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

Caterpillar's Net Cash Flow history spans 18 years, with the latest figure at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 73.12% to -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $660.0 million through Mar 2026, up 148.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $3.1 billion for FY2025, 18329.41% up from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow came in at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026, 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.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $404.0 million (2022), against an average of -$275.2 million.
  • Year-over-year, Net Cash Flow surged 565.66% in 2022 and then crashed 821.3% in 2024.
  • Caterpillar's Net Cash Flow stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 46.18% to $416.0 million in 2023, then skyrocketed by 216.83% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 86.8% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then crashed by 337.81% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for CAT's Net Cash Flow are -$5.9 billion (Q1 2026), $2.5 billion (Q4 2025), and $2.1 billion (Q3 2025).