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CAT Industrials Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery
Caterpillar Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $67.6 billion, up 4.29% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +17.3%
- EPS
- +45.8%
- Free cash flow
- +27.4%
- Total debt
- +8.83%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Free cash flow
Caterpillar Inc.'s free cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $8.2B, down 14.5% from $9.5B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $10.6B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $3.6B (fiscal 2016) to $10.6B (fiscal 2023); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. Caterpillar Inc. ranks 1st of 27 Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery companies by free cash flow.
Free cash flow, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.2B | (14.47%) |
| FY2024 | $9.5B | (9.76%) |
| FY2023 | $10.6B | 76.32% |
| FY2022 | $6.0B | 0.10% |
| FY2021 | $6.0B | 20.20% |
| FY2020 | $5.0B | (7.64%) |
| FY2019 | $5.4B | 17.87% |
| FY2018 | $4.6B | 0.97% |
| FY2017 | $4.5B | 25.60% |
| FY2016 | $3.6B | (14.01%) |
Quarterly newest first
| Period | Free cash flow | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | $3.6B | 3.42% |
| Jun 2026 | $3.5B | 247.03% |
| Mar 2026 | $1.0B | (58.14%) |
| Dec 2025 | $2.4B | (15.18%) |
| 43 more quarters | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Free cash flow against peers
| Company | Free cash flow |
|---|---|
| CAT Caterpillar Inc. | $10.6B |
| DE Deere & Company compare | $8.0B |
| PCAR PACCAR Inc. compare | $3.1B |
| OSK Oshkosh Corporation compare | $946.1M |
| CNH CNH Industrial N.V. compare | $611.0M |
| TEX Terex Corporation compare | $422.0M |
| FSS Federal Signal Corporation compare | $365.1M |
| AGCO AGCO Corporation compare | $295.0M |
| BLBD Blue Bird Corporation compare | $153.1M |
What Free cash flow is
Free Cash Flow tells an investor how much cash a company’s operations generate after paying for its investment in physical and intangible assets.
Operating Cash Flow + Property, Plant, Equipment Change (Net) + Intangible Assets Change (Net)
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