Stock Analysis on Net
Stock Analysis on Net

Balance Sheet: Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Quarterly Data

The balance sheet provides creditors, investors, and analysts with information on company resources (assets) and its sources of capital (its equity and liabilities). It normally also provides information about the future earnings capacity of a company assets as well as an indication of cash flows that may come from receivables and inventories.

Liabilities represents obligations of a company arising from past events, the settlement of which is expected to result in an outflow of economic benefits from the entity.

Caterpillar Inc., consolidated balance sheet: liabilities and stockholders’ equity (quarterly data)

US$ in millions

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Mar 31, 2026 Dec 31, 2025 Sep 30, 2025 Jun 30, 2025 Mar 31, 2025 Dec 31, 2024 Sep 30, 2024 Jun 30, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Dec 31, 2023 Sep 30, 2023 Jun 30, 2023 Mar 31, 2023 Dec 31, 2022 Sep 30, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Mar 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 Sep 30, 2021 Jun 30, 2021 Mar 31, 2021
Machinery, Power & Energy 3 3 9 4
Financial Products 4,729 5,514 4,509 4,485 3,454 4,393 3,725 5,298 3,568 4,643 4,218 5,548 5,841 5,954 4,199 5,002 4,501 5,395 3,247 3,421 3,625
Short-term borrowings 4,729 5,514 4,509 4,485 3,454 4,393 3,725 5,298 3,568 4,643 4,218 5,548 5,841 5,957 4,202 5,002 4,501 5,404 3,247 3,425 3,625
Accounts payable 9,641 8,968 8,729 8,563 7,792 7,675 7,705 7,575 7,778 7,906 7,827 8,443 8,951 8,689 8,260 8,092 8,361 8,154 7,218 6,921 6,694
Accrued expenses 5,454 5,587 5,187 5,207 4,990 5,243 4,980 4,947 4,821 4,958 4,669 4,493 4,121 4,080 4,013 3,782 3,846 3,757 3,579 3,556 3,574
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits 1,434 2,554 2,126 1,618 1,259 2,391 2,078 1,677 1,291 2,757 2,300 1,755 1,368 2,313 2,204 1,772 1,275 2,242 2,075 1,759 1,283
Customer advances 4,382 3,314 3,391 3,412 2,951 2,322 2,404 2,324 2,194 1,929 2,333 2,137 2,202 1,860 1,831 1,608 1,388 1,087 1,155 1,157 1,168
Dividends payable 703 707 674 684 649 663 620 633 595 608
Other current liabilities 2,567 2,798 2,760 2,627 2,834 2,909 2,934 2,882 3,265 3,123 3,115 3,109 3,035 2,690 2,878 2,333 2,355 2,256 2,319 2,126 2,035
Machinery, Power & Energy 35 35 32 30 29 46 46 45 1,045 1,044 1,043 1,043 37 120 120 124 127 45 48 50 1,301
Financial Products 7,660 7,085 9,257 8,285 9,286 6,619 8,346 8,132 8,409 7,719 7,619 8,123 6,287 5,202 6,694 5,617 7,679 6,307 6,335 7,906 6,898
Long-term debt due within one year 7,695 7,120 9,289 8,315 9,315 6,665 8,392 8,177 9,454 8,763 8,662 9,166 6,324 5,322 6,814 5,741 7,806 6,352 6,383 7,956 8,199
Current liabilities 35,902 36,558 35,991 34,934 32,595 32,272 32,218 33,564 32,371 34,728 33,124 35,314 31,842 31,531 30,202 28,963 29,532 29,847 25,976 27,508 26,578
Machinery, Power & Energy 10,671 10,678 10,669 10,654 8,618 8,564 8,634 8,537 8,539 8,579 8,470 8,535 9,558 9,498 9,479 9,589 9,636 9,746 9,759 9,752 9,751
Financial Products 19,971 20,018 17,067 17,294 17,201 18,787 17,150 15,299 16,292 15,893 15,789 14,450 15,315 16,216 16,030 16,630 15,641 16,287 17,395 16,452 16,605
Long-term debt due after one year 30,642 30,696 27,736 27,948 25,819 27,351 25,784 23,836 24,831 24,472 24,259 22,985 24,873 25,714 25,509 26,219 25,277 26,033 27,154 26,204 26,356
Liability for postemployment benefits 3,659 3,838 3,664 3,611 3,575 3,757 4,029 3,993 4,068 4,098 4,060 4,084 4,069 4,203 5,038 5,160 5,363 5,592 6,395 6,581 6,698
Other liabilities 6,687 6,175 5,672 5,169 4,915 4,890 4,839 4,807 4,826 4,675 4,841 4,788 4,695 4,604 4,536 5,006 5,007 4,805 4,564 4,524 4,480
Noncurrent liabilities 40,988 40,709 37,072 36,728 34,309 35,998 34,652 32,636 33,725 33,245 33,160 31,857 33,637 34,521 35,083 36,385 35,647 36,430 38,113 37,309 37,534
Total liabilities 76,890 77,267 73,063 71,662 66,904 68,270 66,870 66,200 66,096 67,973 66,284 67,171 65,479 66,052 65,285 65,348 65,179 66,277 64,089 64,817 64,112
Common stock of $1.00 par value, at paid-in amount 5,852 7,181 6,223 6,143 6,043 6,941 5,584 5,517 5,663 6,403 6,698 6,478 6,546 6,560 6,523 6,464 6,281 6,398 6,352 6,293 6,215
Treasury stock, at cost (53,307) (49,539) (48,302) (47,958) (47,127) (44,331) (42,390) (41,612) (40,039) (36,339) (33,865) (33,391) (32,108) (31,748) (30,883) (29,501) (28,326) (27,643) (26,608) (25,240) (25,049)
Profit employed in the business 67,997 65,448 64,460 62,160 61,356 59,352 57,920 55,455 54,108 51,250 49,888 47,094 45,457 43,514 43,304 41,263 40,820 39,282 38,361 36,934 36,697
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (1,881) (1,772) (1,723) (1,684) (2,205) (2,471) (1,717) (2,230) (2,093) (1,820) (2,232) (1,946) (1,746) (2,457) (3,353) (2,499) (1,710) (1,553) (1,440) (1,154) (1,290)
Shareholders’ equity attributable to common shareholders 18,661 21,318 20,658 18,661 18,067 19,491 19,397 17,130 17,639 19,494 20,489 18,235 18,149 15,869 15,591 15,727 17,065 16,484 16,665 16,833 16,573
Noncontrolling interests (1) 1 2 3 3 6 6 6 9 18 21 21 22 31 32 32 32 30 47 44
Total shareholders’ equity 18,660 21,318 20,659 18,663 18,070 19,494 19,403 17,136 17,645 19,503 20,507 18,256 18,170 15,891 15,622 15,759 17,097 16,516 16,695 16,880 16,617
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 95,550 98,585 93,722 90,325 84,974 87,764 86,273 83,336 83,741 87,476 86,791 85,427 83,649 81,943 80,907 81,107 82,276 82,793 80,784 81,697 80,729

Based on: 10-Q (reporting date: 2026-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2025-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2025-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2024-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2024-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2023-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2023-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2022-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2022-03-31), 10-K (reporting date: 2021-12-31), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-09-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-06-30), 10-Q (reporting date: 2021-03-31).


The balance sheet reflects a general expansion in total liabilities and shareholders' equity, growing from 80.7 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 95.6 billion US dollars by March 2026. This growth is characterized by a simultaneous increase in total liabilities and a strategic redistribution of shareholders' equity through aggressive share repurchases offset by strong internal profit accumulation.

Current Liabilities and Short-Term Obligations
Current liabilities exhibited a steady upward trajectory, rising from 26.6 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 35.9 billion US dollars in March 2026. A notable driver of this increase is the growth in customer advances, which surged from 1.2 billion US dollars to 4.4 billion US dollars over the period, suggesting a significant increase in advance payments for orders. Accounts payable also trended upward, peaking at 9.6 billion US dollars in March 2026. Short-term borrowings remained volatile, fluctuating between 3.4 billion and 5.9 billion US dollars, indicating active short-term liquidity management.
Noncurrent Liabilities and Long-Term Debt
Noncurrent liabilities increased from 37.5 billion US dollars to 41.0 billion US dollars. The long-term debt due after one year showed a general increase, moving from 26.4 billion US dollars in early 2021 to a peak of 30.6 billion US dollars by the end of 2025. This growth in debt was partially offset by a consistent decline in the liability for postemployment benefits, which dropped from 6.7 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 3.7 billion US dollars in March 2026, reflecting a reduction in long-term pension and benefit obligations.
Total Liabilities Trend
Total liabilities rose from 64.1 billion US dollars to 76.9 billion US dollars. The increase is primarily attributable to the growth in both current operational liabilities and long-term debt instruments, though the pace of increase slowed in the final quarter of the analyzed period.
Shareholders' Equity and Capital Structure
The equity structure reveals a strong tension between profit retention and capital return. Profit employed in the business grew substantially, rising from 36.7 billion US dollars in March 2021 to 68.0 billion US dollars in March 2026. However, this accumulation was heavily offset by a massive increase in treasury stock at cost, which expanded from negative 25.0 billion US dollars to negative 53.3 billion US dollars. This indicates an aggressive and sustained share buyback program. Consequently, total shareholders' equity remained relatively stable in comparison to the growth of liabilities, ending at 18.7 billion US dollars in March 2026 compared to 16.6 billion US dollars at the start of the period.

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