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Caterpillar (CAT) Cash from Operations (2016 - 2025)

Caterpillar has reported Cash from Operations over the past 17 years, most recently at 3591000000.0 for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Cash from Operations at 3591000000.0 for Q4 2025, up 5.84% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was 11739000000.0 (down 2.46% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 11739000000.0, down 2.46%.
  • Cash from Operations for Q4 2025 was 3591000000.0 at Caterpillar, down from 3737000000.0 in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Cash from Operations for CAT hit a ceiling of 4060000000.0 in Q3 2023 and a floor of 313000000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • Median Cash from Operations over the past 5 years was 2610000000.0 (2022), compared with a mean of 2581150000.0.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cash from Operations: crashed 83.77% in 2022 and later skyrocketed 402.56% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Cash from Operations stood at 1412000000.0 in 2021, then surged by 93.98% to 2739000000.0 in 2022, then skyrocketed by 46.15% to 4003000000.0 in 2023, then fell by 15.24% to 3393000000.0 in 2024, then rose by 5.84% to 3591000000.0 in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Cash from Operations were 3591000000.0 (Q4 2025), 3737000000.0 (Q3 2025), and 3122000000.0 (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.