---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000018230-25-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CAT"
cik: "0000018230"
company_name: "CATERPILLAR INC"
filed_at: "2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T02:38:06.832348+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Caterpillar Q1 sales down 10% to $14.2B; EPS $4.20 vs $5.75 YoY

## Summary
- Sales and revenues $14.2B, down 10% YoY from $15.8B; profit per share $4.20 vs $5.75.
- Adjusted profit per share $4.25 vs $5.60 in prior-year quarter; down 24%.
- Global machine retail sales -1% YoY; Resource Industries -10%, Construction +3%.
- Energy & Transportation retail sales +13% YoY; Power Gen +58%, Oil & Gas -23%.
- Quarterly retail sales data furnished; trends show weakness in mining, strength in power gen.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000018230-25-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CAT
- cik: 0000018230
- company_name: CATERPILLAR INC
- filed_at: 2025-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/18230/000001823025000013/0000018230-25-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823025000013/cat-20250430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-25-000013
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-25-000013.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-25-000013.txt

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