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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT): what if you had invested?

How much $1,000 invested in Caterpillar Inc. would be worth today — for every entry year. Click a year for the full breakdown with a chart.

$1,000 invested on the first trading day of each yearNYSE · CAT
Entry yearValue todayTotal returnCAGR
1990$260,072+25907%+16.37%
1991$320,782+31978%+17.55%
1992$334,108+33311%+18.24%
1993$264,764+26376%+18.01%
1994$159,654+15865%+16.79%
1995$128,625+12762%+16.56%
1996$116,493+11549%+16.77%
1997$92,779+9178%+16.48%
1998$67,844+6684%+15.83%
1999$68,651+6765%+16.50%
2000$65,376+6438%+16.96%
2001$66,269+6527%+17.73%
2002$57,742+5674%+17.85%
2003$60,563+5956%+18.91%
2004$34,132+3313%+16.83%
2005$29,107+2811%+16.82%
2006$23,504+2250%+16.49%
2007$21,864+2086%+16.96%
2008$18,591+1759%+16.93%
2009$27,268+2627%+20.55%
2010$20,922+1992%+19.99%
2011$12,688+1169%+17.58%
2012$12,477+1148%+18.75%
2013$12,209+1121%+20.06%
2014$12,447+1145%+21.98%
2015$11,859+1086%+23.56%
2016$15,448+1445%+29.20%
2017$10,731+973.07%+27.76%
2018$6,235+523.46%+23.44%
2019$7,578+657.77%+30.13%
2020$6,187+518.66%+31.30%
2021$4,963+396.32%+32.56%
2022$4,278+327.80%+36.36%
2023$3,622+262.19%+41.76%
2024$2,897+189.65%+48.46%
2025$2,319+131.94%+64.55%

Based on adjusted close (dividends and splits included). Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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