Caterpillar (LIM:CAT) Gross-Profit-to-Asset % : 22.96% (As of Mar. 2025)

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What is Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset %?

Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is calculated as Gross Profit divided by its average Total Assets over a certain period of time. Caterpillar's annualized Gross Profit for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $19,832 Mil. Caterpillar's average Total Assets over the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $86,369 Mil. Therefore, Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was 22.96%.

Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % can be seen below:

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Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Chart

Caterpillar Annual Data

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Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

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15.41

18.62

21.26

27.46

26.62

Caterpillar Quarterly Data
	Jun20	Sep20	Dec20	Mar21	Jun21	Sep21	Dec21	Mar22	Jun22	Sep22	Dec22	Mar23	Jun23	Sep23	Dec23	Mar24	Jun24	Sep24	Dec24	Mar25
Gross-Profit-to-Asset %	Get a 7-Day Free Trial															27.28	29.81	26.90	25.54	22.96

Competitive Comparison of Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery subindustry, Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, along with its competitors' market caps and Gross-Profit-to-Asset % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Distribution in the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery Industry

For the Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery industry and Industrials sector, Caterpillar's Gross-Profit-to-Asset % distribution charts can be found below:

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Caterpillar Gross-Profit-to-Asset % Calculation

Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2024 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %	=	Gross Profit (A: Dec. 2024 )	/	( (Total Assets (A: Dec. 2023 )	+	Total Assets (A: Dec. 2024 ))	/ count )
	=	23324	/	( (87476	+	87764)	/ 2 )
	=	23324	/	87620
	=	26.62 %

Caterpillar's annualized Gross-Profit-to-Asset % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

Gross-Profit-to-Asset %	=	Gross Profit (Q: Mar. 2025 )	/	( (Total Assets (Q: Dec. 2024 )	+	Total Assets (Q: Mar. 2025 ))	/ count )
	=	19832	/	( (87764	+	84974)	/ 2 )
	=	19832	/	86369
	=	22.96 %

In the calculation of annual Gross-Profit-to-Asset %, the Gross Profit of the last fiscal year and the average total assets over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the Gross Profit data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2025) data. Gross-Profit-to-Asset % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.

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Address

5205 N. O'Connor Boulevard, Suite 100, Irving, TX, USA, 75039

Website

https://www.caterpillar.com

Caterpillar is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. Its reporting segments are: construction industries (40% sales/47% operating profit, or OP), resource industries (20% sales/19% OP), and energy & transportation (40% sales/34% OP). Market share approaches 20% across many products. Caterpillar operates a captive finance subsidiary to facilitate sales. The firm has global reach (46% US sales/54% ex-US). Construction skews more domestic, while the other divisions are more geographically diversified. An independent network of 156 dealers operates approximately 2,800 facilities, giving Caterpillar reach into about 190 countries for sales and support services.