Caterpillar Inc Inventory Turnover Ratio (COS)

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Caterpillar Inc inventory turnover ratio, the Caterpillar Inc's ability to sell and replace its inventory in the first quarter 2026, sequentially increased to 2.5 in the first quarter 2026, yet the ratio remained below the average, as CAT's market remain challenging.Average inventory processing period, for the Caterpillar Inc in Mar 31 2026 quarter, has decreased to 146 days, compare to 150 days, in the Dec 31 2025 quarter.

Within Capital Goods sector 149 other companies have achieved higher inventory turnover ratio. While in terms of ranking among all other companies, the company has moved form 373 in the fourth quarter 2025, to 526.

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CAT Inventory Turnover Ratio	(Mar 31 2026) I. Quarter	(Dec 31 2025) IV. Quarter	(Sep 30 2025) III. Quarter	(Jun 30 2025) II. Quarter	(Mar 31 2025) I. Quarter
Y / Y Inventory Growth	9.88 %	7.77 %	9.51 %	8.86 %	5.36 %
Y / Y Cost of Sales Growth	26.11 %	28.93 %	15.96 %	6.47 %	-7.21 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio (TTM)	2.5	2.43	2.31	2.28	2.29
CAT's Total Ranking	# 526	# 373	# 626	# 626	# 391
Average inventory processing period	146	150	158	160	160
Seq. Inventory Growth	8.22 %	-4.34 %	1.95 %	4.1 %	6.15 %
Seq. Cost of Sales Growth	-15.04 %	14 %	8.01 %	20.55 %	-13.14 %

Inventory Turnover Ratio Company Ranking
Within:	No.
Construction & Mining Machinery Industry	# 11
Capital Goods Sector	# 150
Overall Market	# 526

Inventory Turnover Ratio Statistics
High	Average	Low
5.18	3.28	2.28
(Sep. 30, 2005)		(Jun 30 2025)

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Financial Statements
Caterpillar Inc's Inventories	$ 19,626 Millions	Visit CAT's Balance sheet
Caterpillar Inc's Cost of Revenues TTM	$ 47,093 Millions	Visit CAT's Income Statement
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Oil dri Corporation Of America	6.59	$ 353.406 Millions	$ 54 Millions
Applied Industrial Technologies Inc	6.55	$ 3,369.000 Millions	$ 515 Millions
Cavco Industries Inc	6.45	$ 1,716.936 Millions	$ 266 Millions
Eos Energy Enterprises Inc	6.30	$ 325.000 Millions	$ 52 Millions
KAANAPALI LAND LLC	6.05	$ 11.618 Millions	$ 2 Millions
Winnebago Industries Inc	5.97	$ 2,532.000 Millions	$ 424 Millions
Nvent Electric Plc	5.88	$ 2,725.000 Millions	$ 464 Millions
Thor Industries Inc	5.74	$ 8,522.000 Millions	$ 1,484 Millions
Daktronics Inc	5.71	$ 609.003 Millions	$ 107 Millions
Nn Inc	5.69	$ 370.233 Millions	$ 65 Millions
Redwire Corporation	5.68	$ 337.000 Millions	$ 59 Millions
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions inc	5.65	$ 1,090.000 Millions	$ 193 Millions
Twin Vee Powercats Co	5.60	$ 14.255 Millions	$ 3 Millions
Champion Homes Inc	5.50	$ 1,959.000 Millions	$ 356 Millions
Xylem Inc	5.47	$ 5,581.000 Millions	$ 1,020 Millions
Array Technologies Inc	5.43	$ 920.000 Millions	$ 169 Millions
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Illinois Tool Works Inc	5.32	$ 9,064.000 Millions	$ 1,705 Millions
Carrier Global Corporation	5.28	$ 14,465.000 Millions	$ 2,739 Millions
The Gorman rupp Company	4.98	$ 479.000 Millions	$ 96 Millions
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