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CATERPILLAR INC Free Cash Flow 2018-2026 | CAT

Annual FY2018–FY2025 · quarterly through Q1 FY2026

Latest annual · FY2025

$8.92B

−11.2%YoY vs FY2024Source: 10-KFY2025

From $5.28B in FY2018 to $8.92B in FY2025: 1.7× in 7 years.

By quarter▲▼ vs a year before
Fiscal yearQ1Q2Q3Q4
FY26$1.1B+97.2%Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
FY25$579M−62.7%$2.6B−4.2%$3.1B−1.5%$2.7B+0.1%
FY24$1.6B+34.8%$2.7B−10.3%$3.1B−15.1%$2.7B−22.4%
FY23$1.2B+3587.9%$3.0B+49.9%$3.7B+67.4%$3.5B+50.0%
FY22−$33M−102.0%$2.0B+2.2%$2.2B+48.0%$2.3B+133.0%
Share15%30%27%29%

Shaded by size: darkest is the largest quarter shown; ringed is the latest reported; a dash marks a quarter with no separate figure. Each quarter sits by its period-end date. Share: its typical part of the fiscal year.

Key Statistics

Trend DirectionDeclining
CAGR

+10.8%

FY2020
$5.35B
FY2025
$8.92B

5 years selected · on the chart

Free Cash Flow History

Year-over-year comparison from 10-K annual reports

  1. $8.92B
YoY changeLargest recent move+74.5%in FY23Latest −11.2%

Free Cash Flow, period by period

PeriodValueChangeSource
FY2025$8.92B−11.2%10-K
FY2024$10.05B−11.0%10-K
FY2023$11.29B+74.5%10-K
FY2022$6.47B+6.0%10-K
FY2021$6.11B+14.1%10-K
FY2020$5.35B−8.7%10-K
FY2019$5.86B+10.9%10-K
FY2018$5.28B—10-K

What is CATERPILLAR INC's current free cash flow?

CATERPILLAR INC (CAT) annual free cash flow for 2025 was $8.92B, a 11.24% decline from 2024. CATERPILLAR INC free cash flow for the quarter ending March 31, 2026 was $1.14B.

What was CATERPILLAR INC's free cash flow in 2024?

CATERPILLAR INC annual free cash flow for 2024 was $10.05B, a 10.99% decline from 2023.

What was CATERPILLAR INC's free cash flow in 2023?

CATERPILLAR INC annual free cash flow for 2023 was $11.29B, a 74.47% increase from 2022.

What is CATERPILLAR INC's 5-year free cash flow CAGR?

CATERPILLAR INC free cash flow grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.76% from FY2020 to FY2025, going from $5.35B to $8.92B over 5 years.

Company
CATERPILLAR INC
Ticker
CAT
Sector
Industrial
Industry
Construction Machinery & Equip