Caterpillar, Inc. · NYSE:CAT

Caterpillar — Q2 2026 Earnings Presentation

29 slides from Caterpillar's earnings presentation, Aug 4, 2026

  1. Slide 1: Financial Review Second Quarter 2026

    FINANCIAL REVIEW SECOND QUARTER 2026 August 4, 2026

  2. Slide 2: Forward-Looking Statements

    FORWARD -LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain statements in this financial review relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “will be,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “

  3. Slide 3: Financial Results: Second Quarter 2026 vs. Second Quarter 2025

    FINANCIAL RESULTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 2Q 2026 Sales & Revenues $20.5B +24% $20.5B SALES & REVENUES FIRST TIME IN COMPANY HISTORY Operating Profit1 $4.3B +50% OVER $20B IN A SINGLE QUARTER Adjusted Operating Profit1, 2 $4.5B +54% $72B ORDER BACKLOG Profit Per Share3 $7.77 +68%

  4. Slide 4: Segment Highlights

    SEGMENT HIGHLIGHTS POWER CONSTRUCTION RESOURCE & ENERGY INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIES G20CM34 Financial Review | Second Quarter 2026 4

  5. Slide 5: Full Year 2026 Outlook

    FULL YEAR 2026 OUTLOOK ADJUSTED SALES OPERATING MP&E FREE & REVENUES PROFIT MARGIN1 CASH FLOW3 Mid-to-high teens growth Near the bottom of the Top half of the target range2, excluding target range2 IEEPA tariff recoveries 1 Adjusted operating profit margin is a non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation

  6. Slide 6: Executing Capacity Growth with Discipline and Speed

    STR ATEGY HIGHLIGHT EXECUTING CAPACITY GROWTH WITH DISCIPLINE AND SPEED TURBINE CAPACITY1 2.5x Previously announced WAMEGO, KANSAS — PGM130 at Caterpillar’s 2025 Investor Day 250,000 ft2 facility converted in less than 12 months 1 Gas Turbines capacity of 2.5 times 2024 levels. Financial Review | Se

  7. Slide 7: Financial Results Summary

    FINANCIAL RESULTS SUMMARY SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 SALES & ADJUSTED REVENUES OPERATING PROFIT1,2 USD in billions USD in billions $20.5 $4.5 $16.6 $2.9 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 1 Adjusted operating profit is a non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation to the most directly compar

  8. Slide 8: Consolidated Sales & Revenues

    CONSOLIDATED SALES & REVENUES SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 USD in millions $595 $199 $67 $20,543 20,000 $3,113 SALES & REVENUES INCREASED $3.974B OR 24% $16,569 • Higher sales volume 15,000 • Higher sales of equipment to end users • Favorable price realization 10,000 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 5

  9. Slide 9: Consolidated Operating Profit

    CONSOLIDATED OPER ATING PROFIT 1 SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 USD in millions 5,000 $595 $34 ($344) $47 $61 ($146) ($58) $4,295 OPERATING PROFIT1 $1,246 4,000 INCREASED $1.435B OR 50% • Favorable impact of higher sales volume 3,000 $2,860 Operating Profit Margin 20.9% Adjusted Operati

  10. Slide 10: Profit Per Share

    PROFIT PER SHARE SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 PROFIT ADJUSTED PROFIT PER SHARE1 PER SHARE1,2 USD USD $7.77 $8.17 $4.62 $4.72 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 1Second–quarter 2026 profit per share and adjusted profit per share included an IEEPA tariff recoveries impact of about $0.65 pe

  11. Slide 11: Power & Energy

    POWER & ENERGY SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 TOTAL SALES* SEGMENT PROFIT SEGMENT PROFIT TOTAL SALES INCREASED $1.201B OR 17% USD in billions USD in millions as a percent of total sales* • Higher sales volume • Favorable price realization $8.2 $2,027 24.6% • Higher inter-segment sales $

  12. Slide 12: Construction Industries

    CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 TOTAL SALES* SEGMENT PROFIT SEGMENT PROFIT TOTAL SALES INCREASED $2.156B OR 35% USD in billions USD in millions as a percent of total sales* • Higher sales volume $8.3 • Higher sales of equipment to end users $1,947 23.3% • Favorabl

  13. Slide 13: Resource Industries

    RESOURCE INDUSTRIES SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 TOTAL SALES* SEGMENT PROFIT SEGMENT PROFIT TOTAL SALES INCREASED $762M OR 20% USD in billions USD in millions as a percent of total sales* • Higher sales volume $4.6 $693 • Higher sales of equipment to end users 14.5% 14.9% $3.9 $563 SE

  14. Slide 14: Financial Products

    FINANCIAL PRODUCTS SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 TOTAL REVENUES* SEGMENT PROFIT TOTAL REVENUES INCREASED $103M OR 10% USD in millions USD in millions • Higher average earning assets $1,145 $328 SEGMENT PROFIT INCREASED $80M OR 32% $1,042 • Favorable impacts from: $248 • Higher average

  15. Slide 15: MP&E Free Cash Flow and Capital Deployment

    MP&E FREE CASH FLOW 1 AND CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT $5.1B $2.2B $6.7B MP&E FREE CASH FLOW1 DEPLOYED TO ENTERPRISE 2Q 2026 SHAREHOLDERS IN 2Q 2026 CASH BALANCE $2.8B increase versus 2Q 2025, Share repurchases accounted for Held additional $1.5B in slightly mainly driven by stronger profit $1.5B, with the re

  16. Slide 16: Expectations as We Look Ahead: Third Quarter 2026

    EXPECTATIONS AS WE LOOK AHEAD THIRD QUARTER 2026 Sales Adjusted Operating & Revenues Profit Margin1 Tariff2 Costs Strong growth Higher Similar to 3Q 2025 as compared to as compared to 3Q 2025 3Q 2025 1 Adjusted operating profit margin is a non-GAAP measure and a reconciliation to the most directly c

  17. Slide 17: Expectations as We Look Ahead: Full Year 2026

    EXPECTATIONS AS WE LOOK AHEAD FULL YEAR 2026 Sales Adjusted Operating MP&E & Revenues Profit Margin1 Tariff2 Costs Free Cash Flow3 Mid-to-high Near the bottom Around $2.2B, Top half of the teens growth of the annual target excluding IEEPA annual target range4 as compared to range4, excluding tariff

  18. Slide 18: Key Takeaways

    KEY TAKEAWAYS CONTINUE TO EXECUTE OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR PROFITABLE GROWTH STRONG SALES OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE & REVENUES EXCELLENCE Better than expected Now anticipate Remain disciplined Sales & Revenues and mid-to-high teens and committed to return Earnings growth in 2026 substantially all MP&E F

  19. Slide 19: Q&A

    Q&A © 2026 Caterpillar. All Rights Reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, LET’S DO THE WORK, their respective logos, “Caterpillar Corporate Yellow”, the “Power Edge” and Cat “Modern Hex” trade dress as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used without

  20. Slide 20: Appendix

    APPENDIX © 2026 Caterpillar. All Rights Reserved. CAT, CATERPILLAR, LET’S DO THE WORK, their respective logos, “Caterpillar Corporate Yellow”, the “Power Edge” and Cat “Modern Hex” trade dress as well as corporate and product identity used herein, are trademarks of Caterpillar and may not be used wi

  21. Slide 21: Retail Statistics

    RETAIL STATISTICS SECOND QUARTER 2026 VS. SECOND QUARTER 2025 POWER CONSTRUCTION RESOURCE & ENERGY INDUSTRIES INDUSTRIES TOTAL +33% TOTAL +22% TOTAL +17% Power Generation +72% North America +27% Mining, HC and Q&A +15% Oil & Gas +6% Latin America +24% Rail +272% Industrial (8%) Europe, Africa, Middl

  22. Slide 22: Caterpillar Earnings Release Call Schedule 3Q 2026

    CATERPILLAR EARNINGS RELEASE CALL SCHEDULE 3Q 2026 OCTOBER 29, 2026 Thursday, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Financial Review | Second Quarter 2026 22

  23. Slide 23: Dealer Inventory Changes

    DEALER INVENTORY 1 CHANGES Increase/(Decrease) 2025 2026 2Q YOY Full 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q Change3 (USD in billions) Year2 Construction Industries Dealer Inventory 1 ($0.0) ($0.3) $0.6 ($0.6) ($0.3) $1.5 $0.4 $0.7 Total Dealer Inventory1 $0.1 $0.1 $0.6 ($0.0) $0.9 $2.0 $0.6 $0.5 1 Dealers are independen

  24. Slide 24: Order Backlog

    ORDER BACKLOG ORDER BACKLOG INCREASED INCREASED $72.1B $9.4B $34.6B 2Q 2026 2Q 2026 2Q 2026 RECORD LEVEL vs. 1Q 2026 vs. 2Q 2025 Financial Review | Second Quarter 2026 24

  25. Slide 25: Additional Expectations as We Look Ahead

    ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS AS WE LOOK AHEAD FULL YEAR 2026 Restructuring MP&E Capital Global Annual Costs Expenditures Effective Tax Rate Approximately Approximately 23.0% excluding $300M to $350M $3.5B in 2026 discrete items in 2026 Financial Review | Second Quarter 2026 25

  26. Slide 26: Adjusted Operating Profit Margin Target Range

    ADJUSTED OPER ATING PROFIT MARGIN 1 TARGET R ANGE 25% • Progressive adjusted operating Adjusted Operating Profit Margin1 profit margin1 target range 22% • Adjusted operating profit margin1 19% target range: 21% • 15-19% at $60B 18% of sales and revenues 15% • 18-22% at $72B of sales and revenues • 2

  27. Slide 27: Non-GAAP Financial Measures

    NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Provision Operating Operating Profit Before (Benefit) for Profit per (Dollars in millions except per share data) Profit Profit Margin Taxes Income Taxes Profit Share Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 - U.S. GAAP $ 4,295 20.9% $ 4,558 $ 1,055 $ 3,593 $ 7.77 Restructuring co

  28. Slide 28: Estimated Annual Tax Rate Reconciliation

    ESTIMATED ANNUAL TAX R ATE RECONCILIATION Provision Profit Before (Benefit) for Effective Tax (Dollars in millions) Taxes Income Taxes Rate Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 - U.S. GAAP $ 4,558 $ 1,055 23.1% Restructuring costs - divestiture of certain non-U.S. entities 139 - Excess stock-based compe

  29. Slide 29: Reconciliation to U.S. GAAP

    RECONCILIATION TO U.S. GAAP RECONCILIATION OF MP&E CASH FLOW FROM OPERATIONS TO MP&E FREE CASH FLOW Jun YTD Jun YTD (USD in billions) 2Q 2025 2Q 2026 2025 2026 MP&E cash flow from operations $ 2.9 $ 5.7 $ 3.9 $ 7.0 MP&E capital expenditures (0.6) (0.6) (1.3) (1.3) MP&E free cash flow $ 2.4 $ 5.1 $ 2

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