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CLAIM #13656 · CAT (CAT) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 29, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2025

Sales growth is expected to be driven by higher volumes in all three segments.

Joe Creed · CEO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2025 are reported

How to check this claim

Look at: Q4 2025 sales volume growth by segment (Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation), as reported in the sales variance bridge

It came true if: Volume component of sales change is positive (>0%) in all three primary segments versus Q4 2024

Where: Company Q4 2025 earnings release / 10-K sales variance disclosure (volume component by segment)

In context

aler inventory and our backlog. In total, dealer inventory increased by approximately $600 million versus the second quarter of 2025. Machine dealer inventory increased approximately $300 million, about in line with our expectations. As I mentioned, backlog increased sequentially by $2.4 billion, driven by robust order activity in power generation and oil and gas. Since the third quarter of 2024, our backlog has increased 39% with growth across all three primary segments. Moving to Slide 5. I'll now discuss our outlook. I'm pleased with the continued positive momentum in our business. With a record backlog, strong order rates and continued growth in sales to users, our outlook has improved since last quarter. For the fourth quarter, we anticipate strong sales growth versus the prior year. Sales growth is expected to be driven by higher volumes in all three segments. We also expect the year-over-year impact of price realization to be about flat in the fourth quarter. Excluding the net impact of incremental tariffs, fourth quarter adjusted operating profit margin is expected to be higher versus the prior year. When taking into account the net impact from incremental tariffs, we expect fourth quarter enterprise adjusted operating profit margin to be lower versus the prior year. Given the strength of our three -- across our three primary segments, we now expect full year 2025 sales and revenues to be higher than we previously anticipated, resulting in modest growth versus 2024. We continue to expect full year services revenues to be about flat versus 2024. Based on the incremental tariffs announced in 2025 and expected to be in place by November 1, we ex

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SEC filings for CAT · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q3 earnings call.