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 for Q1 2026 stood at -$5.9 billion, down from $2.5 billion in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Net Cash Flow was $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, with the low at -$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.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Net Cash Flow surged 565.66% in 2022, then tumbled 821.3% in 2024.
• Caterpillar's Net Cash Flow stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 46.18% to $416.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 216.83% to $1.3 billion in 2024, then surged by 86.8% to $2.5 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 337.81% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows CAT's Net Cash Flow at -$5.9 billion in Q1 2026, $2.5 billion in Q4 2025, and $2.1 billion in Q3 2025.