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- Aug 4, 202690% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Caterpillar Posts First US$20 Billion Quarter
- Second-quarter 2026 sales and revenues rose 24% to US$20.5 billion from US$16.6 billion, on higher sales volume of US$3.1 billion and US$595 million of favorable price realization[4]
- CEO Joe Creed called it the first time in company history that Caterpillar generated over US$20 billion in a single quarter, citing strong order rates and a growing backlog across all three primary segments[4]
- Profit per share was US$7.77 (US$4.62 a year earlier) and adjusted profit per share US$8.17 (US$4.72); operating profit margin was 20.9% against 17.3%[4]
- Segment sales: Construction Industries US$8.35 billion (up 35%), Power & Energy US$8.24 billion (up 17%), Resource Industries US$4.65 billion (up 20%)[4]
- Operating profit was US$4.295 billion, up 50%, including US$392 million of expected IEEPA tariff recoveries; US$2.2 billion went to buybacks and dividends[4]
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- [1]90%caterpillar.com/en/news/corporate-press-releases/h/2q26-results-caterpillar-inc.htmlcaterpillar.com· Posted Oct 4, 2026· Starts Aug 4, 2026 ✓· 30% of score
The PR Newswire release (finviz[4] copy) is datelined "IRVING, Texas, Aug. 4, 2026" and dated August 04, 2026, 6:30 AM; the SEC[3] 8-K and StreetInsider[2] copies carry the same date.
- [2]80%Caterpillar Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results - StreetInsiderstreetinsider.com· Published Aug 4, 2026· 23% of score
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- [3]90%Caterpillar Form 8-K exhibit 99.1, Q2 2026sec.gov· Published Aug 4, 2026· 23% of score
SEC filing returned by search; not opened.
- [4]85%Caterpillar Reports Second-Quarter 2026 Results - Finviz (PR Newswire)finviz.com· Published Aug 4, 2026· 23% of score
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