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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) financials

For the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Caterpillar Inc. reported $77.77B of revenue and $11.83B of net income.

Revenue, TTM
$77.77B
Revenue growth, YoY
+20.3%
Net income, TTM
$11.83B
Net income growth, YoY
+27.6%
Net margin
15.2%
Free cash flow, TTM
$11.27B
EPS, diluted, TTM
$25.48
EPS growth, YoY
+30.9%
Cash
$7.93B
P/E
21.61
P/S
3.29
Market cap
$255.63B
Annual revenue$67.59B
FY2016FY2025
Annual net income$8.88B
FY2016FY2025
Annual free cash flow$8.92B
FY2016FY2025

CAT revenue and earnings growth

CAT revenueQ3 2026$20.68B

Quarter YoY
+17.3%
QoQ
+0.7%
FY YoY
+4.3%
5Y CAGR
+10.1%
10Y CAGR
+3.7%

CAT revenue was $20.68B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 17.3% from a year earlier and up 0.7% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $67.59B, up 4.3% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +10.1% over 5 years and +3.7% over 10 years. It rose in 6 of the last 10 fiscal years. Fiscal 2025 is the highest of the 15 fiscal years on file.

CAT net incomeQ3 2026$3.29B

Quarter YoY
+42.9%
QoQ
-8.5%
FY YoY
-17.7%
5Y CAGR
+24.3%
10Y CAGR
+13.5%

CAT net income was $3.29B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 42.9% from a year earlier and down 8.5% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $8.88B, down 17.7% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +24.3% over 5 years and +13.5% over 10 years. It rose in 5 of the last 8 fiscal years.

CAT EPSQ3 2026$7.13

Quarter YoY
+46.1%
QoQ
-8.2%
FY YoY
-14.7%
5Y CAGR
+28.1%
10Y CAGR
+16.2%

CAT diluted EPS was $7.13 in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 46.1% from a year earlier and down 8.2% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $18.81, down 14.7% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +28.1% over 5 years and +16.2% over 10 years.

CAT free cash flowQ3 2026$3.65B

Quarter YoY
+18.7%
QoQ
-3.4%
FY YoY
-11.2%
5Y CAGR
+10.8%
10Y CAGR
+5.3%

CAT free cash flow was $3.65B in fiscal Q3 2026 (ended Sep 30, 2026), up 18.7% from a year earlier and down 3.4% from the prior quarter. For the full fiscal 2025 it was $8.92B, down 11.2% from fiscal 2024. Compound annual growth was +10.8% over 5 years and +5.3% over 10 years. It rose in 6 of the last 10 fiscal years.

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Income statement

Income statement
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue$67.59B$64.81B$67.06B$59.43B$50.97B$41.75B$53.80B$54.72B$45.46B$38.54B
Cost of revenue$44.75B$40.20B$42.77B$41.35B$35.51B$29.08B$36.63B$37.00B$31.26B$28.04B
Gross profit$22.84B$24.61B$24.29B$18.08B$15.46B$12.67B$17.17B$17.73B$14.20B$10.49B
Research and development$2.15B$2.11B$2.11B$1.81B$1.69B$1.42B$1.69B$1.85B$1.84B$1.85B
Selling, general and admin$6.99B$6.67B$6.37B$5.65B$5.37B$4.64B$5.16B$5.48B$5.00B$4.38B
Operating income$11.15B$13.07B$12.97B$7.90B$6.88B$4.55B$8.29B$8.29B$4.46B$1.16B
Pre-tax income$11.54B$13.37B$13.05B$8.75B$8.20B$4.00B$7.81B$7.82B$4.08B$139.00M
Income tax$2.77B$2.63B$2.78B$2.07B$1.74B$1.01B$1.75B$1.70B$3.34B$192.00M
Net income$8.88B$10.79B$10.34B$6.71B$6.49B$3.00B$6.09B$6.15B$754.00M-$67.00M
EPS, basic$18.90$22.17$20.24$12.72$11.93$5.51$10.85$10.39$1.27-$0.11
EPS, diluted$18.81$22.05$20.12$12.64$11.83$5.46$10.74$10.26$1.26-$0.11
Diluted shares472.3M489.4M513.6M530.4M548.5M548.6M567.5M599.4M599.3M584.3M

Balance sheet

Balance sheet
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Cash and equivalents$9.98B$6.90B$6.99B$7.01B$9.26B$9.37B$8.29B$7.89B$8.32B$7.20B
Receivables$10.92B$9.28B$9.31B$8.86B$8.48B$7.32B$8.57B$7.74B$7.44B$5.98B
Inventory$18.14B$16.83B$16.57B$16.27B$14.04B$11.40B$11.27B$11.53B$10.02B$8.61B
Current assets$52.48B$45.68B$46.95B$43.78B$43.45B$39.46B$39.19B$38.60B$36.24B$31.97B
Goodwill$5.32B$5.24B$5.31B$5.29B$6.32B$6.39B$6.20B$6.22B$6.20B$6.02B
Total assets$98.58B$87.76B$87.48B$81.94B$82.79B$78.32B$78.45B$78.51B$76.96B$74.70B
Current liabilities$36.56B$32.27B$34.73B$31.53B$29.85B$25.72B$26.62B$28.22B$26.93B$26.13B
Short-term debt$5.51B$4.39B$4.64B$5.96B$5.40B$2.02B$5.17B$5.72B$4.84B$7.30B
Long-term debt$30.70B$27.35B$24.47B$25.71B$26.03B$26.00B$26.28B$25.00B$23.85B$22.82B
Total debt$36.21B$31.74B$29.11B$31.67B$31.44B$28.01B$31.45B$30.72B$28.68B$30.12B
Total liabilities$77.27B$68.27B$67.97B$66.05B$66.28B$62.95B$63.82B$64.43B$63.20B$61.49B
Shareholders' equity$21.32B$19.49B$19.50B$15.89B$16.52B$15.38B$14.63B$14.08B$13.77B$13.23B

Cash flow

Cash flow
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Operating cash flow$11.74B$12.04B$12.88B$7.77B$7.20B$6.33B$6.91B$6.56B$5.71B$5.64B
Capital expenditures$2.82B$1.99B$1.60B$1.30B$1.09B$978.00M$1.06B$1.28B$898.00M$1.11B
Free cash flow$8.92B$10.05B$11.29B$6.47B$6.11B$5.35B$5.86B$5.28B$4.81B$4.53B
Investing cash flow-$4.71B-$2.45B-$5.87B-$2.54B-$3.08B-$1.49B-$1.93B-$3.21B-$966.00M-$1.78B
Financing cash flow-$3.90B-$9.56B-$6.93B-$7.28B-$4.19B-$3.75B-$4.54B-$3.65B-$3.66B-$3.14B
Dividends paid$2.75B$2.65B$2.56B$2.44B$2.33B$2.24B$2.13B$1.95B$1.83B$1.80B
Share repurchases$5.19B$7.70B$4.97B$4.23B$2.67B$1.13B$4.05B$3.80B$0$0
Depreciation and amortization$2.26B$2.15B$2.14B$2.22B$2.35B$2.43B$2.58B$2.77B$2.88B$3.03B

Key ratios

Key ratios
Line item
Dec 31, 2025
Dec 31, 2024
Dec 31, 2023
Dec 31, 2022
Dec 31, 2021
Dec 31, 2020
Dec 31, 2019
Dec 31, 2018
Dec 31, 2017
Dec 31, 2016
Revenue growth, YoY4.3%-3.4%12.8%16.6%22.1%-22.4%-1.7%20.4%18.0%-18.0%
Net income growth, YoY-17.7%4.4%54.1%3.3%116.4%-50.8%-0.9%715.3%--
EPS growth, YoY-14.7%9.6%59.2%6.8%116.7%-49.2%4.7%714.3%--
Gross margin33.8%38.0%36.2%30.4%30.3%30.3%31.9%32.4%31.2%27.2%
Operating margin16.5%20.2%19.3%13.3%13.5%10.9%15.4%15.2%9.8%3.0%
Net margin13.1%16.7%15.4%11.3%12.7%7.2%11.3%11.2%1.7%-0.2%
Free cash flow margin13.2%15.5%16.8%10.9%12.0%12.8%10.9%9.7%10.6%11.8%
Return on equity41.7%55.4%53.0%42.2%39.3%19.5%41.7%43.7%5.5%-0.5%
Return on assets9.0%12.3%11.8%8.2%7.8%3.8%7.8%7.8%1.0%-0.1%
Current ratio1.441.421.351.391.461.531.471.371.351.22
Debt to equity1.701.631.491.991.901.822.152.182.082.28

Source: XBRL data Caterpillar Inc. files with the SEC, latest filing dated Nov 4, 2026 (see filings on SEC EDGAR). Provided for information only, not investment advice. Check the filing before relying on a number.

* Worked out from the filings rather than stated in them: Q4 is the full year less the first nine months.

Per-share figures are as filed. The filings show no stock split in these periods.

EPS growth is left out where the share count moved enough to suggest a split the filings do not show. Growth rates need a positive starting figure. CAGR is compound annual growth between fiscal years. The CSV holds every period on file, in full figures, from the same SEC filings.

CAT peers

CompanyRevenueGrowthNet incomeNet marginMarket cap
CAT$77.77B+20.3%$11.83B15.2%$255.63B
DE$47.98B+8.0%$4.87B10.2%$181.09B
BA$94.91B+17.5%$7.66B8.1%$137.41B
CMI$35.83B+6.7%$3.32B9.3%$61.96B
BKR$28.74B+3.7%$2.90B10.1%$47.53B

CAT FAQ

9 questions
  • What is CAT revenue?
    Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) reported $77.77B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026. That is up 20.3% from the year before. Revenue for fiscal 2025 was $67.59B.
  • Is CAT profitable?
    Yes. Caterpillar Inc. earned $11.83B in net income for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a net margin of 15.2%.
  • How much cash and debt does CAT have?
    Caterpillar Inc. reported $7.93B in cash and cash equivalents on its most recent balance sheet in SEC filings.
  • How fast is CAT revenue growing?
    Caterpillar Inc.'s revenue changed +4.3% in fiscal 2025, to $67.59B. Its compound annual growth rate was +10.1% over 5 years and +3.7% over 10 years.
  • What is CAT gross margin?
    Caterpillar Inc.'s gross profit was $27.05B on $77.77B of revenue for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, a gross margin of 34.8%.
  • What is CAT free cash flow?
    Caterpillar Inc. generated $11.27B of free cash flow for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, which is operating cash flow of $14.18B less capital expenditures.
  • What is CAT earnings per share?
    Diluted earnings per share were $25.48 for the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, from SEC filings, restated for any stock split those filings show.
  • When did CAT last report financial results?
    The latest statements here come from Caterpillar Inc.'s 10-Q filed on Nov 4, 2026, covering the period ended Sep 30, 2026.
  • Where does this CAT financial data come from?
    Quantisnow builds these statements from the structured XBRL data Caterpillar Inc. files with the SEC. It is provided for information only and is not investment advice.