---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000018230-24-000005"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAT"
cik: "0000018230"
company_name: "CATERPILLAR INC"
filed_at: "2024-02-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-06T09:16:37.635248+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caterpillar Q4 EPS $5.28, revenue $17.1B; full-year record sales $67.1B

## Summary
- Q4 GAAP EPS $5.28 vs $2.79 YoY; adjusted EPS $5.23 vs $3.86.
- Q4 sales/revenue $17.1B, up 3% YoY; full-year $67.1B, up 13%.
- Full-year operating profit margin 19.3% (adjusted 20.5%), up from 13.3% (15.4%) in 2022.
- Operating cash flow $12.9B; ended year with $7.0B cash; returned $7.5B to shareholders.
- Retail sales: world machines +3%, E&T +20%; North America machines +11%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000018230-24-000005
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAT
- cik: 0000018230
- company_name: CATERPILLAR INC
- filed_at: 2024-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000005/0000018230-24-000005-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000005/cat-20240205.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-24-000005.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CATERPILLAR INC reported Fourth Quarter 2023 results: revenue $17.1 billion, EPS $5.28 per share.
  - Period: Fourth Quarter 2023
  - Revenue: $17.1 billion
  - EPS: $5.28 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Sales and revenues for the fourth quarter of 2023 were $17.1 billion, a 3% increase compared with $16.6 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022. Operating profit margin was 18.4% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 10.1% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Adjusted operating profit margin was 18.9% for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared with 17.0% for the fourth quarter of 2022. Fourth-quarter 2023 profit per share was $5.28, compared with $2.79 profit per share in the fourth quarter of 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000005/0000018230-24-000005-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  CATERPILLAR INC reported Full Year 2023 results: revenue $67.1 billion, EPS $20.12 per share.
  - Period: Full Year 2023
  - Revenue: $67.1 billion
  - EPS: $20.12 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Full-year sales and revenues in 2023 were $67.1 billion, up 13% compared with $59.4 billion in 2022. The increase reflected favorable price realization and higher sales volume, driven by higher sales of equipment to end users, partially offset by the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Operating profit margin was 19.3% in 2023, compared with 13.3% in 2022. Adjusted operating profit margin was 20.5% in 2023, compared with 15.4% in 2022. Full-year profit was $20.12 per share in 2023, compared with profit of $12.64 per share in 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000005/0000018230-24-000005-index.htm

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