Analysis of Long-term (Investment) Activity Ratios
Quarterly Data
Activity ratios measure how efficiently a company performs day-to-day tasks, such us the collection of receivables and management of inventory.
Long-term Activity Ratios (Summary)
Caterpillar Inc., long-term (investment) activity ratios (quarterly data)
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Caterpillar Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Caterpillar Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Caterpillar Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 14,278) | 13,539) | 12,886) | 13,097) | 11,707) | 12,193) | 11,191) | 10,570) | 9,228) | 9,310) | 9,914) | 12,386) | 11,974) | 13,671) | 12,724) | 13,630) | 12,763) | 13,279) | 12,150) | 12,194) | 10,713) | 10,639) | 9,130) | |||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 11,643) | 11,744) | 11,932) | 12,090) | 11,904) | 12,014) | 12,132) | 12,401) | 12,232) | 12,357) | 12,488) | 12,904) | 12,842) | 13,172) | 13,259) | 13,574) | 13,607) | 13,752) | 13,912) | 14,155) | 14,187) | 14,420) | 14,727) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 4.62 | 4.36 | 4.18 | 3.99 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.15 | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.93 | 4.05 | 4.01 | 3.95 | 3.82 | 3.70 | 3.51 | 3.28 | 3.01 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 5.85 | 5.72 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.44 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 5.08 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 6.12 | 6.94 | 7.31 | 7.99 | 8.00 | 7.81 | 7.72 | 7.59 | 7.37 | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 5.04 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.89 | 2.06 | 1.86 | 1.97 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.27 | 2.14 | 2.10 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 6.54 | 6.45 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.48 | 6.96 | 6.89 | 7.05 | 7.34 | 7.64 | 7.89 | 7.19 | 7.08 | 6.81 | 6.84 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 8.48 | 8.48 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 9.05 | 9.17 | 9.15 | 9.07 | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.25 | 9.07 | 9.35 | 9.32 | 9.20 | 8.78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 4.23 | 4.30 | 4.40 | 4.52 | 5.12 | 5.25 | 5.26 | 5.20 | 4.91 | 4.91 | 4.93 | 4.90 | 5.03 | 5.04 | 4.91 | 4.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 4.50 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 6.04 | 6.19 | 5.90 | 5.70 | 5.41 | 6.27 | 6.20 | 5.96 | 5.87 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2021)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (14,278 + 13,539 + 12,886 + 13,097)
÷ 11,643 = 4.62
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Net fixed asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by net fixed assets. | Caterpillar Inc. net fixed asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Total Asset Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 14,278) | 13,539) | 12,886) | 13,097) | 11,707) | 12,193) | 11,191) | 10,570) | 9,228) | 9,310) | 9,914) | 12,386) | 11,974) | 13,671) | 12,724) | 13,630) | 12,763) | 13,279) | 12,150) | 12,194) | 10,713) | 10,639) | 9,130) | |||||||
| Total assets | 80,907) | 81,107) | 82,276) | 82,793) | 80,784) | 81,697) | 80,729) | 78,324) | 76,741) | 76,566) | 75,894) | 78,453) | 77,993) | 79,187) | 78,726) | 78,509) | 78,209) | 78,987) | 78,014) | 76,962) | 78,560) | 78,510) | 77,549) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.55 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.57 | 0.66 | 0.73 | 0.84 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.86 | 0.84 | 1.01 | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.32 | 0.30 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.67 | 0.69 | 0.72 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.68 | 0.68 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.18 | 1.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.80 | 0.79 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 0.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.52 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.56 | 0.62 | 0.62 | 0.62 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2021)
÷ Total assets
= (14,278 + 13,539 + 12,886 + 13,097)
÷ 80,907 = 0.66
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Caterpillar Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |
Equity Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| Sep 30, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 31, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | 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 | ||||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 14,278) | 13,539) | 12,886) | 13,097) | 11,707) | 12,193) | 11,191) | 10,570) | 9,228) | 9,310) | 9,914) | 12,386) | 11,974) | 13,671) | 12,724) | 13,630) | 12,763) | 13,279) | 12,150) | 12,194) | 10,713) | 10,639) | 9,130) | |||||||
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders | 15,591) | 15,727) | 17,065) | 16,484) | 16,665) | 16,833) | 16,573) | 15,331) | 14,949) | 13,734) | 14,197) | 14,588) | 14,952) | 14,837) | 15,437) | 14,039) | 15,850) | 14,879) | 15,206) | 13,697) | 15,627) | 14,009) | 13,588) | |||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 3.45 | 3.26 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | 3.48 | 3.56 | 3.39 | 3.69 | 3.18 | 3.25 | 3.01 | 3.12 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 805.30 | 298.31 | — | — | 78.39 | 263.08 | — | — | — | |||||||
| General Electric Co. | 2.29 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 3.09 | 3.37 | 2.80 | 3.04 | 3.66 | 3.62 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 1.76 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 2.04 | 2.16 | 2.15 | 2.30 | 2.35 | 2.40 | 2.35 | 2.35 | — | — | — | |||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 5.41 | 5.61 | 6.57 | 6.12 | 6.89 | 10.24 | 10.46 | 10.87 | 12.97 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 19.13 | 14.99 | 20.17 | 22.91 | 38.57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Northrop Grumman Corp. | 2.53 | 2.56 | 2.66 | 2.76 | 3.26 | 3.37 | 3.55 | 3.48 | 3.37 | 3.57 | 3.78 | 3.84 | 3.42 | 3.57 | 3.61 | 3.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Raytheon Technologies Corp. | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.87 | 1.78 | 1.75 | 1.73 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.01 | 2.02 | — | — | — | |||||||
Based on: 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), 10-K (reporting date: 2020-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2020-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2019-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2019-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2018-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2018-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2017-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2017-03-31).
1 Q3 2022 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2022
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2021)
÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders
= (14,278 + 13,539 + 12,886 + 13,097)
÷ 15,591 = 3.45
2 Click competitor name to see calculations.
| Long-term activity ratio | Description | The company |
|---|---|---|
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Caterpillar Inc. equity turnover ratio improved from Q1 2022 to Q2 2022 and from Q2 2022 to Q3 2022. |