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Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Cash from Operations history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 1870000000.0 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Operations rose 45.07% to 1870000000.0 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 12320000000.0 through Mar 2026, up 9.3% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 11739000000.0 for FY2025, 2.46% down from the prior year.
  • Cash from Operations came in at 1870000000.0 for Q1 2026, down from 3591000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cash from Operations ranged from a high of 4060000000.0 in Q3 2023 to a low of 313000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Operations is 3021000000.0 (2024), against an average of 2723235294.12.
  • Year-over-year, Cash from Operations crashed 83.77% in 2022 and then skyrocketed 402.56% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Cash from Operations stood at 2739000000.0 in 2022, then surged by 46.15% to 4003000000.0 in 2023, then dropped by 15.24% to 3393000000.0 in 2024, then grew by 5.84% to 3591000000.0 in 2025, then crashed by 47.93% to 1870000000.0 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Cash from Operations are 1870000000.0 (Q1 2026), 3591000000.0 (Q4 2025), and 3737000000.0 (Q3 2025).