Free cash flow · 2011–2025
Caterpillar free cash flow
$8.9B−11.2% · FY2025
Caterpillar (CAT) reported $8.9B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, −11.2% year on year.
| Fiscal year | Free cash flow | Change | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $8.9B | −11.2% | Derived |
| FY2024 | $10.0B | −11.0% | Derived |
| FY2023 | $11.3B | +74.5% | Derived |
| FY2022 | $6.5B | +6.0% | Derived |
| FY2021 | $6.1B | +14.1% | Derived |
| FY2020 | $5.3B | −8.7% | Derived |
| FY2019 | $5.9B | +10.9% | Derived |
| FY2018 | $5.3B | +9.9% | Derived |
| FY2017 | $4.8B | +6.1% | Derived |
| FY2016 | $4.5B | −14.7% | Derived |
| FY2015 | $5.3B | −18.5% | Derived |
| FY2014 | $6.5B | −15.0% | Derived |
| FY2013 | $7.7B | +318.2% | Derived |
| FY2012 | $1.8B | −58.7% | Derived |
| FY2011 | $4.4B | — | Derived |
Free cash flow — Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditure: what is left once the company has paid to maintain and expand its asset base. We calculate it from two lines in the same filing, and a company is only ranked here if it reported both.
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2011–2025 compound annual growth +5.1%
Calculated from two reported figures, so it has no single filing of its own.
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