Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Return on Assets ROA from the third quarter of 2026 to third quarter of 2025 and for the year 2026, Average High and Low, Fundamental Ratios from Sep 30 2026 to Sep 30 2025 - CSIMarket
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Caterpillar Inc  (NYSE: CAT)


Caterpillar Inc's ROA from the third quarter of 2026 to the third quarter of 2025 and 5 Year Period

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What is Caterpillar Inc's ROA in the third quarter of 2026?
Caterpillar Inc achieved a return on average assets (ROA) of 12.3 % in its third quarter of 2026, this is above CAT's average return on assets of 6.13%.
Caterpillar Incs assets during the 12 months ending in the third quarter of 2026 are valued at $96 billion

ROA decreased relative to the period ending Jun 30 2026, due to the decline in net income.

However, within the Capital Goods sector 39 other companies had a higher return on assets. While Return on assets, overall ranking has advanced in the Sep 30 2026 quarter, so far to 610, from total ROA ranking in the second quarter of 2026 at 731.

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Return On Assets (Sep 30 2026)
III. Quarter		 (Jun 30 2026)
II. Quarter		 (Mar 31 2026)
I. Quarter		 (Dec 31 2025)
IV. Quarter		 (Sep 30 2025)
III. Quarter
Y / Y Total Assets Change 58.36 % 15.37 % 17.03 % 21.41 % 13.98 %
Y / Y Net Income Change 42.93 % 64.89 % 27.21 % -13.94 % -6.66 %
Net Income (TTM) in million 11,828 10,841 9,427 8,882 9,271
Return On Assets (TTM) 12.3 % 12.82 % 11.55 % 11.31 % 12.4 %
CAT's Total Ranking # 610 # 731 # 589 # 559 # 507
Total Assets (TTM) in million 126,268 88,245 83,699 86,455 79,737
Seq. Total Assets Change 43.09 % 5.43 % -3.19 % 8.43 % 4.24 %
Seq. Net Income Change -8.54 % 41.01 % 6.12 % 4.44 % 5.51 %

CAT's 5 Years Annual ROA >> Back to CAT Management Effectiveness >> Compare CAT ROA to its Competitors


Return On Assets Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 2
Sector # 40
Overall # 504

Return On Assets Statistics
High Average Low
13.1 %
6.13 %
-0.18 %
(Mar 31 2024)  





Financial Statements
Caterpillar Inc's Assets $ 126,268 million CAT's Balance sheet
Caterpillar Inc's Income $ 3,286 million Quarterly CAT's Income Statement
CAT's Income by Division See CAT's Income by Division



Annual Return On Assets (Dec 31 2025)
FY 2025		 (Dec 31 2024)
FY 2024		 (Dec 31 2023)
FY 2023		 (Dec 31 2022)
FY 2022		 (Dec 31 2021)
FY 2021
Y / Y Total Assets Change 21.41 % -28.61 % 5.93 % 37.97 % 2.69 %
Total Assets in million 86,455 71,210 99,742 94,158 68,246
Y / Y Net Income Change -17.67 % 4.41 % 54.12 % 3.25 % 116.22 %
Net Income in million 8,882 10,788 10,332 6,704 6,493
Annual Return On Assets 10.27 % 15.15 % 10.36 % 7.12 % 9.51 %

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Comment on CAT's ROA in the fiscal year ending 2025
In the fiscal year 2025 Caterpillar Inc's ROA decreased compared to previous year to 10.27 %, due to deterioration of net income -17.67 % to $8,882.00 million, from $10,788.00 million a year ago, as CAT's assets were $86,455.00 million.


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CAT's Roa Ratio versus Construction & Mining Machinery Industry, Capital Goods Sector and overall Market
Highest Ranking Return On Assets
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Companies with similar Return On Assets at Sep 30 2026, within Capital Goods Sector ROA
Comfort Systems Usa inc   20.61 %
Illinois Tool Works Inc  19.74 %
Sterling Infrastructure Inc   19.15 %
Garmin Ltd  17.79 %
Lennox International Inc  17.03 %
Graco Inc   15.92 %
Emcor Group Inc   15.36 %
Nextpower Inc   15.16 %
Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc  14.96 %
Sci Engineered Materials inc   14.41 %
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc   13.95 %
Trane Technologies Plc  13.79 %
Dover Corp  13.30 %
Badger Meter Inc   13.02 %
Cavco Industries Inc   12.18 %
Snap on Inc  12.03 %
Caterpillar Inc  11.72 %
Green Brick Partners Inc   11.16 %
Enerpac Tool Group Corp   10.89 %
Myr Group inc   10.89 %
Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation  10.61 %
Lockheed Martin Corporation  10.59 %
Park Aerospace Corp   10.18 %
Pultegroup Inc   9.84 %
Bloom Energy Corporation  9.84 %
Douglas Dynamics Inc  9.40 %
Nvent Electric Plc  9.35 %
Pentair Plc  8.96 %
Taylor Devices Inc   8.93 %
Northrop Grumman Corp  8.83 %

Date modified: 2026-11-08T19:13:30+00:00


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