Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) - Discounting Cash Flows
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Caterpillar Inc.
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Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)

The return on capital or invested capital in a business attempts to measure the return earned on capital invested in an investment.

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Interactive Assumptions

Historical Years

Historical Years

The number of years of historical data used to calculate averages and trends for analysis.

Historical ROIC Values

Monetary values in USD

ROIC Formula

Return on Capital (ROIC) = After-tax Operating Income / Invested Capital

After-tax Operating Income or sometimes called Net Operating Profit After Tax (NOPAT) is calculated using the reported Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) or Operating Income on the income statement adjusted for the tax liability.

After-tax Operating Income = Operating Income * (1 - Income Tax Rate)

There are two ways to calculate invested capital: One looks at the company's assets, and another looks at its financing from debt and equity. In this model, we are using the Asset based approach.

Invested Capital = Total Non-Current Assets + Total Current Assets - Total Current Liabilities - Cash and Equivalents

Monetary values in USD

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Average LTM
Feb 01
2025
Dec 31
2024
Dec 31
2023
Dec 31
2022
Dec 31
2021
Dec 31
2020
Dec 31
2019
Dec 31
2018
Dec 31
2017
Dec 31
2016
Dec 31
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) 12.88% 16.38% 16.38% 21.63% 22.32% 13.92% 12.41% 7.89% 14.8% 15.33% 1.65% -1.06%
After-tax Operating Income 5,992 8,527 8,527 10,511 10,216 6,041 5,423 3,410 6,444 6,498 826 -515.5
Operating Income 8,182 11,210 11,210 13,072 12,966 7,904 6,878 4,553 8,290 8,293 4,460 1,162
Income Tax Rate 38.93% 23.94% 23.94% 19.59% 21.21% 23.57% 21.15% 25.09% 22.27% 21.64% 81.48% 144.4%
Invested Capital 46,670 52,047 52,047 48,603 45,770 43,408 43,692 43,255 43,540 42,401 50,031 48,572
Fixed (Non-Current) Assets 41,253 46,100 46,100 42,082 40,527 38,158 39,338 38,860 39,260 39,906 40,718 42,737
Current Assets 42,756 52,485 52,485 45,682 46,949 43,785 43,455 39,464 39,193 38,603 36,244 31,967
Current Liabilities 30,465 36,558 36,558 32,272 34,728 31,531 29,847 25,717 26,621 28,218 26,931 26,132
Cash 6,874 9,980 9,980 6,889 6,978 7,004 9,254 9,352 8,292 7,890 0 0
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