secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-08-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-23-000044
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q2 2023 revenue $17.3B (+22% YoY); EPS $5.67 beats $3.13
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- Revenue $17.3B, up 22% YoY; operating margin 21.1% vs 13.6%.
- GAAP EPS $5.67; adjusted EPS $5.55 vs $3.18 last year.
- Returned $2.0B to shareholders via buybacks and dividends.
- Global machine retail sales +8%; Energy & Transportation +47% (Oil & Gas +71%).
- Resource Industries retail sales +26%; Construction Industries +3%.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000044/0000018230-23-000044-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823023000044/cat-20230801.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-23-000044

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