Caterpillar Inc. (CAT)
S&P 500 · Top 100 by market cap · Industrials · data since 1962-01-02 · last close 2026-07-24
1d
-0.65%
7d
+0.96%
30d
-10.63%
YTD
+55.80%
1y
+108.39%
Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 15.0 | 13.0 | -4.6 | 25.9 | -1.6 | 21.6 | -16.5 | · | · | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 2.8 | -7.4 | -4.1 | -5.8 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 13.2 | -4.3 | 13.9 | 21.3 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 2024 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 9.7 | -8.4 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 9.8 | -3.5 | 8.0 | -10.7 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | -5.0 | -4.5 | -3.9 | -6.0 | 19.6 | 8.3 | 6.0 | -2.9 | -16.8 | 10.9 | 17.9 |
| 2022 | -2.0 | -6.9 | 18.8 | -5.1 | 2.5 | -17.2 | 11.7 | -6.8 | -11.2 | 32.8 | 9.2 | 1.3 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 18.1 | 7.4 | -1.2 | 5.7 | -9.7 | -4.5 | 2.0 | -9.0 | 6.9 | -5.2 | 6.9 |
| 2020 | -10.4 | -5.4 | -6.6 | 1.2 | 3.2 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 7.1 | 4.8 | 5.9 | 10.5 | 4.9 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.1 | -1.4 | 3.5 | -14.1 | 13.8 | -2.6 | -9.6 | 6.1 | 9.9 | 5.0 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | -5.0 | -4.7 | -1.6 | 5.2 | -10.7 | 6.6 | -3.4 | 9.8 | -19.9 | 11.8 | -6.3 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 1.1 | -4.0 | 11.2 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 6.8 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 9.5 | 3.9 | 11.6 |
| 2016 | -7.3 | 8.8 | 13.1 | 2.5 | -6.7 | 4.5 | 10.2 | -1.0 | 8.3 | -5.2 | 14.5 | -3.0 |
| 2015 | -11.9 | 3.7 | -3.5 | 9.5 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -6.4 | -2.8 | -14.5 | 12.9 | -0.5 | -6.5 |
| 2014 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 2.5 | 6.7 | -3.0 | 6.3 | -6.7 | 8.3 | -9.2 | 3.2 | -0.8 | -9.0 |
| 2013 | 9.8 | -6.1 | -5.8 | -2.0 | 1.3 | -3.9 | 1.2 | -0.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 7.3 |
| 2012 | 21.0 | 4.7 | -6.7 | -3.1 | -14.7 | -3.1 | -0.2 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.8 | 0.5 | 5.7 |
| 2011 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 8.2 | 4.1 | -8.3 | 0.6 | -6.8 | -7.9 | -18.9 | 28.6 | 3.6 | -7.4 |
| 2010 | -7.7 | 9.2 | 10.2 | 9.0 | -10.8 | -1.1 | 16.9 | -6.6 | 20.8 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 10.7 |
| 2009 | -30.2 | -20.2 | 13.6 | 28.9 | -0.3 | -6.8 | 35.0 | 2.8 | 13.3 | 8.0 | 6.0 | -2.4 |
| 2008 | -1.6 | 1.9 | 8.2 | 5.1 | 0.9 | -10.7 | -5.3 | 1.7 | -15.7 | -35.3 | 7.3 | 9.0 |
| 2007 | 5.0 | 0.6 | 4.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -3.9 | 3.5 | -4.4 | -3.6 | 0.9 |
| 2006 | 18.0 | 7.6 | -1.7 | 5.8 | -3.7 | 2.1 | -4.4 | -6.4 | -0.8 | -7.3 | 2.2 | -1.1 |
| 2005 | -8.2 | 6.7 | -3.8 | -3.3 | 6.9 | 1.3 | 13.7 | 2.9 | 5.9 | -10.1 | 9.9 | -0.0 |
| 2004 | -5.5 | -3.0 | 4.4 | -1.2 | -3.1 | 5.4 | -7.0 | -1.1 | 10.7 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 6.5 |
| 2003 | -3.1 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 7.6 | -0.9 | 6.7 | 21.9 | 6.5 | -4.2 | 7.0 | 3.8 | 9.2 |
| 2002 | -3.1 | 10.4 | 2.4 | -3.3 | -4.3 | -6.3 | -7.9 | -2.4 | -14.7 | 10.8 | 22.1 | -8.4 |
| 2001 | -5.8 | -5.9 | 6.7 | 13.9 | 7.9 | -7.6 | 10.8 | -9.3 | -10.4 | 0.6 | 6.0 | 10.2 |
| 2000 | -9.3 | -17.4 | 12.5 | 0.8 | -3.0 | -11.4 | 1.5 | 7.9 | -15.7 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 20.4 |
| 1999 | -5.2 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 40.8 | -14.8 | 9.3 | -1.8 | -3.4 | -3.2 | 1.5 | -16.2 | 1.5 |
| 1998 | -0.5 | 13.7 | 0.9 | 3.9 | -3.5 | -3.7 | -7.8 | -13.4 | 6.0 | 1.6 | 10.0 | -7.0 |
| 1997 | 3.7 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 11.4 | 9.7 | 10.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | -7.1 | -4.6 | -6.5 | 1.2 |
| 1996 | 10.3 | 3.7 | 1.9 | -5.2 | 2.3 | 3.2 | -2.2 | 4.5 | 9.4 | -8.5 | 15.3 | -4.9 |
| 1995 | -6.4 | 0.5 | 7.5 | 5.9 | 3.0 | 6.6 | 10.1 | -4.6 | -15.3 | 0.5 | 8.2 | -4.3 |
| 1994 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -6.4 | 8.7 | 6.5 | -6.2 | 10.7 | -9.4 | 1.9 |
| 1993 | 4.9 | 3.3 | 1.9 | 17.4 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 7.0 | -4.0 | 16.0 | -6.8 | 4.4 |
| 1992 | 6.9 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 12.6 | 7.6 | -11.0 | 3.1 | -12.7 | 8.0 | 0.5 | 8.6 | -5.5 |
| 1991 | 6.5 | 9.8 | -12.4 | 0.1 | 8.7 | -4.6 | 0.1 | -3.3 | -6.0 | 8.3 | -14.1 | 6.4 |
| 1990 | -3.8 | 9.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 9.2 | -21.5 | -6.6 | -12.0 | -1.7 | -2.8 | 0.9 | 14.3 |
| 1989 | -2.3 | -5.0 | -2.8 | 6.5 | 5.6 | -9.2 | 2.9 | 8.2 | -5.1 | -5.7 | 2.4 | -1.3 |
| 1988 | -5.8 | 11.6 | -4.0 | 0.9 | -1.2 | 9.3 | -7.8 | -10.6 | 3.4 | 7.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 1987 | 8.7 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 0.0 | 7.8 | 3.1 | 21.5 | -4.6 | 18.8 | -32.1 | 14.1 | 9.3 |
| 1986 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 2.4 | -8.3 | -10.1 | 11.8 | -24.1 | 5.6 | -0.6 | 1.3 |
| 1985 | 8.1 | -1.5 | -3.0 | -0.4 | 9.5 | -4.3 | 11.7 | -2.4 | -1.7 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 5.3 |
| 1984 | 3.1 | -6.2 | 12.9 | -7.5 | -13.3 | -8.0 | -7.4 | 13.1 | -10.0 | -11.1 | -0.4 | 0.4 |
| 1983 | 7.4 | 3.5 | -3.7 | 10.0 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -6.1 | -10.8 | 11.2 | -9.5 | 14.4 | 5.6 |
| 1982 | -4.2 | -10.2 | 2.6 | -3.8 | -19.9 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 9.9 | -16.1 | 12.9 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| 1981 | -4.3 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 11.2 | -5.4 | -3.5 | -4.8 | -7.0 | -7.7 | -6.3 | 13.4 | -2.6 |
| 1980 | 5.1 | -6.2 | -10.6 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 11.8 | -10.2 | 5.4 | 2.2 | 9.8 | -7.6 |
| 1979 | 3.4 | -4.9 | 2.8 | -7.4 | 0.5 | -0.2 | 0.7 | 2.5 | -2.0 | -10.8 | 8.5 | 0.0 |
| 1978 | -9.8 | -0.5 | -3.8 | 16.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 6.9 | 0.4 | -1.9 | -6.2 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| 1977 | -11.0 | -1.7 | 7.6 | -0.2 | 3.7 | 2.2 | -8.2 | -3.3 | 7.3 | -6.4 | 6.5 | 0.0 |
| 1976 | 14.7 | 7.8 | -4.3 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 1.4 | -5.1 | -5.3 | 4.7 | -1.1 | 1.1 |
| 1975 | 14.9 | 13.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | -2.3 | 2.5 | 1.7 | -1.6 | -2.6 | 9.2 | -3.0 | 1.1 |
| 1974 | -10.6 | 1.3 | -2.7 | -0.6 | 3.2 | -2.9 | -6.8 | -11.9 | -14.5 | 28.8 | -2.8 | -6.0 |
| 1973 | -4.5 | 1.4 | -2.1 | -1.2 | -4.8 | -1.9 | 6.9 | 3.4 | 10.1 | 1.1 | -6.8 | 0.6 |
| 1972 | 4.2 | -1.5 | 10.8 | 0.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 6.3 | -1.1 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 1971 | 11.4 | -1.6 | 1.6 | 12.3 | -7.5 | -1.5 | 0.0 | 10.5 | -5.6 | -13.3 | -5.4 | 13.2 |
| 1970 | -14.4 | 9.3 | 10.4 | -12.5 | -8.8 | -1.1 | -5.4 | 1.9 | 6.7 | -3.2 | 12.3 | 10.3 |
| 1969 | 8.5 | -4.0 | 10.3 | 5.4 | 2.9 | -5.8 | -7.9 | -0.3 | -3.8 | -0.2 | -6.0 | 2.7 |
| 1968 | -8.0 | -7.3 | 1.0 | 14.5 | -5.3 | -5.0 | -1.8 | 14.1 | 7.9 | 5.3 | -0.3 | -8.9 |
| 1967 | 15.2 | -9.4 | 21.4 | 12.4 | -7.9 | -1.7 | 7.2 | -1.6 | 1.9 | -4.9 | -6.4 | 3.3 |
| 1966 | -0.4 | -7.4 | 2.2 | -10.4 | 3.0 | -2.9 | -9.9 | -3.0 | -4.9 | 3.1 | 5.7 | -5.4 |
| 1965 | -0.9 | 8.9 | -7.9 | 13.0 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -3.5 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 7.3 | -6.3 |
| 1964 | 9.8 | 3.6 | 13.4 | -1.8 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 5.8 | -2.2 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 11.3 | -1.8 |
| 1963 | 3.7 | -9.1 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 19.1 | -2.8 | 1.3 | 3.5 | -3.6 | 8.3 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| 1962 | 7.1 | -1.5 | 1.2 | -12.6 | -3.2 | -7.3 | 0.4 | 10.6 | -10.3 | 5.2 | 9.9 | 3.5 |
| Avg | 1.4 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.8 | -0.2 | -0.5 | 1.8 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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Seasonality — average by calendar month
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +1.4% | +1.6% | +2.4% | +3.8% | -0.2% | -0.5% | +2.1% | -0.2% | -1.1% | +1.4% | +4.1% | +1.6% |
| Win rate | 55%/65 | 60%/65 | 65%/65 | 62%/65 | 54%/65 | 45%/65 | 58%/64 | 47%/64 | 44%/64 | 62%/64 | 69%/64 | 59%/64 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
Risk & extremes
Max drawdown
-73.4%
Worst peak-to-trough fall on record
Monthly volatility
±8.5%
Std. dev. of monthly returns
Positive months
57%
Share of completed months in the green
Best month
+40.82%
1999-04
Worst month
-35.26%
2008-10
Longest streaks
12▲ / 6▼
Consecutive up / down months
Drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
About Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc. measures its order book in years, not quarters — with price receipts on this site going back to 1962. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (1962) would be about $214,554 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 1999 at +40.82%; its worst, October 2008 at -35.26%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.