Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) recorded quarterly Cash from Financing Activities of -$6.0 billion in Q1 2026, down 892.28% quarter-over-quarter from $751.0 million in Q4 2025, and down 32.34% on a YoY basis from -$8.8 billion in Q1 2025.

Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Financing Activities (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Caterpillar's Cash from Financing Activities history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$6.0 billion for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Cash from Financing Activities fell 32.34% year-over-year to -$6.0 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$5.4 billion (up 40.92% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$3.9 billion, up 59.24% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities was -$6.0 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $751.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Financing Activities ranged from a high of $751.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$6.0 billion in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Cash from Financing Activities has averaged -$2.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of -$1.4 billion in 2023.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cash from Financing Activities sank 414.1% in 2022, then jumped 276.29% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Cash from Financing Activities shows it stood at -$1.1 billion in 2022, then tumbled by 170.08% to -$3.0 billion in 2023, then surged by 85.95% to -$426.0 million in 2024, then surged by 276.29% to $751.0 million in 2025, then tumbled by 892.28% to -$6.0 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Cash from Financing Activities figures came in at -$6.0 billion (Q1 2026), $751.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$305.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing (Qtr)
1 Caterpillar 397.22 Bn 393.14 Bn 6.11 Bn -5.95 Bn
2 Deere 151.61 Bn 143.71 Bn 13.06 Bn 863.00 Mn
3 Paccar 60.18 Bn 59.49 Bn 1.36 Bn -1.55 Bn
4 Oshkosh 8.00 Bn 7.75 Bn 311.90 Mn -68.50 Mn
5 Terex 5.74 Bn 5.35 Bn 206.00 Mn 122.00 Mn
6 Blue Bird 2.18 Bn 1.91 Bn 70.65 Mn -5.75 Mn
7 Alamo 1.82 Bn 1.62 Bn 104.81 Mn 80.17 Mn
8 Lindsay 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 42.35 Mn -28.03 Mn
9 Astec Industries 1.14 Bn 1.06 Bn 99.10 Mn 39.00 Mn
10 Hyster-Yale 613.93 Mn 618.23 Mn 124.80 Mn 1.30 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -5.95 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -5.95 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 751.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 751.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -305.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -305.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 151.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 151.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.50 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 -4.50 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 -426.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -426.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.21 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 -1.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.93 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -2.93 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.00 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -5.00 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.03 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 -3.03 Bn