Caterpillar Inc. reported third-quarter 2026 sales and revenues of $20.7 billion, representing a 17% increase compared to the same period in 2025. Profit per share rose to $7.13 from $4.88, driven by higher sales volume and favorable price realization across its primary business segments.
Third-quarter 2026 sales and revenues increased 17% to $20.7 billion compared to $17.6 billion in the third quarter of 2025.
Profit per share for the third quarter of 2026 was $7.13, compared with $4.88 in the third quarter of 2025.
The company deployed $2.0 billion of cash for share repurchases and dividends during the third quarter of 2026.
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From Caterpillar Inc.'s 10-Q and 10-K filings (SEC XBRL). YoY compares each quarter with the same quarter a year earlier; it is blank when the year-ago figure is missing or negative.
Annual results
Fiscal year
Revenue
Growth
EPS (diluted)
Growth
Net margin
FY2025
$67.59B
+4.3%
$18.81
-14.7%
13.1%
FY2024
$64.81B
-3.4%
$22.05
+9.6%
16.7%
FY2023
$67.06B
+12.8%
$20.12
+59.2%
15.4%
FY2022
$59.43B
+16.6%
$12.64
+6.8%
11.3%
FY2021
$50.97B
+22.1%
$11.83
+116.7%
12.7%
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What did Caterpillar earn last quarter?
For the quarter ended Sep 2026, Caterpillar reported diluted EPS of $7.13 (+46.1% year over year) on revenue of $20.68B (+17.3%).
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