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CATERPILLAR INC reported Research And Development Expense of $2.15 billion for the year ending 2025.
- CATERPILLAR INC showed an increase of +1.9% in Research And Development Expense from 2024 to 2025.
- This data is from CATERPILLAR INC's annual report (Form 10-K), filed with the SEC on February 13, 2026.
- XBRL data for this metric is available from 2008 to 2025 (18 years of filings). Earlier data may not exist in machine-readable XBRL format as companies adopted electronic filing at different times.
- Quarterly values from 10-Q filings: Q3 2010: $510.00 million | Q1 2011: $525.00 million | Q2 2011: $584.00 million | Q3 2011: $584.00 million | Q1 2012: $587.00 million | Q2 2012: $632.00 million | Q3 2012: $634.00 million | Q1 2013: $562.00 million | Q2 2013: $548.00 million | Q3 2013: $469.00 million | Q1 2014: $508.00 million | Q2 2014: $516.00 million | Q3 2014: $533.00 million | Q1 2015: $524.00 million | Q2 2015: $510.00 million | Q3 2015: $513.00 million | Q1 2016: $508.00 million | Q2 2016: $468.00 million | Q3 2016: $453.00 million | Q1 2017: $425.00 million | Q2 2017: $458.00 million | Q3 2017: $461.00 million | Q1 2018: $443.00 million | Q2 2018: $462.00 million | Q3 2018: $479.00 million | Q1 2019: $435.00 million | Q2 2019: $441.00 million | Q3 2019: $431.00 million | Q1 2020: $356.00 million | Q2 2020: $341.00 million | Q3 2020: $344.00 million | Q1 2021: $374.00 million | Q2 2021: $446.00 million | Q3 2021: $427.00 million | Q1 2022: $457.00 million | Q2 2022: $480.00 million | Q3 2022: $476.00 million | Q1 2023: $472.00 million | Q2 2023: $528.00 million | Q3 2023: $554.00 million | Q1 2024: $520.00 million | Q2 2024: $535.00 million | Q3 2024: $533.00 million | Q1 2025: $480.00 million | Q2 2025: $551.00 million | Q3 2025: $555.00 million.
- Over the full 18 years of available data (2008 to 2025), CATERPILLAR INC's Research And Development Expense has grown by 24.3%.
- Historical annual values: Fiscal year 2025: $2.15 billion | Fiscal year 2024: $2.11 billion | Fiscal year 2023: $2.11 billion | Fiscal year 2022: $1.81 billion | Fiscal year 2021: $1.69 billion | Fiscal year 2020: $1.42 billion | Fiscal year 2019: $1.69 billion | Fiscal year 2018: $1.85 billion | Fiscal year 2017: $1.84 billion | Fiscal year 2016: $1.85 billion | Fiscal year 2015: $2.12 billion | Fiscal year 2014: $2.38 billion | Fiscal year 2013: $2.05 billion | Fiscal year 2012: $2.47 billion | Fiscal year 2011: $2.30 billion | Fiscal year 2010: $1.91 billion | Fiscal year 2009: $1.42 billion | Fiscal year 2008: $1.73 billion.
- Data sourced from SEC EDGAR public filings as of August 9, 2026.
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