secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000018230-26-000003
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar Q4 revenue $19.1B (+18% YoY), EPS $5.12 vs $5.78; FY EPS $18.81 down 15%
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- Q4 2025 sales and revenues $19.1B, up 18% YoY; full-year $67.6B, up 4% YoY.
- Q4 GAAP EPS $5.12 vs $5.78 YoY; adjusted EPS $5.16 vs $5.14.
- Full-year GAAP EPS $18.81, adjusted EPS $19.06; operating cash flow $11.7B.
- Retail: Power & Energy up 37% Q4, Construction Industries up 11%, Resource Industries down 7%.
- Ended 2025 with $10.0B cash; deployed $7.9B for share repurchases and dividends in 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823026000003/0000018230-26-000003-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000001823026000003/cat-20260129.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000018230-26-000003

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