Caterpillar Retained Earnings from 2010 to 2025

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USD 342.62 0.95 0.28%

Caterpillar Retained Earnings yearly trend continues to be comparatively stable with very little volatility. Retained Earnings are likely to outpace its year average in 2025. Retained Earnings is the cumulative amount of net income that Caterpillar retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends. View All Fundamentals

Retained Earnings

First Reported

1985-12-31

Previous Quarter

57.9 B

Current Value

59.4 B

Quarterly Volatility

15 B

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Check Caterpillar financial statements over time to gain insight into future company performance. You can evaluate financial statements to find patterns among Caterpillar's main balance sheet or income statement drivers, such as Depreciation And Amortization of 1.8 B, Interest Expense of 456.7 M or Selling General Administrative of 3.9 B, as well as many indicators such as Price To Sales Ratio of 2.86, Dividend Yield of 0.0176 or PTB Ratio of 9.51. Caterpillar financial statements analysis is a perfect complement when working with Caterpillar Valuation or Volatility modules.

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Latest Caterpillar's Retained Earnings Growth Pattern

Below is the plot of the Retained Earnings of Caterpillar over the last few years. It is the cumulative amount of net income that a company retains for reinvestment in its operations, rather than distributing it to shareholders as dividends. Caterpillar's Retained Earnings historical data analysis aims to capture in quantitative terms the overall pattern of either growth or decline in Caterpillar's overall financial position and show how it may be relating to other accounts over time.

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Last Reported 59.35 B

10 Years Trend

Slightly volatile

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Retained Earnings

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Caterpillar Retained Earnings Regression Statistics

	Arithmetic Mean	35,096,225,000
	Geometric Mean	30,186,064,212
	Coefficient Of Variation	40.86
	Mean Deviation	10,038,406,250
	Median	33,887,000,000
	Standard Deviation	14,340,558,251
	Sample Variance	205651610.9T
	Range	60B
	R-Value	0.87
	Mean Square Error	54023932.2T
	R-Squared	0.75
	Significance	0.000013
	Slope	2,616,935,294
	Total Sum of Squares	3084774164.1T

Caterpillar Retained Earnings History

	2025	62.3 B
	2024	59.4 B
	2023	51.2 B
	2022	43.5 B
	2021	39.3 B
	2020	35.2 B
	2019	34.4 B

Other Fundumenentals of Caterpillar

Retained Earnings Total Equity

Caterpillar Retained Earnings component correlations

	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Property Plant Equipment	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Treasury Stock	Current Deferred Revenue	Good Will	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Long Term Investments	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.61	0.7	0.45	0.98	0.99	0.96	0.73	0.44	0.76	0.83	0.81	0.65	-0.43	-0.16	0.87	0.03	0.18	0.44	0.35	0.17	-0.02	0.01	0.12	0.04
Total Stockholder Equity	0.61		0.04	0.89	0.64	0.57	0.62	0.12	0.0	0.53	0.54	0.59	0.52	-0.58	-0.08	0.47	0.17	0.55	0.49	0.23	0.24	0.23	0.33	0.46	0.61
Net Debt	0.7	0.04		-0.17	0.65	0.72	0.61	0.95	0.66	0.58	0.5	0.39	0.27	0.0	-0.17	0.77	-0.13	-0.23	0.0	0.11	-0.11	-0.27	-0.33	-0.31	-0.54
Retained Earnings	0.45	0.89	-0.17		0.52	0.43	0.55	-0.03	-0.36	0.24	0.52	0.66	0.62	-0.83	-0.21	0.21	0.29	0.58	0.67	0.42	0.47	0.35	0.34	0.72	0.85
Net Receivables	0.98	0.64	0.65	0.52		0.98	0.98	0.67	0.38	0.71	0.87	0.84	0.64	-0.5	-0.15	0.85	0.06	0.19	0.45	0.33	0.23	0.05	0.04	0.22	0.12
Total Liab	0.99	0.57	0.72	0.43	0.98		0.95	0.75	0.47	0.74	0.83	0.81	0.65	-0.42	-0.19	0.89	0.02	0.1	0.43	0.37	0.19	0.0	-0.01	0.1	0.01
Total Current Assets	0.96	0.62	0.61	0.55	0.98	0.95		0.65	0.24	0.63	0.91	0.88	0.68	-0.58	-0.14	0.75	0.13	0.33	0.51	0.37	0.28	0.07	0.05	0.31	0.21
Short Term Debt	0.73	0.12	0.95	-0.03	0.67	0.75	0.65		0.5	0.51	0.47	0.53	0.43	-0.18	-0.37	0.75	-0.06	-0.15	0.18	0.32	0.14	-0.17	-0.22	-0.18	-0.42
Intangible Assets	0.44	0.0	0.66	-0.36	0.38	0.47	0.24	0.5		0.69	0.19	-0.12	-0.2	0.57	0.27	0.71	-0.36	-0.53	-0.44	-0.36	-0.56	-0.4	-0.22	-0.69	-0.68
Property Plant Equipment	0.76	0.53	0.58	0.24	0.71	0.74	0.63	0.51	0.69		0.46	0.37	0.33	-0.01	0.17	0.77	-0.05	0.06	0.14	0.02	-0.37	-0.32	-0.09	-0.2	-0.16
Accounts Payable	0.83	0.54	0.5	0.52	0.87	0.83	0.91	0.47	0.19	0.46		0.76	0.51	-0.55	0.0	0.62	0.06	0.29	0.36	0.2	0.18	0.05	-0.09	0.32	0.29
Common Stock	0.81	0.59	0.39	0.66	0.84	0.81	0.88	0.53	-0.12	0.37	0.76		0.88	-0.82	-0.49	0.56	0.29	0.42	0.78	0.69	0.59	0.31	0.1	0.55	0.41
Long Term Debt	0.65	0.52	0.27	0.62	0.64	0.65	0.68	0.43	-0.2	0.33	0.51	0.88		-0.78	-0.66	0.45	0.27	0.37	0.95	0.89	0.52	0.36	0.13	0.52	0.37
Treasury Stock	-0.43	-0.58	0.0	-0.83	-0.5	-0.42	-0.58	-0.18	0.57	-0.01	-0.55	-0.82	-0.78		0.51	-0.13	-0.41	-0.57	-0.81	-0.67	-0.69	-0.43	-0.16	-0.83	-0.76
Current Deferred Revenue	-0.16	-0.08	-0.17	-0.21	-0.15	-0.19	-0.14	-0.37	0.27	0.17	0.0	-0.49	-0.66	0.51		-0.23	-0.23	0.05	-0.63	-0.81	-0.63	-0.56	-0.12	-0.35	-0.08
Good Will	0.87	0.47	0.77	0.21	0.85	0.89	0.75	0.75	0.71	0.77	0.62	0.56	0.45	-0.13	-0.23		-0.03	-0.17	0.19	0.19	-0.01	0.07	-0.01	-0.1	-0.23
Short Term Investments	0.03	0.17	-0.13	0.29	0.06	0.02	0.13	-0.06	-0.36	-0.05	0.06	0.29	0.27	-0.41	-0.23	-0.03		0.28	0.3	0.19	0.32	0.56	0.17	0.61	0.41
Net Tangible Assets	0.18	0.55	-0.23	0.58	0.19	0.1	0.33	-0.15	-0.53	0.06	0.29	0.42	0.37	-0.57	0.05	-0.17	0.28		0.47	0.17	0.23	0.15	0.13	0.58	0.63
Long Term Debt Total	0.44	0.49	0.0	0.67	0.45	0.43	0.51	0.18	-0.44	0.14	0.36	0.78	0.95	-0.81	-0.63	0.19	0.3	0.47		0.91	0.57	0.41	0.23	0.62	0.52
Long Term Investments	0.35	0.23	0.11	0.42	0.33	0.37	0.37	0.32	-0.36	0.02	0.2	0.69	0.89	-0.67	-0.81	0.19	0.19	0.17	0.91		0.62	0.32	0.12	0.38	0.26
Short Long Term Debt	0.17	0.24	-0.11	0.47	0.23	0.19	0.28	0.14	-0.56	-0.37	0.18	0.59	0.52	-0.69	-0.63	-0.01	0.32	0.23	0.57	0.62		0.56	0.43	0.61	0.43
Cash And Equivalents	-0.02	0.23	-0.27	0.35	0.05	0.0	0.07	-0.17	-0.4	-0.32	0.05	0.31	0.36	-0.43	-0.56	0.07	0.56	0.15	0.41	0.32	0.56		0.46	0.71	0.44
Net Invested Capital	0.01	0.33	-0.33	0.34	0.04	-0.01	0.05	-0.22	-0.22	-0.09	-0.09	0.1	0.13	-0.16	-0.12	-0.01	0.17	0.13	0.23	0.12	0.43	0.46		0.36	0.26
Net Working Capital	0.12	0.46	-0.31	0.72	0.22	0.1	0.31	-0.18	-0.69	-0.2	0.32	0.55	0.52	-0.83	-0.35	-0.1	0.61	0.58	0.62	0.38	0.61	0.71	0.36		0.83
Capital Stock	0.04	0.61	-0.54	0.85	0.12	0.01	0.21	-0.42	-0.68	-0.16	0.29	0.41	0.37	-0.76	-0.08	-0.23	0.41	0.63	0.52	0.26	0.43	0.44	0.26	0.83

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About Caterpillar Financial Statements

Caterpillar shareholders use historical fundamental indicators, such as Retained Earnings, to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Caterpillar investors may analyze each financial statement separately, they are all interrelated. The changes in Caterpillar's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses on on Caterpillar's income statement. Understanding these patterns can help investors time the market effectively. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

	Last Reported	Projected for Next Year
Retained Earnings	59.4 B	62.3 B
Retained Earnings Total Equity	50 B	34 B

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