Financing Cash Flow
Caterpillar Financing Cash Flow decreased by 302.0% to -$305.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 74.8%, from -$1.21B to -$305.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Financing Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a 31.7% CAGR.
Analysis
How to read this metric
A large negative value typically indicates a company is returning capital to shareholders or paying down debt, while a positive value suggests the company is raising external capital to fund operations or acquisitions.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the net flow of cash between a company and its capital providers, including shareholders and lend...
Peer comparison
Large-cap peers like Microsoft or Alphabet similarly show large negative financing outflows due to aggressive share repurchase programs and dividend distributions.
cf_net_cash_from_financingHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | -$1.40B | -$2.75B | -$586.00M | -$1.72B | -$2.18B | -$2.27B | -$1.12B | -$1.11B | -$1.39B | -$1.40B | -$3.03B | -$5.00B | -$2.93B | -$1.21B | -$426.00M | -$4.50B | $151.00M | -$305.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -95.9% | +78.7% | -192.7% | -26.9% | -4.2% | +50.5% | +1.5% | -25.9% | -0.5% | -116.6% | -64.9% | +41.4% | +58.7% | +64.8% | -955.4% | +103.4% | -302.0% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -55.2% | +17.4% | -91.6% | +35.5% | +36.0% | +38.2% | -170.1% | -352.1% | -110.3% | +13.6% | +86.0% | +10.1% | +105.2% | +74.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's financing cash flow?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported financing cash flow of -$305.00M in Q3 2025.
- How has Caterpillar's financing cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's financing cash flow increased by 74.8% year-over-year, from -$1.21B to -$305.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's financing cash flow?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Caterpillar's financing cash flow has grown at a 31.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from -$4.19B to -$9.57B.
- What does financing cash flow mean?
- The total amount of money a company spends or receives from borrowing debt and managing its own shares and dividends.