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Caterpillar Q1 2025 Earnings Highlights

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๐Ÿ”น Adj. EPS: $4.25 (est. $4.32) ๐Ÿ”ด

๐Ÿ”น Revenue: $14.25B (est. $14.69B) ๐Ÿ”ด (โ€“10% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Adj. Operating Income: $2.61B (est. $2.64B) ๐ŸŸก

๐Ÿ”น Operating Margin: 18.1% (vs. 22.3% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Adj. Operating Margin: 18.3% (vs. 22.2% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Operating Cash Flow: $1.3B

๐Ÿ”น Capital Returned to Shareholders: $4.3B (buybacks + dividends)


Segment Revenue:

๐Ÿ”น Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T): $13.38B (โ€“11% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Construction Industries: $5.18B (โ€“19% YoY), Profit: $1.02B (โ€“42% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Resource Industries: $2.88B (โ€“10% YoY), Profit: $599M (โ€“18% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Energy & Transportation: $6.57B (โ€“2% YoY), Profit: $1.31B (+1% YoY)

๐Ÿ”น Financial Products: $871M (+4% YoY), Profit: $215M (โ€“27% YoY)


Regional Revenue Breakdown (YoY):

๐Ÿ”น North America: $7.74B (โ€“10%)

๐Ÿ”น Latin America: $1.52B (โ€“3%)

๐Ÿ”น EAME: $2.51B (โ€“12%)

๐Ÿ”น Asia/Pacific: $2.49B (โ€“12%)


Strategic / Capital Allocation:

๐Ÿ”ธ $3.7B deployed for share repurchases, $0.7B in dividends

๐Ÿ”ธ Ending enterprise cash: $3.6B

๐Ÿ”ธ Profit pressure primarily from lower dealer inventory builds and pricing headwinds


CEO Commentary:

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œSolid results in a more challenging demand environment.โ€ โ€“ Jim Umpleby, CEO

๐Ÿ”ธ โ€œStrategy delivering; diverse portfolio showing resilience.โ€ โ€“ Joe Creed, incoming CEO

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That wouldn't be such great figures. So why is the value increasing? ๐Ÿคจ
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Let's wait and see who the American market opens up, a lot could have already entered.
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