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Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) Free cash flow

annual FCF:

$8.82B-$973.00M(-9.94%)
December 31, 2024

Summary

  • As of today (August 23, 2025), CAT annual free cash flow is $8.82 billion, with the most recent change of -$973.00 million (-9.94%) on December 31, 2024.
  • During the last 3 years, CAT annual FCF has risen by +$4.09 billion (+86.63%).
  • CAT annual FCF is now -9.94% below its all-time high of $9.79 billion, reached on December 31, 2023.

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quarterly FCF:

$2.17B+$1.80B(+484.10%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 23, 2025), CAT quarterly free cash flow is $2.17 billion, with the most recent change of +$1.80 billion (+484.10%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT quarterly FCF has dropped by -$135.00 million (-5.86%).
  • CAT quarterly FCF is now -33.91% below its all-time high of $3.28 billion, reached on September 30, 2023.

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TTM FCF:

$7.74B-$135.00M(-1.71%)
June 30, 2025

Summary

  • As of today (August 23, 2025), CAT TTM free cash flow is $7.74 billion, with the most recent change of -$135.00 million (-1.71%) on June 30, 2025.
  • Over the past year, CAT TTM FCF has dropped by -$2.31 billion (-22.95%).
  • CAT TTM FCF is now -24.75% below its all-time high of $10.29 billion, reached on March 31, 2024.

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Free cash flow Formula

FCF = Cash From Operations − CAPEX

CAT Free cash flow Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterlyTTMTTM
1 y1 year-9.9%-5.9%-22.9%
3 y3 years+86.6%+32.3%+153.6%
5 y5 years+107.9%+130.3%+135.8%

CAT Free cash flow Highs & Lows

PeriodPeriodAnnual vs highAnnual vs highAnnual vs lowAnnual vs lowQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs highQuarter. vs lowQuarter. vs lowTTM vs highTTM vs highTTM vs lowTTM vs low
3 y3-year-9.9%+86.6%-33.9%+484.1%-24.8%+153.6%
5 y5-year-9.9%+109.4%-33.9%+692.1%-24.8%+163.6%
alltimeall time-9.9%+209.9%-33.9%+175.3%-24.8%+221.0%

CAT Free cash flow History

DateAnnualQuarterlyTTM
Jun 2025
-
$2.17B(+484.1%)
$7.74B(-1.7%)
Mar 2025
-
$371.00M(-84.3%)
$7.88B(-10.7%)
Dec 2024
$8.82B(-9.9%)
$2.36B(-17.2%)
$8.82B(-8.2%)
Sep 2024
-
$2.85B(+23.6%)
$9.61B(-4.3%)
Jun 2024
-
$2.30B(+74.9%)
$10.05B(-2.3%)
Mar 2024
-
$1.32B(-58.2%)
$10.29B(+5.0%)
Dec 2023
$9.79B(+89.5%)
$3.15B(-4.0%)
$9.79B(+12.9%)
Sep 2023
-
$3.28B(+29.0%)
$8.68B(+19.5%)
Jun 2023
-
$2.54B(+208.9%)
$7.26B(+14.2%)
Mar 2023
-
$823.00M(-59.5%)
$6.36B(+23.0%)
Dec 2022
$5.17B(+9.3%)
$2.03B(+9.0%)
$5.17B(+37.3%)
Sep 2022
-
$1.86B(+13.8%)
$3.76B(+23.3%)
Jun 2022
-
$1.64B(-547.5%)
$3.05B(+4.0%)
Mar 2022
-
-$366.00M(-158.4%)
$2.94B(-37.9%)
Dec 2021
$4.73B(+12.2%)
$627.00M(-45.6%)
$4.73B(-14.8%)
Sep 2021
-
$1.15B(-24.2%)
$5.55B(-1.6%)
Jun 2021
-
$1.52B(+6.9%)
$5.63B(+11.5%)
Mar 2021
-
$1.42B(-1.7%)
$5.05B(+20.0%)
Dec 2020
$4.21B(-0.7%)
$1.45B(+16.7%)
$4.21B(-3.9%)
Sep 2020
-
$1.24B(+31.9%)
$4.38B(+33.6%)
Jun 2020
-
$941.00M(+61.7%)
$3.28B(-22.8%)
Mar 2020
-
$582.00M(-64.1%)
$4.25B(+0.2%)
Dec 2019
$4.24B(+16.5%)
$1.62B(+1074.6%)
$4.24B(+8.3%)
Sep 2019
-
$138.00M(-92.8%)
$3.92B(-14.3%)
Jun 2019
-
$1.91B(+232.8%)
$4.57B(+13.2%)
Mar 2019
-
$574.00M(-55.7%)
$4.04B(+10.9%)
Dec 2018
$3.64B(+8.1%)
$1.30B(+63.8%)
$3.64B(+66.5%)
Sep 2018
-
$791.00M(-42.6%)
$2.19B(+3.0%)
Jun 2018
-
$1.38B(+673.6%)
$2.13B(-15.5%)
Mar 2018
-
$178.00M(-212.7%)
$2.52B(-25.4%)
Dec 2017
$3.37B(+25.7%)
-$158.00M(-121.7%)
$3.37B(-24.2%)
Sep 2017
-
$728.00M(-58.8%)
$4.45B(+3.7%)
Jun 2017
-
$1.77B(+71.1%)
$4.29B(+8.1%)
Mar 2017
-
$1.03B(+12.6%)
$3.96B(+47.9%)
Dec 2016
$2.68B(-21.5%)
$917.00M(+61.4%)
$2.68B(+6.8%)
Sep 2016
-
$568.00M(-60.7%)
$2.51B(-7.8%)
Jun 2016
-
$1.45B(-676.1%)
$2.72B(+0.1%)
Mar 2016
-
-$251.00M(-133.6%)
$2.72B(-20.4%)
Dec 2015
$3.41B(-27.0%)
$747.00M(-4.2%)
$3.41B(-3.6%)
Sep 2015
-
$780.00M(-45.9%)
$3.54B(-10.7%)
Jun 2015
-
$1.44B(+225.0%)
$3.97B(+0.1%)
Mar 2015
-
$444.00M(-49.2%)
$3.96B(-15.3%)
Dec 2014
$4.68B(-18.6%)
$874.00M(-27.5%)
$4.68B(-8.3%)
Sep 2014
-
$1.21B(-16.4%)
$5.10B(-14.2%)
Jun 2014
-
$1.44B(+24.4%)
$5.95B(-11.4%)
Mar 2014
-
$1.16B(-10.7%)
$6.71B(+16.8%)
Dec 2013
$5.75B(+5219.4%)
$1.30B(-36.8%)
$5.75B(+17.8%)
Sep 2013
-
$2.05B(-6.9%)
$4.88B(+71.2%)
Jun 2013
-
$2.20B(+1047.9%)
$2.85B(+146.5%)
Mar 2013
-
$192.00M(-55.2%)
$1.16B(+600.6%)
Dec 2012
$108.00M(-96.5%)
$429.00M(+1687.5%)
$165.00M(-185.1%)
Sep 2012
-
$24.00M(-95.3%)
-$194.00M(-119.2%)
Jun 2012
-
$511.00M(-164.0%)
$1.01B(-55.8%)
Mar 2012
-
-$799.00M(-1241.4%)
$2.28B(-26.1%)
Dec 2011
$3.09B(+27.4%)
$70.00M(-94.3%)
$3.09B(-25.8%)
Sep 2011
-
$1.23B(-31.3%)
$4.16B(+25.0%)
Jun 2011
-
$1.78B(>+9900.0%)
$3.33B(+47.8%)
Mar 2011
-
$5.00M(-99.6%)
$2.25B(-7.1%)
Dec 2010
$2.42B(-39.8%)
$1.14B(+188.9%)
$2.42B(+5.9%)
Sep 2010
-
$395.00M(-44.3%)
$2.29B(-23.6%)
Jun 2010
-
$709.00M(+298.3%)
$3.00B(-20.2%)
Mar 2010
-
$178.00M(-82.3%)
$3.75B(-6.8%)
Dec 2009
$4.03B(+418.9%)
$1.01B(-8.5%)
$4.03B(+35.6%)
Sep 2009
-
$1.10B(-25.1%)
$2.97B(+29.0%)
Jun 2009
-
$1.47B(+226.4%)
$2.30B(+97.7%)
Mar 2009
-
$450.00M(-1000.0%)
$1.17B(+50.1%)
Dec 2008
$776.00M
-$50.00M(-111.5%)
$776.00M(-65.2%)
Sep 2008
-
$434.00M(+31.1%)
$2.23B(-31.4%)
Jun 2008
-
$331.00M(+442.6%)
$3.25B(-20.8%)
DateAnnualQuarterlyTTM
Mar 2008
-
$61.00M(-95.7%)
$4.11B(-16.0%)
Dec 2007
$4.89B(+56.7%)
$1.41B(-3.6%)
$4.89B(+3.0%)
Sep 2007
-
$1.46B(+22.6%)
$4.75B(+10.7%)
Jun 2007
-
$1.19B(+40.6%)
$4.29B(+9.3%)
Mar 2007
-
$845.00M(-33.0%)
$3.93B(+25.7%)
Dec 2006
$3.12B(+347.6%)
$1.26B(+26.2%)
$3.12B(+48.4%)
Sep 2006
-
$999.00M(+21.5%)
$2.10B(+33.6%)
Jun 2006
-
$822.00M(+1857.1%)
$1.58B(+63.5%)
Mar 2006
-
$42.00M(-82.6%)
$964.00M(+38.1%)
Dec 2005
$698.00M(-111.4%)
$242.00M(-48.5%)
$698.00M(-9.8%)
Sep 2005
-
$470.00M(+123.8%)
$774.00M(-211.5%)
Jun 2005
-
$210.00M(-193.8%)
-$694.00M(-81.6%)
Mar 2005
-
-$224.00M(-170.4%)
-$3.78B(-38.1%)
Dec 2004
-$6.11B(-2128.2%)
$318.00M(-131.9%)
-$6.11B(-4.5%)
Sep 2004
-
-$998.00M(-65.3%)
-$6.40B(+6.4%)
Jun 2004
-
-$2.88B(+12.8%)
-$6.01B(+91.7%)
Mar 2004
-
-$2.55B(-9540.7%)
-$3.13B(+435.0%)
Dec 2003
$301.00M(-49.2%)
$27.00M(-104.4%)
-$586.00M(+388.3%)
Sep 2003
-
-$613.00M(-224.3%)
-$120.00M(-116.7%)
Dec 2002
$593.00M(+3021.1%)
$493.00M(+117.2%)
$720.00M(+1845.9%)
Sep 2002
-
$227.00M(-219.5%)
$37.00M(-15.9%)
Dec 2001
$19.00M(-95.9%)
-$190.00M(-181.2%)
$44.00M(-162.0%)
Sep 2001
-
$234.00M(-176.7%)
-$71.00M(-52.7%)
Dec 2000
$466.00M(-63.9%)
-$305.00M(-296.8%)
-$150.00M(-133.9%)
Sep 2000
-
$155.00M(-46.2%)
$443.00M(-60.7%)
Dec 1999
$1.29B(-116.1%)
$288.00M(-65.6%)
$1.13B(+47.8%)
Sep 1999
-
$838.00M(-1202.6%)
$762.00M(+49.7%)
Dec 1998
-$8.03B(+42.0%)
-$76.00M(-111.0%)
$509.00M(-7.1%)
Sep 1998
-
$689.00M(-60.0%)
$548.00M(+31.1%)
Jun 1998
-
$1.72B(-194.3%)
$418.00M(-140.8%)
Mar 1998
-
-$1.83B(+4840.5%)
-$1.02B(-203.5%)
Dec 1997
-$5.65B(+18.0%)
-$37.00M(-106.6%)
$990.00M(-16.9%)
Sep 1997
-
$559.00M(+98.9%)
$1.19B(+33.3%)
Jun 1997
-
$281.00M(+50.3%)
$894.00M(-14.6%)
Mar 1997
-
$187.00M(+13.3%)
$1.05B(+3.6%)
Dec 1996
-$4.79B(+42.7%)
$165.00M(-36.8%)
$1.01B(-12.9%)
Sep 1996
-
$261.00M(-39.9%)
$1.16B(-19.7%)
Jun 1996
-
$434.00M(+187.4%)
$1.45B(+6.3%)
Mar 1996
-
$151.00M(-52.1%)
$1.36B(-10.1%)
Dec 1995
-$3.36B(-415.9%)
$315.00M(-42.2%)
$1.51B(+24.3%)
Sep 1995
-
$545.00M(+56.6%)
$1.22B(-4.4%)
Jun 1995
-
$348.00M(+14.9%)
$1.27B(-4.7%)
Mar 1995
-
$303.00M(+1415.0%)
$1.33B(+25.6%)
Dec 1994
$1.06B(-185.0%)
$20.00M(-96.7%)
$1.06B(-18.7%)
Sep 1994
-
$601.00M(+46.2%)
$1.31B(+15.3%)
Jun 1994
-
$411.00M(+1225.8%)
$1.13B(+44.5%)
Mar 1994
-
$31.00M(-88.3%)
$785.00M(+1.6%)
Dec 1993
-$1.25B(+131.7%)
$264.00M(-38.3%)
$773.00M(-55.2%)
Sep 1993
-
$428.00M(+590.3%)
$1.73B(-2180.7%)
Jun 1993
-
$62.00M(+226.3%)
-$83.00M(-69.8%)
Mar 1993
-
$19.00M(-98.4%)
-$275.00M(+100.7%)
Dec 1992
-$540.00M(+306.0%)
$1.22B(-188.1%)
-$137.00M(-89.1%)
Sep 1992
-
-$1.38B(+963.1%)
-$1.26B(-900.6%)
Jun 1992
-
-$130.00M(-182.8%)
$157.00M(-20.3%)
Mar 1992
-
$157.00M(+60.2%)
$197.00M(-248.1%)
Dec 1991
-$133.00M(+25.5%)
$98.00M(+206.3%)
-$133.00M(-69.3%)
Sep 1991
-
$32.00M(-135.6%)
-$433.00M(+42.4%)
Jun 1991
-
-$90.00M(-48.0%)
-$304.00M(-0.7%)
Mar 1991
-
-$173.00M(-14.4%)
-$306.00M(+39.7%)
Dec 1990
-$106.00M(-41.8%)
-$202.00M(-225.5%)
-$219.00M(+1188.2%)
Sep 1990
-
$161.00M(-275.0%)
-$17.00M(-90.4%)
Jun 1990
-
-$92.00M(+7.0%)
-$178.00M(+107.0%)
Mar 1990
-
-$86.00M
-$86.00M
Dec 1989
-$182.00M(-61.3%)
-
-
Dec 1988
-$470.00M(-846.0%)
-
-
Dec 1987
$63.00M(-122.3%)
-
-
Dec 1986
-$282.00M(-148.6%)
-
-
Dec 1985
$580.00M(+20.3%)
-
-
Dec 1984
$482.00M(+156.4%)
-
-
Dec 1983
$188.00M
-
-

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  • What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly free cash flow?
  • What is the all time high quarterly FCF for Caterpillar Inc.?
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  • What is Caterpillar Inc. TTM free cash flow?
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What is Caterpillar Inc. annual free cash flow?

The current annual FCF of CAT is $8.82B

What is the all time high annual FCF for Caterpillar Inc.?

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high annual free cash flow is $9.79B

What is Caterpillar Inc. annual FCF year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT annual free cash flow has changed by -$973.00M (-9.94%)

What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly free cash flow?

The current quarterly FCF of CAT is $2.17B

What is the all time high quarterly FCF for Caterpillar Inc.?

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high quarterly free cash flow is $3.28B

What is Caterpillar Inc. quarterly FCF year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT quarterly free cash flow has changed by -$135.00M (-5.86%)

What is Caterpillar Inc. TTM free cash flow?

The current TTM FCF of CAT is $7.74B

What is the all time high TTM FCF for Caterpillar Inc.?

Caterpillar Inc. all-time high TTM free cash flow is $10.29B

What is Caterpillar Inc. TTM FCF year-on-year change?

Over the past year, CAT TTM free cash flow has changed by -$2.31B (-22.95%)
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