Caterpillar (CAT) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Caterpillar
CAT
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +15.0% | +13.0% | 4.6% | +14.3% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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% | +7.9% | 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% | +1.0% | 4.0% | +11.1% | +3.1% | +1.9% | +6.8% | +3.1% | +6.1% | +9.5% | +3.9% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +8.8% | +13.1% | +2.5% | 6.7% | +4.6% | +10.2% | 1.0% | +8.3% | 5.1% | +14.5% | 2.9% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +3.7% | 3.4% | +9.4% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 6.5% | 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% | +8.2% | 9.2% | +3.2% | 0.8% | 9.0% |
| 2013 | +9.8% | 6.1% | 5.8% | 2.0% | +1.3% | 3.9% | +1.2% | 0.4% | +1.0% | +0.6% | +1.5% | +7.4% |
| 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% | +20.7% | +0.4% | +7.6% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | 20.2% | +13.7% | +28.8% | 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% | +4.1% | +8.8% | +8.2% | 0.3% | +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% | 3.2% | +6.9% | +1.2% | +13.7% | +2.9% | +5.9% | 10.1% | +9.9% | 0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | 3.0% | +4.4% | 1.3% | 3.1% | +5.4% | 7.0% | 1.1% | +10.7% | +0.6% | +13.7% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +6.8% | +4.7% | +7.6% | 0.9% | +6.7% | +22.0% | +6.5% | 4.2% | +7.0% | +3.8% | +9.1% |
| 2002 | 3.1% | +10.4% | +2.4% | 3.3% | 4.3% | 6.3% | 8.0% | 2.4% | 14.7% | +10.8% | +22.1% | 8.3% |
| 2001 | 5.8% | 6.0% | +6.7% | +14.0% | +7.9% | 7.6% | +10.8% | 9.2% | 10.4% | +0.6% | +6.1% | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 9.2% | 17.4% | +12.5% | +0.8% | 3.0% | 11.4% | +1.5% | +7.9% | 8.1% | +5.0% | +12.2% | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 5.3% | +5.2% | +0.8% | +40.8% | 14.7% | +9.4% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | +1.5% | 16.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | +13.7% | +0.9% | +3.9% | 3.5% | 3.7% | 7.7% | 13.4% | +5.9% | +1.6% | +10.1% | 7.0% |
| 1997 | +3.8% | +0.7% | +2.5% | +11.6% | +9.7% | +9.9% | +4.8% | +3.6% | 7.1% | 4.5% | 6.5% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | +10.0% | +3.8% | +1.9% | 5.3% | +2.5% | +3.2% | 2.2% | +4.5% | +9.4% | 8.5% | +15.3% | 4.9% |
| 1995 | 6.4% | +0.5% | +7.5% | +5.9% | +2.9% | +6.7% | +10.1% | 4.6% | 15.3% | +0.4% | +8.0% | 4.1% |
| 1994 | +17.2% | +4.0% | +3.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 6.5% | +8.7% | +6.5% | 6.3% | +10.8% | 9.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | +4.9% | +3.4% | +1.8% | +17.5% | +3.3% | +4.6% | +3.0% | +6.8% | 3.8% | +16.1% | 6.8% | +4.5% |
| 1992 | +6.9% | +4.5% | +2.5% | +12.7% | +7.5% | 11.1% | +3.3% | 12.7% | +8.0% | +0.3% | +8.7% | 5.6% |
| 1991 | +6.2% | +9.8% | 12.5% | +0.0% | +8.7% | 4.5% | +0.0% | 3.3% | 6.0% | +8.0% | 14.1% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 3.8% | +9.3% | +0.9% | +0.9% | +9.3% | 21.4% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 2.1% | 2.6% | +0.9% | +14.5% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | 5.2% | 2.9% | +6.6% | +5.6% | 9.4% | +3.2% | +8.2% | 4.9% | 5.8% | +2.3% | 1.3% |
| 1988 | 5.6% | +11.5% | 4.1% | +0.9% | 1.2% | +9.5% | 7.9% | 10.7% | +3.4% | +7.6% | +2.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | +9.2% | +5.3% | +5.0% | +0.0% | +7.6% | +3.3% | +21.6% | 4.7% | +18.9% | 32.4% | +14.3% | +9.1% |
| 1986 | +9.3% | +11.1% | +3.8% | +0.7% | +2.6% | 8.2% | 10.2% | +11.3% | 23.8% | +5.6% | 0.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | +8.3% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | +10.0% | 4.5% | +11.9% | 2.7% | 1.6% | +0.6% | +12.2% | +5.4% |
| 1984 | +3.0% | 6.3% | +13.0% | 7.5% | 13.3% | 7.9% | 7.0% | +12.7% | 9.7% | 11.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | +7.4% | +3.4% | 3.3% | +9.9% | +0.4% | +0.9% | 6.2% | 10.4% | +11.1% | 9.5% | +14.1% | +6.0% |
| 1982 | 4.4% | 10.1% | +2.8% | 4.1% | 20.0% | +1.2% | +0.6% | +9.4% | 16.0% | +13.4% | +3.9% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +15.7% | +0.3% | +11.5% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 4.8% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 6.3% | +13.8% | 2.7% |
| 1980 | +5.0% | 5.9% | 10.9% | 0.9% | +4.8% | +6.8% | +11.9% | 9.9% | +5.1% | +2.4% | +9.8% | 7.5% |
| 1979 | +3.4% | 4.8% | +2.7% | 7.2% | +0.4% | 0.4% | +0.8% | +2.4% | 2.0% | 10.8% | +8.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 9.8% | 0.5% | 4.1% | +17.1% | +0.4% | +0.4% | +7.2% | +0.4% | 1.9% | 6.1% | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 11.2% | 1.7% | +8.0% | 0.4% | +3.7% | +2.4% | 8.1% | 3.4% | +7.4% | 6.5% | +6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | +15.0% | +8.0% | 4.3% | +5.7% | +1.5% | +2.7% | +1.5% | 5.1% | 5.4% | +4.9% | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | +15.3% | +13.3% | +4.3% | +1.5% | 2.5% | +2.6% | +1.5% | 1.5% | 2.5% | +9.3% | 3.3% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 10.6% | +1.1% | 2.2% | 0.6% | +2.9% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 14.6% | +28.5% | 2.5% | 6.5% |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +1.1% | 2.1% | 1.1% | 4.9% | 1.7% | +6.9% | +3.2% | +10.5% | +0.9% | 7.0% | +0.5% |
| 1972 | +3.5% | 1.4% | +11.1% | +0.6% | +5.0% | +4.1% | +3.4% | +6.6% | 1.0% | +0.0% | +5.7% | 2.5% |
| 1971 | +11.8% | 1.4% | +1.4% | +12.0% | 7.5% | 1.4% | +0.0% | +10.3% | 5.6% | 13.2% | 5.3% | +13.7% |
| 1970 | 14.3% | +9.3% | +11.0% | 13.0% | 8.8% | 1.0% | 5.4% | +1.8% | +6.8% | 2.8% | +11.7% | +10.4% |
| 1969 | +7.7% | 4.3% | +10.4% | +4.7% | +3.2% | 6.3% | 8.7% | +0.0% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 6.1% | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 8.5% | 7.6% | +0.9% | +14.5% | 4.8% | 5.0% | 2.6% | +13.5% | +7.9% | +5.1% | 0.7% | 8.5% |
| 1967 | +14.4% | 9.2% | +21.3% | +11.5% | 7.5% | 2.2% | +6.8% | 1.4% | +1.4% | 5.0% | 6.7% | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 1.4% | 6.8% | +2.2% | 10.8% | +2.4% | 2.4% | 11.3% | 2.7% | 4.7% | +2.0% | +5.8% | 5.5% |
| 1965 | 1.6% | +9.1% | 8.3% | +12.4% | 2.9% | 3.0% | 3.9% | +6.5% | +6.1% | +5.8% | +7.5% | 6.3% |
| 1964 | +9.0% | +3.7% | +13.3% | 2.3% | +3.2% | +5.8% | +5.7% | 2.9% | +6.0% | +5.7% | +11.6% | 1.6% |
| 1963 | +2.6% | 8.8% | +4.1% | +2.0% | +19.4% | 2.7% | +0.6% | +3.3% | 3.7% | +7.8% | +1.0% | +2.0% |
| 1962 | +6.9% | 1.8% | +1.2% | 12.9% | 3.4% | 7.0% | 0.8% | +10.6% | 10.3% | +4.6% | +10.2% | +3.3% |
| Avg | +1.3% | +1.6% | +2.4% | +3.5% | 0.1% | 0.9% | +2.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | +1.2% | +4.1% | +1.6% |
| Median | +2.8% | +1.9% | +2.2% | +1.2% | +0.7% | 1.1% | +0.9% | 0.7% | 1.9% | +0.8% | +4.5% | +1.0% |
| Win % | 55% | 60% | 65% | 58% | 55% | 44% | 55% | 47% | 44% | 61% | 69% | 58% |
2026
Jan+15.0%
Feb+13.0%
Mar4.6%
Apr+14.3%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+2.8%
Feb7.4%
Mar4.1%
Apr5.8%
May+12.5%
Jun+11.5%
Jul+13.2%
Aug4.3%
Sep+13.9%
Oct+21.3%
Nov0.3%
Dec0.5%
2024
Jan+2.0%
Feb+11.2%
Mar+9.7%
Apr8.4%
May+1.2%
Jun1.6%
Jul+4.4%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+9.8%
Oct3.5%
Nov+7.9%
Dec10.7%
2023
Jan+5.8%
Feb5.0%
Mar4.5%
Apr3.9%
May6.0%
Jun+19.6%
Jul+8.3%
Aug+6.0%
Sep2.9%
Oct16.8%
Nov+10.9%
Dec+17.9%
2022
Jan2.0%
Feb6.9%
Mar+18.8%
Apr5.1%
May+2.5%
Jun17.2%
Jul+11.7%
Aug6.8%
Sep11.2%
Oct+32.8%
Nov+9.2%
Dec+1.3%
2021
Jan+1.0%
Feb+18.1%
Mar+7.4%
Apr1.2%
May+5.7%
Jun9.7%
Jul4.5%
Aug+2.0%
Sep9.0%
Oct+6.9%
Nov5.2%
Dec+6.9%
2020
Jan10.4%
Feb5.4%
Mar6.6%
Apr+1.2%
May+3.2%
Jun+5.3%
Jul+5.8%
Aug+7.1%
Sep+4.8%
Oct+5.9%
Nov+10.5%
Dec+4.9%
2019
Jan+5.5%
Feb+3.1%
Mar1.4%
Apr+3.5%
May14.1%
Jun+13.8%
Jul2.6%
Aug9.6%
Sep+6.1%
Oct+9.9%
Nov+5.0%
Dec+2.0%
2018
Jan+3.8%
Feb5.0%
Mar4.7%
Apr1.6%
May+5.2%
Jun10.7%
Jul+6.6%
Aug3.4%
Sep+9.8%
Oct19.9%
Nov+11.8%
Dec6.3%
2017
Jan+4.0%
Feb+1.0%
Mar4.0%
Apr+11.1%
May+3.1%
Jun+1.9%
Jul+6.8%
Aug+3.1%
Sep+6.1%
Oct+9.5%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+11.6%
2016
Jan7.3%
Feb+8.8%
Mar+13.1%
Apr+2.5%
May6.7%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+10.2%
Aug1.0%
Sep+8.3%
Oct5.1%
Nov+14.5%
Dec2.9%
2015
Jan11.9%
Feb+3.7%
Mar3.4%
Apr+9.4%
May1.8%
Jun0.6%
Jul6.5%
Aug2.8%
Sep14.5%
Oct+12.9%
Nov0.5%
Dec6.5%
2014
Jan+4.1%
Feb+3.3%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+6.7%
May3.0%
Jun+6.3%
Jul6.7%
Aug+8.2%
Sep9.2%
Oct+3.2%
Nov0.8%
Dec9.0%
2013
Jan+9.8%
Feb6.1%
Mar5.8%
Apr2.0%
May+1.3%
Jun3.9%
Jul+1.2%
Aug0.4%
Sep+1.0%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+7.4%
2012
Jan+21.0%
Feb+4.7%
Mar6.7%
Apr3.1%
May14.7%
Jun3.1%
Jul0.2%
Aug+1.3%
Sep+0.8%
Oct0.8%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+5.7%
2011
Jan+4.1%
Feb+6.1%
Mar+8.2%
Apr+4.1%
May8.3%
Jun+0.6%
Jul6.8%
Aug7.9%
Sep18.9%
Oct+28.6%
Nov+3.6%
Dec7.4%
2010
Jan7.7%
Feb+9.2%
Mar+10.2%
Apr+9.0%
May10.8%
Jun1.1%
Jul+16.9%
Aug6.6%
Sep+20.7%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+7.6%
Dec+10.7%
2009
Jan30.2%
Feb20.2%
Mar+13.7%
Apr+28.8%
May0.3%
Jun6.8%
Jul+35.0%
Aug+2.8%
Sep+13.3%
Oct+8.0%
Nov+6.0%
Dec2.4%
2008
Jan1.6%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+8.2%
Apr+5.1%
May+0.9%
Jun10.7%
Jul5.3%
Aug+1.7%
Sep15.7%
Oct35.3%
Nov+7.3%
Dec+9.0%
2007
Jan+5.0%
Feb+0.6%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+8.8%
May+8.2%
Jun0.3%
Jul+1.1%
Aug3.9%
Sep+3.5%
Oct4.4%
Nov3.6%
Dec+0.9%
2006
Jan+18.0%
Feb+7.6%
Mar1.7%
Apr+5.8%
May3.7%
Jun+2.1%
Jul4.4%
Aug6.4%
Sep0.8%
Oct7.3%
Nov+2.2%
Dec1.1%
2005
Jan8.2%
Feb+6.7%
Mar3.8%
Apr3.2%
May+6.9%
Jun+1.2%
Jul+13.7%
Aug+2.9%
Sep+5.9%
Oct10.1%
Nov+9.9%
Dec0.0%
2004
Jan5.5%
Feb3.0%
Mar+4.4%
Apr1.3%
May3.1%
Jun+5.4%
Jul7.0%
Aug1.1%
Sep+10.7%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+13.7%
Dec+6.5%
2003
Jan3.1%
Feb+6.8%
Mar+4.7%
Apr+7.6%
May0.9%
Jun+6.7%
Jul+22.0%
Aug+6.5%
Sep4.2%
Oct+7.0%
Nov+3.8%
Dec+9.1%
2002
Jan3.1%
Feb+10.4%
Mar+2.4%
Apr3.3%
May4.3%
Jun6.3%
Jul8.0%
Aug2.4%
Sep14.7%
Oct+10.8%
Nov+22.1%
Dec8.3%
2001
Jan5.8%
Feb6.0%
Mar+6.7%
Apr+14.0%
May+7.9%
Jun7.6%
Jul+10.8%
Aug9.2%
Sep10.4%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+6.1%
Dec+10.2%
2000
Jan9.2%
Feb17.4%
Mar+12.5%
Apr+0.8%
May3.0%
Jun11.4%
Jul+1.5%
Aug+7.9%
Sep8.1%
Oct+5.0%
Nov+12.2%
Dec+20.4%
1999
Jan5.3%
Feb+5.2%
Mar+0.8%
Apr+40.8%
May14.7%
Jun+9.4%
Jul1.8%
Aug3.4%
Sep3.2%
Oct+1.5%
Nov16.1%
Dec+1.4%
1998
Jan0.5%
Feb+13.7%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+3.9%
May3.5%
Jun3.7%
Jul7.7%
Aug13.4%
Sep+5.9%
Oct+1.6%
Nov+10.1%
Dec7.0%
1997
Jan+3.8%
Feb+0.7%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+11.6%
May+9.7%
Jun+9.9%
Jul+4.8%
Aug+3.6%
Sep7.1%
Oct4.5%
Nov6.5%
Dec+1.1%
1996
Jan+10.0%
Feb+3.8%
Mar+1.9%
Apr5.3%
May+2.5%
Jun+3.2%
Jul2.2%
Aug+4.5%
Sep+9.4%
Oct8.5%
Nov+15.3%
Dec4.9%
1995
Jan6.4%
Feb+0.5%
Mar+7.5%
Apr+5.9%
May+2.9%
Jun+6.7%
Jul+10.1%
Aug4.6%
Sep15.3%
Oct+0.4%
Nov+8.0%
Dec4.1%
1994
Jan+17.2%
Feb+4.0%
Mar+3.7%
Apr2.0%
May2.7%
Jun6.5%
Jul+8.7%
Aug+6.5%
Sep6.3%
Oct+10.8%
Nov9.5%
Dec+1.9%
1993
Jan+4.9%
Feb+3.4%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+17.5%
May+3.3%
Jun+4.6%
Jul+3.0%
Aug+6.8%
Sep3.8%
Oct+16.1%
Nov6.8%
Dec+4.5%
1992
Jan+6.9%
Feb+4.5%
Mar+2.5%
Apr+12.7%
May+7.5%
Jun11.1%
Jul+3.3%
Aug12.7%
Sep+8.0%
Oct+0.3%
Nov+8.7%
Dec5.6%
1991
Jan+6.2%
Feb+9.8%
Mar12.5%
Apr+0.0%
May+8.7%
Jun4.5%
Jul+0.0%
Aug3.3%
Sep6.0%
Oct+8.0%
Nov14.1%
Dec+6.5%
1990
Jan3.8%
Feb+9.3%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+0.9%
May+9.3%
Jun21.4%
Jul7.0%
Aug11.6%
Sep2.1%
Oct2.6%
Nov+0.9%
Dec+14.5%
1989
Jan2.1%
Feb5.2%
Mar2.9%
Apr+6.6%
May+5.6%
Jun9.4%
Jul+3.2%
Aug+8.2%
Sep4.9%
Oct5.8%
Nov+2.3%
Dec1.3%
1988
Jan5.6%
Feb+11.5%
Mar4.1%
Apr+0.9%
May1.2%
Jun+9.5%
Jul7.9%
Aug10.7%
Sep+3.4%
Oct+7.6%
Nov+2.8%
Dec+0.3%
1987
Jan+9.2%
Feb+5.3%
Mar+5.0%
Apr+0.0%
May+7.6%
Jun+3.3%
Jul+21.6%
Aug4.7%
Sep+18.9%
Oct32.4%
Nov+14.3%
Dec+9.1%
1986
Jan+9.3%
Feb+11.1%
Mar+3.8%
Apr+0.7%
May+2.6%
Jun8.2%
Jul10.2%
Aug+11.3%
Sep23.8%
Oct+5.6%
Nov0.5%
Dec+1.0%
1985
Jan+8.3%
Feb1.8%
Mar1.8%
Apr1.8%
May+10.0%
Jun4.5%
Jul+11.9%
Aug2.7%
Sep1.6%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+12.2%
Dec+5.4%
1984
Jan+3.0%
Feb6.3%
Mar+13.0%
Apr7.5%
May13.3%
Jun7.9%
Jul7.0%
Aug+12.7%
Sep9.7%
Oct11.4%
Nov+0.0%
Dec+0.0%
1983
Jan+7.4%
Feb+3.4%
Mar3.3%
Apr+9.9%
May+0.4%
Jun+0.9%
Jul6.2%
Aug10.4%
Sep+11.1%
Oct9.5%
Nov+14.1%
Dec+6.0%
1982
Jan4.4%
Feb10.1%
Mar+2.8%
Apr4.1%
May20.0%
Jun+1.2%
Jul+0.6%
Aug+9.4%
Sep16.0%
Oct+13.4%
Nov+3.9%
Dec+2.2%
1981
Jan4.2%
Feb+15.7%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+11.5%
May5.6%
Jun3.3%
Jul4.8%
Aug6.8%
Sep8.1%
Oct6.3%
Nov+13.8%
Dec2.7%
1980
Jan+5.0%
Feb5.9%
Mar10.9%
Apr0.9%
May+4.8%
Jun+6.8%
Jul+11.9%
Aug9.9%
Sep+5.1%
Oct+2.4%
Nov+9.8%
Dec7.5%
1979
Jan+3.4%
Feb4.8%
Mar+2.7%
Apr7.2%
May+0.4%
Jun0.4%
Jul+0.8%
Aug+2.4%
Sep2.0%
Oct10.8%
Nov+8.6%
Dec+0.0%
1978
Jan9.8%
Feb0.5%
Mar4.1%
Apr+17.1%
May+0.4%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+7.2%
Aug+0.4%
Sep1.9%
Oct6.1%
Nov+2.0%
Dec+4.0%
1977
Jan11.2%
Feb1.7%
Mar+8.0%
Apr0.4%
May+3.7%
Jun+2.4%
Jul8.1%
Aug3.4%
Sep+7.4%
Oct6.5%
Nov+6.5%
Dec+0.0%
1976
Jan+15.0%
Feb+8.0%
Mar4.3%
Apr+5.7%
May+1.5%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+1.5%
Aug5.1%
Sep5.4%
Oct+4.9%
Nov1.2%
Dec+1.2%
1975
Jan+15.3%
Feb+13.3%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+1.5%
May2.5%
Jun+2.6%
Jul+1.5%
Aug1.5%
Sep2.5%
Oct+9.3%
Nov3.3%
Dec+1.0%
1974
Jan10.6%
Feb+1.1%
Mar2.2%
Apr0.6%
May+2.9%
Jun2.8%
Jul6.9%
Aug11.7%
Sep14.6%
Oct+28.5%
Nov2.5%
Dec6.5%
1973
Jan4.5%
Feb+1.1%
Mar2.1%
Apr1.1%
May4.9%
Jun1.7%
Jul+6.9%
Aug+3.2%
Sep+10.5%
Oct+0.9%
Nov7.0%
Dec+0.5%
1972
Jan+3.5%
Feb1.4%
Mar+11.1%
Apr+0.6%
May+5.0%
Jun+4.1%
Jul+3.4%
Aug+6.6%
Sep1.0%
Oct+0.0%
Nov+5.7%
Dec2.5%
1971
Jan+11.8%
Feb1.4%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+12.0%
May7.5%
Jun1.4%
Jul+0.0%
Aug+10.3%
Sep5.6%
Oct13.2%
Nov5.3%
Dec+13.7%
1970
Jan14.3%
Feb+9.3%
Mar+11.0%
Apr13.0%
May8.8%
Jun1.0%
Jul5.4%
Aug+1.8%
Sep+6.8%
Oct2.8%
Nov+11.7%
Dec+10.4%
1969
Jan+7.7%
Feb4.3%
Mar+10.4%
Apr+4.7%
May+3.2%
Jun6.3%
Jul8.7%
Aug+0.0%
Sep3.6%
Oct0.8%
Nov6.1%
Dec+2.4%
1968
Jan8.5%
Feb7.6%
Mar+0.9%
Apr+14.5%
May4.8%
Jun5.0%
Jul2.6%
Aug+13.5%
Sep+7.9%
Oct+5.1%
Nov0.7%
Dec8.5%
1967
Jan+14.4%
Feb9.2%
Mar+21.3%
Apr+11.5%
May7.5%
Jun2.2%
Jul+6.8%
Aug1.4%
Sep+1.4%
Oct5.0%
Nov6.7%
Dec+3.2%
1966
Jan1.4%
Feb6.8%
Mar+2.2%
Apr10.8%
May+2.4%
Jun2.4%
Jul11.3%
Aug2.7%
Sep4.7%
Oct+2.0%
Nov+5.8%
Dec5.5%
1965
Jan1.6%
Feb+9.1%
Mar8.3%
Apr+12.4%
May2.9%
Jun3.0%
Jul3.9%
Aug+6.5%
Sep+6.1%
Oct+5.8%
Nov+7.5%
Dec6.3%
1964
Jan+9.0%
Feb+3.7%
Mar+13.3%
Apr2.3%
May+3.2%
Jun+5.8%
Jul+5.7%
Aug2.9%
Sep+6.0%
Oct+5.7%
Nov+11.6%
Dec1.6%
1963
Jan+2.6%
Feb8.8%
Mar+4.1%
Apr+2.0%
May+19.4%
Jun2.7%
Jul+0.6%
Aug+3.3%
Sep3.7%
Oct+7.8%
Nov+1.0%
Dec+2.0%
1962
Jan+6.9%
Feb1.8%
Mar+1.2%
Apr12.9%
May3.4%
Jun7.0%
Jul0.8%
Aug+10.6%
Sep10.3%
Oct+4.6%
Nov+10.2%
Dec+3.3%
Avg
Jan+1.3%
Feb+1.6%
Mar+2.4%
Apr+3.5%
May0.1%
Jun0.9%
Jul+2.0%
Aug0.2%
Sep0.9%
Oct+1.2%
Nov+4.1%
Dec+1.6%
Median
Jan+2.8%
Feb+1.9%
Mar+2.2%
Apr+1.2%
May+0.7%
Jun1.1%
Jul+0.9%
Aug0.7%
Sep1.9%
Oct+0.8%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+1.0%
Win %
Jan55%
Feb60%
Mar65%
Apr58%
May55%
Jun44%
Jul55%
Aug47%
Sep44%
Oct61%
Nov69%
Dec58%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, November is the best performing month for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with an average return of +4.07%.
What is the worst performing month for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, September is the worst performing month for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with an average return of 0.94%.
What is the best performing quarter for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with an average return of +6.55%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, Q3 is the worst performing quarter for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with an average return of +1.05%.
What is the best performing year for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, 2003 is the best performing year for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with a return of +86.12%.
What is the worst performing year for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Caterpillar (CAT) stock with a return of 36.80%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, November has the highest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock — positive in 69% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, June has the lowest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock — positive in 44% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock — positive in 67% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock?
- Historically, Q3 has the lowest win rate for Caterpillar (CAT) stock — positive in 53% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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