Annual Data
Quarterly Data
Caterpillar Inc., common-size consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)
Jun 30, 2020
Mar 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Sep 30, 2019
Jun 30, 2019
Mar 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Sep 30, 2018
Jun 30, 2018
Mar 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Sep 30, 2017
Jun 30, 2017
Mar 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Sep 30, 2016
Jun 30, 2016
Mar 31, 2016
Dec 31, 2015
Sep 30, 2015
Jun 30, 2015
Mar 31, 2015
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
0.02% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0.08% 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% 0.56% 0.28% 0.34% 0.34% 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
Financial Products
5.62% 6.31% 6.58% 5.47% 6.65% 7.10% 7.29% 5.71% 7.83% 7.34% 6.28% 6.95% 8.63% 9.52% 9.50% 8.77% 9.22% 9.97% 8.86% 7.68% 7.57% 6.38%
Short-term borrowings
5.63%
6.31%
6.58%
5.47%
6.65%
7.10%
7.29%
5.78%
7.87%
7.35%
6.28%
6.96%
8.64%
10.09%
9.78%
9.12%
9.56%
9.98%
8.88%
7.70%
7.59%
6.39%
Accounts payable
6.64% 7.60% 7.59% 7.87% 8.87% 9.14% 8.98% 8.68% 8.65% 8.89% 8.43% 7.78% 7.36% 6.84% 6.18% 6.17% 6.52% 6.51% 6.40% 6.59% 7.13% 7.67%
Accrued expenses
4.63% 4.98% 4.78% 4.78% 4.78% 4.76% 4.55% 4.38% 4.37% 4.55% 4.18% 3.96% 4.09% 3.98% 4.02% 3.96% 3.99% 4.01% 3.97% 4.19% 4.03% 4.28%
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits
1.25% 1.16% 2.08% 1.95% 1.78% 1.52% 3.04% 2.73% 2.26% 1.89% 3.33% 2.97% 2.53% 2.15% 1.73% 1.68% 1.62% 1.48% 2.54% 2.12% 1.94% 1.65%
Customer advances
1.60% 1.71% 1.51% 1.68% 1.59% 1.72% 1.58% 1.91% 1.74% 1.79% 1.55% 1.92% 1.95% 1.78% 1.56% 1.52% 1.61% 1.70% 1.46% 2.04% 2.13% 1.98%
Dividends payable
0.73% 0.00% 0.72% 0.00% 0.73% 0.00% 0.63% 0.00% 0.65% 0.00% 0.61% 0.00% 0.59% 0.00% 0.61% 0.00% 0.57% 0.00% 0.57% 0.00% 0.56% 0.00%
Other current liabilities
2.80% 2.73% 2.75% 2.81% 2.72% 2.98% 2.44% 2.39% 2.37% 2.42% 2.57% 2.22% 2.28% 2.12% 2.19% 2.12% 2.09% 2.03% 2.20% 2.15% 2.12% 2.11%
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
1.82% 0.19% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.65% 0.68% 0.72% 1.35% 0.73% 0.66% 0.65% 0.01% 0.62%
Financial Products
7.84% 10.27% 7.90% 10.29% 7.87% 7.54% 7.41% 7.42% 7.90% 8.22% 8.04% 7.15% 8.40% 8.03% 8.24% 7.81% 7.41% 7.03% 6.83% 7.27% 5.62% 7.51%
Long-term debt due within one year
9.67%
10.46%
7.92%
10.32%
7.89%
7.56%
7.43%
7.43%
7.91%
8.23%
8.05%
7.15%
8.40%
8.69%
8.92%
8.54%
8.76%
7.76%
7.49%
7.92%
5.64%
8.13%
Current liabilities
32.95%
34.94%
33.93%
34.88%
35.02%
34.79%
35.94%
33.29%
35.83%
35.12%
34.99%
32.97%
35.83%
35.64%
34.98%
33.10%
34.72%
33.48%
33.51%
32.71%
31.13%
32.21%
Machinery, Energy & Transportation
12.71% 11.86% 11.65% 11.71% 9.67% 9.72% 10.20% 10.22% 10.11% 10.23% 10.30% 11.23% 11.23% 11.35% 11.29% 11.04% 10.77% 11.38% 11.47% 11.39% 11.55% 11.51%
Financial Products
22.44% 20.25% 21.85% 21.10% 21.60% 21.07% 21.65% 22.31% 19.90% 19.46% 20.68% 20.39% 19.11% 19.24% 19.25% 19.88% 19.85% 19.87% 20.69% 20.53% 21.82% 20.98%
Long-term debt due after one year
35.14%
32.11%
33.50%
32.81%
31.27%
30.79%
31.84%
32.53%
30.00%
29.69%
30.99%
31.61%
30.33%
30.59%
30.54%
30.92%
30.63%
31.25%
32.16%
31.92%
33.37%
32.49%
Liability for postemployment benefits
8.21% 8.34% 8.41% 7.56% 9.41% 9.45% 9.50% 9.01% 10.24% 10.55% 10.87% 11.42% 11.78% 11.98% 12.53% 11.12% 10.90% 10.98% 11.27% 10.94% 10.65% 10.76%
Other liabilities
5.70% 5.85% 5.51% 5.53% 5.51% 5.31% 4.78% 4.86% 5.01% 5.05% 5.27% 4.01% 4.12% 4.18% 4.26% 4.29% 4.22% 4.17% 4.10% 4.21% 3.98% 3.89%
Noncurrent liabilities
49.05%
46.30%
47.42%
45.90%
46.19%
45.55%
46.12%
46.40%
45.25%
45.30%
47.12%
47.05%
46.23%
46.75%
47.33%
46.33%
45.74%
46.41%
47.53%
47.07%
48.00%
47.14%
Total liabilities
82.01%
81.24%
81.35%
80.78%
81.21%
80.34%
82.07%
79.68%
81.08%
80.42%
82.11%
80.02%
82.07%
82.39%
82.31%
79.43%
80.46%
79.88%
81.04%
79.78%
79.13%
79.35%
Common stock of $1.00 par value at paid-in amount
7.99% 7.97% 7.57% 7.63% 7.35% 7.37% 7.42% 7.31% 7.27% 7.23% 7.27% 6.95% 6.77% 6.73% 7.06% 6.89% 6.74% 6.70% 6.67% 6.57% 6.25% 6.18%
Treasury stock at cost
-33.19% -33.39% -30.87% -30.38% -28.37% -26.95% -26.15% -23.89% -22.82% -22.24% -22.10% -21.80% -22.04% -22.43% -23.40% -22.96% -22.45% -22.47% -22.47% -22.34% -19.63% -19.44%
Profit employed in the business
45.50% 46.78% 43.90% 44.21% 41.65% 41.20% 38.76% 38.85% 36.28% 35.80% 34.17% 36.32% 34.99% 35.57% 36.65% 38.55% 37.25% 37.69% 43.58% 44.56% 42.34% 42.43%
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
-2.37% -2.65% -2.00% -2.29% -1.89% -2.02% -2.14% -2.00% -1.89% -1.30% -1.55% -1.57% -1.87% -2.36% -2.73% -2.00% -2.09% -1.91% -8.91% -8.67% -8.18% -8.61%
Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders
17.94%
18.71%
18.59%
19.17%
18.74%
19.61%
17.88%
20.27%
18.84%
19.49%
17.80%
19.89%
17.84%
17.52%
17.59%
20.48%
19.45%
20.02%
18.87%
20.13%
20.78%
20.56%
Noncontrolling interests
0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.08% 0.08% 0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.09% 0.09% 0.10% 0.10% 0.09% 0.08% 0.09%
Total shareholders’ equity
17.99%
18.76%
18.65%
19.22%
18.79%
19.66%
17.93%
20.32%
18.92%
19.58%
17.89%
19.98%
17.93%
17.61%
17.69%
20.57%
19.54%
20.12%
18.96%
20.22%
20.87%
20.65%
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
100.00%
Based on:
10-Q (filing date: 2020-08-05) 10-Q (filing date: 2020-05-06) 10-K (filing date: 2020-02-19) 10-Q (filing date: 2019-10-31) 10-Q (filing date: 2019-08-01) 10-Q (filing date: 2019-05-06) 10-K (filing date: 2019-02-14) 10-Q (filing date: 2018-10-31) 10-Q (filing date: 2018-08-07) 10-Q (filing date: 2018-05-02) 10-K (filing date: 2018-02-15) 10-Q (filing date: 2017-11-01) 10-Q (filing date: 2017-08-02) 10-Q (filing date: 2017-05-03) 10-K (filing date: 2017-02-15) 10-Q (filing date: 2016-11-02) 10-Q (filing date: 2016-08-03) 10-Q (filing date: 2016-05-02) 10-K (filing date: 2016-02-16) 10-Q (filing date: 2015-10-30) 10-Q (filing date: 2015-07-31) 10-Q (filing date: 2015-05-01)
Balance sheet item
Description
The company
Current liabilities
Total obligations incurred as part of normal operations that are expected to be paid during the following twelve months or within one business cycle, if longer.
Caterpillar Inc.’s current liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
Noncurrent liabilities
Amount of obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.
Caterpillar Inc.’s noncurrent liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity decreased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 but then increased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 exceeding Q4 2019 level.
Total liabilities
Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all liabilities that are recognized. Liabilities are probable future sacrifices of economic benefits arising from present obligations of an entity to transfer assets or provide services to other entities in the future.
Caterpillar Inc.’s total liabilities as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity decreased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 but then increased from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020 exceeding Q4 2019 level.
Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders
Total of all stockholders’ equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity’s stockholders’ equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders’ equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.
Caterpillar Inc.’s shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders as a percentage of total liabilities and shareholders’ equity increased from Q4 2019 to Q1 2020 but then decreased significantly from Q1 2020 to Q2 2020.
