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

Caterpillar's Free Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.1 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow rose 97.24% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $9.5 billion (down 24.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $8.9 billion, down 17.49% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 stood at $1.1 billion, down from $2.7 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $10.0 billion in Q3 2023, with the low at -$3.3 billion in Q2 2023.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $2.6 billion (2025), against an average of $2.3 billion.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow slumped 259.61% in 2022, then jumped 353.48% in 2023.
• Caterpillar's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then soared by 50.48% to $3.5 billion in 2023, then retreated by 11.77% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then declined by 11.96% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 57.59% to $1.1 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Free Cash Flow at $1.1 billion in Q1 2026, $2.7 billion in Q4 2025, and $3.1 billion in Q3 2025.