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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)

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Jun 30, 2026 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 5,046 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 5,046 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 10,313 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 5,825 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 2,148 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 4,777 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 749 — 703 — 707 — 674 — 684 — 649 — 663 — 620 — 633 — 595 — 608 —
Other current liabilities 2,871 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 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 8,026 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 8,061 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 39,790 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 10,655 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 21,384 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 32,039 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 3,744 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 7,642 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 43,425 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 83,215 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 5,654 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 (54,533) (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 70,141 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 (1,867) (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 19,395 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) — 1 2 3 3 6 6 6 9 18 21 21 22 31 32 32 32 30 47 44
Total shareholders’ equity 19,394 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 102,609 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: 2026-06-30), 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 period of significant expansion in both total liabilities and total assets, with total liabilities and shareholders' equity increasing from 80.7 billion USD in March 2021 to 102.6 billion USD by June 2026. This growth is primarily characterized by a substantial increase in debt and operating liabilities, partially offset by aggressive share repurchase activity.

Liability Structure and Trends
Total liabilities exhibited a consistent upward trend, rising from 64.1 billion USD in early 2021 to 83.2 billion USD by mid-2026. Current liabilities grew from 26.6 billion USD to 39.8 billion USD, driven largely by an increase in accounts payable, which climbed from 6.7 billion USD to 10.3 billion USD, and a marked rise in customer advances, which grew from 1.2 billion USD to 4.8 billion USD. This increase in customer advances suggests a growing order backlog or an increase in deposits for future deliveries.
Non-current liabilities also increased, moving from 37.5 billion USD to 43.4 billion USD. This was primarily propelled by long-term debt due after one year, which rose from 26.4 billion USD to 32.0 billion USD. Conversely, liabilities for post-employment benefits showed a steady decline, falling from 6.7 billion USD to 3.7 billion USD over the same period, indicating a reduction in long-term pension or benefit obligations.
Equity and Capital Allocation
Total shareholders' equity remained relatively volatile, ending the period at 19.4 billion USD, compared to 16.6 billion USD in March 2021. A critical observation is the divergent trend between retained earnings and treasury stock. Profit employed in the business grew substantially from 36.7 billion USD to 70.1 billion USD, demonstrating strong internal capital generation.
However, this growth in retained earnings was heavily offset by an aggressive share buyback program. Treasury stock, at cost, expanded from a negative 25.0 billion USD to a negative 54.5 billion USD. This indicates a corporate strategy focused on returning capital to shareholders via repurchases, which has effectively capped the growth of total equity despite strong profitability.
Solvency and Leverage Observations
The relationship between liabilities and equity indicates increasing leverage. In March 2021, total liabilities were approximately 3.8 times the total shareholders' equity. By June 2026, this ratio increased to approximately 4.3 times, reflecting a higher reliance on debt and operating liabilities to fund the balance sheet expansion.
Short-term borrowing patterns remained volatile, fluctuating between 3.2 billion USD and 5.9 billion USD, while long-term debt continued a general climb. The overall trend suggests a strategic shift toward higher leverage to support operational growth and shareholder distributions.

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