Caterpillar Inc. reports news on its global equipment, power and financing businesses. The company manufactures construction and mining equipment, off-highway diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives, with operating activity organized around Power & Energy, Construction Industries and Resource Industries.
Recurring updates include quarterly results, segment sales, machine and power-system retail demand, dividend and share-repurchase actions, Cat Financial performance, shareholder meeting materials, executive and board changes, dealer-supported customer activity and strategic power-generation or workforce initiatives tied to advanced manufacturing and technician skills.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) will report first-quarter 2026 results at 5:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, April 30, 2026. A real-time, listen-only teleconference and webcast for analysts and institutional investors begins at 7:30 a.m. CDT that day.
Supporting materials, the full release, transcript and replay will be available at investors.caterpillar.com/financials/quarterly-results. The release will be furnished to the SEC on Form 8-K. Conference ID: 6824010. Toll-free dial-in: (800) 715-9871; international: +1 (646) 307-1963.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) announced that CFO Andrew Bonfield will retire effective Oct. 1, 2026. Kyle Epley is appointed CFO effective May 1, 2026, with Bonfield serving in an advisory role through Oct. 1, 2026. Bonfield cited eight years with the company and stewardship during record results, including a single-quarter record of $19.1 billion in Q4 2025.
The move replaces a decorated finance leader with an internal successor who has nearly three decades of Caterpillar experience and prior division CFO and controller roles.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) said its Board will maintain the quarterly cash dividend of $1.51 per share, payable May 19, 2026, to shareholders of record at the close of business April 20, 2026.
Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since formation, quarterly since 1933, and has increased annual dividends for 32 consecutive years; it is a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.
Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:CAT) executed a 5-year PPA for 120 MW (50% of a 240 MW order) with an investment-grade tech infrastructure subsidiary, with delivery starting late 2026 and commissioning in H1 2027. Atlas expects these assets to generate $50–55M of annualized Adjusted Free Cash Flow once operational.
The company updated Q1 2026 guidance to Adjusted EBITDA $26–30M after higher-than-expected Kermit maintenance, third-party sand purchases (~150k tons), and transient trucking and diesel cost spikes; Atlas expects Q2 Adjusted EBITDA of approximately $50M.
Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE: AESI) executed a Global Framework Agreement with Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) to secure ~1.4 gigawatts of incremental power-generation assets with orders slated for 2027–2029. Atlas forecasts to own and operate ~2.0 GW by 2030 and committed ~$840 million in aggregate purchases.
The capacity will use CG260-16 and G3520 series gas generator sets for behind-the-meter and bridge-power deployments. Atlas will post a Long-Term Power Strategy investor presentation today on its IR site.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) announced global competitions and a workforce initiative to elevate skilled trades, naming Tom March the 2026 Global Dealer Technician Challenge champion and Brian Hayden the 2026 Global Operator Challenge world champion.
The company highlighted a projected need for more than 38,000 technicians by 2028, and launched the Building the Future Workforce Initiative including a five-year, $25 million innovation challenge beginning spring 2026 as part of a broader $100 million commitment.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) unveiled expanded AI, autonomy, rental and compact-equipment offerings at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026 on March 2, 2026. Highlights include the Cat AI Assistant, the first autonomous soil compactor Cat CS12, Cat Compact for small contractors, refreshed Cat Rentals, new C3.6 and C13D engines, and enhanced service commitments.
Programs emphasize fleet connectivity via VisionLink, dealer support, next-day parts and two-day repairs, plus global operator and technician competitions.
ElevenEs completed a first closing of its Series B round with backing from Caterpillar Venture Capital and an affiliate of BST (HK), funding initial infrastructure and equipment for a planned 1 GWh LFP battery cell mega-factory in Subotica, Serbia.
Construction begins February 2026, first cell deliveries expected in 2027, facility ~25,000 m² and a >350-person workforce; ElevenEs will scale LFP Edge cells from pilot to mass production.
Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT) announced that CEO Joe Creed and Construction Industries Group President Rod Shurman will participate in a fireside chat at CONEXPO in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 5, 2026, beginning at approximately 8:00 a.m. PST at Caesar's Palace.
A real-time video webcast and a secondary webcast will be available to the public. A transcript, audio and video will be posted afterward on the company's investor relations website. Phone call-in details and media/investor contacts are provided for participation.
ElevenEs completed the first closing of its Series B round led by Caterpillar Venture Capital with participation from an affiliate of BST (HK) Ltd. Proceeds will fund initial infrastructure and equipment for a planned 1 GWh LFP battery cell mega-factory in Subotica, Serbia, with construction starting February 2026 and first cell deliveries expected in 2027.
The Phase 1 complex will span ~25,000 m², target LFP Edge blade prismatic cells, and is expected to employ over 350 people, scaling from an industrial pilot plant opened in 2023.