AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-05 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Total sales and revenues rose 24% to $20.543 billion on $3.1 billion of higher sales volume and $595 million of favorable price realization, lifting operating margin to 20.9%.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Construction Industries$8.346B+35% YoY
Higher sales volume of $1.8 billion and favorable price realization of $309 million, driven by higher sales of equipment to end users
Power & Energy$8.238B+17% YoY
Higher sales volume of $736 million and price realization of $212 million; Power Generation grew in data center applications
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $20.543B+24% YoY
Construction Industries$8.346B+35% YoY
Higher sales volume of $1.8 billion and favorable price realization of $309 million, driven by higher sales of equipment to end users
Power & Energy$8.238B+17% YoY
Higher sales volume of $736 million and price realization of $212 million; Power Generation grew in data center applications
Within Power & Energy
Power Generation$3.098B+29% YoY
Sales increased in large reciprocating engines and in turbines and turbine-related services, primarily in data center applications
Resource Industries$4.648B+20% YoY
Primarily higher sales volume, driven by higher sales of equipment to end users
Financial Products Segment$1.145B+10% YoY
Favorable impact from higher average earning assets across all regions
Largest Expense Items
Cost of goods sold$12.781B+18% YoY
Includes $392 million of expected IEEPA tariff recoveries recorded in the quarter
Selling, general and administrative expenses$2.018B+19% YoY
Higher SG&A/R&D expenses across the primary segments
Higher restructuring costs, primarily the $139 million divestiture of certain non-U.S. entities
Margins: Operating profit margin was 20.9% versus 17.3% a year ago, driven mainly by higher sales volume and including $392 million of expected IEEPA tariff recoveries. Unfavorable manufacturing costs partly offset segment gains.
Watch Items from the Filing
Company expects 2026 tariff costs of around $2.2 billion, with about $600 million in Q3 2026; no additional IEEPA recoveries assumed in the second half.
Total dealer inventory rose $600 million in the quarter; company expects a Construction Industries dealer inventory decrease of over $1.0 billion in Q4 2026.
Order backlog was approximately $72.1 billion, about $9.4 billion higher than Q1 2026, with the largest increase in Power & Energy.
Resource Industries segment margin was 14.9% in the quarter but 12.7% year-to-date versus 15.7%, on $376 million of unfavorable six-month manufacturing costs.
Repurchased 1.4 million shares for $1.2 billion in the quarter ($4.9 billion year-to-date); $8.415 billion remains under the 2024 authorization.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
71 transactions in CAT reported by 29 members of Congress under the STOCK Act, most recent trade Sep 28, 2026. Reported transactions, not recommendations.
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