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Caterpillar (CAT) Free Cash Flow

Annual FCF

$8.82 B
-$973.00 M-9.94%

December 1, 2024

Summary

Performance

1-Year Change

-9.94%

3-Year Change

+86.63%

5-Year Change

+107.87%

15-Year Change

+161.72%

CAT Free Cash Flow Chart

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Highlights

Sector Rank

100%
CAT annual free cash flow is higher than 100% of companies in Industrials sector

High & Low

All-time High

$9.79 B
CAT annual free cash flow is currently -9.94% below its historical high of $9.79 billion

3-Year Low

$4.73 B
CAT annual free cash flow is currently +86.63% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Annual Earnings Report Date

Dec 1, 2024
CAT previous annual earnings announcement was published on Dec 1, 2024

Next Annual Earnings Report Date

N/A
CAT next annual earnings announcement has not yet been scheduled

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Annual CFO

$12.04 B
CAT annual cash flow from operations is $12.04 billion

Annual CFF

-$9.56 B
CAT annual cash flow from financing activities is -$9.56 billion

Annual CFI

-$2.45 B
CAT annual cash flow from investing activities is -$2.45 billion

Annual CAPEX

$3.21 B
CAT annual capital expenditures is $3.21 billion

Quarterly FCF

$2.36 B
-$490.00 M-17.22%

December 1, 2024

Summary

Performance

3-Month Change

-17.22%

1-Year Change

-25.18%

3-Year Change

-25.18%

5-Year Change

-25.18%

CAT Quarterly FCF Chart

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Highlights

Sector Rank

99.83%
CAT quarterly free cash flow is higher than 99.83% of companies in Industrials sector

High & Low

All-time High

$3.28 B
CAT quarterly free cash flow is currently -28.15% below its historical high of $3.28 billion

3-Year Low

-$366.00 M

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Dec 1, 2024
CAT previous earnings announcement was published on Dec 1, 2024

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Apr 25, 2025
CAT next earnings announcement is scheduled for Apr 25, 2025

OtherCATcash flowmetrics:

Quarterly CFO

$3.39 B
CAT quarterly cash flow from operations is $3.39 billion

Quarterly CFF

-$426.00 M
CAT quarterly cash flow from financing activities is -$426.00 million

Quarterly CFI

-$1.65 B
CAT quarterly cash flow from investing activities is -$1.65 billion

Quarterly CAPEX

$1.04 B
CAT quarterly capital expenditures is $1.04 billion

TTM FCF

$8.82 B
-$793.00 M-8.25%

December 1, 2024

Summary

Performance

3-Month Change

-8.25%

1-Year Change

-9.94%

3-Year Change

-9.94%

5-Year Change

-9.94%

CAT TTM FCF Chart

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Highlights

Sector Rank

100%
CAT TTM free cash flow is higher than 100% of companies in Industrials sector

High & Low

All-time High

$10.29 B
CAT TTM free cash flow is currently -14.25% below its historical high of $10.29 billion

3-Year Low

$2.94 B
CAT TTM free cash flow is currently +200.41% above its 3-year low

Earnings dates

Last Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Dec 1, 2024
CAT previous earnings announcement was published on Dec 1, 2024

Next Quarterly Earnings Report Date

Apr 25, 2025
CAT next earnings announcement is scheduled for Apr 25, 2025

OtherCATcash flowmetrics:

TTM CFO

$12.04 B
CAT TTM cash flow from operations is $12.04 billion

TTM CFF

-$9.56 B
CAT TTM cash flow from financing activities is -$9.56 billion

TTM CFI

-$2.45 B
CAT TTM cash flow from investing activities is -$2.45 billion

TTM CAPEX

$3.21 B
CAT TTM capital expenditures is $3.21 billion

Free Cash Flow Formula

FCF = Cash From Operations − CAPEX

Annual FCF

$8.82 B
CAT annual free cash flow is $8.82 billion

Annual CFO

$12.04 B
CAT annual cash flow from operations is $12.04 billion

Annual CAPEX

$3.21 B
CAT annual capital expenditures is $3.21 billion

CAT Free Cash Flow Trends

PeriodPeriodAnnualAnnualQuarterlyQuarterlyTTMTTM
1 y1 year-9.9%-25.2%-9.9%
3 y3 years+86.6%-25.2%-9.9%
5 y5 years+107.9%-25.2%-9.9%

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%-28.1%+743.7%-14.3%+200.4%
5 y5-year-9.9%+109.4%-28.1%+743.7%-14.3%+200.4%
alltimeall time-9.9%+219.6%-28.1%+130.8%-14.3%+162.7%

Caterpillar Free Cash Flow History

DateAnnualQuarterlyTTM
Dec 2024
$8.82 B(-9.9%)
$2.36 B(-17.2%)
$8.82 B(-8.2%)
Sep 2024
-
$2.85 B(+23.6%)
$9.61 B(-4.3%)
Jun 2024
-
$2.30 B(+74.9%)
$10.05 B(-2.3%)
Mar 2024
-
$1.32 B(-58.2%)
$10.29 B(+5.0%)
Dec 2023
$9.79 B(+89.5%)
$3.15 B(-4.0%)
$9.79 B(+12.9%)
Sep 2023
-
$3.28 B(+29.0%)
$8.68 B(+19.5%)
Jun 2023
-
$2.54 B(+208.9%)
$7.26 B(+14.2%)
Mar 2023
-
$823.00 M(-59.5%)
$6.36 B(+23.0%)
Dec 2022
$5.17 B(+9.3%)
$2.03 B(+9.0%)
$5.17 B(+37.3%)
Sep 2022
-
$1.86 B(+13.8%)
$3.76 B(+23.3%)
Jun 2022
-
$1.64 B(-547.5%)
$3.05 B(+4.0%)
Mar 2022
-
-$366.00 M(-158.4%)
$2.94 B(-37.9%)
Dec 2021
$4.73 B(+12.2%)
$627.00 M(-45.6%)
$4.73 B(-14.8%)
Sep 2021
-
$1.15 B(-24.2%)
$5.55 B(-1.6%)
Jun 2021
-
$1.52 B(+6.9%)
$5.63 B(+11.5%)
Mar 2021
-
$1.42 B(-1.7%)
$5.05 B(+20.0%)
Dec 2020
$4.21 B(-0.7%)
$1.45 B(+16.7%)
$4.21 B(-3.9%)
Sep 2020
-
$1.24 B(+31.9%)
$4.38 B(+33.6%)
Jun 2020
-
$941.00 M(+61.7%)
$3.28 B(-22.8%)
Mar 2020
-
$582.00 M(-64.1%)
$4.25 B(+0.2%)
Dec 2019
$4.24 B(+16.5%)
$1.62 B(+1074.6%)
$4.24 B(+8.3%)
Sep 2019
-
$138.00 M(-92.8%)
$3.92 B(-14.3%)
Jun 2019
-
$1.91 B(+232.8%)
$4.57 B(+13.2%)
Mar 2019
-
$574.00 M(-55.7%)
$4.04 B(+10.9%)
Dec 2018
$3.64 B(+8.1%)
$1.30 B(+63.8%)
$3.64 B(+66.5%)
Sep 2018
-
$791.00 M(-42.6%)
$2.19 B(+3.0%)
Jun 2018
-
$1.38 B(+673.6%)
$2.13 B(-15.5%)
Mar 2018
-
$178.00 M(-212.7%)
$2.52 B(-25.4%)
Dec 2017
$3.37 B(+24.3%)
-$158.00 M(-121.7%)
$3.37 B(-24.5%)
Sep 2017
-
$728.00 M(-58.8%)
$4.46 B(+3.5%)
Jun 2017
-
$1.77 B(+71.1%)
$4.31 B(+8.0%)
Mar 2017
-
$1.03 B(+10.4%)
$3.99 B(+47.3%)
Dec 2016
$2.71 B(-21.1%)
$936.00 M(+62.5%)
$2.71 B(+6.5%)
Sep 2016
-
$576.00 M(-60.2%)
$2.55 B(-7.4%)
Jun 2016
-
$1.45 B(-679.6%)
$2.75 B(+0.2%)
Mar 2016
-
-$250.00 M(-132.4%)
$2.74 B(-20.2%)
Dec 2015
$3.44 B(-26.5%)
$771.00 M(-1.2%)
$3.44 B(-2.9%)
Sep 2015
-
$780.00 M(-45.9%)
$3.54 B(-10.7%)
Jun 2015
-
$1.44 B(+225.0%)
$3.97 B(+0.1%)
Mar 2015
-
$444.00 M(-49.2%)
$3.96 B(-15.3%)
Dec 2014
$4.68 B(-18.6%)
$874.00 M(-27.5%)
$4.68 B(-8.3%)
Sep 2014
-
$1.21 B(-16.4%)
$5.10 B(-14.2%)
Jun 2014
-
$1.44 B(+24.4%)
$5.95 B(-11.4%)
Mar 2014
-
$1.16 B(-10.7%)
$6.71 B(+16.8%)
Dec 2013
$5.75 B(+5219.4%)
$1.30 B(-36.8%)
$5.75 B(+18.1%)
Sep 2013
-
$2.05 B(-6.9%)
$4.86 B(+72.4%)
Jun 2013
-
$2.20 B(+1047.9%)
$2.82 B(+153.2%)
Mar 2013
-
$192.00 M(-53.8%)
$1.11 B(+931.5%)
Dec 2012
$108.00 M(-96.4%)
$416.00 M(+4522.2%)
$108.00 M(-137.1%)
Sep 2012
-
$9.00 M(-98.2%)
-$291.00 M(-131.4%)
Jun 2012
-
$497.00 M(-161.1%)
$926.00 M(-58.2%)
Mar 2012
-
-$814.00 M(-4888.2%)
$2.21 B(-27.0%)
Dec 2011
$3.03 B(+25.2%)
$17.00 M(-98.6%)
$3.03 B(-27.0%)
Sep 2011
-
$1.23 B(-31.3%)
$4.16 B(+25.0%)
Jun 2011
-
$1.78 B(>+9900.0%)
$3.33 B(+47.8%)
Mar 2011
-
$5.00 M(-99.6%)
$2.25 B(-7.1%)
Dec 2010
$2.42 B(-39.8%)
$1.14 B(+188.9%)
$2.42 B(+5.9%)
Sep 2010
-
$395.00 M(-44.3%)
$2.29 B(-23.6%)
Jun 2010
-
$709.00 M(+298.3%)
$3.00 B(-20.2%)
Mar 2010
-
$178.00 M(-82.3%)
$3.75 B(-6.8%)
Dec 2009
$4.03 B(+412.3%)
$1.01 B(-8.5%)
$4.03 B(+35.6%)
Sep 2009
-
$1.10 B(-25.1%)
$2.97 B(+28.4%)
Jun 2009
-
$1.47 B(+226.4%)
$2.31 B(+96.9%)
Mar 2009
-
$450.00 M(-1000.0%)
$1.18 B(+49.5%)
Dec 2008
$786.00 M(-84.0%)
-$50.00 M(-111.3%)
$786.00 M(-65.2%)
Sep 2008
-
$444.00 M(+34.1%)
$2.26 B(-30.9%)
Jun 2008
-
$331.00 M(+442.6%)
$3.27 B(-20.7%)
Mar 2008
-
$61.00 M(-95.7%)
$4.13 B(-16.0%)
Dec 2007
$4.92 B
$1.43 B(-2.2%)
$4.92 B(+3.5%)
Sep 2007
-
$1.46 B(+22.6%)
$4.75 B(+10.7%)
DateAnnualQuarterlyTTM
Jun 2007
-
$1.19 B(+40.6%)
$4.29 B(+8.8%)
Mar 2007
-
$845.00 M(-33.0%)
$3.95 B(+26.3%)
Dec 2006
$3.12 B(+347.6%)
$1.26 B(+26.2%)
$3.12 B(+48.4%)
Sep 2006
-
$999.00 M(+18.6%)
$2.10 B(+33.6%)
Jun 2006
-
$842.00 M(+3727.3%)
$1.58 B(+66.9%)
Mar 2006
-
$22.00 M(-90.9%)
$944.00 M(+35.2%)
Dec 2005
$698.00 M(-111.4%)
$242.00 M(-48.5%)
$698.00 M(-9.8%)
Sep 2005
-
$470.00 M(+123.8%)
$774.00 M(-211.5%)
Jun 2005
-
$210.00 M(-193.8%)
-$694.00 M(-81.6%)
Mar 2005
-
-$224.00 M(-170.4%)
-$3.78 B(-38.1%)
Dec 2004
-$6.11 B(-17.2%)
$318.00 M(-131.9%)
-$6.11 B(-56.6%)
Sep 2004
-
-$998.00 M(-65.3%)
-$14.07 B(+8.1%)
Jun 2004
-
-$2.88 B(+12.8%)
-$13.02 B(+32.9%)
Mar 2004
-
-$2.55 B(-66.7%)
-$9.80 B(+32.8%)
Dec 2003
-$7.38 B(+28.6%)
-$7.65 B(<-9900.0%)
-$7.38 B(+32.6%)
Sep 2003
-
$57.00 M(-83.5%)
-$5.56 B(+3.2%)
Jun 2003
-
$346.00 M(-368.2%)
-$5.39 B(-3.5%)
Mar 2003
-
-$129.00 M(-97.8%)
-$5.58 B(-2.6%)
Dec 2002
-$5.74 B(<-9900.0%)
-$5.83 B(-2670.5%)
-$5.74 B(-344.4%)
Sep 2002
-
$227.00 M(+48.4%)
$2.35 B(-2927.7%)
Jun 2002
-
$153.00 M(-154.6%)
-$83.00 M(-66.1%)
Mar 2002
-
-$280.00 M(-112.5%)
-$245.00 M(-1389.5%)
Dec 2001
$19.00 M(-97.2%)
$2.25 B(-202.0%)
$19.00 M(-100.8%)
Sep 2001
-
-$2.20 B(>+9900.0%)
-$2.33 B(-7860.0%)
Jun 2001
-
-$9.00 M(-43.8%)
$30.00 M(-96.9%)
Mar 2001
-
-$16.00 M(-84.0%)
$977.00 M(+45.6%)
Dec 2000
$671.00 M(-48.8%)
-$100.00 M(-164.5%)
$671.00 M(-37.8%)
Sep 2000
-
$155.00 M(-83.5%)
$1.08 B(-38.8%)
Jun 2000
-
$938.00 M(-391.3%)
$1.76 B(+39.7%)
Mar 2000
-
-$322.00 M(-204.5%)
$1.26 B(-3.7%)
Dec 1999
$1.31 B(+157.4%)
$308.00 M(-63.2%)
$1.31 B(+41.5%)
Sep 1999
-
$838.00 M(+91.8%)
$926.00 M(+19.2%)
Jun 1999
-
$437.00 M(-260.1%)
$777.00 M(-62.4%)
Mar 1999
-
-$273.00 M(+259.2%)
$2.06 B(+305.5%)
Dec 1998
$509.00 M(-48.6%)
-$76.00 M(-111.0%)
$509.00 M(-7.1%)
Sep 1998
-
$689.00 M(-60.0%)
$548.00 M(+31.1%)
Jun 1998
-
$1.72 B(-194.3%)
$418.00 M(-140.8%)
Mar 1998
-
-$1.83 B(+4840.5%)
-$1.02 B(-203.5%)
Dec 1997
$990.00 M(-2.1%)
-$37.00 M(-106.6%)
$990.00 M(-16.9%)
Sep 1997
-
$559.00 M(+98.9%)
$1.19 B(+33.3%)
Jun 1997
-
$281.00 M(+50.3%)
$894.00 M(-14.6%)
Mar 1997
-
$187.00 M(+13.3%)
$1.05 B(+3.6%)
Dec 1996
$1.01 B(-33.1%)
$165.00 M(-36.8%)
$1.01 B(-12.9%)
Sep 1996
-
$261.00 M(-39.9%)
$1.16 B(-19.7%)
Jun 1996
-
$434.00 M(+187.4%)
$1.45 B(+6.3%)
Mar 1996
-
$151.00 M(-52.1%)
$1.36 B(-10.1%)
Dec 1995
$1.51 B(+42.1%)
$315.00 M(-42.2%)
$1.51 B(+24.3%)
Sep 1995
-
$545.00 M(+56.6%)
$1.22 B(-4.4%)
Jun 1995
-
$348.00 M(+14.9%)
$1.27 B(-4.7%)
Mar 1995
-
$303.00 M(+1415.0%)
$1.33 B(+25.6%)
Dec 1994
$1.06 B(+37.5%)
$20.00 M(-96.7%)
$1.06 B(-18.7%)
Sep 1994
-
$601.00 M(+46.2%)
$1.31 B(+15.3%)
Jun 1994
-
$411.00 M(+1225.8%)
$1.13 B(+44.5%)
Mar 1994
-
$31.00 M(-88.3%)
$785.00 M(+1.6%)
Dec 1993
$773.00 M(-664.2%)
$264.00 M(-38.3%)
$773.00 M(-55.2%)
Sep 1993
-
$428.00 M(+590.3%)
$1.73 B(-2180.7%)
Jun 1993
-
$62.00 M(+226.3%)
-$83.00 M(-69.8%)
Mar 1993
-
$19.00 M(-98.4%)
-$275.00 M(+100.7%)
Dec 1992
-$137.00 M(+3.0%)
$1.22 B(-188.1%)
-$137.00 M(-89.1%)
Sep 1992
-
-$1.38 B(+963.1%)
-$1.26 B(-900.6%)
Jun 1992
-
-$130.00 M(-182.8%)
$157.00 M(-20.3%)
Mar 1992
-
$157.00 M(+60.2%)
$197.00 M(-248.1%)
Dec 1991
-$133.00 M(-39.3%)
$98.00 M(+206.3%)
-$133.00 M(-69.3%)
Sep 1991
-
$32.00 M(-135.6%)
-$433.00 M(+42.4%)
Jun 1991
-
-$90.00 M(-48.0%)
-$304.00 M(-0.7%)
Mar 1991
-
-$173.00 M(-14.4%)
-$306.00 M(+39.7%)
Dec 1990
-$219.00 M(+20.3%)
-$202.00 M(-225.5%)
-$219.00 M(+1188.2%)
Sep 1990
-
$161.00 M(-275.0%)
-$17.00 M(-90.4%)
Jun 1990
-
-$92.00 M(+7.0%)
-$178.00 M(+107.0%)
Mar 1990
-
-$86.00 M
-$86.00 M
Dec 1989
-$182.00 M
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FAQ

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What is Caterpillar annual free cash flow?

The current annual FCF of CAT is $8.82 B

What is the all time high annual FCF for Caterpillar?

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

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

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

What is Caterpillar quarterly free cash flow?

The current quarterly FCF of CAT is $2.36 B

What is the all time high quarterly FCF for Caterpillar?

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

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

Over the past year, CAT quarterly free cash flow has changed by -$793.00 M (-25.18%)

What is Caterpillar TTM free cash flow?

The current TTM FCF of CAT is $8.82 B

What is the all time high TTM FCF for Caterpillar?

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

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

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