TL;DR: Financial Overview - Revenue, Profits & Key Metrics

Latest Quarterly: Mar 2025

Income Metrics

Revenue 14.2B
Gross Profit 5.0B 34.80%
Operating Income 2.6B 18.10%
Net Income 2.0B 14.06%
EPS (Diluted) $4.20

Balance Sheet Metrics

Total Assets 85.0B
Total Liabilities 66.9B
Shareholders Equity 18.1B
Debt to Equity 3.70

Cash Flow Metrics

Operating Cash Flow 2.6B
Free Cash Flow 371.0M

Revenue & Profitability Trend

Caterpillar Income Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Revenue i64.8B67.1B59.4B51.0B41.7B
Cost of Goods Sold i41.5B43.8B41.9B36.0B29.7B
Gross Profit i23.3B23.3B17.5B15.0B12.1B
Gross Margin % i36.0%34.7%29.5%29.4%28.9%
Operating Expenses
Research & Development i2.1B2.1B1.8B1.7B1.4B
Selling, General & Administrative i6.7B6.4B5.7B5.4B4.6B
Other Operating Expenses i1.5B1.8B1.2B1.1B1.5B
Total Operating Expenses i10.3B10.3B8.7B8.1B7.5B
Operating Income i13.1B13.0B8.8B6.9B4.6B
Operating Margin % i20.2%19.3%14.9%13.5%10.9%
Non-Operating Items
Interest Income i482.0M494.0M167.0M80.0M112.0M
Interest Expense i512.0M511.0M443.0M488.0M514.0M
Other Non-Operating Income813.0M101.0M199.0M1.7B-156.0M
Pre-tax Income i13.4B13.0B8.8B8.2B4.0B
Income Tax i2.6B2.8B2.1B1.7B1.0B
Effective Tax Rate % i19.7%21.3%23.6%21.2%25.2%
Net Income i10.8B10.3B6.7B6.5B3.0B
Net Margin % i16.6%15.4%11.3%12.7%7.2%
Key Metrics
EBITDA i15.4B15.8B12.3B10.8B7.1B
EPS (Basic) i$22.17$20.24$12.72$11.93$5.51
EPS (Diluted) i$22.05$20.12$12.64$11.83$5.46
Basic Shares Outstanding i486700000510600000526900000544000000544100000
Diluted Shares Outstanding i486700000510600000526900000544000000544100000

Income Statement Trend

Caterpillar Balance Sheet From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Assets
Current Assets
Cash & Equivalents i6.9B7.0B7.0B9.3B9.4B
Short-term Investments i-----
Accounts Receivable i18.8B18.8B17.9B17.4B16.8B
Inventory i16.8B16.6B16.3B14.0B11.4B
Other Current Assets3.1B4.6B2.6B2.8B1.9B
Total Current Assets i45.7B46.9B43.8B43.5B39.5B
Non-Current Assets
Property, Plant & Equipment i5.7B5.8B5.6B5.7B6.1B
Goodwill i10.9B11.2B11.3B13.7B14.1B
Intangible Assets i399.0M564.0M758.0M1.0B1.3B
Long-term Investments-----
Other Non-Current Assets23.1B22.0B20.1B19.9B18.8B
Total Non-Current Assets i42.1B40.5B38.2B39.3B38.9B
Total Assets i87.8B87.5B81.9B82.8B78.3B
Liabilities
Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable i7.7B7.9B8.7B8.2B6.1B
Short-term Debt i11.1B13.4B11.3B11.8B11.2B
Current Portion of Long-term Debt-----
Other Current Liabilities2.9B3.1B2.7B2.3B2.0B
Total Current Liabilities i32.3B34.7B31.5B29.8B25.7B
Non-Current Liabilities
Long-term Debt i27.4B24.5B25.7B26.0B26.0B
Deferred Tax Liabilities i-----
Other Non-Current Liabilities4.9B4.7B4.6B4.8B4.4B
Total Non-Current Liabilities i36.0B33.2B34.5B36.4B37.2B
Total Liabilities i68.3B68.0B66.1B66.3B62.9B
Equity
Common Stock i6.9B6.4B6.6B6.4B6.2B
Retained Earnings i59.4B51.2B43.5B39.3B35.2B
Treasury Stock i44.3B36.3B31.7B27.6B25.2B
Other Equity-----
Total Shareholders Equity i19.5B19.5B15.9B16.5B15.4B
Key Metrics
Total Debt i38.4B37.9B37.0B37.8B37.2B
Working Capital i13.4B12.2B12.3B13.6B13.7B

Balance Sheet Composition

Caterpillar Cash Flow Statement From 2020 to 2024

Metric20242023202220212020
Operating Activities
Net Income i10.8B10.3B6.7B6.5B3.0B
Depreciation & Amortization i2.2B2.1B2.2B2.4B2.4B
Stock-Based Compensation i-----
Working Capital Changes i-687.0M-1.1B-2.2B-2.0B493.0M
Operating Cash Flow i12.2B11.1B7.0B6.7B6.9B
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures i722.0M781.0M830.0M1.3B772.0M
Acquisitions i-61.0M-4.0M1.0M36.0M25.0M
Investment Purchases i-1.5B-4.5B-3.2B-2.3B-749.0M
Investment Sales i3.2B1.9B2.4B785.0M345.0M
Investing Cash Flow i762.0M-2.8B58.0M-612.0M630.0M
Financing Activities
Share Repurchases i-7.7B-5.0B-4.2B-2.7B-1.1B
Dividends Paid i-2.6B-2.6B-2.4B-2.3B-2.2B
Debt Issuance i10.3B8.3B6.7B7.0B10.4B
Debt Repayment i-9.3B-6.3B-7.7B-9.8B-8.2B
Financing Cash Flow i-9.6B-6.9B-7.3B-4.2B-3.8B
Free Cash Flow i8.8B9.8B5.2B4.7B4.2B
Net Change in Cash i3.4B1.4B-183.0M1.9B3.7B

Cash Flow Trend

Caterpillar Key Financial Ratios

Valuation Ratios

P/E Ratio (TTM) 21.19
Forward P/E 18.80
Price to Book 10.46
Price to Sales 3.09
PEG Ratio 18.80

Profitability Ratios

Profit Margin 14.95%
Operating Margin 19.77%
Return on Equity 52.71%
Return on Assets 8.59%

Financial Health

Current Ratio 1.34
Debt to Equity 218.34
Beta 1.40

Per Share Data

EPS (TTM) $19.66
Book Value per Share $39.83
Revenue per Share $132.21

Peer Financial Comparison

CompanyMarket CapP/E RatioP/B RatioROEProfit MarginDebt/Equity
cat195.1B21.1910.4652.71%14.95%218.34
Deere & Company 138.2B24.635.6923.91%12.45%275.28
Paccar 51.1B16.702.7016.77%9.88%84.86
CNH Industrial N.V 15.5B19.122.0210.78%4.56%354.33
Oshkosh 8.6B13.491.9315.52%6.26%33.64
AGCO 8.2B81.791.960.85%0.98%70.50

Financial data is updated regularly. All figures are in the company's reporting currency.