Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Change in Cash for 18 consecutive years, with -$5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Change in Cash fell 77.58% year-over-year to -$5.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $508.0 million (up 136.36% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.1 billion, up 3571.91% from the prior year.
• Change in Cash came in at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $2.4 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Change in Cash was $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026.
• Average Change in Cash over 5 years is -$305.1 million, with a median of $332.0 million recorded in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Change in Cash soared 453.76% in 2022 and plunged 830.88% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Change in Cash stood at $658.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 35.41% to $425.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 194.35% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 95.2% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 342.01% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Change in Cash over the past three periods registered -$5.9 billion, $2.4 billion, and $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.