secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
======================================

Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-22-000107
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q1 2022 revenue up 14% to $13.6B; EPS $2.86 vs $2.77
----------------------------------------------------------------

- Sales and revenues $13.6B, +14% YoY; profit per share $2.86 vs $2.77; adjusted EPS $2.88 vs $2.87.
- Operating profit margin 13.7% (Q1 2021: 15.3%), reflecting higher costs and investments.
- Returned $1.4B to shareholders via share repurchases and dividends in the quarter.
- Global machine retail sales +3% YoY in Q1; North America machines +17%, Asia/Pacific -18%.
- Energy & Transportation retail sales -1% YoY; Transportation +50%, Oil & Gas -12%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000107/0000018230-22-000107-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823022000107/cat-20220428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-22-000107

License: Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer