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

Caterpillar's Net Cash Flow history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Net Cash Flow fell 73.12% year-over-year to -$5.9 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $660.0 million (up 148.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $3.1 billion, up 18329.41% from the prior year.
• Net Cash Flow was -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, down from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Net Cash Flow ranged from a high of $2.5 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026.
• Historically, Net Cash Flow has averaged -$275.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $404.0 million in 2022.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Cash Flow soared 565.66% in 2022, then plunged 821.3% in 2024.
• A 5-year view of Net Cash Flow shows it stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 46.18% to $416.0 million in 2023, then surged by 216.83% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then soared by 86.8% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then plunged by 337.81% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
• The last three Net Cash Flow figures came in at -$5.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.