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Caterpillar (CAT) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's FCF Margin history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at 8.88% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 482.0% to 8.88% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 13.97% through Mar 2026, down 116.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 13.19% for FY2025, 348.0% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 8.88% for Q1 2026, down from 14.08% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 22.44% in Q3 2023 to a low of 0.15% in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 14.48% (2024), against an average of 13.9%.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 9057bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -4055bps in 2022.
  • Caterpillar's FCF Margin stood at 13.92% in 2022, then surged by 50bps to 20.91% in 2023, then decreased by -10bps to 18.87% in 2024, then fell by -25bps to 14.08% in 2025, then plummeted by -37bps to 8.88% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's FCF Margin are 8.88% (Q1 2026), 14.08% (Q4 2025), and 17.46% (Q3 2025).