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Caterpillar (CAT) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2026)

Caterpillar's Free Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 167.18% to $1.5 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $9.9 billion through Mar 2026, up 3.29% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $8.9 billion for FY2025, 17.49% down from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at $1.5 billion for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $2.4 billion (2024), against an average of $2.3 billion.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow plummeted 101.19% in 2022 and then soared 6325.0% in 2023.
  • Caterpillar's Free Cash Flow stood at $2.3 billion in 2022, then surged by 54.44% to $3.6 billion in 2023, then fell by 14.29% to $3.1 billion in 2024, then decreased by 11.96% to $2.7 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 42.55% to $1.5 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Free Cash Flow are $1.5 billion (Q1 2026), $2.7 billion (Q4 2025), and $3.1 billion (Q3 2025).