$1,000 invested Caterpillar Inc. (2016)
NYSE · CAT · reinvest dividends · adjusted close
●Result2016-01-04 — 2026-10-15
Today you would have
$13,883
+$12,883 (+1,288.26%)
CATSPY (benchmark)
- Entry price
- $52.99
- Current price
- $735.64
- Shares
- 18.8715
- CAGR
- +27.64%
- Max Drawdown
- -43.36%
- vs SPY
- +934.02 pp
✦The story
A $1,000 stake in Caterpillar from January 2016 grew to $13,883 by mid-2026, a total return of +1,288.3%. The purchase came near the bottom of a downturn in mining and commodities, and the following decade brought a sustained recovery in demand for heavy equipment. The S&P 500 returned +354.2% over the same period.
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