Caterpillar (CAT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) posted quarterly Change in Cash of -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026, down 77.58% year-over-year from -$26.4 billion in Q1 2025, and down 342.01% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 billion in Q4 2025.
Caterpillar (CAT) Change in Cash (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Caterpillar's Change in Cash history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.9 billion for 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 for Q1 2026 stood at -$5.9 billion, 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.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $332.0 million (2022), against an average of -$305.1 million.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Change in Cash surged 453.76% in 2022, then slumped 830.88% in 2024.
- Caterpillar's Change in Cash stood at $658.0 million in 2022, then sank by 35.41% to $425.0 million in 2023, then soared by 194.35% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then jumped by 95.2% to $2.4 billion in 2025, then sank by 342.01% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Change in Cash at -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026, $2.4 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 389.83 Bn | 383.12 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 2.64 Bn |
| 2 | Deere | 166.32 Bn | 158.41 Bn | 13.06 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 3 | Paccar | 69.81 Bn | 61.14 Bn | 1.56 Bn | -70.10 Mn |
| 4 | CNH Industrial | 13.29 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 1.41 Bn | 125.00 Mn |
| 5 | Oshkosh | 9.75 Bn | 9.34 Bn | 480.30 Mn | 153.30 Mn |
| 6 | Terex | 7.71 Bn | 7.30 Bn | 444.00 Mn | 15.00 Mn |
| 7 | Agco | 7.24 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 645.90 Mn | 58.50 Mn |
| 8 | Blue Bird | 2.26 Bn | 2.14 Bn | 103.37 Mn | -159.07 Mn |
| 9 | Alamo | 2.06 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 110.86 Mn | -239,000.00 |
| 10 | Lindsay | 1.19 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 47.83 Mn | -31.35 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -5.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.44 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.88 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.33 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.30 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -617.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -2.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 425.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -834.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 598.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -217.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 658.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 332.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -509.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.73 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -186.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.39 Bn |