Caterpillar — Earning Quality
EARNING QUALITY TICKER: [US.CAT - Caterpillar] PERIOD: [2010-ANNUAL ~ 2025-ANNUAL] [+] Accruals Ratio: -3.4% (OCF > NI, excellent cash generation) [+] Cash Conversion: 204% (> 80% = strong, < 50% = weak) [+] FCF Conversion: 117% (> 80% = excellent quality) Metric Value -------------------------- Avg Accruals Ratio -3.4% Avg Cash Conversion 204% Avg FCF Conversion 117% Cash Conv Stability 82.8% Period Net Income OCF FCF Accruals Cash Conv FCF Conv ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 2010 ANNUAL 2.70B 5.01B 2.42B -3.6% 185.5% 89.7% 2011 ANNUAL 4.93B 6.96B 3.03B -2.5% 141.2% 61.5% 2012 ANNUAL 5.68B 5.18B 108.00M 0.6% 91.3% 1.9% 2013 ANNUAL 3.79B 10.19B 5.75B -7.5% 269.0% 151.6% 2014 ANNUAL 2.45B 8.06B 4.68B -6.6% 328.6% 190.8% 2015 ANNUAL 2.51B 6.70B 3.44B -5.3% 266.7% 136.9% 2016 ANNUAL -67.00M 5.64B 2.71B -7.6% - - 2017 ANNUAL 754.00M 5.71B 3.37B -6.4% 756.8% 446.9% 2018 ANNUAL 6.15B 6.56B 3.64B -0.5% 106.7% 59.2% 2019 ANNUAL 6.09B 6.91B 4.24B -1.0% 113.4% 69.6% 2020 ANNUAL 3.00B 6.33B 4.21B -4.3% 211.0% 140.5% 2021 ANNUAL 6.49B 7.20B 4.73B -0.9% 110.9% 72.8% 2022 ANNUAL 6.71B 7.77B 5.17B -1.3% 115.8% 77.1% 2023 ANNUAL 10.34B 12.88B 9.79B -2.9% 124.7% 94.8% 2024 ANNUAL 10.79B 12.04B 8.82B -1.4% 111.5% 81.7% 2025 ANNUAL 8.88B 11.74B 7.45B -2.9% 132.1% 83.9%
audit earning-quality
EARNING QUALITY
TICKER: [US.CAT - Caterpillar]
PERIOD: [2010-ANNUAL ~ 2025-ANNUAL]
[+] Accruals Ratio: -3.4% (OCF > NI, excellent cash generation)[+] Cash Conversion: 204% (> 80% = strong, < 50% = weak)[+] FCF Conversion: 117% (> 80% = excellent quality)
Metric Value--------------------------Avg Accruals Ratio -3.4%Avg Cash Conversion 204%Avg FCF Conversion 117%Cash Conv Stability 82.8%
Period Net Income OCF FCF Accruals Cash Conv FCF Conv-----------------------------------------------------------------------2010 ANNUAL 2.70B 5.01B 2.42B -3.6% 185.5% 89.7%2011 ANNUAL 4.93B 6.96B 3.03B -2.5% 141.2% 61.5%2012 ANNUAL 5.68B 5.18B 108.00M 0.6% 91.3% 1.9%2013 ANNUAL 3.79B 10.19B 5.75B -7.5% 269.0% 151.6%2014 ANNUAL 2.45B 8.06B 4.68B -6.6% 328.6% 190.8%2015 ANNUAL 2.51B 6.70B 3.44B -5.3% 266.7% 136.9%2016 ANNUAL -67.00M 5.64B 2.71B -7.6% - -2017 ANNUAL 754.00M 5.71B 3.37B -6.4% 756.8% 446.9%2018 ANNUAL 6.15B 6.56B 3.64B -0.5% 106.7% 59.2%2019 ANNUAL 6.09B 6.91B 4.24B -1.0% 113.4% 69.6%2020 ANNUAL 3.00B 6.33B 4.21B -4.3% 211.0% 140.5%2021 ANNUAL 6.49B 7.20B 4.73B -0.9% 110.9% 72.8%2022 ANNUAL 6.71B 7.77B 5.17B -1.3% 115.8% 77.1%2023 ANNUAL 10.34B 12.88B 9.79B -2.9% 124.7% 94.8%2024 ANNUAL 10.79B 12.04B 8.82B -1.4% 111.5% 81.7%2025 ANNUAL 8.88B 11.74B 7.45B -2.9% 132.1% 83.9%