Caterpillar (CAT) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 167.18% year-over-year to $1.5 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.9 billion (up 3.29% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.9 billion, down 17.49% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow was $1.5 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $3.8 billion in Q3 2023 to a low of -$20.0 million in Q1 2022.
• Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $2.3 billion across 5 years, with a median of $2.4 billion in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow plunged 101.19% in 2022, then jumped 6325.0% in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 54.44% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then retreated by 14.29% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 11.96% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then sank by 42.55% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
• The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.