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-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), 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).
| 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 Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Total asset turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by total assets. | Caterpillar Inc. total asset turnover ratio improved from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
| Equity turnover | An activity ratio calculated as total revenue divided by shareholders’ equity. | Caterpillar Inc. equity turnover ratio deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |
Net Fixed Asset Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., net fixed asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 16,237) | 15,988) | 16,545) | 15,099) | 15,871) | 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) | ||||||
| Property, plant and equipment, net | 12,680) | 12,287) | 12,124) | 11,973) | 12,028) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net fixed asset turnover1 | 5.04 | 5.17 | 5.10 | 4.91 | 4.70 | 4.62 | 4.36 | 4.18 | 3.99 | 3.84 | 3.59 | 3.32 | 3.15 | 3.34 | 3.53 | 3.84 | 3.93 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Net Fixed Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 7.30 | 7.23 | 7.04 | 6.72 | 6.31 | 5.85 | 5.72 | 5.68 | 5.70 | 5.65 | 5.44 | 4.85 | 4.92 | 5.08 | 5.47 | 5.69 | 6.12 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 5.45 | 5.74 | 5.63 | 5.39 | 5.08 | 5.03 | 5.65 | 5.55 | 5.43 | 5.74 | 5.55 | 4.98 | 4.66 | 4.79 | 4.97 | 5.47 | 5.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 6.57 | 6.77 | 6.75 | 6.67 | 6.59 | 6.80 | 6.50 | 6.38 | 6.41 | 6.45 | 6.25 | 6.08 | 6.02 | 6.31 | 6.61 | 7.10 | 6.12 | — | — | — | ||||||
| General Electric Co. | 5.17 | 5.50 | 5.58 | 5.84 | 5.08 | 5.04 | 4.83 | 4.73 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 4.45 | 4.33 | 1.63 | 1.72 | 1.77 | 1.87 | 1.89 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 6.48 | 6.64 | 6.59 | 6.57 | 6.48 | 6.54 | 6.45 | 6.27 | 6.18 | 6.28 | 6.15 | 5.88 | 5.86 | 6.13 | 6.48 | 6.96 | 6.89 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 8.07 | 8.41 | 8.46 | 8.33 | 8.27 | 8.48 | 8.48 | 8.70 | 8.83 | 9.05 | 9.17 | 9.15 | 9.07 | 9.44 | 9.44 | 9.25 | 9.07 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 4.38 | 4.37 | 4.61 | 4.53 | 4.42 | 4.50 | 4.43 | 4.37 | 4.30 | 4.39 | 4.25 | 4.10 | 3.78 | 4.05 | 4.35 | 5.61 | 6.04 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Net fixed asset turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2023)
÷ Property, plant and equipment, net
= (16,237 + 15,988 + 16,545 + 15,099)
÷ 12,680 = 5.04
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 Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then deteriorated significantly from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Total Asset Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., total asset turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 16,237) | 15,988) | 16,545) | 15,099) | 15,871) | 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) | ||||||
| Total assets | 87,476) | 86,791) | 85,427) | 83,649) | 81,943) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total asset turnover1 | 0.73 | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.66 | 0.63 | 0.61 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.50 | 0.50 | 0.53 | 0.57 | 0.63 | 0.65 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total Asset Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.55 | 0.52 | 0.49 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.41 | 0.49 | 0.57 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 1.06 | 1.04 | 1.01 | 0.96 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.04 | 1.02 | 0.91 | 0.88 | 0.91 | 0.99 | 1.12 | 1.19 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 0.60 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.59 | 0.56 | 0.56 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.56 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.68 | 0.65 | — | — | — | ||||||
| General Electric Co. | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.42 | 0.43 | 0.39 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.37 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 0.33 | 0.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 0.60 | 0.59 | 0.58 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.58 | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.54 | 0.53 | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.63 | 0.63 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.18 | 1.21 | 1.25 | 1.24 | 1.24 | 1.28 | 1.32 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.28 | 1.29 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 1.24 | 1.26 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.42 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | 0.35 | 0.37 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.55 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Total asset turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2023)
÷ Total assets
= (16,237 + 15,988 + 16,545 + 15,099)
÷ 87,476 = 0.73
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 Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then slightly deteriorated from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023. |
Equity Turnover
Caterpillar Inc., equity turnover calculation (quarterly data)
| 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 | Dec 31, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Dec 31, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | Jun 30, 2019 | Mar 31, 2019 | |||||||
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| Selected Financial Data (US$ in millions) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation | 16,237) | 15,988) | 16,545) | 15,099) | 15,871) | 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) | ||||||
| Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders | 19,494) | 20,489) | 18,235) | 18,149) | 15,869) | 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) | ||||||
| Long-term Activity Ratio | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity turnover1 | 3.28 | 3.10 | 3.39 | 3.24 | 3.57 | 3.45 | 3.26 | 2.92 | 2.92 | 2.74 | 2.57 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.73 | 3.17 | 3.38 | 3.48 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity Turnover, Competitors2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boeing Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Cummins Inc. | 3.85 | 3.12 | 3.11 | 3.13 | 3.13 | 3.12 | 2.84 | 2.88 | 2.83 | 2.97 | 2.94 | 2.58 | 2.46 | 2.54 | 2.81 | 3.19 | 3.14 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Eaton Corp. plc | 1.22 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 1.22 | 1.26 | 1.21 | 1.19 | 1.20 | 1.22 | 1.24 | 1.18 | 1.20 | 1.27 | 1.35 | 1.47 | 1.33 | — | — | — | ||||||
| General Electric Co. | 2.36 | 2.34 | 2.21 | 2.24 | 2.02 | 2.29 | 2.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.92 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.05 | 2.32 | 2.40 | 2.44 | 3.09 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Honeywell International Inc. | 2.31 | 2.11 | 2.09 | 2.13 | 2.12 | 1.97 | 1.96 | 1.87 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 1.89 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.84 | 1.90 | 2.06 | 1.98 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Lockheed Martin Corp. | 9.89 | 7.30 | 7.29 | 6.86 | 7.12 | 5.41 | 5.61 | 6.57 | 6.12 | 6.89 | 10.24 | 10.46 | 10.87 | 12.97 | 16.77 | 17.74 | 19.13 | — | — | — | ||||||
| RTX Corp. | 1.15 | 0.96 | 0.97 | 0.94 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.93 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.89 | 0.88 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.87 | 0.96 | 1.78 | 1.84 | — | — | — | ||||||
Based on: 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), 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).
1 Q4 2023 Calculation
Equity turnover
= (Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ4 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ3 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ2 2023
+ Sales of Machinery, Energy & TransportationQ1 2023)
÷ Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders
= (16,237 + 15,988 + 16,545 + 15,099)
÷ 19,494 = 3.28
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 deteriorated from Q2 2023 to Q3 2023 but then improved from Q3 2023 to Q4 2023 not reaching Q2 2023 level. |