Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT)

Balance Sheet: Assets
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Assets are resources controlled by the company as a result of past events and from which future economic benefits are expected to flow to the entity.

Caterpillar Inc., consolidated balance sheet: assets (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Jun 30, 2026 Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Cash and cash equivalents 6,713 4,072 9,980 7,538 5,442 3,562 6,889 5,638 4,341 4,959 6,978 6,545 7,387 6,789 7,004 6,346 6,014 6,526 9,254 9,446 10,831 11,342
Receivables, trade and other 13,188 11,447 10,920 10,146 9,704 9,116 9,282 9,086 9,421 9,296 9,310 9,134 9,416 9,230 8,856 8,158 8,393 9,135 8,477 7,647 7,840 7,955
Receivables, finance 10,844 10,443 10,649 10,315 10,147 9,655 9,565 9,816 9,516 9,446 9,510 9,608 9,288 9,119 9,013 8,918 8,922 9,003 8,898 8,919 9,523 9,333
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,078 2,980 2,801 2,861 2,867 2,824 3,119 3,094 2,736 3,010 4,586 5,138 3,163 2,889 2,642 2,295 2,772 2,868 2,788 2,215 2,080 1,802
Inventories 20,627 19,626 18,135 18,958 18,595 17,862 16,827 17,312 17,082 16,953 16,565 17,580 17,746 17,633 16,270 16,860 15,881 15,038 14,038 13,666 12,672 12,149
Current assets 54,450 48,568 52,485 49,818 46,755 43,019 45,682 44,946 43,096 43,664 46,949 48,005 47,000 45,660 43,785 42,577 41,982 42,570 43,455 41,893 42,946 42,581
Property, plant and equipment, net 15,628 15,249 15,140 14,310 13,896 13,432 13,361 12,837 12,582 12,538 12,680 12,287 12,124 11,973 12,028 11,643 11,744 11,932 12,090 11,904 12,014 12,132
Long-term receivables, trade and other 3,086 2,490 2,142 1,618 1,607 1,261 1,225 1,346 1,181 1,200 1,238 1,110 1,161 1,209 1,265 1,278 1,197 1,204 1,204 1,273 1,206 1,115
Long-term receivables, finance 14,364 14,341 14,272 13,985 13,835 13,452 13,242 13,263 12,797 12,531 12,664 11,907 12,022 11,845 12,013 11,859 12,372 12,665 12,707 12,605 12,590 11,966
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes 2,286 2,419 2,882 3,000 3,427 3,334 3,312 3,050 2,920 2,860 2,816 2,719 2,607 2,405 2,213 2,218 2,121 1,973 1,840 1,744 1,455 1,391
Intangible assets 420 419 241 281 321 361 399 448 488 516 564 604 630 694 758 806 889 967 1,042 1,121 1,176 1,246
Goodwill 5,859 5,865 5,321 5,329 5,331 5,270 5,241 5,317 5,264 5,277 5,308 5,268 5,293 5,309 5,288 6,092 6,195 6,293 6,324 6,353 6,372 6,343
Other assets 6,516 6,199 6,102 5,381 5,153 4,845 5,302 5,066 5,008 5,155 5,257 4,891 4,590 4,554 4,593 4,434 4,607 4,672 4,131 3,891 3,938 3,955
Noncurrent assets 48,159 46,982 46,100 43,904 43,570 41,955 42,082 41,327 40,240 40,077 40,527 38,786 38,427 37,989 38,158 38,330 39,125 39,706 39,338 38,891 38,751 38,148
Total assets 102,609 95,550 98,585 93,722 90,325 84,974 87,764 86,273 83,336 83,741 87,476 86,791 85,427 83,649 81,943 80,907 81,107 82,276 82,793 80,784 81,697 80,729

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


Total assets exhibited a sustained long-term upward trajectory, increasing from 80,729 million USD in March 2021 to 102,609 million USD by June 2026. This growth was characterized by periodic fluctuations, with a notable acceleration in asset accumulation beginning in late 2024 and continuing through the first half of 2026.

Current Asset Composition and Liquidity
Current assets grew from 42,581 million USD to 54,450 million USD over the analyzed period. The most prominent driver of this increase was inventories, which rose substantially from 12,149 million USD in March 2021 to 20,627 million USD by June 2026, suggesting a significant expansion in stock levels or a strategic build-up to support increased demand.
Cash and cash equivalents displayed significant volatility. After peaking in early 2021 at 11,342 million USD, reserves entered a general decline, reaching a low of 3,562 million USD in March 2025 before partially recovering to 6,713 million USD by June 2026. This trend indicates a shift in liquidity management or increased capital expenditure.
Trade and other receivables grew steadily, rising from 7,955 million USD in March 2021 to 13,188 million USD in June 2026. Finance receivables followed a similar, albeit more moderate, upward path, increasing from 9,333 million USD to 10,844 million USD.
Noncurrent Asset Trends
Noncurrent assets increased from 38,148 million USD in March 2021 to 48,159 million USD by June 2026. Net property, plant, and equipment showed a consistent gradual increase, moving from 12,132 million USD to 15,628 million USD, reflecting ongoing investment in physical infrastructure.
Long-term receivables showed diverging patterns; while finance receivables grew steadily from 11,966 million USD to 14,364 million USD, trade and other long-term receivables experienced a sharp acceleration in the final two years, climbing from approximately 1,200 million USD to 3,086 million USD by June 2026.
A contrasting downward trend was observed in intangible assets, which declined from 1,246 million USD in March 2021 to 420 million USD in June 2026, likely due to scheduled amortization. Goodwill remained relatively stable for several years around the 5,300 million USD mark before increasing to 5,859 million USD in early 2026.

The overall asset profile reveals a transition toward a more inventory-heavy balance sheet and an increase in long-term credit exposure. The growth in total assets is primarily driven by operational assets—specifically inventories and receivables—rather than cash reserves, indicating an aggressive expansion of the operational cycle and a potential increase in the scale of business activities.

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