CLAIM #13760 · CAT (CAT) · 2025Q4 earnings call · Jan 29, 2026 · due Dec 31, 2026
“On Enterprise adjusted operating profit margin, excluding the impact of tariff costs, we expect to be in the top half of the target range at our anticipated sales level, supported by favorable price realization and volume.”
Andrew Bonfield · CFO
How to check this claim
Look at: Enterprise adjusted operating profit margin, excluding tariff cost impact, for fiscal year 2026
It came true if: Falls in the upper half of the company's disclosed target margin range for the corresponding sales level
Where: Company financial disclosures (10-K / Q4 2026 earnings release and investor presentation showing adjusted operating profit margin and target range)
In context
“CAGR target, on higher volume and favorable price realization. We anticipate sales growth across each of our primary segments, with Power and Energy delivering the strongest year-over-year rate of growth supported by the robust backlog. Growth in this segment will be paced by the timing of bringing capacity increases online over the next few years. Our planning assumption is that the $500 million decline in machine dealer inventory in 2025 will be offset by an increase by 2026, a tailwind to 2026 sales. As Joe mentioned, we expect favorable price realization to account for a roughly 2% increase in sales for the full year. For perspective on the quarterly sales cadence, we anticipate the lowest sales of the year to occur in the first quarter, which aligns with our normal seasonal pattern. On Enterprise adjusted operating profit margin, excluding the impact of tariff costs, we expect to be in the top half of the target range at our anticipated sales level, supported by favorable price realization and volume. Specific to volume growth, we anticipated the attributable profit pull-through or incremental margin to reflect our recent operational performance, which has been impacted by tariffs. In contrast to prior years, we are committed to investing for long-term profitable growth, which includes capacity investments, will impact depreciation expense, and higher technology and digital spend. We believe these investments will support future absolute dot OPEC dollar generation, which I'll remind you is our definition of winning. Including the impact of tariffs, we expect margin to be near the bottom of the target range. I'll provide some perspective, but let me explain how we intend to report to you about tariffs as we move forward. The absolute dollar value of new tariffs imposed in 2025 was $1.8”
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SEC filings for CAT ↗ · Claim quote is verbatim from the 2025Q4 earnings call.