secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-01-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-25-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q4 2024 sales $16.2B, EPS $5.78; full-year profit $22.05/share
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- Q4 sales $16.2B vs $17.1B YoY; net profit $5.78/share vs $5.28; adjusted EPS $5.14 vs $5.23.
- Full-year sales $64.8B vs $67.1B; profit $22.05/share vs $20.12; adjusted EPS $21.90 vs $21.21.
- Enterprise operating cash flow $12.0B; year-end cash $6.9B; $10.3B deployed for buybacks and dividends.
- Global machine retail sales down 3% YoY in Q4; Energy & Transportation up 2%, led by Power Gen (+27%).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823025000004/0000018230-25-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823025000004/cat-20250130.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-25-000004

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