Caterpillar Quarterly Cash Flow Statement
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Caterpillar free cash flow
In the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, Caterpillar generated $4.37 billion of operating cash flow and spent $587.0 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $3.78 billion, a free-cash-flow margin of 18.4% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 47.4% from the prior year's $2.57 billion.
Caterpillar returned $2.19 billion to shareholders: $696.0 million in dividends and $1.49 billion in share repurchases, equal to 58% of free cash flow. Free cash flow covered dividend payments 5.4 times.
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Caterpillar cash flow statement (quarterly)
| Quarter (USD) | Q2 20262026-06-30 | Q1 20262026-03-31 | Q4 20252025-12-31 | Q3 20252025-09-30 | Q2 20252025-06-30 | Q1 20252025-03-31 | Q4 20242024-12-31 | Q3 20242024-09-30 | Q2 20242024-06-30 | Q1 20242024-03-31 | Q4 20232023-12-31 | Q3 20232023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 3.59B | 2.55B | 2.40B | 2.30B | 2.18B | 2.00B | 2.79B | 2.46B | 2.68B | 2.85B | 2.67B | 2.79B |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | +64.89% | +27.21% | -13.94% | -6.66% | -18.72% | -29.82% | +4.38% | -11.82% | -8.31% | +46.96% | +83.84% | +36.91% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 616.00M | 595.00M | 598.00M | 570.00M | 554.00M | 540.00M | 555.00M | 543.00M | 531.00M | 524.00M | 545.00M | 525.00M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 92.00M | 54.00M | 40.00M | 71.00M | 86.00M | 45.00M | 52.00M | 52.00M | 75.00M | 44.00M | 30.00M | 60.00M |
| Change in Working Capital | -1.10B | -550.00M | -412.00M | -225.00M | -384.00M | 48.00M | -339.00M | 318.00M | -955.00M | 289.00M | 162.00M | -33.00M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 4.37B | 1.87B | 3.59B | 3.74B | 3.12B | 1.29B | 3.39B | 3.57B | 3.02B | 2.05B | 4.00B | 4.06B |
| Capital Expenditures | -587.00M | -728.00M | -898.00M | -658.00M | -555.00M | -710.00M | -703.00M | -444.00M | -341.00M | -500.00M | -536.00M | -378.00M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -1.66B | -1.77B | -1.88B | -1.32B | -1.33B | -175.00M | -1.65B | -1.04B | -722.00M | 958.00M | -554.00M | -3.44B |
| Dividends Paid | -696.00M | -703.00M | -706.00M | -707.00M | -662.00M | -674.00M | -680.00M | -683.00M | -635.00M | -648.00M | -662.00M | -663.00M |
| Share Repurchases | -1.49B | -5.03B | -340.00M | -362.00M | -828.00M | -3.66B | -640.00M | -782.00M | -1.82B | -4.46B | -2.77B | -380.00M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -83.00M | -5.95B | 751.00M | -305.00M | 151.00M | -4.50B | -426.00M | -1.21B | -2.93B | -5.00B | -3.03B | -1.40B |
| Net Change in Cash | 2.64B | -5.91B | 2.44B | 2.10B | 1.88B | -3.33B | 1.25B | 1.30B | -617.00M | -2.02B | 425.00M | -834.00M |
| Free Cash Flow | 3.78B | 1.14B | 2.69B | 3.08B | 2.57B | 579.00M | 2.69B | 3.13B | 2.68B | 1.55B | 3.47B | 3.68B |
This table shows 12 quarterly periods of Caterpillar's cash flow statement, from Q2 2026 back to Q3 2023, across 12 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow CAT's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?