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Arctic Cat

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Brand of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles

Arctic Cat is an American brand that makes snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company was formed in 1960. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles.3 Its shares trade on NASDAQ under the symbol ACAT.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 1960Founded1

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  • TickerACAT on NASDAQ1
  • IndustryMiscellaneous Transportation Equipment1
  • HeadquartersPlymouth1
  • Websitewww.arcticcat.com
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1
  • LEI549300T3W8Y3L9D3CQ284
  • StatusActive4
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)4
  • Registered address505 North Highway169, 55441 Plymouth, United States4

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Photo: Maropak, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons7

Arctic Cat is an American brand that makes snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) manufactured in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company was formed in 1960. Arctic Cat designs, engineers, manufactures, and markets all-terrain vehicles, snowmobiles.3

Corporate structure

Arctic Cat is part of a group headed by Textron. 131 entities, 25 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Textron Providence, Rhode Island, United States
    • Arctic Cat Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
    • AAI Corporation Subsidiary · Hunt Valley
    • Cessna Subsidiary · Wichita
    • Lycoming Subsidiary · Williamsport
    • McCauley Propeller Systems Subsidiary · Wichita
    • Textron Marine & Land Systems Subsidiary · New Orleans
    • Bell Textron Co., Ltd. Subsidiary · 100% · Japan
    • AAI Services Corporation Subsidiary · Maryland, United States
    • Able Aerospace Services, Inc. Subsidiary · Arizona, United States
    • Aeronautical Accessories LLC Subsidiary · Tennessee, United States
    • Airborne Tactical Advantage Company, LLC Subsidiary · Colorado, United States
    • Arctic Cat ACE Holding GmbH Subsidiary · Austria
    • Arkansas Aerospace, Inc. Subsidiary · Arkansas, United States
    • Avco Corporation Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • B/K Navigational Equipment sro Subsidiary · Czechia
    • Beech Aircraft Corporation Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft Defense Support Holding, LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Beechcraft Domestic Service Company Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft International Holding LLC Subsidiary · Delaware, United States
    • Beechcraft International Service Company Subsidiary · Kansas, United States
    • Beechcraft New Zealand Subsidiary · New Zealand
    • Bell Textron Asia (Pte.) Ltd. Subsidiary · Singapore
    • Bell Textron Australia Pty Ltd. Subsidiary · Australia
    • Bell Textron Canada International Inc. Subsidiary · Canada
    • Bell Textron Canada Limited/Limitée Subsidiary · Canada
    • and 103 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries listed in Exhibit 21 of annual reports filed with the SEC; subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Arctic Cat reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Machinery and equipment$214.4M8 Mar 31, 2016$194.1M8 Mar 31, 2015+10.5%
Property and equipment, before depreciation$247.6M8 Mar 31, 2016$224.1M8 Mar 31, 2015+10.5%
Accumulated depreciation$166.1M8 Mar 31, 2016$161.2M8 Mar 31, 2015+3.1%
Property and equipment, net$81.5M8 Mar 31, 2016$62.9M8 Mar 31, 2015+29.6%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$17.7M8 Mar 31, 2016$40.3M8 Mar 31, 2015−56.0%
Marketable securities, current$1.0M8 Mar 31, 2015$77.2M9 Mar 31, 2013−98.7%

Intangibles and goodwill

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Goodwill$3.3M8 Mar 31, 2016$3.3M8 Mar 31, 20150%
Intangible assets, net (excluding goodwill)$2.9M8 Mar 31, 2016$3.2M8 Mar 31, 2015−11.8%
Indefinite-lived intangibles (excluding goodwill)$436.0K8 Mar 31, 2016$436.0K8 Mar 31, 20150%
Finite-lived intangibles, gross$4.3M8 Mar 31, 2016$4.3M8 Mar 31, 2015+0.1%
Accumulated amortization$1.9M8 Mar 31, 2016$1.5M8 Mar 31, 2015+25.5%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$140.0M8 Mar 31, 2016$152.4M8 Mar 31, 2015−8.2%
Finished goods$64.1M8 Mar 31, 2016$77.8M8 Mar 31, 2015−17.5%

The story

Arctic Cat was formed by snowmobile pioneer Edgar Hetteen in 1960 after leaving his previous self-started business, Polaris Industries. Arctic Cat grew to become a major manufacturer of snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles. The company's first name was Polar Manufacturing, but it soon changed to Arctic Enterprises. The company made its first snowmobile in 1960.

In 1968, a 15,000-square-foot winter-wear factory was opened in Rainy River, Ontario, employing an additional 60 workers. In 1970, they started the Boss Cat line.

Arctic Cat went bankrupt in 1982 but two years later, a new company, Arctco, it was created to continue the production of Arctic Cat snowmobiles. In 1996, the company changed its name to Arctic Cat.

The brand's headquarters has relocated several times, but Arctic Cat continues most of its manufacturing, along with snowmobile engineering, in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. The company also manufactures engines at a facility in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

On January 25, 2017, it was announced that Textron would acquire Arctic Cat for $247 million in a cash transaction.

In early 2019, the company announced that the Arctic Cat brand would return to its side-by-sides and ATVs beginning with the 2020 model year.

Textron announced in December 2024 that manufacturing operations in Thief River Falls and St. Cloud, Minnesota, would cease in the first half of 2025, releasing all employees.

On April 24, 2025, Arctic Cat announced that it was acquired by former Arctic Cat executive and current Argo President Brad Darling, along with an investment group that owns a significant stake in Argo. The next month, in May of 2025, Arctic Cat announced that it would continue production of snowmobiles in both the Thief River Falls, MN and St. Cloud, MN plants, hiring nearly 500 employees between both sites.

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On January 7, 2026, Arctic Cat announced that it had acquired Québec based Widescape, and would be producing its stand-up enduro snowmobiles.

From Wikipedia’s article on Arctic Cat, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.6

Leadership

Who has led Arctic Cat, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Christopher A. Twomey2006–2014
  2. Claude Jordan2011–2014
  3. Christopher T. Metz2014–2017

Chair

  1. Christopher A. Twomey2006–2012
  2. Claude Jordan2013–2014

President

  1. Christopher A. Twomey2006–2014
  2. Claude Jordan2008–2014
  3. Christopher T. Metz2015–2017

Chief financial officer

  1. Timothy C. Delmore2006–2015
  2. Christopher J. Eperjesy2015–2017

Chief operating officer

  1. Claude Jordan2008–2012
197019801990200020102020
Board members and other officers (27)

Timeline

  1. Dec 5, 2014New chief executive Christopher T. Metz becomes CEO10
  2. Jan 4, 2011New chief executive Claude Jordan becomes CEO11
  3. Aug 3, 2006New chief executive Christopher A. Twomey becomes CEO12
  4. Jun 1960Founded Founded1

SEC filer profile

How Arctic Cat is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARARCTIC CAT INC2
  • CIK0000719866
  • Employer ID (EIN)41-14434702
  • Filer statusAccelerated filer2
  • Incorporated inMinnesota2
  • Fiscal year endsMarch 312
  • Industry code (SIC)3790 Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment2
  • Business address500 North 3Rd Street, Minneapolis, MN 554012
  • Phone612-350-18002
  • Shares outstanding13,061,142 as of Feb 1, 201742
  • Public float$288.0M as of Sep 30, 20158
  • On EDGAR sinceFeb 14, 19942
  • Filings871 in all: 4 (432), 8-K (109), SC 13G/A (93), 10-Q (60), SC 13G (33), 3 (23), DEF 14A (21), 10-K (20)2
    All 31 form types

    4/A (11), CORRESP (11), UPLOAD (8), ARS (6), S-8 (6), 10-K/A (5), SC 14D9/A (5), SC TO-T/A (5), 10-Q/A (4), SD (3), DEFA14A (2), PRE 14A (2), SC14D9C (2), 10-C (1), 15-12G (1), 25-NSE (1), 3/A (1), 5 (1), 8-A12G (1), S-8 POS (1), SC 14D9 (1), SC TO-C (1), SC TO-T (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) May 27, 2016
    Quarterly report (10-Q) Feb 6, 2017
    Proxy statement (DEF 14A) Jun 20, 2016
    Latest 8-K (8-K) Mar 6, 2017

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