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

Caterpillar (CAT) has reported Net Cash Flow for 18 consecutive years, with -$5.9 billion the latest figure, recorded in 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 came in at -$5.9 billion for Q1 2026 at Caterpillar, 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.
• Average Net Cash Flow over 5 years is -$275.2 million, with a median of $404.0 million recorded in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Net Cash Flow soared 565.66% in 2022 and sank 821.3% in 2024, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Net Cash Flow stood at $773.0 million in 2022, then plunged 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 sank by 337.81% to -$5.9 billion in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Net Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$5.9 billion, $2.5 billion, and $2.1 billion for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.