Summary
Caterpillar Inc. reported its second-quarter 2024 financial results, showing a slight decrease in total sales and revenues to $16.69 billion, down 4% from the prior year, primarily driven by lower sales volume partially offset by favorable price realization. The company's operating profit margin was 20.9%, a slight decrease from 21.1% in Q2 2023, though adjusted operating profit margin improved to 22.4%. Profit per share for the quarter was $5.48, down from $5.67 in the prior year, impacted by increased restructuring costs. For the first six months of 2024, total sales and revenues were $32.49 billion, down 2% year-over-year. The company reported strong operating cash flow of $5.1 billion for the period. Caterpillar maintained a healthy enterprise cash position of $4.3 billion at the end of the second quarter. Looking ahead, Caterpillar anticipates slightly lower full-year sales and revenues compared to 2023, with expectations for increased services revenues and a focus on strategic investments and returning capital to shareholders.
Financial Highlights
53 data points| Revenue | $16.69B |
| Cost of Revenue | $10.15B |
| Gross Profit | $6.54B |
| R&D Expenses | $535.00M |
| SG&A Expenses | $1.65B |
| Operating Expenses | $13.21B |
| Operating Income | $3.48B |
| Net Income | $2.68B |
| EPS (Basic) | $5.50 |
| EPS (Diluted) | $5.48 |
| Shares Outstanding (Basic) | 487.20M |
| Shares Outstanding (Diluted) | 489.50M |
Key Highlights
- 1Total sales and revenues for Q2 2024 decreased by 4% to $16.69 billion, primarily due to lower sales volume, partially offset by favorable price realization.
- 2Operating profit margin for Q2 2024 was 20.9%, with an adjusted operating profit margin of 22.4%, an improvement from 21.3% in Q2 2023.
- 3Profit per share for Q2 2024 was $5.48, down from $5.67 in Q2 2023, impacted by higher restructuring costs and other factors.
- 4For the first six months of 2024, total sales and revenues decreased by 2% to $32.49 billion.
- 5Enterprise operating cash flow for the first six months of 2024 was $5.1 billion.
- 6Caterpillar ended Q2 2024 with $4.3 billion in enterprise cash.
- 7The company expects full-year 2024 sales and revenues to be slightly lower than 2023, with a focus on services revenue growth and capital return to shareholders.