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Caterpillar CAT Free cash flow

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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%

Valuation

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Market cap$486.85B+187%
P/E51.6×+34.6×
P/S6.9×+4.2×

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

Calculated from Caterpillar’s reported figures.

$1.9Bnet cash from operating−$728.0Mcapital expenditures=$1.14B

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

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Questions, answered.

What is Caterpillar's free cash flow?
Caterpillar (CAT) reported free cash flow of $1.14B in Q1 2026.
How has Caterpillar's free cash flow changed year-over-year?
Caterpillar's free cash flow increased by 97.2% year-over-year, from $579M to $1.14B.
What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's free cash flow?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's free cash flow has grown at a 9.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.11B to $8.92B.
What does free cash flow mean?
Free cash flow represents the cash generated by a company after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and maintain or expand its capital asset base. It serves as a critical indicator of a company's ability to fund organic growth, pay down debt, or return capital to shareholders without relying on external financing.