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Caterpillar maintains 2026 sales and revenue growth outlook at mid-to-high teens

PUBT·10/29/2026 11:01:15
Caterpillar maintains 2026 sales and revenue growth outlook at mid-to-high teens
  • Caterpillar maintained its 2026 outlook for mid-to-high teens sales and revenue growth versus 2025.
  • Adjusted operating margin expected above 2025 but near the annual target range’s bottom, excluding IEEPA tariff recoveries.
  • Tariff costs forecast around USD 2.2 billion, excluding IEEPA recoveries; MP&E free cash flow expected in annual target range’s upper half.
  • Fourth-quarter sales growth expected to moderate; tariff costs projected at about USD 600 million, roughly USD 200 million below a year earlier.
  • Third-quarter sales and revenues rose 17% to USD 20.7 billion; order backlog increased 96% to USD 78 billion.


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