Caterpillar Reports Third-Quarter 2024 Results

Rhea-AI Summary

Caterpillar reported third-quarter 2024 results with sales and revenues of $16.1 billion, down 4% from $16.8 billion in Q3 2023, primarily due to lower sales volume. Profit per share decreased to $5.06 from $5.45, while adjusted profit per share was $5.17 compared to $5.52 last year. Operating profit margin declined to 19.5% from 20.5%. The company generated $3.6 billion in enterprise operating cash flow and deployed $1.5 billion for share repurchases and dividends. Sales decreased in Construction Industries (-9%) and Resource Industries (-10%) but increased in Energy & Transportation (+5%).

Positive

• Strong operating cash flow of $3.6 billion in Q3
• Healthy operating profit margin of 19.5%
• Energy & Transportation segment sales increased 5% to $7.2 billion
• Financial Products segment profit increased 21% to $246 million
• Lower past dues at Cat Financial (1.74% vs 1.96% year-over-year)

Negative

• Overall sales and revenues declined 4% to $16.1 billion
• Profit per share decreased 7.2% to $5.06
• Construction Industries sales dropped 9% to $6.3 billion
• Resource Industries sales fell 10% to $3.0 billion
• Operating profit decreased 9% to $3.1 billion

Insights

Financial Analyst

Caterpillar's Q3 2024 results show a mixed performance with some concerning trends. Total sales declined 4% to $16.1 billion, with operating profit dropping 9% to $3.1 billion. Key metrics declined year-over-year:

• Adjusted profit per share fell to $5.17 from $5.52
• Operating profit margin decreased to 19.5% from 20.5%
• Construction Industries sales dropped 9%
• Resource Industries sales fell 10%

The bright spots include Energy & Transportation segment showing 5% growth and strong cash flow with $3.6 billion in operating cash flow. The company maintained shareholder returns through $1.5 billion in dividends and buybacks. While near-term headwinds exist in construction and resources, the diverse portfolio and solid balance sheet provide stability.

Market Research Analyst

The regional performance reveals important market dynamics. North America, CAT's largest market, saw broad weakness with Construction Industries down 11% and Resource Industries down 17%. This suggests cooling demand in key infrastructure and mining sectors. The bright spot was Latin America's Construction segment growing 19%, while Asia/Pacific and EAME regions showed concerning declines. Dealer inventory trends are particularly noteworthy - lower inventory builds compared to last year indicate dealers are becoming more cautious about future demand. The 26% growth in Power Generation, driven by data center demand, represents a significant structural opportunity amid the AI boom.

• Third-quarter 2024 profit per share of $5.06; adjusted profit per share of $5.17
• Enterprise operating cash flow was $3.6 billion in the third quarter of 2024
• Deployed $1.5 billion of cash for share repurchases and dividends in the third quarter

		Third Quarter
($ in billions except profit per share)		2024	2023
Sales and Revenues		$16.1	$16.8
Profit Per Share		$5.06	$5.45
Adjusted Profit Per Share		$5.17	$5.52

Please see a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix on pages 13 and 14.

 

IRVING, Texas, Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced third-quarter 2024 results. Sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2024 were $16.1 billion, a 4% decrease compared with $16.8 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume.

Operating profit margin was 19.5% for the third quarter of 2024, compared with 20.5% for the third quarter of 2023. Adjusted operating profit margin was 20.0% for the third quarter of 2024, compared with 20.8% for the third quarter of 2023. Third-quarter 2024 profit per share was $5.06, compared with third-quarter 2023 profit per share of $5.45. Adjusted profit per share in the third quarter of 2024 was $5.17, compared with third-quarter 2023 adjusted profit per share of $5.52. For the third quarter of 2024 and 2023, adjusted operating profit margin and adjusted profit per share excluded restructuring costs.

For the third quarter of 2024, enterprise operating cash flow was $3.6 billion, and the company ended the third quarter with $5.6 billion of enterprise cash. In the quarter, the company deployed $0.8 billion of cash for repurchases of Caterpillar common stock and $0.7 billion of cash for dividends.

"I'd like to thank our global team for delivering strong adjusted operating profit margin and adjusted profit per share while generating robust ME&T free cash flow," said Chairman and CEO Jim Umpleby. "Our third-quarter results reflect the benefit of the diversity of our end markets."

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

Consolidated Sales and Revenues

Consolidated Sales and Revenues Comparison
Third Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2023

To access this chart, go to http://www.caterpillar.com/en/investors/quarterly-results.html for the downloadable version of Caterpillar third-quarter 2024 earnings. 

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated sales and revenues between the third quarter of 2023 (at left) and the third quarter of 2024 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's board of directors and employees.

Total sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2024 were $16.106 billion, a decrease of $704 million, or 4%, compared with $16.810 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume of $759 million. The decrease in sales volume was mainly driven by lower sales of equipment to end users. In addition, changes in dealer inventories had an unfavorable impact to sales volume. Dealer inventory increased less during the third quarter of 2024 than during the third quarter of 2023.

In the three primary segments, sales were lower in Construction Industries and Resource Industries and higher in Energy & Transportation.

Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2023		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter- Segment / Other		Third Quarter 2024		$ Change		% Change
Construction Industries	$        6,999		$         (458)		$         (147)		$           (64)		$            15		$        6,345		$         (654)		(9 %)
Resource Industries	3,351		(352)		38		(11)		2		3,028		(323)		(10 %)
Energy & Transportation	6,859		57		213		(20)		78		7,187		328		5 %
All Other Segment	106		(2)		1		—		(13)		92		(14)		(13 %)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(1,327)		(4)		(1)		(7)		(82)		(1,421)		(94)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	15,988		(759)		104		(102)		—		15,231		(757)		(5 %)
Financial Products Segment	979		—		—		—		55		1,034		55		6 %
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(157)		—		—		—		(2)		(159)		(2)
Financial Products Revenues	822		—		—		—		53		875		53		6 %
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$       16,810		$         (759)		$           104		$         (102)		$            53		$       16,106		$         (704)		(4 %)

 

Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
	North America				Latin America				EAME				Asia/Pacific				External Sales and Revenues				Inter-Segment				Total Sales and Revenues
(Millions of dollars)	$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg
Third Quarter 2024
Construction Industries	$   3,629		(11 %)		$     658		19 %		$   1,150		(15 %)		$     875		(12 %)		$   6,312		(10 %)		$       33		83 %		$   6,345		(9 %)
Resource Industries	1,131		(17 %)		498		— %		442		(13 %)		863		(3 %)		2,934		(10 %)		94		2 %		3,028		(10 %)
Energy & Transportation	3,214		8 %		449		(2 %)		1,486		4 %		856		(5 %)		6,005		4 %		1,182		7 %		7,187		5 %
All Other Segment	12		(25 %)		—		100 %		3		(40 %)		14		40 %		29		(3 %)		63		(17 %)		92		(13 %)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(43)				(3)				9				(12)				(49)				(1,372)				(1,421)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	7,943		(5 %)		1,602		6 %		3,090		(6 %)		2,596		(7 %)		15,231		(5 %)		—		— %		15,231		(5 %)
Financial Products Segment	695		11 %		97		(12 %)		130		(2 %)		112		2 %		1,034		6 %		—		— %		1,034		6 %
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(93)				(21)				(21)				(24)				(159)				—				(159)
Financial Products Revenues	602		12 %		76		(15 %)		109		(1 %)		88		1 %		875		6 %		—		— %		875		6 %
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$   8,545		(4 %)		$   1,678		5 %		$   3,199		(6 %)		$   2,684		(7 %)		$ 16,106		(4 %)		$        —		— %		$ 16,106		(4 %)
Third Quarter 2023
Construction Industries	$   4,078				$     555				$   1,351				$     997				$   6,981				$       18				$   6,999
Resource Industries	1,366				499				508				886				3,259				92				3,351
Energy & Transportation	2,966				460				1,428				901				5,755				1,104				6,859
All Other Segment	16				(1)				5				10				30				76				106
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(35)				1				—				(3)				(37)				(1,290)				(1,327)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	8,391				1,514				3,292				2,791				15,988				—				15,988
Financial Products Segment	627				110				132				110				979				—				979
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(91)				(21)				(22)				(23)				(157)				—				(157)
Financial Products Revenues	536				89				110				87				822				—				822
Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$   8,927				$   1,603				$   3,402				$   2,878				$ 16,810				$        —				$ 16,810

Consolidated Operating Profit

Consolidated Operating Profit Comparison
Third Quarter 2024 vs. Third Quarter 2023 

To access this chart, go to http://www.caterpillar.com/en/investors/quarterly-results.html for the downloadable version of Caterpillar third-quarter 2024 earnings. 

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated operating profit between the third quarter of 2023 (at left) and the third quarter of 2024 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company's board of directors and employees. The bar titled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation's other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2024 was $3.147 billion, a decrease of $302 million, or 9%, compared with $3.449 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the profit impact of lower sales volume of $372 million, partially offset by favorable price realization of $104 million.

Profit (Loss) by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		$ Change		%  Change
Construction Industries	$                 1,486		$                 1,847		$                  (361)		(20 %)
Resource Industries	619		730		(111)		(15 %)
Energy & Transportation	1,433		1,181		252		21 %
All Other Segment	(13)		21		(34)		(162 %)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(427)		(386)		(41)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	3,098		3,393		(295)		(9 %)
Financial Products Segment	246		203		43		21 %
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(30)		18		(48)
Financial Products	216		221		(5)		(2 %)
Consolidating Adjustments	(167)		(165)		(2)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$                 3,147		$                 3,449		$                  (302)		(9 %)

Other Profit/Loss and Tax Items

• Other income (expense) in the third quarter of 2024 was income of $76 million, compared with income of $195 million in the third quarter of 2023. The change was primarily driven by unfavorable foreign currency impacts.
  
  
• The effective tax rate for the third quarter of 2024 was 20.7% compared to 20.9% for the third quarter of 2023. Excluding the discrete items discussed below, the estimated annual tax rate was 22.5% for the third quarters of 2024 and 2023.
  
  In the third quarter of 2024, the company recorded discrete tax benefits of $47 million to reflect changes in estimates related to prior years. In addition, a discrete tax benefit of $7 million was recorded in the third quarter of 2024, compared with a $22 million benefit in the third quarter of 2023, for the settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense. The company also recorded a $34 million benefit in the third quarter of 2023 due to a decrease from the second-quarter estimated annual tax rate. 
  
  Please see a reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix on pages 13 and 14.

 

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		Third Quarter 2023		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter- Segment		Third Quarter 2024		$  Change		%  Change
Total Sales		$       6,999		$         (458)		$      (147)		$          (64)		$               15		$          6,345		$     (654)		(9 %)
Sales by Geographic Region
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		$ Change		% Change
North America		$       3,629		$       4,078		$      (449)		(11 %)
Latin America		658		555		103		19 %
EAME		1,150		1,351		(201)		(15 %)
Asia/Pacific		875		997		(122)		(12 %)
External Sales		6,312		6,981		(669)		(10 %)
Inter-segment		33		18		15		83 %
Total Sales		$       6,345		$       6,999		$      (654)		(9 %)
Segment Profit
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		Change		% Change
Segment Profit		$       1,486		$       1,847		$      (361)		(20 %)
Segment Profit Margin		23.4 %		26.4 %		(3.0 pts)

Construction Industries' total sales were $6.345 billion in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $654 million, or 9%, compared with $6.999 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume of $458 million and unfavorable price realization of $147 million. The decrease in sales volume was mainly driven by lower sales of equipment to end users.

• In North America, sales decreased primarily due to lower sales volume. Lower sales volume was mainly driven by lower sales of equipment to end users and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealer inventory increased less during the third quarter of 2024 than during the third quarter of 2023.
• Sales increased in Latin America mainly due to higher sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable currency impacts, primarily related to the Brazilian real, and unfavorable price realization. Higher sales volume was mainly driven by the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealer inventory increased during the third quarter of 2024, compared with a decrease during the third quarter of 2023.
• In EAME, sales decreased primarily due to lower sales volume. Lower sales volume was mainly driven by lower sales of equipment to end users.
• Sales decreased in Asia/Pacific mainly due to lower sales volume and unfavorable currency impacts primarily related to the Japanese yen. Lower sales volume was mainly driven by the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealer inventory decreased during the third quarter of 2024, compared with an increase during the third quarter of 2023.

Construction Industries' segment profit was $1.486 billion in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $361 million, or 20%, compared with $1.847 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the profit impact of lower sales volume of $276 million and unfavorable price realization of $147 million.

RESOURCE INDUSTRIES
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		Third Quarter 2023		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter- Segment		Third Quarter 2024		$  Change		%  Change
Total Sales		$       3,351		$         (352)		$          38		$          (11)		$                 2		$          3,028		$     (323)		(10 %)
Sales by Geographic Region
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		$ Change		% Change
North America		$       1,131		$       1,366		$      (235)		(17 %)
Latin America		498		499		(1)		— %
EAME		442		508		(66)		(13 %)
Asia/Pacific		863		886		(23)		(3 %)
External Sales		2,934		3,259		(325)		(10 %)
Inter-segment		94		92		2		2 %
Total Sales		$       3,028		$       3,351		$      (323)		(10 %)
Segment Profit
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		Change		% Change
Segment Profit		$          619		$          730		$      (111)		(15 %)
Segment Profit Margin		20.4 %		21.8 %		(1.4 pts)

Resource Industries' total sales were $3.028 billion in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $323 million, or 10%, compared with $3.351 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was primarily due to lower sales volume. The decrease in sales volume was mainly driven by lower sales of equipment to end users.

Resource Industries' segment profit was $619 million in the third quarter of 2024, a decrease of $111 million, or 15%, compared with $730 million in the third quarter of 2023. The decrease was mainly due to the profit impact of lower sales volume.

ENERGY & TRANSPORTATION
(Millions of dollars)
Segment Sales
		Third Quarter 2023		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter- Segment		Third Quarter 2024		$  Change		%  Change
Total Sales		$       6,859		$            57		$        213		$          (20)		$               78		$          7,187		$      328		5 %
Sales by Application
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		$ Change		% Change
Oil and Gas		$       1,656		$       1,667		$        (11)		(1 %)
Power Generation		2,011		1,598		413		26 %
Industrial		1,028		1,220		(192)		(16 %)
Transportation		1,310		1,270		40		3 %
External Sales		6,005		5,755		250		4 %
Inter-segment		1,182		1,104		78		7 %
Total Sales		$       7,187		$       6,859		$        328		5 %
Segment Profit
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		Change		% Change
Segment Profit		$       1,433		$       1,181		$        252		21 %
Segment Profit Margin		19.9 %		17.2 %		2.7 pts

Energy & Transportation's total sales were $7.187 billion in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $328 million, or 5%, compared with $6.859 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The increase in sales was primarily due to favorable price realization of $213 million and higher sales volume of $135 million, including inter-segment sales.

• Oil and Gas – Sales decreased slightly as lower sales of reciprocating engines used in well servicing were primarily offset by higher sales for turbines and turbine-related services.
• Power Generation – Sales increased in large reciprocating engines, primarily data center applications. Turbines and turbine-related services increased as well.
• Industrial – Sales decreased in EAME and North America.
• Transportation – Sales increased in marine applications, partially offset by lower deliveries of international locomotives.

Energy & Transportation's segment profit was $1.433 billion in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $252 million, or 21%, compared with $1.181 billion in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was mainly due to favorable price realization.

FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SEGMENT
(Millions of dollars)
Revenues by Geographic Region
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		$ Change		% Change
North America		$             695		$             627		$               68		11 %
Latin America		97		110		(13)		(12 %)
EAME		130		132		(2)		(2 %)
Asia/Pacific		112		110		2		2 %
Total Revenues		$          1,034		$             979		$               55		6 %
Segment Profit
		Third Quarter 2024		Third Quarter 2023		Change		% Change
Segment Profit		$             246		$             203		$               43		21 %

Financial Products' segment revenues were $1.034 billion in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $55 million, or 6%, compared with $979 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was primarily due to a favorable impact from higher average earning assets of $34 million driven by North America, and a favorable impact from higher average financing rates across all regions of $23 million.

Financial Products' segment profit was $246 million in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $43 million, or 21%, compared with $203 million in the third quarter of 2023. The increase was mainly due to a favorable impact from equity securities of $29 million and lower provision for credit losses at Cat Financial of $16 million.

At the end of the third quarter of 2024, past dues at Cat Financial were 1.74%, compared with 1.96% at the end of the third quarter of 2023. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $27 million for the third quarter of 2024, compared with $9 million for the third quarter of 2023. As of September 30, 2024, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $255 million, or 0.87% of finance receivables, compared with $254 million, or 0.89% of finance receivables at June 30, 2024. The allowance for credit losses at year-end 2023 was $331 million, or 1.18% of finance receivables.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $457 million in the third quarter of 2024, an increase of $89 million from the third quarter of 2023. Lower corporate costs were more than offset by an unfavorable change in fair value adjustments related to deferred compensation plans, increased expenses due to timing differences, unfavorable impacts of segment reporting methodology differences and higher restructuring costs.

Notes

i.  Glossary of terms is included on the Caterpillar website at https://investors.caterpillar.com/overview/default.aspx.
ii.  Sales of equipment to end users is demonstrated by the company's Rolling 3 Month Retail Sales Statistics filed in a Form 8-K on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.
iii.  Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included in the appendix on pages 13 and 14.
iv.  Some amounts within this report are rounded to the millions or billions and may not add.
v.  Caterpillar will conduct a teleconference and live webcast, with a slide presentation, beginning at 7:30 a.m. Central Time on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, to discuss its 2024 third-quarter results. The accompanying slides will be available before the webcast on the Caterpillar website at https://investors.caterpillar.com/events-presentations/default.aspx.

About Caterpillar

With 2023 sales and revenues of $67.1 billion, Caterpillar Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. For nearly 100 years, we've been helping customers build a better, more sustainable world and are committed and contributing to a reduced-carbon future. Our innovative products and services, backed by our global dealer network, provide exceptional value that helps customers succeed. Caterpillar does business on every continent, principally operating through three primary segments – Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation – and providing financing and related services through our Financial Products segment. Visit us at caterpillar.com or join the conversation on our social media channels at caterpillar.com/en/news/social-media.html.

Caterpillar's latest financial results are also available online:

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Caterpillar's actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers' needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events; (xiii) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products segment's risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial's customers; (xviii) currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial's compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; (xxvi) catastrophic events, including global pandemics such as the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xxvii) other factors described in more detail in Caterpillar's Forms 10-Q, 10-K and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

APPENDIX

NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

The following definitions are provided for the non-GAAP financial measures. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies. Management does not intend these items to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures.

The company believes it is important to separately quantify the profit impact of one significant item in order for the company's results to be meaningful to readers. This item consists of (i) restructuring income/costs. The company does not consider this item indicative of earnings from ongoing business activities and believes the non-GAAP measure provides investors with useful perspective on underlying business results and trends and aids with assessing the company's period-over-period results. The company intends to discuss adjusted profit per share for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024, excluding mark-to-market gains or losses for remeasurement of pension and other postemployment benefit plans.

Reconciliations of adjusted results to the most directly comparable GAAP measure are as follows:

(Dollars in millions except per share data)		Operating Profit		Operating Profit Margin		Profit Before Taxes		Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes			Profit		Profit per Share
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 - U.S. GAAP		$           3,147		19.5 %		$           3,098		$             642			$           2,464		$            5.06
Restructuring (income) costs		70		0.5 %		70		16			54		0.11
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 - Adjusted		$           3,217		20.0 %		$           3,168		$             658			$           2,518		$            5.17
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 - U.S. GAAP		$           3,449		20.5 %		$           3,515		$             734			$           2,794		$            5.45
Restructuring (income) costs		46		0.3 %		46		10			36		0.07
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 - Adjusted		$           3,495		20.8 %		$           3,561		$             744			$           2,830		$            5.52

The company believes it is important to separately disclose the annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items for the results to be meaningful to readers. The annual effective tax rate is discussed using non-GAAP financial measures that exclude the effects of amounts associated with discrete items recorded fully in the quarter they occur. For the three months ended September 30, 2024, and 2023, these items consist of (i) the impact of changes in estimates related to prior years in 2024, (ii) settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense and (iii) the decrease in the annual effective tax rate in 2023. The company believes the non-GAAP measures will provide investors with useful perspective on underlying business results and trends and aids with assessing the company's period-over-period results.

A reconciliation of the effective tax rate to annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items is below: 

(Dollars in millions)		Profit Before Taxes		Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		Effective Tax Rate
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 - U.S. GAAP		$           3,098		$             642		20.7 %
Changes in estimates related to prior years		—		47
Excess stock-based compensation		—		7
Annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items		$           3,098		$             696		22.5 %
Changes in estimates related to prior years		—		(47)
Excess stock-based compensation		—		(7)
Restructuring (income) costs		70		16
Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 - Adjusted		$           3,168		$             658
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 - U.S. GAAP		$           3,515		$             734		20.9 %
Decrease in annual effective tax rate		—		34
Excess stock-based compensation		—		22
Annual effective tax rate, excluding discrete items		$           3,515		$             790		22.5 %
Decrease in annual effective tax rate		—		(34)
Excess stock-based compensation		—		(22)
Restructuring (income) costs		46		10
Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 - Adjusted		$           3,561		$             744

Supplemental Consolidating Data

The company is providing supplemental consolidating data for the purpose of additional analysis. The data has been grouped as follows:

Consolidated – Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) – The company defines ME&T as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Financial Products. ME&T's information relates to the design, manufacturing and marketing of its products.

Financial Products – The company defines Financial Products as it is presented in the supplemental data as its finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) and Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Insurance Services). Financial Products' information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.

Consolidating Adjustments – Eliminations of transactions between ME&T and Financial Products.

The nature of the ME&T and Financial Products businesses is different, especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items. Caterpillar management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences. The company believes this presentation will assist readers in understanding its business.

Pages 16 to 26 reconcile ME&T and Financial Products to Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations (Unaudited) (Dollars in millions except per share data)
	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023		2024		2023
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$       15,231		$      15,988		$       46,031		$     47,632
Revenues of Financial Products	875		822		2,563		2,358
Total sales and revenues	16,106		16,810		48,594		49,990
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	10,066		10,583		29,878		31,751
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,669		1,624		4,898		4,615
Research and development expenses	533		554		1,588		1,554
Interest expense of Financial Products	336		280		948		742
Other operating (income) expenses	355		320		1,134		1,496
Total operating costs	12,959		13,361		38,446		40,158
Operating profit	3,147		3,449		10,148		9,832
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	125		129		405		385
Other income (expense)	76		195		387		354
Consolidated profit before taxes	3,098		3,515		10,130		9,801
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	642		734		2,166		2,194
Profit of consolidated companies	2,456		2,781		7,964		7,607
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	7		12		34		52
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,463		2,793		7,998		7,659
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)		(3)		—
Profit 1	$         2,464		$        2,794		$         8,001		$       7,659
Profit per common share	$          5.09		$          5.48		$         16.36		$       14.93
Profit per common share — diluted 2	$          5.06		$          5.45		$         16.27		$       14.85
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	484.2		509.8		489.0		513.0
– Diluted 2	486.7		512.6		491.7		515.7

1	Profit attributable to common shareholders.
2	Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Financial Position (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$                     5,638		$                     6,978
Receivables – trade and other	9,086		9,310
Receivables – finance	9,816		9,510
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,094		4,586
Inventories	17,312		16,565
Total current assets	44,946		46,949
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,837		12,680
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,346		1,238
Long-term receivables – finance	13,263		12,664
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	3,050		2,816
Intangible assets	448		564
Goodwill	5,317		5,308
Other assets	5,066		5,257
Total assets	$                   86,273		$                   87,476
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings:
-- Financial Products	$                     3,725		$                     4,643
Accounts payable	7,705		7,906
Accrued expenses	4,980		4,958
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,078		2,757
Customer advances	2,404		1,929
Dividends payable	—		649
Other current liabilities	2,934		3,123
Long-term debt due within one year:
-- Machinery, Energy & Transportation	46		1,044
-- Financial Products	8,346		7,719
Total current liabilities	32,218		34,728
Long-term debt due after one year:
-- Machinery, Energy & Transportation	8,634		8,579
-- Financial Products	17,150		15,893
Liability for postemployment benefits	4,029		4,098
Other liabilities	4,839		4,675
Total liabilities	66,870		67,973
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	5,584		6,403
Treasury stock	(42,390)		(36,339)
Profit employed in the business	57,920		51,250
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,717)		(1,820)
Noncontrolling interests	6		9
Total shareholders' equity	19,403		19,503
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$                   86,273		$                   87,476

 

Caterpillar Inc. Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2024		2023
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$              7,998		$              7,659
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,598		1,599
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(329)		(448)
(Gain) loss on divestiture	164		572
Other	221		205
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(30)		(319)
Inventories	(781)		(1,424)
Accounts payable	(96)		(532)
Accrued expenses	9		588
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(671)		—
Customer advances	476		516
Other assets – net	120		128
Other liabilities – net	(37)		338
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	8,642		8,882
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(1,285)		(1,061)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(893)		(1,177)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	541		563
Additions to finance receivables	(11,457)		(11,082)
Collections of finance receivables	10,234		10,391
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	69		40
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(32)		(67)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	(67)		(14)
Proceeds from maturities and sale of securities	2,841		747
Investments in securities	(892)		(3,689)
Other – net	137		32
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(804)		(5,317)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,966)		(1,901)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	15		36
Payments to purchase common stock	(7,057)		(2,209)
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	7,579		6,360
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(6,862)		(4,459)
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	(848)		(1,726)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(9,139)		(3,899)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(39)		(119)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,340)		(453)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	6,985		7,013
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$              5,645		$              6,560

Cash equivalents primarily represent short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of generally three months or less.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Results of Operations For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$          15,231		$                15,231		$                —		$                 —
Revenues of Financial Products	875		—		1,078		(203)	1
Total sales and revenues	16,106		15,231		1,078		(203)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	10,066		10,067		—		(1)	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,669		1,484		197		(12)	2
Research and development expenses	533		533		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	336		—		336		—
Other operating (income) expenses	355		49		329		(23)	2
Total operating costs	12,959		12,133		862		(36)
Operating profit	3,147		3,098		216		(167)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	125		127		—		(2)	3
Other income (expense)	76		(122)		33		165	4
Consolidated profit before taxes	3,098		2,849		249		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	642		582		60		—
Profit of consolidated companies	2,456		2,267		189		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	7		7		—		—
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,463		2,274		189		—
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)		—		—
Profit 5	$            2,464		$                  2,275		$              189		$                 —

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded between ME&T and Financial Products.
3	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and ME&T.
4	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
5	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Results of Operations For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$          15,988		$              15,988		$                —		$                 —
Revenues of Financial Products	822		—		1,017		(195)	1
Total sales and revenues	16,810		15,988		1,017		(195)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	10,583		10,586		—		(3)	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,624		1,430		206		(12)	2
Research and development expenses	554		554		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	280		—		280		—
Other operating (income) expenses	320		25		310		(15)	2
Total operating costs	13,361		12,595		796		(30)
Operating profit	3,449		3,393		221		(165)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	129		129		—		—
Other income (expense)	195		42		(12)		165	3
Consolidated profit before taxes	3,515		3,306		209		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	734		654		80		—
Profit of consolidated companies	2,781		2,652		129		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	12		12		—		—
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,793		2,664		129		—
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(1)		(1)		—		—
Profit 4	$            2,794		$                2,665		$              129		$                 —

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.
3	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
4	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Results of Operations For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$          46,031		$                46,031		$                —		$                 —
Revenues of Financial Products	2,563		—		3,150		(587)	1
Total sales and revenues	48,594		46,031		3,150		(587)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	29,878		29,883		—		(5)	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,898		4,346		560		(8)	2
Research and development expenses	1,588		1,588		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	948		—		948		—
Other operating (income) expenses	1,134		51		1,174		(91)	2
Total operating costs	38,446		35,868		2,682		(104)
Operating profit	10,148		10,163		468		(483)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	405		407		—		(2)	3
Other income (expense)	387		(163)		69		481	4
Consolidated profit before taxes	10,130		9,593		537		—
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,166		1,983		183		—
Profit of consolidated companies	7,964		7,610		354		—
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	34		34		—		—
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	7,998		7,644		354		—
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(3)		(4)		1		—
Profit 5	$            8,001		$                  7,648		$              353		$                 —

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded between ME&T and Financial Products.
3	Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and ME&T.
4	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
5	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Results of Operations For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$          47,632		$                47,632		$                —		$                 —
Revenues of Financial Products	2,358		—		2,907		(549)	1
Total sales and revenues	49,990		47,632		2,907		(549)
Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	31,751		31,758		—		(7)	2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	4,615		4,139		507		(31)	2
Research and development expenses	1,554		1,554		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	742		—		742		—
Other operating (income) expenses	1,496		624		923		(51)	2
Total operating costs	40,158		38,075		2,172		(89)
Operating profit	9,832		9,557		735		(460)
Interest expense excluding Financial Products	385		385		—		—
Other income (expense)	354		18		(49)		385	3
Consolidated profit before taxes	9,801		9,190		686		(75)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	2,194		1,993		201		—
Profit of consolidated companies	7,607		7,197		485		(75)
Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	52		55		—		(3)	4
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	7,659		7,252		485		(78)
Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		(2)		5		(3)	5
Profit 6	$            7,659		$                  7,254		$              480		$                (75)

1	Elimination of Financial Products' revenues earned from ME&T.
2	Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.
3	Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.
4	Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
5	Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
6	Profit attributable to common shareholders.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Financial Position At September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$             5,638		$                 4,760		$               878		$                 —
Receivables – trade and other	9,086		3,421		489		5,176	1,2
Receivables – finance	9,816		—		15,188		(5,372)	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	3,094		2,941		417		(264)	3
Inventories	17,312		17,312		—		—
Total current assets	44,946		28,434		16,972		(460)
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,837		8,943		3,894		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,346		582		128		636	1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	13,263		—		14,003		(740)	2
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	3,050		3,553		112		(615)	4
Intangible assets	448		448		—		—
Goodwill	5,317		5,317		—		—
Other assets	5,066		3,828		2,271		(1,033)	5
Total assets	$           86,273		$               51,105		$           37,380		$            (2,212)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$             3,725		$                     —		$             3,725		$                 —
Accounts payable	7,705		7,630		287		(212)	6,7
Accrued expenses	4,980		4,351		629		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,078		2,028		50		—
Customer advances	2,404		2,385		3		16	7
Other current liabilities	2,934		2,407		813		(286)	4,5,8
Long-term debt due within one year	8,392		46		8,346		—
Total current liabilities	32,218		18,847		13,853		(482)
Long-term debt due after one year	25,784		8,738		17,150		(104)	9
Liability for postemployment benefits	4,029		4,029		—		—
Other liabilities	4,839		3,970		1,522		(653)	4,5
Total liabilities	66,870		35,584		32,525		(1,239)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	5,584		5,584		905		(905)	10
Treasury stock	(42,390)		(42,390)		—		—
Profit employed in the business	57,920		53,100		4,810		10	10
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,717)		(781)		(936)		—
Noncontrolling interests	6		8		76		(78)	10
Total shareholders' equity	19,403		15,521		4,855		(973)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$           86,273		$               51,105		$           37,380		$            (2,212)

1	Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.
2	Reclassification of ME&T's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products' wholesale inventory receivables.
3	Elimination of ME&T's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.
4	Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.
5	Elimination of other intercompany assets and liabilities between ME&T and Financial Products.
6	Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.
7	Reclassification of Financial Products' payables to customer advances.
8	Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products' other liabilities.
9	Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.
10	Eliminations associated with ME&T's investments in Financial Products' subsidiaries.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Financial Position At December 31, 2023 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$             6,978		$              6,106		$               872		$                   —
Receivables – trade and other	9,310		3,971		570		4,769	1,2
Receivables – finance	9,510		—		14,499		(4,989)	2
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	4,586		4,327		341		(82)	3
Inventories	16,565		16,565		—		—
Total current assets	46,949		30,969		16,282		(302)
Property, plant and equipment – net	12,680		8,694		3,986		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,238		565		85		588	1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	12,664		—		13,299		(635)	2
Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	2,816		3,360		148		(692)	4
Intangible assets	564		564		—		—
Goodwill	5,308		5,308		—		—
Other assets	5,257		4,218		2,082		(1,043)	5
Total assets	$           87,476		$             53,678		$           35,882		$             (2,084)
Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$             4,643		$                   —		$            4,643		$                   —
Accounts payable	7,906		7,827		314		(235)	6,7
Accrued expenses	4,958		4,361		597		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,757		2,696		61		—
Customer advances	1,929		1,912		2		15	7
Dividends payable	649		649		—		—
Other current liabilities	3,123		2,583		647		(107)	4,8
Long-term debt due within one year	8,763		1,044		7,719		—
Total current liabilities	34,728		21,072		13,983		(327)
Long-term debt due after one year	24,472		8,626		15,893		(47)	9
Liability for postemployment benefits	4,098		4,098		—		—
Other liabilities	4,675		3,806		1,607		(738)	4
Total liabilities	67,973		37,602		31,483		(1,112)
Shareholders' equity
Common stock	6,403		6,403		905		(905)	10
Treasury stock	(36,339)		(36,339)		—		—
Profit employed in the business	51,250		46,783		4,457		10	10
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,820)		(783)		(1,037)		—
Noncontrolling interests	9		12		74		(77)	10
Total shareholders' equity	19,503		16,076		4,399		(972)
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$           87,476		$             53,678		$           35,882		$             (2,084)

1	Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.
2	Reclassification of ME&T's trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products' wholesale inventory receivables.
3	Elimination of ME&T's insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.
4	Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.
5	Elimination of other intercompany assets between ME&T and Financial Products.
6	Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.
7	Reclassification of Financial Products' payables to customer advances.
8	Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products' other liabilities.
9	Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.
10	Eliminations associated with ME&T's investments in Financial Products' subsidiaries.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Cash Flow For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2024 (Unaudited) (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$              7,998		$              7,644		$                354		$                  —
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,598		1,010		588		—
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(329)		(277)		(52)		—
(Gain) loss on divestiture	164		(46)		210		—
Other	221		236		(447)		432	1
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(30)		554		(17)		(567)	1,2
Inventories	(781)		(770)		—		(11)	1
Accounts payable	(96)		(79)		(40)		23	1
Accrued expenses	9		—		9		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(671)		(660)		(11)		—
Customer advances	476		475		1		—
Other assets – net	120		(226)		191		155	1
Other liabilities – net	(37)		(135)		232		(134)	1
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	8,642		7,726		1,018		(102)
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(1,285)		(1,264)		(25)		4	1
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(893)		(20)		(889)		16	1
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	541		25		525		(9)	1
Additions to finance receivables	(11,457)		—		(12,271)		814	2
Collections of finance receivables	10,234		—		10,889		(655)	2
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—		—		68		(68)	2
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	69		—		69		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		—		15		(15)	3
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(32)		(32)		—		—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	(67)		86		(153)		—
Proceeds from maturities and sale of securities	2,841		2,565		276		—
Investments in securities	(892)		(469)		(423)		—
Other – net	137		118		19		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(804)		1,009		(1,900)		87
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,966)		(1,966)		—		—
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	15		15		—		—
Payments to purchase common stock	(7,057)		(7,057)		—		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		(15)		—		15	3
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	7,579		—		7,579		—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(6,862)		(1,021)		(5,841)		—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	(848)		—		(848)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(9,139)		(10,044)		890		15
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(39)		(37)		(2)		—
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,340)		(1,346)		6		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	6,985		6,111		874		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$              5,645		$              4,765		$                880		$                  —

1	Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.
2	Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.
3	Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.

 

Caterpillar Inc. Supplemental Data for Cash Flow For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 (Unaudited)  (Millions of dollars)
			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$              7,659		$              7,252		$                485		$                 (78)	1,5
Adjustments to reconcile profit to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,599		1,015		584		—
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(448)		(456)		8		—
(Gain) loss on divestiture	572		572		—		—
Other	205		309		(463)		359	2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(319)		(46)		70		(343)	2,3
Inventories	(1,424)		(1,420)		—		(4)	2
Accounts payable	(532)		(628)		26		70	2
Accrued expenses	588		557		31		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	—		1		(1)		—
Customer advances	516		515		1		—
Other assets – net	128		107		17		4	2
Other liabilities – net	338		177		147		14	2
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	8,882		7,955		905		22
Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(1,061)		(1,088)		(16)		43	2
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,177)		(20)		(1,165)		8	2
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	563		46		564		(47)	2
Additions to finance receivables	(11,082)		—		(12,493)		1,411	3
Collections of finance receivables	10,391		—		11,554		(1,163)	3
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—		—		429		(429)	3
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	40		—		40		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		—		7		(7)	4
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(67)		(67)		—		—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	(14)		(14)		—		—
Proceeds from sale of securities	747		553		194		—
Investments in securities	(3,689)		(3,340)		(349)		—
Other – net	32		43		(11)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(5,317)		(3,887)		(1,246)		(184)
Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,901)		(1,901)		(155)		155	5
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	36		36		—		—
Payments to purchase common stock	(2,209)		(2,209)		—		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		(7)		—		7	4
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	6,360		—		6,360		—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(4,459)		(99)		(4,360)		—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	(1,726)		(3)		(1,723)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,899)		(4,183)		122		162
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(119)		(55)		(64)		—
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(453)		(170)		(283)		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	7,013		6,049		964		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$              6,560		$              5,879		$                681		$                  —

1	Elimination of equity profit earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.
2	Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.
3	Reclassification of Financial Products' cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.
4	Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.
5	Elimination of dividend activity between Financial Products and ME&T.

 

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