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Caterpillar CAT Operating Cash Flow

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Other financials

Income statement

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

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

CapEx$728.0M+2.5%

Free cash flow$1.1B+97.2%

Valuation

Market cap$486.85B+187%

P/E51.6×+34.6×

P/S6.9×+4.2×

Profitability

Gross margin96.6%-4.4pp

Operating margin16.5%-2.7pp

Net margin13.3%-2.4pp

FCF margin13.4%-0.9pp

Returns & leverage

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:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities.

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 operating cash flow?: Caterpillar (CAT) reported operating cash flow of $1.87B in Q1 2026.
How has Caterpillar's operating cash flow changed year-over-year?: Caterpillar's operating cash flow increased by 45.1% year-over-year, from $1.29B to $1.87B.
What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's operating cash flow?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's operating cash flow has grown at a 13.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.2B to $11.74B.
What does operating cash flow mean?: Total cash generated by or used in core business operations — the single most important cash flow metric for assessing business health.