Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Return on Equity ROE from the third quarter 2026 to third quarter 2025 and annually, average high and low, overall ranking from Sep 30 2026 to Sep 30 2025 - CSIMarket
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Caterpillar Inc  (NYSE: CAT)

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What is ROE for Caterpillar Inc in the third quarter 2026?
Caterpillar Inc achieved a return on average equity (ROE) of 58.52 % in its third quarter 2026, this is above CAT's average return on equity of 32.44%.
Caterpillar Incs equity during the 12 months ending in the third quarter 2026 are valued at $20 billion

While the company's net income was fading, Caterpillar Inc was able to improve its ROE compared to the second quarter 2026.

Within the Construction & Mining Machinery industry Caterpillar Inc achieved the highest return on equity. While Return on equity, overall ranking has advanced in the quarter, so far to 198, from total ROE ranking in the second quarter 2026 at 226.

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Return On Equity (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 Equity Change 3.98 % 3.92 % 3.27 % 9.36 % -
Y / Y Net Income Change 42.93 % 64.89 % 27.21 % -13.94 % -6.66 %
Net Income (TTM) in Millions 11,828 10,841 9,427 8,882 9,271
Return On Equity (TTM) 58.52 % 54.18 % 47.55 % 45.14 % 48.23 %
CAT's Total Ranking # 198 # 226 # 179 # 166 # 155
Equity (TTM) in Millions 21,482 19,394 18,660 21,318 20,659
Seq. Equity Change 10.77 % 3.93 % -12.47 % 3.19 % 10.69 %
Seq. Net Income Change -8.54 % 41.01 % 6.12 % 4.44 % 5.51 %

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Return On Equity Company Ranking
Within: No.
Industry # 0
Sector # 8
Overall # 198

Return On Equity Statistics
High Average Low
59.25 %
32.44 %
-0.95 %
(Mar 31 2024)   (Mar 31 2017)





CAT Annual Return On Equity (Dec 31 2025)
2025		 (Dec 31 2024)
2024		 (Dec 31 2023)
2023		 (Dec 31 2022)
2022		 (Dec 31 2021)
2021
Total Equity in Millions 21,318 19,494 19,503 15,891 16,516
Y / Y Equity Change 9.36 % -0.05 % 22.73 % -3.78 % 7.4 %
Net Income in Millions 8,882 10,788 10,332 6,704 6,493
Y / Y Net Income Change -17.67 % 4.41 % 54.12 % 3.25 % 116.22 %
Return On Equity 41.66 % 55.34 % 52.98 % 42.19 % 39.31 %

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Annual Roe Comment
In 2025 ROE decreased compared to the previous year to 41.66 %, due to deterioration of net income.


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



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