| Cash flow (USD) | FY 2025 ended Dec 31, 2025 | FY 2024 ended Dec 31, 2024 | FY 2023 ended Dec 31, 2023 | FY 2022 ended Dec 31, 2022 | FY 2021 ended Dec 31, 2021 | FY 2020 ended Dec 31, 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 8.88B | 10.79B | 10.34B | 6.71B | 6.49B | 3.00B |
| Depreciation and amortization | 2.26B | 2.15B | 2.14B | 2.22B | 2.35B | 2.43B |
| Stock-based compensation | 242.00M | 223.00M | 208.00M | 193.00M | 200.00M | 202.00M |
| Cash from operations | 11.74B | 12.04B | 12.88B | 7.77B | 7.20B | 6.33B |
| Capital expenditure | -2.82B | -1.99B | -1.60B | -1.30B | -1.09B | -978.00M |
| Free cash flow | 8.92B | 10.05B | 11.29B | 6.47B | 6.11B | 5.35B |
| Acquisitions | -47.00M | -34.00M | -75.00M | -88.00M | -490.00M | -111.00M |
| Cash from investing | -4.71B | -2.45B | -5.87B | -2.54B | -3.08B | -1.49B |
| Dividends paid | -2.75B | -2.65B | -2.56B | -2.44B | -2.33B | -2.24B |
| Share buybacks | -5.19B | -7.70B | -4.97B | -4.23B | -2.67B | -1.13B |
| Cash from financing | -3.90B | -9.56B | -6.93B | -7.28B | -4.19B | -3.75B |
| Net change in cash | 3.09B | -89.00M | -28.00M | -2.25B | -103.00M | 1.07B |
From Caterpillar's 10-K and 10-Q filings with the SEC. Fiscal years are the company's own, so they may not match the calendar. A blank cell means the company did not report that line. New to this? Read cash flow or reading a 10-K.
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