Caterpillar Inc (CAT) Annual Cash Flow Statement

Annual · GAAP · USD millions
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From Caterpillar Inc through Dec 31 2021, changes in Dec 31 2025's operating cash flow provide insight into underlying business performance trends.
Annual Report, GAAP in USD millions
ITEM
(Dec 31 2025)
12 Months
(Dec 31 2024) (Dec 31 2023) (Dec 31 2022) (Dec 31 2021)
Operating Activities
Income8,882.00
Depreciation & amortization2,262.00
Amortization of Other Assets0.00
Write-down of investments0.00
Goodwill, Impairment Loss0.00
Provision For Loan Losses Expensed0.00
Increase (Decrease) in Inventories-1,477.00
Affiliated operations0.00
Disposal Group, Not Discontinued Operation, Gain (Loss) on Disposal0.00
Share-based Compensation0.00
Goodwill & other acquired intangibles0.00
Non-cash Items0.00
Defined Benefit Plan Actuarial Gain Loss-294.00
Increase Decrease In Contract With Customer Liability1,933.00
Income taxes465.00
Losses/ -gains on investments net0.00
Accounts Receivable-1,951.00
Increase (Decrease) in Accounts Payable1,179.00
Increase (Decrease) in Accrued Liabilities438.00
Increase (Decrease) in Customer Advances0.00
Customer deposits0.00
Other Working Capital-470.00
Other Noncash Income (Expense)742.00
Other net0.00
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Operating Activities30.00
Discontinued operations0.00
Net Cash flow from Operating Activities11,739.00
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures-4,286.00
Sale of Capital Items708.00
Proceeds from Sale and Maturity of Marketable Securities2,494.00
Payments to Acquire Marketable Securities-1,930.00
Payments for (Proceeds from) Derivative Instrument, Investing Activities0.00
Expenditures For Equipment Leased To Others-
Collections Of Finance Receivables-
Purchases of other investments0.00
Noncontrolling interest0.00
Proceeds from Investments0.00
Purchases of Investments0.00
Purchases of non-current assets0.00
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired-47.00
Proceeds from Collection of (Payments to Fund) Long-term Loans to Related Parties0.00
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses, Net of Cash Divested22.00
Proceeds from sale of assets0.00
Receivables-1,743.00
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities75.00
Other Net0.00
Discontinued operations0.00
Net Cash Flow from Investing Activities-4,707.00
Financing Activities
Short-term debt Net3,031.00
Other borrowing transactions0.00
Long-term debt - borrowings0.00
Long-term debt - repayments0.00
Noncontrolling interest0.00
Issuances / -repurchases of Comm. Stock-5,206.00
Exercise of stock options0.00
Issuances / -repurchases of Pref. Stock0.00
Discontinued Operations0.00
Other financing activities net0.00
Other net-5,798.00
Proceeds From Machinery And Power Systems-
Financial Products-
Payments Machinery And Engines-
Payments Financial Products-
Cash Cash Equivalents Restricted Cash And Restricted Cash Equivalents6,896.00
Payments For Excise Tax On Purchase Of Common Stock-73.00
Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Noncontrolling Interest0.00
Dividends paid-2,749.00
Net Cash Flow from Financing Activities-3,899.00
Effect of exchange rate on cash flow-43.00
Discontinued operations0.00
Free Cash Flow8,161.00
Total Cash Flow3,090.00
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What this statement shows

This page presents issuer-reported cash flow data, including operating, investing, financing, net, and free cash flow, as disclosed in SEC 10-K filings and normalized by CSIMarket.

Source & verification

  • Form: 10-K (Period: 20251231)
  • Filed with the SEC: February 13, 2026
  • Source: cat-20251231.htm

Last updated

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  • Data lineage: SEC filings - XBRL extraction - normalization in the CSIMarket.com database.
  • Accession: 0000018230-26-000008

Figures are derived from filed reports and may be restated. Historical data is subject to revision.

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