillar's return on invested capital?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported return on invested capital of 18.2% in Q4 2025.
- How has Caterpillar's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's return on invested capital decreased by 24.5% year-over-year, from 24.1% to 18.2%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.