NYSE:CAT | Free Cash Flow | CATERPILLAR INC

Free cash flow is operating cash flow less capital expenditure. FCF / net income requires positive matching-period earnings.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2026-03-31$1.87B$728M$1.14B44.82%
2025-12-31$3.59B$898M$2.69B112.16%
2025-03-31$1.29B$710M$579M28.91%
2024-12-31$3.39B$703M$2.69B96.42%
2024-03-31$2.05B$500M$1.55B54.38%
2023-12-31$4B$536M$3.47B129.70%
2023-03-31$1.57B$422M$1.15B59.27%
2022-12-31$2.74B$428M$2.31B158.94%
2022-03-31$313M$346M-$33M-2.15%
2021-12-31$1.41B$420M$992M46.79%
2021-03-31$1.93B$252M$1.68B109.47%
2020-12-31$2.07B$292M$1.78B228.21%
2020-03-31$1.13B$305M$825M75.48%
2019-12-31$2.43B$333M$2.1B191.52%
2019-03-31$1.12B$278M$843M44.75%
2018-12-31$2.08B
2018-03-31$935M
2017-12-31$541M
2017-03-31$1.54B
2016-12-31$1.66B
2016-03-31$490M
2015-12-31$1.84B
2015-03-31$1.27B
2014-12-31$1.87B
2014-03-31$1.9B
2013-12-31$2.58B
2013-03-31$1.42B
2012-12-31$1.97B
2012-03-31$315M
2011-12-31$1.44B
2011-03-31$765M
2010-12-31$2.18B
2010-03-31$716M
2009-12-31$1.83B
2009-03-31$895M
2008-12-31$1.39B

Annual Free Cash Flow

DateOperating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flowFCF / net income
2025-12-31$11.74B$2.82B$8.92B100.41%
2024-12-31$12.04B$1.99B$10.05B93.13%
2023-12-31$12.89B$1.6B$11.29B109.25%
2022-12-31$7.77B$1.3B$6.47B96.51%
2021-12-31$7.2B$1.09B$6.11B94.02%
2020-12-31$6.33B$978M$5.35B178.12%
2019-12-31$6.91B$1.06B$5.86B96.09%
2018-12-31$6.56B$1.28B$5.28B85.91%
2017-12-31$5.71B
2016-12-31$5.64B
2015-12-31$6.7B
2014-12-31$8.06B
2013-12-31$10.19B
2012-12-31$5.18B
2011-12-31$6.96B
2010-12-31$5.01B
2009-12-31$6.5B
2008-12-31$4.67B
2007-12-31$7.96B