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CLAIM #13685 · CAT (CAT) · 2025Q3 earnings call · Oct 29, 2025 · due Dec 31, 2025

Excluding the net impact from incremental tariffs, the full year adjusted operating profit margin is expected to be in the top half of our margin target range.

Andrew Bonfield · CFO

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graded after results covering Dec 31, 2025 are reported

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Look at: Full year 2025 adjusted operating profit margin, excluding net impact from incremental tariffs (company non-GAAP adjusted measure)

It came true if: Adjusted operating profit margin (ex-tariff impact) falls in the upper half of the company's disclosed margin target range for the relevant segment/consolidated basis

Where: Company Q4/full-year 2025 earnings release and management commentary (10-K/earnings call slides showing margin target ranges)

In context

payment was about $700 million, with the remainder reflecting share repurchases in the quarter. Our average balance sheet and liquidity positions remain strong. We ended the third quarter with an enterprise cash balance of $7.5 billion. In addition, we held $1.2 billion in slightly longer-dated liquid marketable securities to improve yields on that cash. Now on Slide 14, let me start with a few comments on the full year. Based on what we see today, we are optimistic about our top line momentum supported by healthy demand signals, including a robust backlog and growth in sales to users. Against this supportive backdrop, we now expect full year 2025 sales and revenues to increase modestly versus 2024, a slight improvement compared to our expectations last quarter. Now moving on to margins. Excluding the net impact from incremental tariffs, the full year adjusted operating profit margin is expected to be in the top half of our margin target range. Including the net impact from incremental tariffs, we expect full year adjusted operating profit margin to remain near the bottom of the target range. Given our improved sales and revenue expectations, adjusted operating profit margin should be slightly higher than we anticipated when we filed the 8-K on August 28. Based on the tariffs announced in 2025 and expected to be in place on November 1, we expect the impact from incremental tariffs for 2025 to be around $1.6 billion to $1.75 billion, net of some mitigating actions and cost controls. This assumes that the net incremental impact of tariffs will be greater in the fourth quarter than in the third, primarily due to the timing of tariff rate changes. As Joe mentioned, we expect ME&T free cash flow will be above the midpoint of the $5 b

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