What is Caterpillar's power & energy — goodwill?

Caterpillar (CAT) reported power & energy — goodwill of $2.05B in Q1 2026.

What does power & energy — goodwill mean?

Represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations within the Energy and Transportation segment. This asset reflects the premium paid for brand reputation, customer relationships, and synergies specific to power generation and industrial engine markets.

Caterpillar CAT Power & Energy — Goodwill

Other segment segments

Resource Industries

$3.54B+19.7%

Construction Industries

$241M-1.6%

All Other Segment

$38M-7.3%

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$777M-4.8%

TGE

TGENEnergy Production — Goodwill

$1.09M-49.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$17.4B+22.2%

Gross profit$6.1B+15.6%

Operating income$3.1B+19.6%

Net income$2.5B+27.2%

EPS (diluted)$5.47+30.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.1B+14.3%

Total debt$36.9B+14.2%

Total equity$21.3B+9.4%

Total assets$95.6B+12.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.9B+45.1%

CapEx$728.0M+2.5%

Free cash flow$1.1B+97.2%

Valuation

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Market cap$412.02B+104%

P/E43.7×+22.3×

P/S5.8×+2.6×

Profitability

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Gross margin96.6%-4.4pp

Operating margin16.5%-2.7pp

Net margin13.3%-2.4pp

FCF margin13.4%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity43.5%-11.8pp

Debt / equity1.7×+0.1×

Current ratio1.4×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Caterpillar in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:GoodwillGross.

The official record: Caterpillar’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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What is Caterpillar's power & energy — goodwill?: Caterpillar (CAT) reported power & energy — goodwill of $2.05B in Q1 2026.
What does power & energy — goodwill mean?: Represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations within the Energy and Transportation segment. This asset reflects the premium paid for brand reputation, customer relationships, and synergies specific to power generation and industrial engine markets.