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Caterpillar Inc (CAT): Free Cash Flow

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditures for the same annual period and currency, computed by TickerFacts from the filed figures. A simple proxy, not a reported figure; a year without both inputs is left out.

Restated years: each year's figure is from the latest filing that reports it. The company later restated the year ended 2008-12-31 (for example after a spin-off or a discontinued operation), while the year before it was last reported on the old basis. Changes across those points are marked n/c (not comparable), and growth rates are not computed across them.

$8.92B
Year ended 2025-12-31
$10.70B
Trailing 12 months to 2026-06-30
+11.3%
3-year compound annual growth
+10.8%
5-year compound annual growth
+5.3%
10-year compound annual growth
$11.29B2007-12-31: $6.25B2008-12-31: $2.35B2011-12-31: $4.44B2012-12-31: $1.83B2013-12-31: $7.67B2014-12-31: $6.52B2015-12-31: $5.31B2016-12-31: $4.53B2017-12-31: $4.81B2018-12-31: $5.28B2019-12-31: $5.86B2020-12-31: $5.35B2021-12-31: $6.11B2022-12-31: $6.47B2023-12-31: $11.29B2024-12-31: $10.05B2025-12-31: $8.92B$8.92B
2007-12-31 Free Cash Flow (USD) 2025-12-31
Period endedFree Cash FlowChange YoYSource filing
2025-12-31$8.92B-11.2%2026-02-13, From 2025-01-01
2024-12-31$10.05B-11.0%2026-02-13, From 2024-01-01
2023-12-31$11.29B+74.5%2026-02-13, From 2023-01-01
2022-12-31$6.47B+6.0%2025-02-14, From 2022-01-01
2021-12-31$6.11B+14.1%2024-02-16, From 2021-01-01
2020-12-31$5.35B-8.7%2023-02-15, From 2020-01-01
2019-12-31$5.86B+10.9%2022-02-16, From 2019-01-01
2018-12-31$5.28B+9.9%2021-02-17, From 2018-01-01
2017-12-31$4.81B+6.1%2020-02-19, From 2017-01-01
2016-12-31$4.53B-14.7%2019-02-14, From 2016-01-01
2015-12-31$5.31B-18.5%2018-02-15, From 2015-01-01
2014-12-31$6.52B-15.0%2017-02-15, From 2014-01-01
2013-12-31$7.67B+318.2%2016-02-16, From 2013-01-01
2012-12-31$1.83B-58.7%2015-02-17, From 2012-01-01
2011-12-31$4.44Bn/a2014-02-18, From 2011-01-01
No annual figure between 2008-12-31 and 2011-12-31.
2008-12-31$2.35Bn/c2011-02-22, From 2008-01-01
2007-12-31$6.25Bn/a2010-02-19, From 2007-01-01

Free Cash Flow at similar companies

Companies with the same SEC industry code (Construction Machinery & Equip), reporting in the same currency, closest in revenue. Each shows its own latest fiscal year, so period ends differ.

CompanyYear endedFree Cash FlowChange YoY
Caterpillar Inc (CAT)2025-12-31$8.92B-11.2%
Manitowoc Co Inc (MTW)2025-12-31-$15.30Mn/m
Aebi Schmidt Holding AG (AEBI)2025-12-31-$5.23Mn/m
Astec Industries Inc (ASTE)2025-12-31$20.70M+728.0%
Columbus Mckinnon Corp (CMCO)2026-03-31-$164.07Mn/m
Douglas Dynamics, Inc (PLOW)2025-12-31$63.56M+90.7%
Gencor Industries Inc (GENC)2025-09-30$1.10M-86.9%

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