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What CATERPILLAR INC's SEC filings said

10-Q for 2026Q3, filed 4 Nov 2026. Each line is something a filing stated, ranked by score and linked to its source.

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1. Guidance / Outlook72 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   For the fourth quarter of 2026, Caterpillar anticipates moderate sales and revenues growth year over year; full-year 2026 sales and revenues are expected to grow in the mid-to-high teens compared with 2025. The company expects full-year…
2. Trade Policy and Tariffs71 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on goods imported into the United States were unauthorized. Caterpillar incurred approximately $1.0…
3. Power Generation and Data Centers70 · importance in its document · 8-K exhibit · 29 Oct 2026
   Power & Energy sales rose 18% to $8.784 billion, with power-generation sales increasing 30% to $3.421 billion, a $787 million gain. The company attributed the power-generation increase mainly to turbines and turbine-related services and…
4. Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture65 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   Caterpillar completed its acquisition of 100 percent of Fabick’s equity on October 31, 2026. The preliminary purchase price included $1.24 billion in cash paid at closing and an estimated additional $165 million payable after certain…
5. Capital Expenditures65 · importance in its document · 10-Q · 2026Q3
   Caterpillar expects Machinery, Power & Energy capital expenditures to be approximately $3.3 billion in full-year 2026. Capital expenditures were $2.009 billion in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $1.944 billion in the same…

Ranked by score, 0–100. A topic read from a document carries its importance within that document; an 8-K event carries the rule score that ranks a filing among filings. Neither is about the share price, and the two scales are named on each row because they are not the same measure.

Latest report: 10-Q · 2026Q3 filed 4 Nov 2026

Full report · Filing on EDGAR

• Guidance / OutlookImportance 72
  For the fourth quarter of 2026, Caterpillar anticipates moderate sales and revenues growth year over year; full-year 2026 sales and revenues are expected to grow in the mid-to-high teens compared with 2025. The company…
• Trade Policy and TariffsImportance 71 · +1 more on this subject
  On February 20, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) on goods imported into the United States were unauthorized. Caterpillar incurred…
• Acquisition / Partnership / DivestitureImportance 65
  Caterpillar completed its acquisition of 100 percent of Fabick’s equity on October 31, 2026. The preliminary purchase price included $1.24 billion in cash paid at closing and an estimated additional $165 million…
• Capital ExpendituresImportance 65
  Caterpillar expects Machinery, Power & Energy capital expenditures to be approximately $3.3 billion in full-year 2026. Capital expenditures were $2.009 billion in the first nine months of 2026, compared with $1.944…
• Dealer Inventory ChangesImportance 63 · +1 more on this subject
  Total dealer inventory increased $800 million in the third quarter of 2026, compared with a $600 million increase in the prior-year quarter; Construction Industries inventory increased $300 million, versus $600…
• Order Backlog and Book-to-BillImportance 61 · +3 more on this subject
  At September 30, 2026, Caterpillar’s firm order backlog was approximately $78.1 billion, about $6.0 billion higher than at the end of the second quarter of 2026. Backlog increased across all three primary segments,…
• Liquidity and Cash PositionImportance 58
  Caterpillar ended the third quarter of 2026 with $7.929 billion of cash, down $2.051 billion from year-end 2025; MP&E also held $1.572 billion in highly liquid available-for-sale debt securities and bank time deposits.…
• Operating Cash Flow TrendsImportance 58
  Consolidated operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2026 was $10.593 billion, up $2.445 billion from the same period in 2025. MP&E operating cash flow increased to $11.534 billion from $7.745 billion,…
• Geographic Revenue PerformanceImportance 58
  Third-quarter sales increased 25% in North America, 15% in Latin America and 16% in EAME, while Asia/Pacific sales declined 3%; the North America and EAME increases were supported by higher equipment sales to end…
• Revenue Performance and MixImportance 54 · +1 more on this subject
  Third-quarter 2026 sales and revenues rose 17% year over year to $20.682 billion, as volume added $2.2 billion and favorable price realization added $663 million. For the nine months ended September 30, 2026, sales and…
• Operating Income and MarginsImportance 53 · +1 more on this subject
  Third-quarter 2026 consolidated operating profit was $4.214 billion, compared with $3.052 billion in the third quarter of 2025, and operating margin rose to 20.4% from 17.3%. For the first nine months of 2026,…
• Outstanding IndebtednessImportance 47
  Total debt at September 30, 2026 was $45.201 billion, an increase of $1.871 billion from year-end 2025. MP&E debt decreased $41 million during the first nine months of 2026, while Financial Products debt increased…

8-K filings last 12 months

• Results, no stated guidance change29 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 10
  Read from the attached exhibit: Power Generation and Data Centers · Segment Revenue Performance · Operating Income and Margins
• Other officer change15 Oct 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 15
  “The Company issued a press release in connection with Ms. Johnson’s retirement, which press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.”
  Read from the attached exhibit: Management Changes
• New debt1 Sept 2026 · 8-K Items 1.01, 2.03 · Routine · rule score 35
  “On August 27, 2026, Caterpillar Inc. (“Caterpillar”) entered into a Credit Agreement (2026 364-Day Facility) (the “364-Day Credit Agreement”) among Caterpillar, Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (“Cat Financial”), Caterpillar…”
• Results, no stated guidance change4 Aug 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 10
  Read from the attached exhibit: Power Generation and Data Centers · Geographic Revenue Performance · Operating Margin Drivers
• Press release attached to an 8-K11 Jun 2026 · 8-K
  Read from the attached exhibit: Capital Return Program
• Results (release not read)30 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• Executive pay change10 Apr 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 5
  “On April 8, 2026, Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”) announced that, on April 7, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company appointed Kyle Epley as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, effective May 1, 2026, succeeding…”
• Results (release not read)29 Jan 2026 · 8-K Item 2.02 · Routine · rule score 20
• Board change6 Jan 2026 · 8-K Item 5.02 · Routine · rule score 10
  “On January 6, 2026, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Caterpillar Inc. (the “Company”) announced the resignation of D. James Umpleby III as a member of the Board, effective April 1, 2026 (the “Effective Date”).”

Earlier reports

• 10-Q · 2026Q2filed 5 Aug 2026
  Guidance / Outlook · Acquisition / Partnership / Divestiture · Capital Return Program

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