Q3 FY2026 · ended Sep 30, 2026 · Revenue $20.68B, +17.3% YoY · Filed Nov 4, 2026
Caterpillar Inc (CAT) files with the SEC under industry code 3531, Construction Machinery & Equip. In Q3 of fiscal 2026, the quarter ended Sep 30, 2026, it reported revenue of $20.7 billion and net income of $3.3 billion. Free cash flow was $3.7 billion.
Revenue
$20.68B
+17.3% vs year-ago quarter
Net income
$3.29B
+42.9% vs year-ago quarter
Operating cash flow
$4.35B
+16.5% vs year-ago quarter
Free cash flow
$3.65B
+18.7% vs year-ago quarter
EPS
$7.13
+46.1% vs year-ago quarter
Dividend per share
$0.00
Shares outstanding
457.59M
-2.2% vs year-ago quarter
Net cash
$-23.41B
Q4 FY2025
Operating margin
18.3%
TTM
Company profile
- Industry
- Construction Machinery & Equip (SIC 3531)
- Listed as
- CAT (NYSE)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Headquarters
- Irving, TX
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 18230
Other Construction Machinery & Equip companies
- CNH Industrial N.V. CNH
- Astec Industries Inc ASTE
- Aebi Schmidt Holding AG AEBI
- Manitowoc Co Inc MTW
- Douglas Dynamics, Inc PLOW
- Columbus Mckinnon Corp CMCO
- Gencor Industries Inc GENC
Key figures
Fiscal-year totals from the annual reports; switch to Annual for the full-year view. Balance sheet lines are as of each year end.
| Line | Q3 FY2026 Sep 30, 2026 |
Q2 FY2026 Jun 30, 2026 |
Q1 FY2026 Mar 31, 2026 |
Q4 FY2025 Dec 31, 2025 |
Q3 FY2025 Sep 30, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $20.7B | $20.5B | $17.4B | $19.1B | $17.6B |
| Operating income | $4.2B | $4.3B | $3.1B | $2.7B | $3.1B |
| Net income | $3.3B | $3.6B | $2.5B | $2.4B | $2.3B |
| Diluted EPS | $7.13 | $7.77 | $5.47 | $5.12 | $4.88 |
| Operating cash flow | $4.4B | $4.4B | $1.9B | $3.6B | $3.7B |
| Free cash flow | $3.7B | $3.8B | $1.1B | $2.7B | $3.1B |
| Total assets | $106.8B | $102.6B | $95.5B | $98.6B | $93.7B |
| Total liabilities | $85.4B | $83.2B | $76.9B | $77.3B | $73.1B |
| Stockholders' equity | $21.5B | $19.4B | $18.7B | $21.3B | $20.7B |
| Cash and investments | $11.9B | $10.7B | $7.7B | $13.5B | $11.0B |
| Total debt | — | — | — | $36.9B | — |
Recent SEC filings
| Form | Description | Filed | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Nov 4, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Oct 29, 2026 | Oct 29, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Officer or director change, Other events
|
Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Material agreement, New debt
|
Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| 10-Q | Quarterly report | Aug 5, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 |
| 8-K |
Current report
Results of operations, Regulation FD disclosure
|
Aug 4, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
All 1000 Caterpillar Inc SEC filings
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.