---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000018230-24-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAT"
cik: "0000018230"
company_name: "CATERPILLAR INC"
filed_at: "2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-03T08:11:59.036581+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caterpillar Q1 GAAP EPS $5.75 vs $3.74, adjusted $5.60 vs $4.91; revenue $15.8B flat YoY

## Summary
- Revenue $15.8B, down slightly from $15.9B YoY; GAAP EPS $5.75, adjusted EPS $5.60.
- Adjusted EPS $5.60 vs $4.91 prior year, up 14%; driven by margin improvement.
- Global machine retail sales down 9% in Q1; EAME down 29%, Asia/Pacific down 10%.
- Energy & Transportation retail sales up 9% YoY; Oil & Gas up 35%, Power Gen up 9%.
- Resource Industries retail sales down 17% worldwide; Latin America up 38% but North America down 17%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000018230-24-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAT
- cik: 0000018230
- company_name: CATERPILLAR INC
- filed_at: 2024-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000016/0000018230-24-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000016/cat-20240425.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-24-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-24-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-24-000016.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  CATERPILLAR INC reported the quarter ended March 31, 2024 results: revenue $15.8, EPS $5.75.
  - Period: the quarter ended March 31, 2024
  - Revenue: $15.8
  - EPS: $5.75
  - Result: reported results
  source text: 1Q 2024 Earnings Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Caterpillar Reports First-Quarter 2024 Results First Quarter ($ in billions except profit per share) 2024 2023 Sales and Revenues $15.8 $15.9 Profit Per Share $5.75 $3.74 Adjusted Profit Per Share $5.60 $4.91 Please see a reconciliation of GAAP to --- EX-99.2 (EX-99.2) --- Caterpillar Inc. (“Caterpillar”, “we”
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823024000016/0000018230-24-000016-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.