Caterpillar (CAT) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's FCF Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 6.56% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, FCF Margin rose 249.0% year-over-year to 6.56%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 13.4% (down 650.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 13.19%, down 348.0% from the prior year.
• FCF Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 6.56%, down from 14.08% in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Margin was 59.32% in Q3 2023, with the low at 19.69% in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 14.67% (2022), against an average of 13.68%.
• Peak annual rise in FCF Margin reached 7260 bps in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 5803 bps in 2022.
• Caterpillar's FCF Margin stood at 13.88% in 2022, then jumped by 46 bps to 20.31% in 2023, then slipped by 7 bps to 18.87% in 2024, then fell by 25 bps to 14.08% in 2025, then plunged by 53 bps to 6.56% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's FCF Margin at 6.56% in Q1 2026, 14.08% in Q4 2025, and 17.46% in Q3 2025.