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Caterpillar (CAT) Change in Cash (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Change in Cash history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Change in Cash fell 77.58% to -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $508.0 million through Mar 2026, up 136.36% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.1 billion for FY2025, 3571.91% up from the prior year.
  • Change in Cash came in at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026, down from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Change in Cash ranged from a high of $2.4 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $332.0 million (2022), against an average of -$305.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Change in Cash surged 453.76% in 2022 and then tumbled 830.88% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Change in Cash stood at $658.0 million in 2022, then plummeted by 35.41% to $425.0 million in 2023, then soared by 194.35% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then skyrocketed by 95.2% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 342.01% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Change in Cash are -$5.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.4 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025).