CATERPILLAR INC - Quarter Report: 2021 September (Form 10-Q)

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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2021

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 1-768

CATERPILLAR INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

37-0602744

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(IRS Employer I.D. No.)

510 Lake Cook Road,

Suite 100,

Deerfield,

Illinois

60015

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (224) 551-4000

Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since Last Report: N/A

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class	Trading Symbol (s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($1.00 par value)	CAT	New York Stock Exchange	¹
8% Debentures due February 15, 2023	CAT23	New York Stock Exchange
5.3% Debentures due September 15, 2035	CAT35	New York Stock Exchange

¹ In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, Caterpillar common stock is also listed on stock exchanges in France and Switzerland.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.


Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐
Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐
		Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes ☐ No ☒

At September 30, 2021, 540,941,600 shares of common stock of the registrant were outstanding.

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Part I. Financial Information
Item 1.	Financial Statements	3
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	49
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	79
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	79

Part II. Other Information
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	80
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	80
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	80
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	*
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	*
Item 5.	Other Information	*
Item 6.	Exhibits	81

* Item omitted because no answer is called for or item is not applicable.

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Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)


	Three Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	11,707	$	9,228
Revenues of Financial Products	690		653
Total sales and revenues	12,397		9,881

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	8,617		6,919
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,340		1,126
Research and development expenses	427		344
Interest expense of Financial Products	111		137
Other operating (income) expenses	238		370
Total operating costs	10,733		8,896

Operating profit	1,664		985

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	114		136
Other income (expense)	225		14

Consolidated profit before taxes	1,775		863

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	368		187
Profit of consolidated companies	1,407		676

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	21		(5)

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,428		671

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	2		3

Profit 1	$	1,426	$	668

Profit per common share	$	2.62	$	1.23

Profit per common share – diluted 2	$	2.60	$	1.22

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	544.0		542.3
– Diluted 2	547.6		546.4

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.

2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)


	Three Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	1,428	$	671
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (Note 13):
Foreign currency translation:	(242)		291
Pension and other postretirement benefits:	(8)		(8)
Derivative financial instruments:	(31)		76
Available-for-sale securities:	(5)		8

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(286)		367
Comprehensive income	1,142		1,038
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	2		3
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders	$	1,140	$	1,035

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions except per share data)


	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	35,091	$	28,452
Revenues of Financial Products	2,082		2,061
Total sales and revenues	37,173		30,513

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	25,510		21,298
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,943		3,426
Research and development expenses	1,247		1,041
Interest expense of Financial Products	352		461
Other operating (income) expenses	854		1,114
Total operating costs	31,906		27,340

Operating profit	5,267		3,173

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	376		384
Other income (expense)	751		265

Consolidated profit before taxes	5,642		3,054

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	1,313		839
Profit of consolidated companies	4,329		2,215

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	44		8

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	4,373		2,223

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		5

Profit 1	$	4,369	$	2,218

Profit per common share	$	8.00	$	4.08

Profit per common share – diluted 2	$	7.94	$	4.05

Weighted-average common shares outstanding (millions)
– Basic	545.8		543.9
– Diluted 2	550.2		547.8

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.

2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)


	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020

Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	4,373	$	2,223
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax (Note 13):
Foreign currency translation:	(490)		106
Pension and other postretirement benefits:	(23)		(20)
Derivative financial instruments:	(19)		4
Available-for-sale securities:	(20)		29

Total other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(552)		119
Comprehensive income	3,821		2,342
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the noncontrolling interests	4		5
Comprehensive income attributable to shareholders	$	3,817	$	2,337

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)


	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,446	$	9,352
Receivables – trade and other	7,647		7,317
Receivables – finance	8,919		9,463

Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,215		1,930
Inventories	13,666		11,402
Total current assets	41,893		39,464

Property, plant and equipment – net	11,904		12,401
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,273		1,185
Long-term receivables – finance	12,605		12,222

Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,744		1,523
Intangible assets	1,121		1,308
Goodwill	6,353		6,394
Other assets	3,891		3,827
Total assets	$	80,784	$	78,324

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	—	$	10
Financial Products	3,247		2,005
Accounts payable	7,218		6,128
Accrued expenses	3,579		3,642
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,075		1,096
Customer advances	1,155		1,108
Dividends payable	—		562
Other current liabilities	2,319		2,017
Long-term debt due within one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	48		1,420
Financial Products	6,335		7,729
Total current liabilities	25,976		25,717

Long-term debt due after one year:
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,759		9,749
Financial Products	17,395		16,250
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,395		6,872
Other liabilities	4,564		4,358
Total liabilities	64,089		62,946
Commitments and contingencies (Notes 11 and 14)

Shareholders’ equity
Common stock of $1.00 par value:
Authorized shares: 2,000,000,000 Issued shares: (9/30/21 and 12/31/20 – 814,894,624) at paid-in amount	6,352		6,230
Treasury stock (9/30/21 – 273,953,024 shares; 12/31/20 – 269,590,777 shares) at cost	(26,608)		(25,178)
Profit employed in the business	38,361		35,167
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,440)		(888)
Noncontrolling interests	30		47
Total shareholders’ equity	16,695		15,378
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	80,784	$	78,324

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)


	Common stock		Treasury stock		Profit employed in the business		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Noncontrolling interests		Total
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance at June 30, 2020	$	6,120	$	(25,412)	$	34,841	$	(1,815)	$	43	$	13,777
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—		—		668		—		3		671
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—		—		—		291		—		291
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—		—		—		(8)		—		(8)
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—		—		—		76		—		76
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—		—		—		8		—		8



Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 1,751,708	23		97		—		—		—		120
Stock-based compensation expense	55		—		—		—		—		55


Other	6		—		(1)		—		(1)		4
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	6,204	$	(25,315)	$	35,508	$	(1,448)	$	45	$	14,994

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at June 30, 2021	$	6,293	$	(25,240)	$	36,934	$	(1,154)	$	47	$	16,880
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—		—		1,426		—		2		1,428
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—		—		—		(242)		—		(242)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—		—		—		(8)		—		(8)
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—		—		—		(31)		—		(31)
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(5)		—		(5)
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(16)		(16)
Dividends declared	—		—		1		—		—		1
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(2)		(2)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 80,571	(5)		4		—		—		—		(1)
Stock-based compensation expense	58		—		—		—		—		58
Common shares repurchased: 6,610,4381	—		(1,371)		—		—		—		(1,371)

Other	6		(1)		—		—		(1)		4
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	6,352	$	(26,608)	$	38,361	$	(1,440)	$	30	$	16,695

1 See Note 12 for additional information.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity

(Unaudited)

(Dollars in millions)


	Common stock		Treasury stock		Profit employed in the business		Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		Noncontrolling interests		Total
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Balance at December 31, 2019	$	5,935	$	(24,217)	$	34,437	$	(1,567)	$	41	$	14,629
Adjustments to adopt new accounting guidance
Credit losses	—		—		(25)		—		—		(25)

Balance at January 1, 2020	5,935		(24,217)		34,412		(1,567)		41		14,604
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—		—		2,218		—		5		2,223
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—		—		—		106		—		106
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—		—		—		(20)		—		(20)
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—		—		—		4		—		4
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—		—		—		29		—		29

Dividends declared 1	—		—		(1,121)		—		—		(1,121)

Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 3,271,679	(43)		153		—		—		—		110
Stock-based compensation expense	169		—		—		—		—		169

Common shares repurchased: 10,096,006 2	—		(1,250)		—		—		—		(1,250)
Other	143		(1)		(1)		—		(1)		140
Balance at September 30, 2020	$	6,204	$	(25,315)	$	35,508	$	(1,448)	$	45	$	14,994

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Balance at December 31, 2020	$	6,230	$	(25,178)	$	35,167	$	(888)	$	47	$	15,378




Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	—		—		4,369		—		4		4,373
Foreign currency translation, net of tax	—		—		—		(490)		—		(490)
Pension and other postretirement benefits, net of tax	—		—		—		(23)		—		(23)
Derivative financial instruments, net of tax	—		—		—		(19)		—		(19)
Available-for-sale securities, net of tax	—		—		—		(20)		—		(20)
Change in ownership from noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(16)		(16)
Dividends declared 1	—		—		(1,175)		—		—		(1,175)
Distribution to noncontrolling interests	—		—		—		—		(4)		(4)
Common shares issued from treasury stock for stock-based compensation: 3,410,146	(70)		192		—		—		—		122
Stock-based compensation expense	169		—		—		—		—		169

Common shares repurchased: 7,772,393 2	—		(1,622)		—		—		—		(1,622)
Other	23		—		—		—		(1)		22
Balance at September 30, 2021	$	6,352	$	(26,608)	$	38,361	$	(1,440)	$	30	$	16,695

1 Dividends per share of common stock of $2.14 and $2.06 were declared in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

2 See Note 12 for additional information.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	4,373	$	2,223
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,766		1,815
Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	—		(55)
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(321)		(38)
Other	102		919
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(326)		1,473
Inventories	(2,195)		(139)
Accounts payable	1,232		(596)
Accrued expenses	46		(286)
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	934		(547)
Customer advances	39		13
Other assets – net	138		(15)
Other liabilities – net	(2)		(512)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,786		4,255

Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(673)		(686)
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,014)		(805)
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	877		550
Additions to finance receivables	(9,603)		(9,278)
Collections of finance receivables	9,221		9,656
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	44		37
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(449)		(93)
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	23		13
Proceeds from sale of securities	424		239
Investments in securities	(934)		(512)
Other – net	(8)		(80)
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(2,092)		(959)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,733)		(1,683)
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	122		110
Common shares repurchased	(1,622)		(1,130)

Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	494		1,991
Financial Products	6,437		7,427
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months):
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(1,910)		(18)
Financial Products	(6,710)		(6,771)
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	1,324		(2,138)
Other – net	(4)		(1)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,602)		(2,213)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(9)		(56)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	83		1,027
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	9,366		8,292
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	9,449	$	9,319

Cash equivalents primarily represent short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of generally three months or less.

See accompanying notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. A. Nature of operations

Information in our financial statements and related commentary are presented in the following categories:

Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) – We define ME&T as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Financial Products. ME&T’s information relates to the design, manufacturing and marketing of our products.

Financial Products – We define Financial Products as our finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) and Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Insurance Services). Financial Products’ information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.

B. Basis of presentation

In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of (a) the consolidated results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, (b) the consolidated comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, (c) the consolidated financial position at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, (d) the consolidated changes in shareholders’ equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 and (e) the consolidated cash flow for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020. The financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year. The information included in this Form 10-Q should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in our company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020 (2020 Form 10-K).

The December 31, 2020 financial position data included herein is derived from the audited consolidated financial statements included in the 2020 Form 10-K but does not include all disclosures required by U.S. GAAP. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation.

Cat Financial has end-user customers that are variable interest entities (VIEs) of which we are not the primary beneficiary. Although we have provided financial support to these entities and therefore have a variable interest, we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact their economic performance. Our maximum exposure to loss from our involvement with these VIEs is limited to the credit risk inherently present in the financial support that we have provided. These risks were evaluated and reflected in our financial statements as part of our overall portfolio of finance receivables and related allowance for credit losses. See Note 11 for further discussions on a consolidated VIE.

2. New accounting guidance

A. Adoption of new accounting standards

Reference rate reform (Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2020-04) – In March 2020, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued accounting guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur between March 12, 2020 through December 31, 2022. In January 2021, we elected to adopt optional expedients impacting our derivative instruments. In addition, in October 2021, we elected to adopt optional expedients for contract modifications. The adoption of the optional expedients will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

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We adopted the following ASUs effective January 1, 2021, none of which had a material impact on our financial statements:


ASU			Description
2020-01			Investments - Equity securities, equity method and joint ventures and derivatives and hedging
2020-08			Codification improvements – Receivables - Nonrefundable fees and other costs
2021-01			Reference rate reform - Scope

B. Accounting standards issued but not yet adopted

We consider the applicability and impact of all ASUs. We assessed the ASUs and determined that they either were not applicable or were not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.

3. Sales and revenue contract information

Trade receivables represent amounts due from dealers and end users for the sale of our products. In addition, Cat Financial provides wholesale inventory financing for a dealer’s purchase of inventory. We include wholesale inventory receivables in Receivables – trade and other and Long-term receivables – trade and other in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Short-term trade receivables from dealers and end users were $6,476 million, $6,310 million and $7,648 million as of September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We recognize short-term trade receivables from dealers and end users in Receivables – trade and other in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Long-term trade receivables from dealers and end users were $667 million, $657 million and $693 million as of September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We recognize long-term trade receivables from dealers and end users in Long-term receivables – trade and other in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

We invoice in advance of recognizing the sale of certain products. We recognize advanced customer payments as a contract liability in Customer advances and Other liabilities in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. Contract liabilities were $1,577 million, $1,526 million and $1,654 million as of September 30, 2021, December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, respectively. We reduce the contract liability when revenue is recognized. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we recognized $121 million and $795 million, respectively, of revenue that was recorded as a contract liability at the beginning of 2021. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, we recognized $144 million and $843 million, respectively, of revenue that was recorded as a contract liability at the beginning of 2020.

As of September 30, 2021, we have entered into contracts with dealers and end users for which sales have not been recognized as we have not satisfied our performance obligations and transferred control of the products. The dollar amount of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original duration greater than one year is $5.8 billion, with about one-third of the amount expected to be completed and revenue recognized in the twelve months following September 30, 2021. We have elected the practical expedient not to disclose unsatisfied performance obligations with an original contract duration of one year or less. Contracts with an original duration of one year or less are primarily sales to dealers for machinery, engines and replacement parts.

See Note 16 for further disaggregated sales and revenues information.

4. Stock-based compensation

Accounting for stock-based compensation requires that the cost resulting from all stock-based payments be recognized in the financial statements based on the grant date fair value of the award. Our stock-based compensation primarily consists of stock options, restricted stock units (RSUs) and performance-based restricted stock units (PRSUs).

We recognized pretax stock-based compensation expense of $58 million and $169 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively, and $55 million and $169 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively.

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The following table illustrates the type and fair value of the stock-based compensation awards granted during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:



	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021					Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Shares Granted	Weighted-Average Fair Value Per Share		Weighted-Average Grant Date Stock Price		Shares Granted	Weighted-Average Fair Value Per Share		Weighted-Average Grant Date Stock Price
Stock options	1,084,821	$	56.30	$	219.76	1,913,888	$	25.98	$	127.60
RSUs	448,311	$	219.76	$	219.76	705,287	$	127.60	$	127.60
PRSUs	266,894	$	219.76	$	219.76	371,641	$	127.60	$	127.60

The following table provides the assumptions used in determining the fair value of the stock-based awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively:



	Grant Year
	2021	2020
Weighted-average dividend yield	2.60%	2.47%
Weighted-average volatility	32.9%	25.7%
Range of volatilities	29.2% - 45.8%	24.5% - 29.7%
Range of risk-free interest rates	0.06% - 1.41%	1.21% - 1.39%
Weighted-average expected lives	8 years	8 years

As of September 30, 2021, the total remaining unrecognized compensation expense related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards was $175 million, which will be amortized over the weighted-average remaining requisite service periods of approximately 1.9 years.

5. Derivative financial instruments and risk management

Our earnings and cash flow are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates and commodity prices. Our Risk Management Policy (policy) allows for the use of derivative financial instruments to prudently manage foreign currency exchange rate, interest rate and commodity price exposures. Our policy specifies that derivatives are not to be used for speculative purposes. Derivatives that we use are primarily foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts, interest rate contracts and commodity forward and option contracts. Our derivative activities are subject to the management, direction and control of our senior financial officers. We present at least annually to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors on our risk management practices, including our use of financial derivative instruments.

We recognize all derivatives at their fair value on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, we designate the derivative as (1) a hedge of the fair value of a recognized asset or liability (fair value hedge), (2) a hedge of a forecasted transaction or the variability of cash flow (cash flow hedge) or (3) an undesignated instrument. We record in current earnings changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a fair value hedge, along with the gain or loss on the hedged recognized asset or liability that is attributable to the hedged risk. We record in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) (AOCI) changes in the fair value of a derivative that is qualified, designated and highly effective as a cash flow hedge, to the extent effective, on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position until we reclassify them to earnings in the same period or periods during which the hedged transaction affects earnings. We report changes in the fair value of undesignated derivative instruments in current earnings. We classify cash flows from designated derivative financial instruments within the same category as the item being hedged on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow. We include cash flows from undesignated derivative financial instruments in the investing category on the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow.

We formally document all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as the risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as fair value hedges to specific assets and liabilities on the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position and linking cash flow hedges to specific forecasted transactions or variability of cash flow.

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We also formally assess, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the designated derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in fair values or cash flow of hedged items. When a derivative is determined not to be highly effective as a hedge or the underlying hedged transaction is no longer probable, we discontinue hedge accounting prospectively, in accordance with the derecognition criteria for hedge accounting.

Foreign Currency Exchange Rate Risk

Foreign currency exchange rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the U.S. dollar value of sales made and costs incurred in foreign currencies. Movements in foreign currency rates also affect our competitive position as these changes may affect business practices and/or pricing strategies of non-U.S.-based competitors. Additionally, we have balance sheet positions denominated in foreign currencies, thereby creating exposure to movements in exchange rates.

Our ME&T operations purchase, manufacture and sell products in many locations around the world. As we have a diversified revenue and cost base, we manage our future foreign currency cash flow exposure on a net basis. We use foreign currency forward and option contracts to manage unmatched foreign currency cash inflow and outflow. Our objective is to minimize the risk of exchange rate movements that would reduce the U.S. dollar value of our foreign currency cash flow. Our policy allows for managing anticipated foreign currency cash flow for up to approximately five years. As of September 30, 2021, the maximum term of these outstanding contracts was approximately 60 months.

We generally designate as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract any Australian dollar, Brazilian real, British pound, Canadian dollar, Chinese yuan, Indian rupee, Japanese yen, Mexican peso, Norwegian Krona, Singapore dollar or Thailand baht forward or option contracts that meet the requirements for hedge accounting and the maturity extends beyond the current quarter-end. We perform designation on a specific exposure basis to support hedge accounting. The remainder of ME&T foreign currency contracts are undesignated.

In managing foreign currency risk for our Financial Products operations, our objective is to minimize earnings volatility resulting from conversion and the remeasurement of net foreign currency balance sheet positions and future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our policy allows the use of foreign currency forward, option and cross currency contracts to offset the risk of currency mismatch between our assets and liabilities and exchange rate risk associated with future transactions denominated in foreign currencies. Our foreign currency forward and option contracts are primarily undesignated. We designate fixed-to-fixed cross currency contracts as cash flow hedges to protect against movements in exchange rates on foreign currency fixed-rate assets and liabilities.

Interest Rate Risk

Interest rate movements create a degree of risk by affecting the amount of our interest payments and the value of our fixed-rate debt. Our practice is to use interest rate contracts to manage our exposure to interest rate changes.

Our ME&T operations generally use fixed-rate debt as a source of funding. Our objective is to minimize the cost of borrowed funds. Our policy allows us to enter into fixed-to-floating interest rate contracts and forward rate agreements to meet that objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate contracts as fair value hedges at inception of the contract, and we designate certain forward rate agreements as cash flow hedges at inception of the contract.

Financial Products operations has a match-funding policy that addresses interest rate risk by aligning the interest rate profile (fixed or floating rate and duration) of Cat Financial’s debt portfolio with the interest rate profile of our receivables portfolio within predetermined ranges on an ongoing basis. In connection with that policy, we use interest rate derivative instruments to modify the debt structure to match assets within the receivables portfolio. This matched funding reduces the volatility of margins between interest-bearing assets and interest-bearing liabilities, regardless of which direction interest rates move.

Our policy allows us to use fixed-to-floating, floating-to-fixed and floating-to-floating interest rate contracts to meet the match-funding objective. We designate fixed-to-floating interest rate contracts as fair value hedges to protect debt against changes in fair value due to changes in the benchmark interest rate. We designate most floating-to-fixed interest rate contracts as cash flow hedges to protect against the variability of cash flows due to changes in the benchmark interest rate.

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We have, at certain times, liquidated fixed-to-floating and floating-to-fixed interest rate contracts at both ME&T and Financial Products. We amortize the gains or losses associated with these contracts at the time of liquidation into earnings over the original term of the previously designated hedged item.

Commodity Price Risk

Commodity price movements create a degree of risk by affecting the price we must pay for certain raw materials. Our policy is to use commodity forward and option contracts to manage the commodity risk and reduce the cost of purchased materials.

Our ME&T operations purchase base and precious metals embedded in the components we purchase from suppliers. Our suppliers pass on to us price changes in the commodity portion of the component cost. In addition, we are subject to price changes on energy products such as natural gas and diesel fuel purchased for operational use.

Our objective is to minimize volatility in the price of these commodities. Our policy allows us to enter into commodity forward and option contracts to lock in the purchase price of a portion of these commodities within a five-year horizon. All such commodity forward and option contracts are undesignated.

The location and fair value of derivative instruments reported in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Consolidated Statement of Financial	Asset (Liability) Fair Value
	Position Location	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Designated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	44	$	74
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	33		71
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(23)		(36)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(7)		(1)
Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	—		1
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	115		1
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(21)		(148)
Interest rate contracts

Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	—		4


Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	8		2
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	27		57
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(8)		(5)
		$	168	$	20
Undesignated derivatives
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	$	13	$	10
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	1		—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(10)		(1)

Financial Products	Receivables – trade and other	54		17
Financial Products	Long-term receivables – trade and other	6		7
Financial Products	Accrued expenses	(12)		(107)




Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Receivables – trade and other	29		35
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Long-term receivables – trade and other	2		2
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Accrued expenses	(23)		—
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other liabilities	(1)		—
		$	59	$	(37)

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The total notional amounts of the derivative instruments were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020

Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	4,742	$	3,553
Financial Products	$	11,069	$	11,260

The notional amounts of the derivative financial instruments do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties. We calculate the amounts exchanged by the parties by referencing the notional amounts and by other terms of the derivatives, such as foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates or commodity prices.

The effect of derivatives designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations was as follows:



Cash Flow Hedges
	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
			Recognized in Earnings
(Millions of dollars)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI		Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI		Amount of the line items in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(47)	Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	2	$	11,707
			Cost of goods sold	4		8,617
Financial Products	89		Interest expense of Financial Products	(3)		111
			Other income (expense)	87		225
Interest rate contracts


Financial Products	3		Interest expense of Financial Products	(5)		111
	$	45		$	85


	Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI		Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI		Amount of the line items in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	66	Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(6)	$	9,228
			Cost of goods sold	(15)		6,919
Financial Products	(64)		Interest expense of Financial Products	8		137
			Other income (expense)	(63)		14
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	2		Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(1)		136
Financial Products	1		Interest expense of Financial Products	(16)		137
	$	5		$	(93)

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Cash Flow Hedges
	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
			Recognized in Earnings
(Millions of dollars)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI		Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI		Amount of the line items in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations
Foreign exchange contracts

Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(40)	Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(21)	$	35,091
			Cost of goods sold	42		25,510
Financial Products	170		Interest expense of Financial Products	(1)		352
			Other income (expense)	167		751
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	7		Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(2)		376

Financial Products	4		Interest expense of Financial Products	(21)		352
	$	141		$	164


	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
			Recognized in Earnings
	Amount of Gains (Losses) Recognized in AOCI		Classification of Gains (Losses)	Amount of Gains (Losses) Reclassified from AOCI		Amount of the line items in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(58)	Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	10	$	28,452
			Cost of goods sold	(58)		21,298
Financial Products	2		Interest expense of Financial Products	28		461
			Other income (expense)	(35)		265
Interest rate contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	(14)		Interest expense excluding Financial Products	(3)		384
Financial Products	(23)		Interest expense of Financial Products	(40)		461
	$	(93)		$	(98)

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The effect of derivatives not designated as hedging instruments on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations was as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021		Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	2	$	8
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	44		(73)
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	(30)		6
		$	16	$	(59)

	Classification of Gains (Losses)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Foreign exchange contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	$	5	$	21
Financial Products	Other income (expense)	72		12
Commodity contracts
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	Other income (expense)	35		(25)
		$	112	$	8

We enter into International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) master netting agreements within ME&T and Financial Products that permit the net settlement of amounts owed under their respective derivative contracts. Under these master netting agreements, net settlement generally permits the company or the counterparty to determine the net amount payable for contracts due on the same date and in the same currency for similar types of derivative transactions. The master netting agreements generally also provide for net settlement of all outstanding contracts with a counterparty in the case of an event of default or a termination event.

Collateral is generally not required of the counterparties or of our company under the master netting agreements. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, no cash collateral was received or pledged under the master netting agreements.

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The effect of the net settlement provisions of the master netting agreements on our derivative balances upon an event of default or termination event was as follows:



September 30, 2021							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	122	$	—	$	122	$	(53)	$	—	$	69
Financial Products	210		—		210		(39)		—		171
Total	$	332	$	—	$	332	$	(92)	$	—	$	240


September 30, 2021							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(64)	$	—	$	(64)	$	53	$	—	$	(11)
Financial Products	(41)		—		(41)		39		—		(2)
Total	$	(105)	$	—	$	(105)	$	92	$	—	$	(13)


December 31, 2020							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Assets		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Assets Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Received		Net Amount of Assets
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	196	$	—	$	196	$	(38)	$	—	$	158
Financial Products	85		—		85		(57)		—		28
Total	$	281	$	—	$	281	$	(95)	$	—	$	186


December 31, 2020							Gross Amounts Not Offset in the Statement of Financial Position
(Millions of dollars)	Gross Amount of Recognized Liabilities		Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Financial Position		Net Amount of Liabilities Presented in the Statement of Financial Position		Financial Instruments		Cash Collateral Pledged		Net Amount of Liabilities
Derivatives
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	(38)	$	—	$	(38)	$	38	$	—	$	—
Financial Products	(260)		—		(260)		57		—		(203)
Total	$	(298)	$	—	$	(298)	$	95	$	—	$	(203)

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6. Inventories

Inventories (principally using the last-in, first-out (LIFO) method) were comprised of the following:



(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Raw materials	$	5,144	$	4,021
Work-in-process	1,522		1,052
Finished goods	6,707		6,054
Supplies	293		275
Total inventories	$	13,666	$	11,402

7. Intangible assets and goodwill

A. Intangible assets

Intangible assets were comprised of the following:



		September 30, 2021
(Millions of dollars)	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,436	$	(1,682)	$	754
Intellectual property	12	1,473		(1,160)		313
Other	15	157		(103)		54
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	$	4,066	$	(2,945)	$	1,121


		December 31, 2020
	Weighted Amortizable Life (Years)	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization		Net
Customer relationships	15	$	2,493	$	(1,600)	$	893
Intellectual property	12	1,439		(1,073)		366
Other	14	164		(115)		49
Total finite-lived intangible assets	14	$	4,096	$	(2,788)	$	1,308

Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 was $75 million and $228 million, respectively. Amortization expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $78 million and $236 million, respectively. Amortization expense related to intangible assets is expected to be:


(Millions of dollars)

Remaining Three Months of 2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Thereafter
$74	$287	$228	$170	$160	$202

B. Goodwill

No goodwill was impaired during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 or 2020.

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The changes in carrying amount of goodwill by reportable segment for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2020		Acquisitions 1		Other Adjustments 2		September 30, 2021
Construction Industries
Goodwill	$	320	$	4	$	(17)	$	307
Impairments	(22)		—		—		(22)
Net goodwill	298		4		(17)		285
Resource Industries
Goodwill	4,253		22		(62)		4,213
Impairments	(1,175)		—		—		(1,175)
Net goodwill	3,078		22		(62)		3,038
Energy & Transportation
Goodwill	2,959		51		(35)		2,975
All Other 3
Goodwill	59		—		(4)		55
Consolidated total
Goodwill	7,591		77		(118)		7,550
Impairments	(1,197)		—		—		(1,197)
Net goodwill	$	6,394	$	77	$	(118)	$	6,353

1 See Note 21 for additional details.

2 Other adjustments are comprised primarily of foreign currency translation.

3 Includes All Other operating segment (See Note 16).

8. Investments in debt and equity securities

We have investments in certain debt and equity securities, primarily at Insurance Services, which we record at fair value and primarily include in Other assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

We classify debt securities primarily as available-for-sale. We include the unrealized gains and losses arising from the revaluation of available-for-sale debt securities, net of applicable deferred income taxes, in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position). We include the unrealized gains and losses arising from the revaluation of the equity securities in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. We generally determine realized gains and losses on sales of investments using the specific identification method for available-for-sale debt and equity securities and include them in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

The cost basis and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities with unrealized gains and losses included in equity (AOCI in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position) were as follows:

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Available-for-sale debt securities	September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)		Fair Value		Cost Basis		Unrealized Pretax Net Gains (Losses)		Fair Value
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	10	$	10	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	57		—		57		58		1		59

Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	1,004		31		1,035		962		50		1,012
Asset-backed securities	146		2		148		156		3		159

Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	340		9		349		362		12		374
Residential	4		—		4		5		—		5
Commercial	97		3		100		60		4		64
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	1,658	$	45	$	1,703	$	1,613	$	70	$	1,683


Available-for-sale debt securities in an unrealized loss position:

	September 30, 2021
	Less than 12 months 1				12 months or more 1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	215	$	2	$	6	$	—	$	221	$	2





Total	$	215	$	2	$	6	$	—	$	221	$	2


	December 31, 2020
	Less than 12 months 1				12 months or more 1				Total
(Millions of dollars)	Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses		Fair Value		Unrealized Losses
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	$	13	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	17	$	—





Total	$	13	$	—	$	4	$	—	$	17	$	—

1 Indicates the length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position.

Corporate Bonds The unrealized losses on our investments in corporate bonds relate to changes in interest rates and credit-related yield spreads since time of purchase. We do not intend to sell the investments, and it is not likely that we will be required to sell the investments before recovery of their amortized cost basis. In addition, we did not expect credit-related losses on these investments as of September 30, 2021.

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The cost basis and fair value of available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2021, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to prepay and creditors may have the right to call obligations.


	September 30, 2021
(Millions of dollars)	Cost Basis		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	154	$	156
Due after one year through five years	730		753
Due after five years through ten years	271		278
Due after ten years	62		63
U.S. governmental agency mortgage-backed securities	340		349
Residential mortgage-backed securities	4		4
Commercial mortgage-backed securities	97		100
Total debt securities – available-for-sale	$	1,658	$	1,703


Sales of available-for-sale debt securities:
	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Proceeds from the sale of available-for-sale securities	$	97	$	74	$	322	$	197
Gross gains from the sale of available-for-sale securities	1		—		3		1
Gross losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities	—		—		—		1

In addition, we had $543 million of investments in time deposits classified as held-to-maturity debt securities as of September 30, 2021. All these investments mature within one year and we include them in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. We did not have any investments classified as held-to-maturity debt securities as of December 31, 2020. We record held-to-maturity debt securities at amortized cost, which approximates fair value. We did not have any unrealized gains or losses on these securities as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020.

For the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the net unrealized gains (losses) for equity securities held at September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $46 million and $9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, the net unrealized gains (losses) for equity securities held at September 30, 2021 and 2020 were $65 million and $(1) million, respectively.

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9. Postretirement benefits

A. Pension and postretirement benefit costs


	U.S. Pension Benefits				Non-U.S. Pension Benefits				Other Postretirement Benefits
(Millions of dollars)	September 30				September 30				September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020		2021		2020
For the three months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	15	$	13	$	25	$	24
Interest cost	82		120		16		17		16		26
Expected return on plan assets	(180)		(197)		(33)		(34)		(1)		(4)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—		—		—		—		(11)		(9)
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of pension obligations 1	—		(2)		—		79		—		—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 1	—		—		—		4		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit) 2	$	(98)	$	(79)	$	(2)	$	79	$	29	$	37

For the nine months ended:
Components of net periodic benefit cost:
Service cost	$	—	$	—	$	44	$	41	$	75	$	71
Interest cost	247		362		43		57		48		79
Expected return on plan assets	(538)		(593)		(98)		(107)		(4)		(10)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—		—		—		—		(31)		(28)
(Gain) loss on remeasurement of pension obligations 1	—		—		—		(55)		—		—
Curtailments, settlements and termination benefits 1	—		—		—		25		—		—
Net periodic benefit cost (benefit) 2	$	(291)	$	(231)	$	(11)	$	(39)	$	88	$	112

1 Total lump-sum transfers out of certain pension plans exceeded the service and interest cost for 2020, which required us to follow settlement accounting and remeasure the plans' obligations as of March 31, 2020, June 30, 2020 and September 30, 2020.

2 The service cost component is included in Operating costs in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations. All other components are included in Other income (expense) in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations.

We made $69 million and $229 million of contributions to our pension and other postretirement plans during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, respectively. We currently anticipate full-year 2021 contributions of approximately $310 million.

B. Defined contribution benefit costs

Total company costs related to our defined contribution plans, which are included in Operating Costs in the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations, were as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
U.S. Plans	$	81	$	103	$	321	$	248
Non-U.S. Plans	29		22		83		65
	$	110	$	125	$	404	$	313

The increase in the U.S. defined contribution benefit costs for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 was primarily due to the fair value adjustments related to our non-qualified deferred compensation plans.

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10. Leases

Revenues from finance and operating leases, primarily included in Revenues of Financial Products on the Consolidated Statement of Results of Operations, were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Finance lease revenue	$	120	$	125	$	369	$	369
Operating lease revenue	275		249		850		837
Total	$	395	$	374	$	1,219	$	1,206

We present revenues net of sales and other related taxes.

11. Guarantees and product warranty

Caterpillar dealer performance guarantees

We have provided an indemnity to a third-party insurance company for potential losses related to performance bonds issued on behalf of Caterpillar dealers. The bonds have varying terms and are issued to insure governmental agencies against nonperformance by certain dealers. We also provided guarantees to third-parties related to the performance of contractual obligations by certain Caterpillar dealers. These guarantees have varying terms and cover potential financial losses incurred by the third parties resulting from the dealers’ nonperformance.

In 2016, we provided a guarantee to an end user related to the performance of contractual obligations by a Caterpillar dealer. Under the guarantee, which expires in 2025, non-performance by the Caterpillar dealer could require Caterpillar to satisfy the contractual obligations by providing goods, services or financial compensation to the end user up to an annual designated cap.

Supplier consortium performance guarantee

We have provided a guarantee to a customer in Europe related to the performance of contractual obligations by a supplier consortium to which one of our Caterpillar subsidiaries is a member. The guarantee covers potential damages incurred by the customer resulting from the supplier consortium's non-performance. The damages are capped except for failure of the consortium to meet certain obligations outlined in the contract in the normal course of business. The guarantee will expire when the supplier consortium performs all of its contractual obligations, which is expected to be completed in 2022.

We have dealer performance guarantees and third-party performance guarantees that do not limit potential payment to end users related to indemnities and other commercial contractual obligations. In addition, we have entered into contracts involving industry standard indemnifications that do not limit potential payment. For these unlimited guarantees, we are unable to estimate a maximum potential amount of future payments that could result from claims made.

No significant loss has been experienced or is anticipated under any of these guarantees. At both September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the related recorded liability was $5 million. The maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted and without reduction for any amounts that may possibly be recovered under recourse or collateralized provisions) we could be required to make under the guarantees was as follows:


(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Caterpillar dealer performance guarantees	$	908	$	993

Supplier consortium performance guarantee	247		258

Other guarantees	248		234
Total guarantees	$	1,403	$	1,485

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Cat Financial provides guarantees to purchase certain loans of Caterpillar dealers from a special-purpose corporation (SPC) that qualifies as a variable interest entity. The purpose of the SPC is to provide short-term working capital loans to Caterpillar dealers. This SPC issues commercial paper and uses the proceeds to fund its loan program. Cat Financial receives a fee for providing this guarantee. Cat Financial is the primary beneficiary of the SPC as its guarantees result in Cat Financial having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the SPC’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses, and therefore Cat Financial has consolidated the financial statements of the SPC. As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, the SPC’s assets of $899 million and $1,026 million, respectively, were primarily comprised of loans to dealers, and the SPC’s liabilities of $899 million and $1,025 million, respectively, were primarily comprised of commercial paper. The assets of the SPC are not available to pay Cat Financial’s creditors. Cat Financial may be obligated to perform under the guarantee if the SPC experiences losses. No loss has been experienced or is anticipated under this loan purchase agreement.

We determine our product warranty liability by applying historical claim rate experience to the current field population and dealer inventory. Generally, we base historical claim rates on actual warranty experience for each product by machine model/engine size by customer or dealer location (inside or outside North America). We develop specific rates for each product shipment month and update them monthly based on actual warranty claim experience.


	First Nine Months
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020
Warranty liability, beginning of period	$	1,612	$	1,541
Reduction in liability (payments)	(638)		(652)
Increase in liability (new warranties)	716		678
Warranty liability, end of period	$	1,690	$	1,567

12. Profit per share



Computations of profit per share:	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(Dollars in millions except per share data)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Profit for the period (A) 1	$	1,426	$	668	$	4,369	$	2,218
Determination of shares (in millions):
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)	544.0		542.3		545.8		543.9
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price	3.6		4.1		4.4		3.9
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) 2	547.6		546.4		550.2		547.8
Profit per share of common stock:
Assuming no dilution (A/B)	$	2.62	$	1.23	$	8.00	$	4.08
Assuming full dilution (A/C) 2	$	2.60	$	1.22	$	7.94	$	4.05
Shares outstanding as of September 30 (in millions)					540.9		543.3

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.
2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, we excluded 1.1 million and 4.8 million of outstanding stock options, respectively, from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

In July 2018, the Board approved a share repurchase authorization (the 2018 Authorization) of up to $10.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock effective January 1, 2019, with no expiration. As of September 30, 2021, approximately $3.1 billion remained available under the 2018 Authorization.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, we repurchased 6.6 million and 7.8 million shares of Caterpillar common stock, at an aggregate cost of $1.4 billion and $1.6 billion, respectively. For the three months ended September 30, 2020, we did not repurchase any shares of Caterpillar common stock. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, we repurchased 10.1 million shares of Caterpillar common stock at an aggregate cost of $1.3 billion. We made these purchases through a combination of accelerated stock repurchase agreements with third-party financial institutions and open market transactions.

13. Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)

We present comprehensive income and its components in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income. Changes in the balances for each component of AOCI were as follows:

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	Three Months Ended September 30			Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)		2021		2020		2021		2020
Foreign currency translation:


Beginning balance		$	(1,158)	$	(1,672)	$	(910)	$	(1,487)
Gains (losses) on foreign currency translation		(230)		270		(461)		64
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		12		(21)		29		(20)
Net gains (losses) on foreign currency translation		(242)		291		(490)		84
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings		—		—		—		22
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		—		—		—		—
Net (gains) losses reclassified to earnings		—		—		—		22
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(242)		291		(490)		106
Ending balance		$	(1,400)	$	(1,381)	$	(1,400)	$	(1,381)



Pension and other postretirement benefits


Beginning balance		$	(47)	$	(15)	$	(32)	$	(3)
Current year prior service credit (cost)		—		(2)		—		—
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		—		(1)		—		(1)
Net current year prior service credit (cost)		—		(1)		—		1
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost		(11)		(9)		(31)		(28)
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		(3)		(2)		(8)		(7)
Net amortization of prior service (credit) cost		(8)		(7)		(23)		(21)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(8)		(8)		(23)		(20)
Ending balance		$	(55)	$	(23)	$	(55)	$	(23)
Derivative financial instruments


Beginning balance		$	12	$	(169)	$	—	$	(97)
Gains (losses) deferred		45		5		141		(93)
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		3		2		22		(21)
Net gains (losses) deferred		42		3		119		(72)
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings		(85)		93		(164)		98
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		(12)		20		(26)		22
Net (gains) losses reclassified to earnings		(73)		73		(138)		76
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(31)		76		(19)		4
Ending balance		$	(19)	$	(93)	$	(19)	$	(93)




Available-for-sale securities


Beginning balance		$	39	$	41	$	54	$	20
Gains (losses) deferred		(4)		8		(22)		38
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		—		—		(4)		9
Net gains (losses) deferred		(4)		8		(18)		29
(Gains) losses reclassified to earnings		(1)		—		(3)		—
Less: Tax provision /(benefit)		—		—		(1)		—
Net (gains) losses reclassified to earnings		(1)		—		(2)		—
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		(5)		8		(20)		29
Ending balance		$	34	$	49	$	34	$	49

Total AOCI Ending Balance at September 30		$	(1,440)	$	(1,448)	$	(1,440)	$	(1,448)

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14. Environmental and legal matters

The Company is regulated by federal, state and international environmental laws governing its use, transport and disposal of substances and control of emissions. In addition to governing our manufacturing and other operations, these laws often impact the development of our products, including, but not limited to, required compliance with air emissions standards applicable to internal combustion engines. We have made, and will continue to make, significant research and development and capital expenditures to comply with these emissions standards.

We are engaged in remedial activities at a number of locations, often with other companies, pursuant to federal and state laws. When it is probable we will pay remedial costs at a site, and those costs can be reasonably estimated, we accrue the investigation, remediation, and operating and maintenance costs against our earnings. We accrue costs based on consideration of currently available data and information with respect to each individual site, including available technologies, current applicable laws and regulations, and prior remediation experience. Where no amount within a range of estimates is more likely, we accrue the minimum. Where multiple potentially responsible parties are involved, we consider our proportionate share of the probable costs. In formulating the estimate of probable costs, we do not consider amounts expected to be recovered from insurance companies or others. We reassess these accrued amounts on a quarterly basis. The amount recorded for environmental remediation is not material and is included in Accrued expenses in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position. We believe there is no more than a remote chance that a material amount for remedial activities at any individual site, or at all the sites in the aggregate, will be required.

On January 7, 2015, the Company received a grand jury subpoena from the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The subpoena requested documents and information from the Company relating to, among other things, financial information concerning U.S. and non-U.S. Caterpillar subsidiaries (including undistributed profits of non-U.S. subsidiaries and the movement of cash among U.S. and non-U.S. subsidiaries). The Company has received additional subpoenas relating to this investigation requesting additional documents and information relating to, among other things, the purchase and resale of replacement parts by Caterpillar Inc. and non-U.S. Caterpillar subsidiaries, dividend distributions of certain non-U.S. Caterpillar subsidiaries, and Caterpillar SARL (CSARL) and related structures. On March 2-3, 2017, agents with the Department of Commerce, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Internal Revenue Service executed search and seizure warrants at three facilities of the Company in the Peoria, Illinois area, including its former corporate headquarters. The warrants identify, and agents seized, documents and information related to, among other things, the export of products from the United States, the movement of products between the United States and Switzerland, the relationship between Caterpillar Inc. and CSARL, and sales outside the United States. It is the Company’s understanding that the warrants, which concern both tax and export activities, are related to the ongoing grand jury investigation. The Company is continuing to cooperate with this investigation. The Company is unable to predict the outcome or reasonably estimate any potential loss; however, we currently believe that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

In addition, we are involved in other unresolved legal actions that arise in the normal course of business. The most prevalent of these unresolved actions involve disputes related to product design, manufacture and performance liability (including claimed asbestos exposure), contracts, employment issues, environmental matters, intellectual property rights, taxes (other than income taxes) and securities laws. The aggregate range of reasonably possible losses in excess of accrued liabilities, if any, associated with these unresolved legal actions is not material. In some cases, we cannot reasonably estimate a range of loss because there is insufficient information regarding the matter. However, we believe there is no more than a remote chance that any liability arising from these matters would be material. Although it is not possible to predict with certainty the outcome of these unresolved legal actions, we believe that these actions will not individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our consolidated results of operations, financial position or liquidity.

15. Income taxes

The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflected an estimated annual tax rate of 25 percent, compared with 31 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, excluding the discrete items discussed in the following paragraph. The comparative tax rate for full-year 2020 was approximately 28 percent. The decrease in the estimated annual tax rate from full-year 2020 was primarily related to changes in the expected geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective for 2021.

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In addition, we recorded a discrete tax benefit of $61 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense. The company also recorded a discrete tax benefit of $36 million to reflect changes in estimates related to prior year U.S. taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 compared to $80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Finally, we recorded a $10 million tax charge related to the $55 million of remeasurement net gain resulting from the settlements of pension obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

On January 31, 2018, we received a Revenue Agent’s Report from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) indicating the end of the field examination of our U.S. income tax returns for 2010 to 2012. In the audits of 2007 to 2012 including the impact of a loss carryback to 2005, the IRS has proposed to tax in the United States profits earned from certain parts transactions by Caterpillar SARL (CSARL), based on the IRS examination team’s application of the “substance-over-form” or “assignment-of-income” judicial doctrines. We are vigorously contesting the proposed increases to tax and penalties for these years of approximately $2.3 billion. We believe that the relevant transactions complied with applicable tax laws and did not violate judicial doctrines. We have filed U.S. income tax returns on this same basis for years after 2012. Based on the information currently available, we do not anticipate a significant change to our unrecognized tax benefits for this position within the next 12 months. We currently believe the ultimate disposition of this matter will not have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, liquidity or results of operations.

16. Segment information

A. Basis for segment information

Our Executive Office is comprised of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO), four Group Presidents, a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel and a Chief Human Resources Officer. The Group Presidents and CFO are accountable for a related set of end-to-end businesses that they manage. The Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel leads the Law, Security and Public Policy Division. The Chief Human Resources Officer leads the Human Resources Organization. The CEO allocates resources and manages performance at the Group President/CFO level. As such, the CEO serves as our Chief Operating Decision Maker, and operating segments are primarily based on the Group President/CFO reporting structure.

Three of our operating segments, Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation are led by Group Presidents. One operating segment, Financial Products, is led by the CFO who also has responsibility for Corporate Services. Corporate Services is a cost center primarily responsible for the performance of certain support functions globally and to provide centralized services; it does not meet the definition of an operating segment. One Group President leads one smaller operating segment that is included in the All Other operating segment. The Law, Security and Public Policy Division and the Human Resources Organization are cost centers and do not meet the definition of an operating segment.

B. Description of segments

We have five operating segments, of which four are reportable segments. Following is a brief description of our reportable segments and the business activities included in the All Other operating segment:

Construction Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes asphalt pavers; backhoe loaders; compactors; cold planers; compact track and multi-terrain loaders; mini, small, medium and large track excavators; motor graders; pipelayers; road reclaimers; skid steer loaders; telehandlers; small and medium track-type tractors; track-type loaders; utility vehicles; wheel excavators; compact, small and medium wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

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Resource Industries: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining, heavy construction and quarry and aggregates. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors; large mining trucks; hard rock vehicles; longwall miners; electric rope shovels; draglines; hydraulic shovels; rotary drills; large wheel loaders; off-highway trucks; articulated trucks; wheel tractor scrapers; wheel dozers; landfill compactors; soil compactors; select work tools; machinery components; electronics and control systems and related parts. In addition to equipment, Resource Industries also develops and sells technology products and services to provide customers fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services and mining performance solutions. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing, research and development for drivetrains, hydraulic systems, electronics and software for Cat machines and engines. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Energy & Transportation: A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related services across industries serving Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Industrial and Transportation applications, including marine- and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product and services portfolio includes turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and turbine-related services; reciprocating engine-powered generator sets; integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry; reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Cat machinery; and diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services, including remanufacturing and leasing. Responsibilities also include the remanufacturing of Caterpillar reciprocating engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies; and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America. Inter-segment sales are a source of revenue for this segment.

Financial Products Segment: Provides financing alternatives to customers and dealers around the world for Caterpillar products, as well as financing for vehicles, power generation facilities and marine vessels that, in most cases, incorporate Caterpillar products. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides insurance and risk management products and services that help customers and dealers manage their business risk. Insurance and risk management products offered include physical damage insurance, inventory protection plans, extended service coverage and maintenance plans for machines and engines, and dealer property and casualty insurance. The various forms of financing, insurance and risk management products offered to customers and dealers help support the purchase and lease of Caterpillar equipment. The segment also earns revenues from ME&T, but the related costs are not allocated to operating segments. Financial Products’ segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

All Other operating segment: Primarily includes activities such as: business strategy; product management and development; manufacturing and sourcing of filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground-engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, rubber sealing and connecting components primarily for Cat® products; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration, including a wholly owned dealer in Japan; dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investments for new customer and dealer solutions that integrate data analytics with state-of-the-art digital technologies while transforming the buying experience. Results for the All Other operating segment are included as a reconciling item between reportable segments and consolidated external reporting.

C. Segment measurement and reconciliations

There are several methodology differences between our segment reporting and our external reporting. The following is a list of the more significant methodology differences:

•ME&T segment net assets generally include inventories, receivables, property, plant and equipment, goodwill, intangibles, accounts payable and customer advances. We generally manage at the corporate level liabilities other than accounts payable and customer advances, and we do not include these in segment operations. Financial Products Segment assets generally include all categories of assets.

•We value segment inventories and cost of sales using a current cost methodology.

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•We amortize goodwill allocated to segments using a fixed amount based on a 20-year useful life. This methodology difference only impacts segment assets. We do not include goodwill amortization expense in segment profit. In addition, we have allocated to segments only a portion of goodwill for certain acquisitions made in 2011 or later.

•We generally manage currency exposures for ME&T at the corporate level and do not include in segment profit the effects of changes in exchange rates on results of operations within the year. We report the net difference created in the translation of revenues and costs between exchange rates used for U.S. GAAP reporting and exchange rates used for segment reporting as a methodology difference.

•We do not include stock-based compensation expense in segment profit.

•Postretirement benefit expenses are split; segments are generally responsible for service costs, with the remaining elements of net periodic benefit cost included as a methodology difference.

•We determine ME&T segment profit on a pretax basis and exclude interest expense and most other income/expense items. We determine Financial Products Segment profit on a pretax basis and include other income/expense items.

Reconciling items are created based on accounting differences between segment reporting and our consolidated external reporting. Please refer to pages 33 to 36 for financial information regarding significant reconciling items. Most of our reconciling items are self-explanatory given the above explanations. For the reconciliation of profit, we have grouped the reconciling items as follows:

•Corporate costs: These costs are related to corporate requirements primarily for compliance and legal functions for the benefit of the entire organization.

•Restructuring costs: May include costs for employee separation, long-lived asset impairments and contract terminations. These costs are included in Other operating (income) expenses except for defined-benefit plan curtailment losses and special termination benefits, which are included in Other income (expense). Restructuring costs also include other exit-related costs, which may consist of accelerated depreciation, inventory write-downs, building demolition, equipment relocation and project management costs and LIFO inventory decrement benefits from inventory liquidations at closed facilities, all of which are primarily included in Cost of goods sold. Only certain restructuring costs in 2020 are excluded from segment profit. See Note 20 for more information.

•Methodology differences: See previous discussion of significant accounting differences between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting.

•Timing: Timing differences in the recognition of costs between segment reporting and consolidated external reporting. For example, we report certain costs on the cash basis for segment reporting and the accrual basis for consolidated external reporting.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, sales and revenues by geographic region reconciled to consolidated sales and revenues were as follows:

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Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
(Millions of dollars)	North America		Latin America		EAME		Asia/ Pacific		External Sales and Revenues			Intersegment Sales and Revenues		Total Sales and Revenues
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021
Construction Industries	$	2,417	$	528	$	1,240	$	1,076	$	5,261		$	(6)	$	5,255
Resource Industries	674		417		456		744		2,291			115		2,406
Energy & Transportation	1,924		329		1,144		744		4,141			936		5,077
Financial Products Segment	478		68		105		111		762		1	—		762
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments	5,493		1,342		2,945		2,675		12,455			1,045		13,500
All Other operating segment	18		—		3		14		35			84		119
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(56)		(13)		(9)		(15)		(93)			(1,129)		(1,222)
Total Sales and Revenues	$	5,455	$	1,329	$	2,939	$	2,674	$	12,397		$	—	$	12,397

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Construction Industries	$	1,781	$	230	$	796	$	1,241	$	4,048		$	8	$	4,056
Resource Industries	487		269		384		564		1,704			112		1,816
Energy & Transportation	1,584		221		1,113		557		3,475			686		4,161
Financial Products Segment	448		63		100		113		724		1	—		724
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments	4,300		783		2,393		2,475		9,951			806		10,757
All Other operating segment	10		1		1		13		25			81		106
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(59)		(12)		(10)		(14)		(95)			(887)		(982)
Total Sales and Revenues	$	4,251	$	772	$	2,384	$	2,474	$	9,881		$	—	$	9,881

1 Includes revenues from Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation and All Other operating segment of $87 million and $81 million in the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.


Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region
(Millions of dollars)	North America		Latin America		EAME		Asia/ Pacific		External Sales and Revenues			Intersegment Sales and Revenues		Total Sales and Revenues
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Construction Industries	$	7,041	$	1,350	$	3,612	$	4,302	$	16,305		$	65	$	16,370
Resource Industries	2,130		1,309		1,455		1,965		6,859			342		7,201
Energy & Transportation	5,698		835		3,433		1,953		11,919			2,640		14,559
Financial Products Segment	1,442		195		301		359		2,297		1	—		2,297
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments	16,311		3,689		8,801		8,579		37,380			3,047		40,427
All Other operating segment	42		1		10		54		107			270		377
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(188)		(36)		(27)		(63)		(314)			(3,317)		(3,631)
Total Sales and Revenues	$	16,165	$	3,654	$	8,784	$	8,570	$	37,173		$	—	$	37,173

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Construction Industries	$	5,470	$	707	$	2,618	$	3,597	$	12,392		$	18	$	12,410
Resource Industries	1,690		859		1,158		1,686		5,393			333		5,726
Energy & Transportation	5,138		667		3,095		1,734		10,634			2,025		12,659
Financial Products Segment	1,466		193		298		344		2,301		1	—		2,301
Total sales and revenues from reportable segments	13,764		2,426		7,169		7,361		30,720			2,376		33,096
All Other operating segment	22		4		17		38		81			249		330
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(169)		(36)		(32)		(51)		(288)			(2,625)		(2,913)
Total Sales and Revenues	$	13,617	$	2,394	$	7,154	$	7,348	$	30,513		$	—	$	30,513

1 Includes revenues from Construction Industries, Resource Industries, Energy & Transportation and All Other operating segment of $263 million and $274 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, Energy & Transportation segment sales by end user application were as follows:


Energy & Transportation External Sales
	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020
Oil and gas	$	1,088	$	734	$	3,140	$	2,622
Power generation	1,010		1,034		3,025		2,783
Industrial	948		730		2,660		2,209
Transportation	1,095		977		3,094		3,020
Energy & Transportation External Sales	$	4,141	$	3,475	$	11,919	$	10,634


Reconciliation of Consolidated profit before taxes:

(Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Profit from reportable segments:
Construction Industries	$	859	$	585	$	2,918	$	1,743
Resource Industries	297		167		986		623
Energy & Transportation	696		492		2,093		1,718
Financial Products Segment	173		142		660		395
Total profit from reportable segments	2,025		1,386		6,657		4,479
Profit from All Other operating segment	5		27		(2)		31
Cost centers	19		9		51		18
Corporate costs	(189)		(122)		(576)		(409)
Timing	(40)		(39)		(230)		(90)
Restructuring costs	(35)		(87)		(124)		(211)
Methodology differences:
Inventory/cost of sales	73		(7)		80		(25)
Postretirement benefit expense	116		(32)		270		253
Stock-based compensation expense	(58)		(55)		(169)		(169)
Financing costs	(103)		(125)		(342)		(324)
Currency	19		(22)		255		(230)
Other income/expense methodology differences	(80)		(72)		(201)		(244)
Other methodology differences	23		2		(27)		(25)
Total consolidated profit before taxes	$	1,775	$	863	$	5,642	$	3,054

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Reconciliation of Assets:

(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Assets from reportable segments:
Construction Industries	$	4,592	$	4,259
Resource Industries	5,985		6,035
Energy & Transportation	9,305		8,582
Financial Products Segment	34,182		34,278
Total assets from reportable segments	54,064		53,154
Assets from All Other operating segment	1,622		1,717
Items not included in segment assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	8,554		8,822


Deferred income taxes	1,639		1,413
Goodwill and intangible assets	4,894		4,847
Property, plant and equipment – net and other assets	3,208		2,833
Inventory methodology differences	(2,648)		(2,536)
Liabilities included in segment assets	9,810		8,466
Other	(359)		(392)
Total assets	$	80,784	$	78,324


Reconciliation of Depreciation and amortization:
(Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Depreciation and amortization from reportable segments:
Construction Industries	$	60	$	61	$	178	$	183
Resource Industries	101		105		301		312
Energy & Transportation	144		147		428		442
Financial Products Segment	195		174		582		577
Total depreciation and amortization from reportable segments	500		487		1,489		1,514
Items not included in segment depreciation and amortization:
All Other operating segment	59		71		181		196
Cost centers	24		31		74		96
Other	10		4		22		9
Total depreciation and amortization	$	593	$	593	$	1,766	$	1,815

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Reconciliation of Capital expenditures:
(Millions of dollars)
	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Capital expenditures from reportable segments:
Construction Industries	$	56	$	37	$	120	$	85
Resource Industries	44		10		101		63
Energy & Transportation	115		100		339		331
Financial Products Segment	311		280		900		783
Total capital expenditures from reportable segments	526		427		1,460		1,262
Items not included in segment capital expenditures:
All Other operating segment	59		46		106		84
Cost centers	15		8		34		23
Timing	(13)		1		96		147
Other	—		11		(9)		(25)
Total capital expenditures	$	587	$	493	$	1,687	$	1,491

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Allowance for credit losses

Portfolio segments

A portfolio segment is the level at which Cat Financial develops a systematic methodology for determining its allowance for credit losses. Cat Financial's portfolio segments and related methods for estimating expected credit losses are as follows:

Customer

Cat Financial provides loans and finance leases to end-user customers primarily for the purpose of financing new and used Caterpillar machinery, engines and equipment for commercial use, the majority of which operate in construction-related industries. Cat Financial also provides financing for vehicles, power generation facilities and marine vessels that, in most cases, incorporate Caterpillar products. The average original term of Cat Financial's customer finance receivable portfolio was approximately 50 months with an average remaining term of approximately 27 months as of September 30, 2021.

Cat Financial typically maintains a security interest in financed equipment and requires physical damage insurance coverage on the financed equipment, both of which provide Cat Financial with certain rights and protections. If Cat Financial's collection efforts fail to bring a defaulted account current, Cat Financial generally can repossess the financed equipment, after satisfying local legal requirements, and sell it within the Caterpillar dealer network or through third-party auctions.

Cat Financial estimates the allowance for credit losses related to its customer finance receivables based on loss forecast models utilizing probabilities of default and the estimated loss given default based on past loss experience adjusted for current conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts capturing country and industry-specific economic factors.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021, Cat Financial's forecasts for the markets in which it operates reflected a general improvement in economic conditions, which had deteriorated due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting from a growing economy, improved unemployment rates and a decrease in delinquencies. The company believes the economic forecasts employed represent reasonable and supportable forecasts, followed by a reversion to long-term trends.

Dealer

Cat Financial provides financing to Caterpillar dealers in the form of wholesale financing plans. Cat Financial's wholesale financing plans provide assistance to dealers by financing their mostly new Caterpillar equipment inventory and rental fleets on a secured and unsecured basis. In addition, Cat Financial provides a variety of secured and unsecured loans to Caterpillar dealers.

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Cat Financial estimates the allowance for credit losses for dealer finance receivables based on historical loss rates with consideration of current economic conditions and reasonable and supportable forecasts.

In general, Cat Financial's Dealer portfolio segment has not historically experienced large increases or decreases in credit losses based on changes in economic conditions due to its close working relationships with the dealers and their financial strength. Therefore, Cat Financial made no adjustments to historical loss rates during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Classes of finance receivables

Cat Financial further evaluates portfolio segments by the class of finance receivables, which is defined as a level of information (below a portfolio segment) in which the finance receivables have the same initial measurement attribute and a similar method for assessing and monitoring credit risk. Cat Financial's classes, which align with management reporting for credit losses, are as follows:

•North America - Finance receivables originated in the United States and Canada.

•EAME - Finance receivables originated in Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States.

•Asia/Pacific - Finance receivables originated in Australia, New Zealand, China, Japan, Southeast Asia and India.

•Mining - Finance receivables related to large mining customers worldwide.

•Latin America - Finance receivables originated in Mexico and Central and South American countries.

•Caterpillar Power Finance - Finance receivables originated worldwide related to marine vessels with Caterpillar engines and Caterpillar electrical power generation, gas compression and co-generation systems and non-Caterpillar equipment that is powered by these systems.

Receivable balances, including accrued interest, are written off against the allowance for credit losses when, in the judgment of management, they are considered uncollectible (generally upon repossession of the collateral). The amount of the write-off is determined by comparing the fair value of the collateral, less cost to sell, to the amortized cost. Subsequent recoveries, if any, are credited to the allowance for credit losses when received.

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An analysis of the allowance for credit losses was as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021						Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Beginning balance	$	354	$	44	$	398	$	467	$	45	$	512
Write-offs	(91)		—		(91)		(139)		—		(139)
Recoveries	15		—		15		14		—		14
Provision for credit losses	17		38		55		67		—		67
Other	(3)		—		(3)		3		—		3
Ending balance	$	292	$	82	$	374	$	412	$	45	$	457

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021						Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Allowance for Credit Losses:	Customer		Dealer		Total		Customer		Dealer		Total
Beginning balance	$	431	$	44	$	475	$	375	$	45	$	420
Adjustment to adopt new accounting guidance 1	—		—		—		12		—		12
Write-offs	(193)		—		(193)		(212)		—		(212)
Recoveries	39		—		39		27		—		27
Provision for credit losses	20		38		58		213		—		213
Other	(5)		—		(5)		(3)		—		(3)
Ending balance	$	292	$	82	$	374	$	412	$	45	$	457

Individually evaluated	$	118	$	78	$	196	$	172	$	39	$	211
Collectively evaluated	174		4		178		240		6		246
Ending Balance	$	292	$	82	$	374	$	412	$	45	$	457

Finance Receivables:
Individually evaluated	$	374	$	78	$	452	$	612	$	78	$	690
Collectively evaluated	19,593		1,853		21,446		17,967		2,975		20,942
Ending Balance	$	19,967	$	1,931	$	21,898	$	18,579	$	3,053	$	21,632
1 Adjustment to adopt new accounting guidance related to credit losses.

Credit quality of finance receivables

At origination, Cat Financial evaluates credit risk based on a variety of credit quality factors including prior payment experience, customer financial information, credit ratings, loan-to-value ratios, probabilities of default, industry trends, macroeconomic factors and other internal metrics. On an ongoing basis, Cat Financial monitors credit quality based on past-due status as there is a meaningful correlation between the past-due status of customers and the risk of loss. In determining past-due status, Cat Financial considers the entire finance receivable past due when any installment is over 30 days past due.

Customer

The tables below summarize the aging category of Cat Financial's amortized cost of finance receivables in the Customer portfolio segment by origination year:

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(Millions of dollars)	September 30, 2021
	2021		2020		2019		2018		2017		Prior		Revolving Finance Receivables		Total Finance Receivables
North America
Current	$	3,635	$	2,914	$	1,675	$	785	$	246	$	66	$	167	$	9,488
31-60 days past due	13		31		23		15		6		1		3		92
61-90 days past due	6		9		8		5		2		—		3		33
91+ days past due	5		17		22		12		8		5		6		75


EAME
Current	1,330		1,117		571		269		93		25		—		3,405
31-60 days past due	8		7		5		1		1		—		—		22
61-90 days past due	3		4		9		2		—		—		—		18
91+ days past due	2		15		7		5		1		24		—		54


Asia/Pacific
Current	1,071		929		390		102		22		4		—		2,518
31-60 days past due	9		17		14		5		2		—		—		47
61-90 days past due	3		10		7		1		—		—		—		21
91+ days past due	1		11		11		6		—		—		—		29


Mining
Current	656		382		417		230		67		164		66		1,982
31-60 days past due	2		—		8		9		3		—		—		22
61-90 days past due	—		2		—		—		—		—		—		2
91+ days past due	—		1		2		4		2		—		—		9


Latin America
Current	472		377		192		71		19		10		—		1,141
31-60 days past due	4		11		4		3		2		—		—		24
61-90 days past due	2		3		3		2		1		1		—		12
91+ days past due	—		18		8		5		5		4		—		40


Caterpillar Power Finance
Current	109		141		98		75		197		141		102		863
31-60 days past due	—		—		—		2		—		—		—		2
61-90 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
91+ days past due	1		2		—		20		1		44		—		68

Total Customer	$	7,332	$	6,018	$	3,474	$	1,629	$	678	$	489	$	347	$	19,967

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(Millions of dollars)	December 31, 2020
	2020		2019		2018		2017		2016		Prior		Revolving Finance Receivables		Total Finance Receivables
North America
Current	$	3,777	$	2,423	$	1,344	$	522	$	212	$	27	$	89	$	8,394
31-60 days past due	52		49		33		16		7		2		—		159
61-90 days past due	22		25		16		9		2		1		—		75
91+ days past due	14		35		31		20		9		4		2		115


EAME
Current	1,605		931		501		203		60		18		—		3,318
31-60 days past due	5		15		3		2		—		—		—		25
61-90 days past due	1		1		2		1		—		—		—		5
91+ days past due	7		7		12		4		39		43		—		112


Asia/Pacific
Current	1,375		745		321		61		10		3		—		2,515
31-60 days past due	12		22		13		6		—		—		—		53
61-90 days past due	7		11		7		1		—		—		—		26
91+ days past due	4		10		9		3		—		—		—		26


Mining
Current	490		571		287		152		92		151		137		1,880
31-60 days past due	5		—		5		1		—		—		—		11
61-90 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		—		—		—
91+ days past due	—		11		8		2		—		—		1		22


Latin America
Current	561		348		151		48		13		34		—		1,155
31-60 days past due	3		6		4		3		—		—		—		16
61-90 days past due	1		7		6		3		2		—		—		19
91+ days past due	2		14		11		24		5		4		—		60


Caterpillar Power Finance
Current	217		172		111		273		99		117		119		1,108
31-60 days past due	—		—		6		—		—		—		—		6
61-90 days past due	—		—		—		—		—		9		—		9
91+ days past due	2		—		20		3		25		79		—		129

Total Customer	$	8,162	$	5,403	$	2,901	$	1,357	$	575	$	492	$	348	$	19,238

Finance receivables in the Customer portfolio segment are substantially secured by collateral, primarily in the form of Caterpillar and other machinery. For those contracts where the borrower is experiencing financial difficulty, repayment of the outstanding amounts is generally expected to be provided through the operation or repossession and sale of the machinery.

Dealer

As of September 30, 2021, Cat Financial's total amortized cost of finance receivables within the Dealer portfolio segment was current, with the exception of $78 million that was 91+ days past due in Latin America, all of which was originated in 2017. As of December 31, 2020, Cat Financial's total amortized cost of finance receivables within the Dealer portfolio segment was current, with the exception of $81 million that was 91+ days past due in Latin America. Of these past due receivables, $78 million were originated in 2017 and $3 million were originated prior to 2016.

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Non-accrual finance receivables

Recognition of income is suspended and the finance receivable is placed on non-accrual status when management determines that collection of future income is not probable. Contracts on non-accrual status are generally more than 120 days past due or have been restructured in a troubled debt restructuring (TDR). Recognition is resumed and previously suspended income is recognized when the collection of remaining amounts is considered probable. Payments received while the finance receivable is on non-accrual status are applied to interest and principal in accordance with the contractual terms. Interest earned but uncollected prior to the receivable being placed on non-accrual status is written off through Provision for credit losses when, in the judgment of management, it is considered uncollectible.

In Cat Financial's Customer portfolio segment, finance receivables which were on non-accrual status and finance receivables over 90 days past due and still accruing income were as follows:



	September 30, 2021						December 31, 2020
	Amortized Cost						Amortized Cost
(Millions of dollars)	Non-accrual With an Allowance		Non-accrual Without an Allowance		91+ Still Accruing		Non-accrual With an Allowance		Non-accrual Without an Allowance		91+ Still Accruing

North America	$	54	$	7	$	17	$	86	$	1	$	34
EAME	50		1		4		113		1		1
Asia/Pacific	21		—		9		13		—		13
Mining	9		1		—		21		1		—
Latin America	42		—		1		63		—		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	75		—		—		170		17		—
Total	$	251	$	9	$	31	$	466	$	20	$	49

There was $1 million and $2 million of interest income recognized during the three months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for customer finance receivables on non-accrual status. There was $9 million and $8 million of interest income recognized during the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively, for customer finance receivables on non-accrual status.

As of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, finance receivables in Cat Financial's Dealer portfolio segment on non-accrual status were $78 million and $81 million, respectively, all of which was in Latin America. There were no finance receivables in Cat Financial's Dealer portfolio segment more than 90 days past due and still accruing income as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 and no interest income was recognized on dealer finance receivables on non-accrual status during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020.

Troubled debt restructurings

A restructuring of a finance receivable constitutes a TDR when the lender grants a concession it would not otherwise consider to a borrower experiencing financial difficulties. Concessions granted may include extended contract maturities, inclusion of interest only periods, below market interest rates, payment deferrals and reduction of principal and/or accrued interest. Cat Financial individually evaluates TDR contracts and establishes an allowance based on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the receivable's effective interest rate, the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent receivables or the observable market price of the receivable.

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There were no finance receivables modified as TDRs during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 for the Dealer portfolio segment. Cat Financial’s finance receivables in the Customer portfolio segment modified as TDRs were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021				Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Pre-TDR Amortized Cost		Post-TDR Amortized Cost		Pre-TDR Amortized Cost		Post-TDR Amortized Cost
Customer
North America	$	1	$	1	$	1	$	1
EAME	1		1		—		—
Asia/Pacific	4		4		4		4
Mining	—		—		5		5
Latin America	4		4		16		16
Caterpillar Power Finance	7		3		50		50
Total	$	17	$	13	$	76	$	76

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
	Pre-TDR Amortized Cost		Post-TDR Amortized Cost		Pre-TDR Amortized Cost		Post-TDR Amortized Cost
North America	$	5	$	5	$	10	$	10
EAME	1		1		—		—
Asia/Pacific	4		4		12		12
Mining	11		5		22		22
Latin America	10		10		18		18
Caterpillar Power Finance	23		19		87		87
Total	$	54	$	44	$	149	$	149

The Post-TDR amortized costs in the Customer portfolio segment with a payment default (defined as 91+ days past due) which had been modified within twelve months prior to the default date, were as follows:



	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
Customer	2021		2020		2021		2020
North America	$	—	$	6	$	1	$	6
EAME	—		—		—		10
Asia/Pacific	—		—		6		—
Mining	—		1		—		1
Latin America	—		—		15		1
Caterpillar Power Finance	—		18		5		18
Total	$	—	$	25	$	27	$	36

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18. Fair value disclosures

A. Fair value measurements

The guidance on fair value measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. This guidance also specifies a fair value hierarchy based upon the observability of inputs used in valuation techniques. Observable inputs (highest level) reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs (lowest level) reflect internally developed market assumptions. In accordance with this guidance, fair value measurements are classified under the following hierarchy:

•Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets.

•Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs or significant value-drivers are observable in active markets.

•Level 3 – Model-derived valuations in which one or more significant inputs or significant value-drivers are unobservable.

When available, we use quoted market prices to determine fair value, and we classify such measurements within Level 1. In some cases where market prices are not available, we make use of observable market based inputs to calculate fair value, in which case the measurements are classified within Level 2. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon valuations in which one or more significant inputs are unobservable, including internally developed models that use, where possible, current market-based parameters such as interest rates, yield curves and currency rates. These measurements are classified within Level 3.

We classify fair value measurements according to the lowest level input or value-driver that is significant to the valuation. We may therefore classify a measurement within Level 3 even though there may be significant inputs that are readily observable.

Fair value measurement includes the consideration of nonperformance risk. Nonperformance risk refers to the risk that an obligation (either by a counterparty or Caterpillar) will not be fulfilled. For financial assets traded in an active market (Level 1 and certain Level 2), the nonperformance risk is included in the market price. For certain other financial assets and liabilities (certain Level 2 and Level 3), our fair value calculations have been adjusted accordingly.

Investments in debt and equity securities

We have investments in certain debt and equity securities, primarily at Insurance Services, that are recorded at fair value. Fair values for our U.S. treasury bonds and large capitalization value and smaller company growth equity securities are based upon valuations for identical instruments in active markets. Fair values for other government bonds, corporate bonds and mortgage-backed debt securities are based upon models that take into consideration such market-based factors as recent sales, risk-free yield curves and prices of similarly rated bonds.

We also have investments in time deposits classified as held-to-maturity debt securities. The fair value of these investments is based upon valuations observed in less active markets than Level 1. These investments have a maturity of less than one year and are recorded at amortized costs, which approximate fair value.

In addition, Insurance Services has an equity investment in a real estate investment trust (REIT) which is recorded at fair value based on the net asset value (NAV) of the investment and is not classified within the fair value hierarchy.

See Note 8 for additional information on our investments in debt and equity securities.

Derivative financial instruments

The fair value of interest rate contracts is primarily based on a standard industry accepted valuation model that utilizes the appropriate market-based forward swap curves and zero-coupon interest rates to determine discounted cash flows. The fair value of foreign currency and commodity forward, option and cross currency contracts is based on standard industry accepted valuation models that discount cash flows resulting from the differential between the contract price and the market-based forward rate.

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Assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at fair value, primarily related to Financial Products, included in our Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 were as follows:


	September 30, 2021
(Millions of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Measured at NAV		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Debt securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		57		—		—		57
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		1,035		—		—		1,035
Asset-backed securities	—		148		—		—		148
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		349		—		—		349
Residential	—		4		—		—		4
Commercial	—		100		—		—		100
Total debt securities	10		1,693		—		—		1,703
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	196		—		—		—		196
Smaller company growth	86		—		—		—		86
REIT	—		—		—		158		158
Total equity securities	282		—		—		158		440

Derivative financial instruments, net	—		227		—		—		227
Total assets	$	292	$	1,920	$	—	$	158	$	2,370

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	December 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Measured at NAV		Total Assets / Liabilities, at Fair Value
Assets
Debt securities
Government debt
U.S. treasury bonds	$	10	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	10
Other U.S. and non-U.S. government bonds	—		59		—		—		59
Corporate bonds
Corporate bonds	—		1,012		—		—		1,012
Asset-backed securities	—		159		—		—		159
Mortgage-backed debt securities
U.S. governmental agency	—		374		—		—		374
Residential	—		5		—		—		5
Commercial	—		64		—		—		64
Total debt securities	10		1,673		—		—		1,683
Equity securities
Large capitalization value	199		—		—		—		199
Smaller company growth	58		—		—		—		58
REIT	—		—		—		148		148
Total equity securities	257		—		—		148		405


Total assets	$	267	$	1,673	$	—	$	148	$	2,088
Liabilities
Derivative financial instruments, net	$	—	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	17
Total liabilities	$	—	$	17	$	—	$	—	$	17

In addition to the amounts above, certain Cat Financial loans are subject to measurement at fair value on a nonrecurring basis and are classified as Level 3 measurements. A loan is measured at fair value when management determines that collection of contractual amounts due is not probable and the loan is individually evaluated. In these cases, an allowance for credit losses may be established based either on the present value of expected future cash flows discounted at the receivables’ effective interest rate, the fair value of the collateral for collateral-dependent receivables, or the observable market price of the receivable. In determining collateral value, Cat Financial estimates the current fair market value of the collateral less selling costs. Cat Financial had loans carried at fair value of $150 million and $243 million as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

B. Fair values of financial instruments

In addition to the methods and assumptions we use to record the fair value of financial instruments as discussed in the Fair value measurements section above, we use the following methods and assumptions to estimate the fair value of our financial instruments:

Cash and cash equivalents

Carrying amount approximates fair value.

Restricted cash and short-term investments

Carrying amount approximates fair value. We include restricted cash and short-term investments in Prepaid expenses and other current assets in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.

Finance receivables

We estimate fair value by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

Wholesale inventory receivables

We estimate fair value by discounting the future cash flows using current rates, representative of receivables with similar remaining maturities.

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Short-term borrowings

Carrying amount approximates fair value.

Long-term debt

We estimate fair value for fixed and floating rate debt based on quoted market prices.

Guarantees

The fair value of guarantees is based upon our estimate of the premium a market participant would require to issue the same guarantee in a stand-alone arms-length transaction with an unrelated party. If quoted or observable market prices are not available, fair value is based upon internally developed models that utilize current market-based assumptions.

Fair values of our financial instruments were as follows:


	Fair Value of Financial Instruments
	September 30, 2021				December 31, 2020
(Millions of dollars)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Fair Value Levels	Reference
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,446	$	9,446	$	9,352	$	9,352	1
Restricted cash and short-term investments 1	546		546		14		14		1 & 2	Note 8
Investments in AFS debt and equity securities	2,143		2,143		2,088		2,088		1 & 2	Note 8
Finance receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2 )	13,785		13,921		14,028		14,357		3	Note 17
Wholesale inventory receivables – net (excluding finance leases 2)	819		800		929		911		3
Foreign currency contracts – net	193		193		—		—		2	Note 5
Interest rate contracts – net	27		27		58		58		2	Note 5
Commodity contracts – net	7		7		37		37		2	Note 5

Liabilities
Short-term borrowings	3,247		3,247		2,015		2,015		1
Long-term debt (including amounts due within one year)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	9,807		12,449		11,169		14,549		2
Financial Products	23,730		24,118		23,979		24,614		2
Foreign currency contracts – net	—		—		112		112		2	Note 5


Guarantees	5		5		5		5		3	Note 11

1 Includes time deposits of $543 million as of September 30, 2021. There were no time deposits as of December 31, 2020. See Note 8 for additional information.

2 Represents finance leases and failed sale leasebacks of $8,065 million and $7,961 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.

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19. Other income (expense)


	Three Months Ended September 30					Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020			2021		2020
Investment and interest income	$	20	$	21		$	64	$	91
Foreign exchange gains (losses) 1	47		(43)			110		(122)
License fee income	31		27			88		75
Net periodic pension and OPEB income (cost), excluding service cost	111		—		2	333		270		2
Gains (losses) on securities	50		9			92		(12)
Miscellaneous income (loss)	(34)		—			64		(37)
Total	$	225	$	14		$	751	$	265

1 Includes gains (losses) from foreign exchange derivative contracts. See Note 5 for further details.

2 Includes a net remeasurement loss of $(77) million and a net remeasurement gain of $55 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020, respectively, from the settlement of certain pension obligations. See Note 9 for further details.

20. Restructuring costs

Our accounting for employee separations is dependent upon how the particular program is designed. For voluntary programs, we recognize eligible separation costs at the time of employee acceptance unless the acceptance requires explicit approval by the company. For involuntary programs, we recognize eligible costs when management has approved the program, the affected employees have been properly notified and the costs are estimable.

Restructuring costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020 were as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Employee separations 1	$	17	$	98	$	79	$	232
Contract terminations 1	1		—		1		3
Long-lived asset impairments 1	8		2		12		25

Other 2	9		12		32		36
Total restructuring costs	$	35	$	112	$	124	$	296


1 Recognized in Other operating (income) expenses.
2 Represents costs related to our restructuring programs, primarily for accelerated depreciation, inventory write-downs, equipment relocation and project management, all of which are primarily included in Cost of goods sold.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2021, the restructuring costs were primarily related to actions across the company including strategic actions to address certain product lines. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the restructuring costs were primarily related to various voluntary and involuntary employee separation programs implemented across the company and strategic actions to address certain product lines, which were partially offset by a gain on the sale of a manufacturing facility that had been closed.

In 2021, all restructuring costs are excluded from segment profit. In 2020, only certain restructuring costs were excluded from segment profit. Restructuring costs included in segment profit were as follows:

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	Three Months Ended September 30				Nine Months Ended September 30
(Millions of dollars)	2021		2020		2021		2020

Construction Industries	$	—	$	2	$	—	$	7
Resource Industries	—		2		—		18
Energy & Transportation	—		18		—		39
Financial Products Segment	—		1		—		2

The following table summarizes the 2021 and 2020 employee separation activity:



(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30
	2021		2020
Liability balance, beginning of period	$	164	$	48
Increase in liability (separation charges)	79		232
Reduction in liability (payments)	(159)		(131)
Liability balance, end of period	$	84	$	149

Most of the liability balance at September 30, 2021 is expected to be paid in 2021 and 2022.

21. Acquisitions

SPM Oil & Gas

On February 1, 2021, Caterpillar completed the acquisition of varying equity interests and assets of the Weir Group PLC, collectively known as SPM Oil & Gas (SPM). Headquartered near Fort Worth, Texas, SPM Oil & Gas produces a full line of pumps, flow iron, consumable parts, wellhead and pressure control products that are offered via an extensive global network of service centers. This acquisition, included in the Energy & Transportation segment, is consistent with our strategy of providing our customers expanded offerings and services which will now be one of the broadest in the well service industry. The purchase price, net of $22 million of acquired cash, was approximately $361 million.

We financed the transaction with available cash. Tangible assets as of the acquisition date were $515 million, recorded at their fair values, and primarily included cash of $22 million, receivables of $101 million, inventories of $159 million, leased assets of $105 million, and property, plant, and equipment of $117 million. Finite-lived intangible assets acquired of $23 million included developed technology and trade names and will be amortized on a straight-line basis over a weighted-average amortization period of approximately 8 years. Liabilities assumed as of the acquisition date were $187 million, recorded at their fair values, and primarily included lease liabilities of $105 million and accounts payable of $33 million. Goodwill of $32 million represented the excess of the consideration transferred over the net assets acquired. These values represent a preliminary allocation of purchase price subject to finalization of post-closing procedures. Assuming this transaction had been made at the beginning of any period presented, the consolidated pro forma results would not be materially different from reported results.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

This Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and our discussion of significant risks to the company’s business under Part I, Item 1A. Risk Factors of the 2020 Form 10-K.

Highlights for the third quarter of 2021 include:

•Total sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $12.397 billion, an increase of $2.516 billion, or 25 percent, compared with $9.881 billion in the third quarter of 2020. Sales were higher across the three primary segments.

•Operating profit margin was 13.4 percent for the third quarter of 2021, compared with 10.0 percent for the third quarter of 2020. Adjusted operating profit margin was 13.7 percent for the third quarter of 2021, compared with 11.1 percent for the third quarter of 2020.

•Third-quarter 2021 profit per share was $2.60, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $2.66. Third-quarter 2020 profit per share was $1.22, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $1.52.

•Caterpillar ended the third quarter of 2021 with $9.4 billion of enterprise cash.

Highlights for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 include:

•Total sales and revenues were $37.173 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $6.660 billion, or 22 percent, compared with $30.513 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

•Operating profit margin was 14.2 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 10.4 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Adjusted operating profit margin was 14.5 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 11.4 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

•Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $7.94, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $8.13. Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 was $4.05, and excluding the items in the table below, adjusted profit per share was $4.44.

•Enterprise operating cash flow was $5.8 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•In order for our results to be more meaningful to our readers, we have separately quantified the impact of several significant items. A detailed reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 69.



	Three Months Ended September 30, 2021				Three Months Ended September 30, 2020				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021				Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
(Dollars in millions except per share data)	Profit Before Taxes		Profit Per Share		Profit Before Taxes		Profit Per Share		Profit Before Taxes		Profit Per Share		Profit Before Taxes		Profit Per Share
Profit................................................................................	$	1,775	$	2.60	$	863	$	1.22	$	5,642	$	7.94	$	3,054	$	4.05
Restructuring costs........................................................	35		0.06		112		0.18		124		0.19		296		0.48
Remeasurement (gains) losses of pension obligations....	—		—		77		0.12		—		—		(55)		(0.08)
Adjusted profit.................................................................	$	1,810	$	2.66	$	1,052	$	1.52	$	5,766	$	8.13	$	3,295	$	4.44

Overview

Total sales and revenues for the third quarter of 2021 were $12.397 billion, an increase of $2.516 billion, or 25 percent, compared with $9.881 billion in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and services and the impact from changes in dealer inventories, along with favorable price realization. Dealers decreased inventories by $600 million during the third quarter of 2020, compared with a decrease of $300 million during the third quarter of 2021. Sales were higher across the three primary segments.

Third-quarter 2021 profit per share was $2.60, compared with $1.22 profit per share in the third quarter of 2020. Profit per share for both quarters included restructuring costs, while the third quarter of 2020 also included a pre-tax net remeasurement loss of $77 million, or $0.12 per share, resulting from the settlements of pension obligations. Profit for the third quarter of 2021 was $1.426 billion, an increase of $758 million, or 113 percent, compared with $668 million for the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization.

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Sales and revenues were $37.173 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $6.660 billion, or 22 percent, compared with $30.513 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Profit per share for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $7.94, an increase of $3.89, or 96 percent, compared with $4.05 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Profit per share for both periods included restructuring costs, while the nine months ended September 30, 2020, also included a pre-tax remeasurement net gain of $55 million, or $0.08 per share, resulting from the settlements of pension obligations. Profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $4.369 billion, an increase of $2.151 billion, or 97 percent, compared with $2.218 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Response to COVID-19 and Global Business Conditions:

We continue to implement safeguards in our facilities to protect team members, including increased frequency of cleaning and disinfecting, social distancing practices and other measures consistent with specific governmental requirements and guidance from health authorities. We’ve offered assistance to some governments and public health authorities in the vaccine distribution process, and as vaccines become available, we are assisting in onsite vaccine distribution for employees in some of our facilities.

We continue to monitor a variety of external factors including the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, supply chain disruptions and associated cost and labor pressures. Areas of particular focus include certain components, transportation and raw materials. Transportation shortages have resulted in delays and increased costs. In addition, our suppliers are dealing with availability issues and freight delays, which leads to pressure on production in our facilities. Contingency plans have been developed and continue to be modified to minimize supply chain challenges that may impact our ability to meet increasing customer demand. To help mitigate supply chain challenges, we have proactively redirected components and altered our assembly processes. We continue to assess the environment and are taking appropriate price actions in response to rising costs. We will continue to monitor the situation as conditions remain fluid and evolve, but we expect these pressures to continue into next year.

Notes:

•Glossary of terms is included on pages 62 - 64; first occurrence of terms shown in bold italics.

•Information on non-GAAP financial measures is included on page 69.

•Certain amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 COMPARED WITH THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated sales and revenues between the third quarter of 2020 (at left) and the third quarter of 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company’s Board of Directors and employees.

Sales were higher across the three primary segments.

North America sales increased 31 percent due to higher end-user demand for equipment and services, the impact of changes in dealer inventories and favorable price realization. Dealers decreased inventories more during the third quarter of 2020 than during the third quarter of 2021.

Sales increased 77 percent in Latin America due to higher end-user demand for equipment and services across most of the region, the impact of changes in dealer inventories and favorable price realization. Dealers decreased inventories more during the third quarter of 2020 than during the third quarter of 2021.

EAME sales increased 24 percent due to higher end-user demand for equipment and services, the impact of changes in dealer inventories, favorable price realization and favorable currency impacts primarily related to the euro and British pound. Dealers decreased inventories during the third quarter of 2020, compared to remaining about flat during the third quarter of 2021.

Asia/Pacific sales increased 8 percent driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and services, partially offset by the impacts from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories during the third quarter of 2021, compared with an increase during the third quarter of 2020.

Dealers decreased inventories by $600 million during the third quarter of 2020, compared with a decrease of $300 million during the third quarter of 2021. Dealers are independent, and the reasons for changes in their inventory levels vary, including their expectations of future demand and product delivery times. Dealers’ demand expectations take into account seasonal changes, macroeconomic conditions, machine rental rates and other factors. Delivery times can vary based on availability of product from Caterpillar factories and product distribution centers. We do not expect a significant dealer inventory increase in 2021.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2020		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter-Segment / Other		Third Quarter 2021		$ Change		% Change

Construction Industries	$	4,056	$	957	$	218	$	38	$	(14)	$	5,255	$	1,199	30	%
Resource Industries	1,816		522		43		22		3		2,406		590		32	%
Energy & Transportation	4,161		628		(6)		44		250		5,077		916		22	%
All Other Segment	106		10		(1)		1		3		119		13		12	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(911)		1		2		—		(242)		(1,150)		(239)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	9,228		2,118		256		105		—		11,707		2,479		27	%

Financial Products Segment	724		—		—		—		38		762		38		5	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(71)		—		—		—		(1)		(72)		(1)
Financial Products Revenues	653		—		—		—		37		690		37		6	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	9,881	$	2,118	$	256	$	105	$	37	$	12,397	$	2,516	25	%


Sales and Revenues by Geographic Region


	North America				Latin America				EAME				Asia/Pacific				External Sales and Revenues					Inter-Segment				Total Sales and Revenues
(Millions of dollars)	$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$			% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg
Third Quarter 2021
Construction Industries	$	2,417	36	%	$	528	130	%	$	1,240	56	%	$	1,076	(13	%)	$	5,261		30	%	$	(6)	(175	%)	$	5,255	30	%
Resource Industries	674		38	%	417		55	%	456		19	%	744		32	%	2,291			34	%	115		3	%	2,406		32	%
Energy & Transportation	1,924		21	%	329		49	%	1,144		3	%	744		34	%	4,141			19	%	936		36	%	5,077		22	%
All Other Segment	18		80	%	—		(100	%)	3		200	%	14		8	%	35			40	%	84		4	%	119		12	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(19)				—				—				(2)				(21)					(1,129)				(1,150)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	5,014		31	%	1,274		77	%	2,843		24	%	2,576		8	%	11,707			27	%	—		—		11,707		27	%

Financial Products Segment	478		7	%	68		8	%	105		5	%	111		(2	%)	762		1	5	%	—		—		762		5	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(37)				(13)				(9)				(13)				(72)					—				(72)
Financial Products Revenues	441		7	%	55		4	%	96		7	%	98		(1	%)	690			6	%	—		—		690		6	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	5,455	28	%	$	1,329	72	%	$	2,939	23	%	$	2,674	8	%	$	12,397		25	%	$	—	—		$	12,397	25	%

Third Quarter 2020
Construction Industries	$	1,781			$	230			$	796			$	1,241			$	4,048				$	8			$	4,056
Resource Industries	487				269				384				564				1,704					112				1,816
Energy & Transportation	1,584				221				1,113				557				3,475					686				4,161
All Other Segment	10				1				1				13				25					81				106
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(22)				(2)				—				—				(24)					(887)				(911)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	3,840				719				2,294				2,375				9,228					—				9,228

Financial Products Segment	448				63				100				113				724		1			—				724
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(37)				(10)				(10)				(14)				(71)					—				(71)
Financial Products Revenues	411				53				90				99				653					—				653

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	4,251			$	772			$	2,384			$	2,474			$	9,881				$	—			$	9,881

1 Includes revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation of $87 million and $81 million in the third quarter of 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated operating profit between the third quarter of 2020 (at left) and the third quarter of 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company’s Board of Directors and employees. The bar titled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the third quarter of 2021 was $1.664 billion, an increase of $679 million, or 69 percent, compared with $985 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by higher selling, general and administrative (SG&A) and research and development (R&D) expenses as well as higher manufacturing costs.

Unfavorable manufacturing costs reflected higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, higher period manufacturing and material costs, partially offset by favorable cost absorption and lower warranty expense. Cost absorption was favorable as inventory increased during the third quarter of 2021, compared with remaining about flat during the third quarter of 2020.

The increase in both SG&A/R&D expenses and period manufacturing costs was mainly driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, which was reinstated in 2021, and investments aligned with the company's strategy for profitable growth, including acquisition-related expenses.

Short-term incentive compensation expense, which was reinstated in 2021, was about $350 million in the third quarter, compared to no short-term incentive compensation expense recognized in the third quarter of 2020.

Operating profit margin was 13.4 percent for the third quarter of 2021, compared with 10.0 percent for the third quarter of 2020.


Profit (Loss) by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2021		Third Quarter 2020		$ Change		% Change
Construction Industries	$	859	$	585	$	274	47	%
Resource Industries	297		167		130		78	%
Energy & Transportation	696		492		204		41	%
All Other Segment	5		27		(22)		(81	%)
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(286)		(346)		60
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	1,571		925		646		70	%

Financial Products Segment	173		142		31		22	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(7)		(15)		8
Financial Products	166		127		39		31	%
Consolidating Adjustments	(73)		(67)		(6)
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	1,664	$	985	$	679	69	%

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Other Profit/Loss and Tax Items

▪Interest expense excluding Financial Products in the third quarter of 2021 was $114 million, compared with $136 million in the third quarter of 2020. The decrease was due to lower average debt outstanding during the third quarter of 2021, compared with the third quarter of 2020.

▪Other income (expense) in the third quarter of 2021 was income of $225 million, compared with income of $14 million in the third quarter of 2020. The change was primarily due to favorable impacts from foreign currency exchange gains (losses), the absence of remeasurement losses resulting from the settlements of pension obligations that occurred in the third quarter of 2020 and favorable pension and other postemployment benefit (OPEB) plan costs.

The company experienced foreign currency exchange net gains in the third quarter of 2021, primarily due to the euro, compared with net losses in the third quarter of 2020.

▪The provision for income taxes for the third quarter of 2021 reflected a lower estimated annual tax rate of 25 percent, compared with 31 percent for the third quarter of 2020, excluding the discrete items discussed below. The comparative tax rate for full-year 2020 was approximately 28 percent. The decrease in the estimated annual tax rate from full-year 2020 was primarily related to changes in the expected geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective for 2021.

In the third quarter of 2021, the company recorded a $39 million benefit due to the change from the second-quarter estimated annual tax rate of 26 percent. In addition, the company recorded discrete tax benefits of $36 million to reflect changes in estimates related to prior year U.S. taxes in the third quarter of 2021 compared to $80 million in the third quarter of 2020. In the third quarter of 2020, a discrete tax benefit of $13 million was recorded for the settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense along with a $12 million tax benefit related to the $77 million of remeasurement losses resulting from the settlements of pension obligations.

Construction Industries

Construction Industries’ total sales were $5.255 billion in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $1.199 billion, or 30 percent, compared with $4.056 billion in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization. The increase in sales volume was driven by higher end-user demand and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Overall, dealers decreased inventories more during the third quarter of 2020 than during the third quarter of 2021.

▪In North America, sales increased due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization. Higher sales volume was driven by higher end-user demand from improving non-residential construction, as well as continued strength in residential construction and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories more during the third quarter of 2020 than during the third quarter of 2021.

▪Sales increased in Latin America mostly due to higher sales volume led by the impact of changes in dealer inventories and higher end-user demand across the region. Dealers decreased inventories during the third quarter of 2020, compared with an increase during the third quarter of 2021.

▪In EAME, sales increased due to higher sales volume from the impact of changes in dealer inventories and higher end-user demand. Dealers decreased inventories during the third quarter of 2020, compared with an increase during the third quarter of 2021.

▪Sales decreased in Asia/Pacific mainly due to lower sales volume, reflecting the impact of changes in dealer inventory. Dealers decreased inventories during the third quarter of 2021, compared with an increase during the third quarter of 2020. Lower sales in China, driven by lower end-user demand and impacts of changes in dealer inventory, were partially offset by increased sales across the rest of the region.

Construction Industries’ profit was $859 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $274 million, or 47 percent, compared with $585 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by unfavorable manufacturing costs, which largely reflected higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, and material costs.

Construction Industries’ profit as a percent of total sales was 16.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 14.4 percent in the third quarter of 2020.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries’ total sales were $2.406 billion in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $590 million, or 32 percent, compared with $1.816 billion in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and aftermarket parts, partially offset by the impacts of changes in dealer inventories.

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Dealers decreased inventories more during the third quarter of 2021 than during the third quarter of 2020. End-user demand was higher in both mining and heavy construction and quarry and aggregates.

Resource Industries’ profit was $297 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $130 million, or 78 percent, compared with $167 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by unfavorable manufacturing costs. Increased manufacturing costs reflected higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, and material costs.

Resource Industries’ profit as a percent of total sales was 12.3 percent in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 9.2 percent in the third quarter of 2020.

Energy & Transportation


Sales by Application
(Millions of dollars)	Third Quarter 2021		Third Quarter 2020		$ Change		% Change
Oil and Gas	$	1,088	$	734	$	354	48	%
Power Generation	1,010		1,034		(24)		(2	%)
Industrial	948		730		218		30	%
Transportation	1,095		977		118		12	%
External Sales	4,141		3,475		666		19	%
Inter-segment	936		686		250		36	%
Total Sales	$	5,077	$	4,161	$	916	22	%

Energy & Transportation’s total sales were $5.077 billion in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $916 million, or 22 percent, compared with $4.161 billion in the third quarter of 2020. Sales increased across all applications and inter-segment sales except Power Generation, which decreased slightly.

•Oil and Gas – Sales increased for reciprocating engines aftermarket parts, primarily in North America, turbines and turbine-related services and reciprocating engines used in gas compression.

•Power Generation – Sales decreased slightly due to timing of turbines and turbine-related services. Reciprocating engines were about flat compared to the third quarter of 2020, with aftermarket parts slightly higher offset by slightly lower engine sales.

•Industrial – Sales were up due to higher demand across all regions.

•Transportation – Sales increased in rail services and marine.

Energy & Transportation’s profit was $696 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $204 million, or 41 percent, compared with $492 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume, partially offset by unfavorable manufacturing costs and higher SG&A/R&D expenses. Increased manufacturing costs were mainly driven by higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, period manufacturing costs and material, partially offset by the absence of inventory write-downs that occurred in the third quarter of 2020. In addition, segment profit was favorably impacted by other operating income/expense.

Both SG&A/R&D expenses and period manufacturing costs were driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense and investments aligned with growth initiatives, including acquisition-related expenses.

Energy & Transportation’s profit as a percent of total sales was 13.7 percent in the third quarter of 2021, compared with 11.8 percent in the third quarter of 2020.

Financial Products Segment

Financial Products’ segment revenues were $762 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $38 million, or 5 percent, from the third quarter of 2020.

Financial Products’ segment profit was $173 million in the third quarter of 2021, an increase of $31 million, or 22 percent, compared with $142 million in the third quarter of 2020. The increase was mainly due to a favorable impact from returned or repossessed equipment, lower provision for credit losses at Cat Financial and higher net yield on average earning assets. These favorable impacts were partially offset by an increase in SG&A expenses primarily due to higher short-term incentive compensation expense.

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At the end of the third quarter of 2021, past dues at Cat Financial were 2.41 percent, compared with 3.81 percent at the end of the third quarter of 2020. Past dues decreased across all portfolio segments as global markets generally improved. Write-offs, net of recoveries, were $76 million for the third quarter of 2021, compared with $125 million for the third quarter of 2020. As of September 30, 2021, Cat Financial's allowance for credit losses totaled $378 million, or 1.41 percent of finance receivables, compared with $402 million, or 1.46 percent of finance receivables, at June 30, 2021. The allowance for credit losses at year-end 2020 was $479 million, or 1.77 percent of finance receivables.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $293 million in the third quarter of 2021, a decrease of $68 million from the third quarter of 2020. Higher corporate costs were more than offset by lower restructuring costs, favorable impacts of segment methodology differences and a favorable change in fair value adjustments related to deferred compensation plans.

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NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 COMPARED WITH NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

CONSOLIDATED SALES AND REVENUES

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated sales and revenues between the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company’s Board of Directors and employees.

Total sales and revenues were $37.173 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $6.660 billion, or 22 percent, compared with $30.513 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and services and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories about $1.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with remaining about flat during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Favorable currency impacts related to the euro, Australian dollar and Chinese yuan also contributed to the sales improvement, along with favorable price realization.

Sales were higher in the three primary segments and across all regions.

North America sales increased 21 percent driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and services and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Sales increased 57 percent in Latin America due to higher end-user demand for equipment and services and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with an increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

EAME sales increased 24 percent due to higher end-user demand for equipment and services, the impact from changes in dealer inventories and favorable currency impacts related to a stronger euro and British pound. Dealers increased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Asia/Pacific sales increased 17 percent driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and services, the impact from changes in dealer inventories and favorable currency impacts related to a stronger Australian dollar and Chinese yuan. Dealers decreased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Dealers decreased inventories about $1.8 billion during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with remaining about flat during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. Dealers are independent, and the reasons for changes in their inventory levels vary, including their expectations of future demand and product delivery times. Dealers’ demand expectations take into account seasonal changes, macroeconomic conditions, machine rental rates and other factors. Delivery times can vary based on availability of product from Caterpillar factories and product distribution centers. We do not expect a significant dealer inventory increase in 2021.

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Sales and Revenues by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		Sales Volume		Price Realization		Currency		Inter-Segment / Other		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		$ Change		% Change

Construction Industries	$	12,410	$	3,134	$	433	$	346	$	47	$	16,370	$	3,960	32	%
Resource Industries	5,726		1,366		(21)		121		9		7,201		1,475		26	%
Energy & Transportation	12,659		1,043		13		229		615		14,559		1,900		15	%
All Other Segment	330		23		(1)		4		21		377		47		14	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(2,673)		(52)		1		—		(692)		(3,416)		(743)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	28,452		5,514		425		700		—		35,091		6,639		23	%

Financial Products Segment	2,301		—		—		—		(4)		2,297		(4)		—	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(240)		—		—		—		25		(215)		25
Financial Products Revenues	2,061		—		—		—		21		2,082		21		1	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	30,513	$	5,514	$	425	$	700	$	21	$	37,173	$	6,660	22	%


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	North America				Latin America				EAME				Asia/Pacific				External Sales and Revenues					Inter-Segment				Total Sales and Revenues
(Millions of dollars)	$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg		$			% Chg		$		% Chg		$		% Chg
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021
Construction Industries	$	7,041	29	%	$	1,350	91	%	$	3,612	38	%	$	4,302	20	%	$	16,305		32	%	$	65	261	%	$	16,370	32	%
Resource Industries	2,130		26	%	1,309		52	%	1,455		26	%	1,965		17	%	6,859			27	%	342		3	%	7,201		26	%
Energy & Transportation	5,698		11	%	835		25	%	3,433		11	%	1,953		13	%	11,919			12	%	2,640		30	%	14,559		15	%
All Other Segment	42		91	%	1		(75	%)	10		(41	%)	54		42	%	107			32	%	270		8	%	377		14	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(89)				(1)				(1)				(8)				(99)					(3,317)				(3,416)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	14,822		21	%	3,494		57	%	8,509		24	%	8,266		17	%	35,091			23	%	—		—	%	35,091		23	%

Financial Products Segment	1,442		(2	%)	195		1	%	301		1	%	359		4	%	2,297		1	—	%	—		—	%	2,297		—	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(99)				(35)				(26)				(55)				(215)					—				(215)
Financial Products Revenues	1,343		1	%	160		(1	%)	275		2	%	304		2	%	2,082			1	%	—		—	%	2,082		1	%

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	16,165	19	%	$	3,654	53	%	$	8,784	23	%	$	8,570	17	%	$	37,173		22	%	$	—	—	%	$	37,173	22	%

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
Construction Industries	$	5,470			$	707			$	2,618			$	3,597			$	12,392				$	18			$	12,410
Resource Industries	1,690				859				1,158				1,686				5,393					333				5,726
Energy & Transportation	5,138				667				3,095				1,734				10,634					2,025				12,659
All Other Segment	22				4				17				38				81					249				330
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(35)				(5)				(4)				(4)				(48)					(2,625)				(2,673)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation Sales	12,285				2,232				6,884				7,051				28,452					—				28,452

Financial Products Segment	1,466				193				298				344				2,301		1			—				2,301
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(134)				(31)				(28)				(47)				(240)					—				(240)
Financial Products Revenues	1,332				162				270				297				2,061					—				2,061

Consolidated Sales and Revenues	$	13,617			$	2,394			$	7,154			$	7,348			$	30,513				$	—			$	30,513

1 Includes revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation of $263 million and $274 million in the nine months ended September 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively.

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CONSOLIDATED OPERATING PROFIT

The chart above graphically illustrates reasons for the change in consolidated operating profit between the nine months ended September 30, 2020 (at left) and the nine months ended September 30, 2021 (at right). Caterpillar management utilizes these charts internally to visually communicate with the company’s Board of Directors and employees. The bar titled Other includes consolidating adjustments and Machinery, Energy & Transportation’s other operating (income) expenses.

Operating profit for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $5.267 billion, an increase of $2.094 billion, or 66 percent, compared with $3.173 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume, favorable price realization, lower restructuring expenses (included in other) and higher profit from Financial Products, partially offset by higher SG&A/R&D expenses and unfavorable manufacturing costs.

The increase in SG&A/R&D expenses was driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, which was reinstated in 2021.

Unfavorable manufacturing costs reflected increased period manufacturing costs primarily due to higher short-term incentive compensation expense and higher labor-related costs. Higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, and higher material costs were mostly offset by favorable cost absorption and lower warranty expense. Cost absorption was favorable as inventory increased more during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Short-term incentive compensation expense, which was reinstated in 2021, was $1.1 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to no short-term incentive compensation expense recognized for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. For 2021, short-term incentive compensation expense is expected to be about $1.4 billion, compared to no short-term incentive compensation expense recognized in 2020. Short-term incentive compensation expense is directly related to financial and operational performance, measured against targets set annually.

Operating profit margin was 14.2 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 10.4 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.


Profit by Segment
(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		$ Change		% Change
Construction Industries	$	2,918	$	1,743	$	1,175	67	%
Resource Industries	986		623		363		58	%
Energy & Transportation	2,093		1,718		375		22	%
All Other Segment	(2)		31		(33)		n/a
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(1,107)		(1,100)		(7)
Machinery, Energy & Transportation	4,888		3,015		1,873		62	%

Financial Products Segment	660		395		265		67	%
Corporate Items and Eliminations	(55)		(6)		(49)
Financial Products	605		389		216		56	%
Consolidating Adjustments	(226)		(231)		5
Consolidated Operating Profit	$	5,267	$	3,173	$	2,094	66	%

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Other Profit/Loss and Tax Items

▪Interest expense excluding Financial Products for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was $376 million, compared with $384 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The decrease was due to lower average debt outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

▪Other income/expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, was income of $751 million, compared with income of $265 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The change was primarily due to favorable impacts from foreign currency exchange gains (losses), favorable OPEB plan costs and favorable impacts from unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities.

The company experienced foreign currency exchange net gains in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with net losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The favorable impact of unrealized gains (losses) on marketable securities was due to unrealized gains in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with unrealized losses in the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

▪The provision for income taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2021 reflected an estimated annual tax rate of 25 percent, compared with 31 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, excluding the discrete items discussed in the following paragraph. The comparative tax rate for full-year 2020 was approximately 28 percent. The decrease in the estimated annual tax rate from full-year 2020 was primarily related to changes in the expected geographic mix of profits from a tax perspective for 2021.

In addition, we recorded a discrete tax benefit of $61 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with $21 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020, for the settlement of stock-based compensation awards with associated tax deductions in excess of cumulative U.S. GAAP compensation expense. The company also recorded a discrete tax benefit of $36 million to reflect changes in estimates related to prior year U.S. taxes for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared to $80 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Finally, we recorded a $10 million tax charge related to the $55 million of remeasurement net gain resulting from the settlements of pension obligations for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Construction Industries

Construction Industries’ total sales were $16.370 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $3.960 billion, or 32 percent, compared with $12.410 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume, favorable price realization and favorable currency impacts related to the euro, Chinese yuan and Australian dollar. The increase in sales volume was driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and aftermarket parts and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with an increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•In North America, sales increased due to higher end-user demand, the impact from changes in dealer inventories and favorable price realization. Dealers decreased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•Sales increased in Latin America primarily due to the impact from changes in dealer inventories and higher end-user demand. Dealers decreased inventories during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, compared with an increase during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

•In EAME, sales increased due to higher end-user demand, the impact from changes in dealer inventories and favorable currency impacts from a stronger euro and British pound. Dealers increased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2021, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

•Sales increased in Asia/Pacific due to higher end-user demand for equipment and aftermarket parts, favorable currency impacts related to the Chinese yuan and Australian dollar and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2021.

Construction Industries’ profit was $2.918 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $1.175 billion, or 67 percent, compared with $1.743 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to higher sales volume and favorable price realization, partially offset by unfavorable manufacturing costs and higher SG&A/R&D expenses.

Unfavorable manufacturing costs reflected higher period manufacturing costs and material. The increase in period manufacturing costs was driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense and higher labor costs. Higher SG&A/R&D expenses were driven primarily by higher short-term incentive compensation expense, partially offset by other cost reductions.

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Construction Industries’ profit as a percent of total sales was 17.8 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 14.0 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Resource Industries

Resource Industries’ total sales were $7.201 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $1.475 billion, or 26 percent, compared with $5.726 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume driven by higher end-user demand for equipment and aftermarket parts and the impact from changes in dealer inventories. Dealers decreased inventories more during the nine months ended September 30, 2020, than during the nine months ended September 30, 2021. End-user demand was higher in mining, as well as heavy construction and quarry and aggregates.

Resource Industries’ profit was $986 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $363 million, or 58 percent, compared with $623 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was mainly due to higher sales volume, partially offset by higher SG&A/R&D expenses. The increase in SG&A/R&D expenses was driven by higher short-term incentive compensation expense.

Resource Industries’ profit as a percent of total sales was 13.7 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 10.9 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Energy & Transportation


Sales by Application
(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021		Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020		$ Change		% Change
Oil and Gas	$	3,140	$	2,622	$	518	20	%
Power Generation	3,025		2,783		242		9	%
Industrial	2,660		2,209		451		20	%
Transportation	3,094		3,020		74		2	%
External Sales	11,919		10,634		1,285		12	%
Inter-Segment	2,640		2,025		615		30	%
Total Sales	$	14,559	$	12,659	$	1,900	15	%

Energy & Transportation’s total sales were $14.559 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $1.900 billion, or 15 percent, compared with $12.659 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Sales increased across all applications.

•Oil and Gas – Sales increased mainly due to higher sales of reciprocating engine aftermarket parts in all regions as well as higher sales in turbines and turbine related services.

•Power Generation – Sales increased due to higher sales in large reciprocating engines, primarily datacenters, and aftermarket parts. Sales also increased due to favorable currency impacts.

•Industrial – Sales were up due to higher demand across all regions.

•Transportation – Sales increased slightly due to favorable currency impacts and marine. The increase was partially offset by lower sales of locomotives and related services.

Energy & Transportation’s profit was $2.093 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $375 million, or 22 percent, compared with $1.718 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was due to higher sales volume, partially offset by higher SG&A/R&D expenses and unfavorable manufacturing costs. Increased manufacturing costs were mainly driven by higher period manufacturing costs and higher variable labor and burden, primarily freight, partially offset by the absence of inventory write-downs that occurred in the third quarter of 2020. In addition, segment profit was favorably impacted by other operating income/expense.

The increase in both SG&A/R&D expenses and period manufacturing costs was primarily due to higher short-term incentive compensation expense and acquisition-related expenses.

Energy & Transportation’s profit as a percent of total sales was 14.4 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, compared with 13.6 percent for the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

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Financial Products Segment

Financial Products’ segment revenues were $2.297 billion for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, a decrease of $4 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2020.

Financial Products’ segment profit was $660 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $265 million, or 67 percent, compared with $395 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2020. The increase was primarily due to lower provision for credit losses at Cat Financial, a favorable impact from equity securities in Insurance Services, a favorable impact from returned or repossessed equipment and higher net yield on average earning assets. These favorable impacts were partially offset by an increase in SG&A expenses primarily due to higher short-term incentive compensation expense.

Corporate Items and Eliminations

Expense for corporate items and eliminations was $1.162 billion in the nine months ended September 30, 2021, an increase of $56 million from the nine months ended September 30, 2020. Favorable impacts of segment reporting methodology differences and lower restructuring costs were more than offset by higher corporate costs, higher expenses due to timing differences and an unfavorable change in fair value adjustments related to deferred compensation plans.

RESTRUCTURING COSTS

We expect to incur from $150 million to $200 million of restructuring costs in 2021. We expect that prior restructuring actions will result in an incremental benefit to operating costs, primarily Cost of goods sold and SG&A expenses of about $200 million in 2021 compared with 2020.

Additional information related to restructuring costs is included in Note 20 - "Restructuring Costs" of Part I, Item 1 "Financial Statements".

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

1.Adjusted Operating Profit Margin – Operating profit excluding restructuring costs as a percent of sales and revenues.

2.Adjusted Profit Per Share – Profit per share excluding remeasurement gains/losses resulting from the settlements of pension obligations in 2020 and restructuring costs.

3.All Other Segment – Primarily includes activities such as: business strategy; product management and development; manufacturing and sourcing of filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground-engaging tools, fluid transfer products, precision seals, rubber sealing and connecting components primarily for Cat® products; parts distribution; integrated logistics solutions; distribution services responsible for dealer development and administration, including a wholly owned dealer in Japan; dealer portfolio management and ensuring the most efficient and effective distribution of machines, engines and parts; brand management and marketing strategy; and digital investments for new customer and dealer solutions that integrate data analytics with state-of-the-art digital technologies while transforming the buying experience.

4.Consolidating Adjustments – Elimination of transactions between Machinery, Energy & Transportation and Financial Products.

5.Construction Industries – A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in infrastructure and building construction applications. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes asphalt pavers; backhoe loaders; compactors; cold planers; compact track and multi-terrain loaders; mini, small, medium and large track excavators; motor graders; pipelayers; road reclaimers; skid steer loaders; telehandlers; small and medium track-type tractors; track-type loaders; utility vehicles; wheel excavators; compact, small and medium wheel loaders; and related parts and work tools.

6.Corporate Items and Eliminations – Includes corporate-level expenses, timing differences (as some expenses are reported in segment profit on a cash basis), methodology differences between segment and consolidated external reporting, certain restructuring costs, and inter-segment eliminations.

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7.Currency – With respect to sales and revenues, currency represents the translation impact on sales resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. With respect to operating profit, currency represents the net translation impact on sales and operating costs resulting from changes in foreign currency exchange rates versus the U.S. dollar. Currency only includes the impact on sales and operating profit for the Machinery, Energy & Transportation lines of business; currency impacts on Financial Products revenues and operating profit are included in the Financial Products portions of the respective analyses. With respect to other income/expense, currency represents the effects of forward and option contracts entered into by the company to reduce the risk of fluctuations in exchange rates (hedging) and the net effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on our foreign currency assets and liabilities for consolidated results (translation).

8.Dealer Inventories – Represents dealer machine and engine inventories, excluding aftermarket parts.

9.EAME – A geographic region including Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).

10.Earning Assets – Assets consisting primarily of total finance receivables net of unearned income, plus equipment on operating leases, less accumulated depreciation at Cat Financial.

11.Energy & Transportation – A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using reciprocating engines, turbines, diesel-electric locomotives and related services across industries serving Oil and Gas, Power Generation, Industrial and Transportation applications, including marine- and rail-related businesses. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product and services portfolio includes turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, and turbine-related services; reciprocating engine-powered generator sets; integrated systems used in the electric power generation industry; reciprocating engines and integrated systems and solutions for the marine and oil and gas industries; reciprocating engines supplied to the industrial industry as well as Cat machinery; and diesel-electric locomotives and components and other rail-related products and services, including remanufacturing and leasing. Responsibilities also include the remanufacturing of Caterpillar reciprocating engines and components and remanufacturing services for other companies; and product support of on-highway vocational trucks for North America.

12.Financial Products – The company defines Financial Products as our finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) and Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Insurance Services). Financial Products’ information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.

13.Financial Products Segment – Provides financing alternatives to customers and dealers around the world for Caterpillar products, as well as financing for vehicles, power generation facilities and marine vessels that, in most cases, incorporate Caterpillar products. Financing plans include operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, repair/rebuild financing, working capital loans and wholesale financing plans. The segment also provides insurance and risk management products and services that help customers and dealers manage their business risk. Insurance and risk management products offered include physical damage insurance, inventory protection plans, extended service coverage and maintenance plans for machines and engines, and dealer property and casualty insurance. The various forms of financing, insurance and risk management products offered to customers and dealers help support the purchase and lease of Caterpillar equipment. The segment also earns revenues from Machinery, Energy & Transportation, but the related costs are not allocated to operating segments. Financial Products’ segment profit is determined on a pretax basis and includes other income/expense items.

14.Latin America – A geographic region including Central and South American countries and Mexico.

15.Machinery, Energy & Transportation (ME&T) – The company defines ME&T as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Financial Products. ME&T’s information relates to the design, manufacturing and marketing of its products.

16.Machinery, Energy & Transportation Other Operating (Income) Expenses – Comprised primarily of gains/losses on disposal of long-lived assets, gains/losses on divestitures and legal settlements, and accruals.

17.Manufacturing Costs – Manufacturing costs exclude the impacts of currency and represent the volume-adjusted change for variable costs and the absolute dollar change for period manufacturing costs. Variable manufacturing costs are defined as having a direct relationship with the volume of production. This includes material costs, direct labor and other costs that vary directly with production volume, such as freight, power to operate machines and supplies that are consumed in the manufacturing process. Period manufacturing costs support production but are defined as generally not having a direct relationship to short-term changes in volume. Examples include machinery and equipment repair, depreciation on manufacturing assets, facility support, procurement, factory scheduling, manufacturing planning and operations management.

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18.Mark-to-market gains/losses – Represents the net gain or loss of actual results differing from the company’s assumptions and the effects of changing assumptions for our defined benefit pension and OPEB plans. These gains and losses are immediately recognized through earnings upon the annual remeasurement in the fourth quarter, or on an interim basis as triggering events warrant remeasurement.

19.Pension and Other Postemployment Benefit (OPEB) – The company’s defined-benefit pension and postretirement benefit plans.

20.Price Realization – The impact of net price changes excluding currency and new product introductions. Price realization includes geographic mix of sales, which is the impact of changes in the relative weighting of sales prices between geographic regions.

21.Resource Industries – A segment primarily responsible for supporting customers using machinery in mining, heavy construction and quarry and aggregates. Responsibilities include business strategy, product design, product management and development, manufacturing, marketing and sales and product support. The product portfolio includes large track-type tractors; large mining trucks; hard rock vehicles; longwall miners; electric rope shovels; draglines; hydraulic shovels; rotary drills; large wheel loaders; off-highway trucks; articulated trucks; wheel tractor scrapers; wheel dozers; landfill compactors; soil compactors; select work tools; machinery components; electronics and control systems and related parts. In addition to equipment, Resource Industries also develops and sells technology products and services to provide customers fleet management, equipment management analytics, autonomous machine capabilities, safety services and mining performance solutions. Resource Industries also manages areas that provide services to other parts of the company, including integrated manufacturing, research and development for drivetrains, hydraulic systems, electronics and software for Cat machines and engines.

22.Restructuring Costs – May include costs for employee separation, long-lived asset impairments and contract terminations. These costs are included in Other operating (income) expenses except for defined-benefit plan curtailment losses and special termination benefits, which are included in Other income (expense). Restructuring costs also include other exit-related costs, which may consist of accelerated depreciation, inventory write-downs, building demolition, equipment relocation and project management costs and LIFO inventory decrement benefits from inventory liquidations at closed facilities, all of which are primarily included in Cost of goods sold.

23.Sales Volume – With respect to sales and revenues, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy & Transportation as well as the incremental sales impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. With respect to operating profit, sales volume represents the impact of changes in the quantities sold for Machinery, Energy & Transportation combined with product mix as well as the net operating profit impact of new product introductions, including emissions-related product updates. Product mix represents the net operating profit impact of changes in the relative weighting of Machinery, Energy & Transportation sales with respect to total sales. The impact of sales volume on segment profit includes inter-segment sales.

24.Services – Enterprise services include, but are not limited to, aftermarket parts, Financial Products revenues and other service-related revenues. Machinery, Energy & Transportation segments exclude most Financial Products revenues.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Sources of funds

We generate significant capital resources from operating activities, which are the primary source of funding for our ME&T operations. Funding for these businesses is also available from commercial paper and long-term debt issuances. Financial Products’ operations are funded primarily from commercial paper, term debt issuances and collections from its existing portfolio. We had positive operating cash flow in the first nine months of 2021 within both our ME&T and Financial Products' operations. On a consolidated basis, we ended the first nine months of 2021 with $9.45 billion of cash, an increase of $94 million from year-end 2020. We intend to maintain a strong cash and liquidity position.

Consolidated operating cash flow for the first nine months of 2021 was $5.79 billion, up $1.53 billion compared to the same period last year. The increase was primarily due to higher profit before taxes adjusted for non-cash items, including higher accruals for short-term incentive compensation. In addition, lower payments for short-term incentive compensation favorably impacted cash flow. Partially offsetting these items were increased working capital requirements during the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. Within working capital, changes in inventory and accounts receivable unfavorably impacted cash flow but were partially offset by favorable changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

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Total debt as of September 30, 2021 was $36.78 billion, a decrease of $379 million from year-end 2020. Debt related to ME&T decreased $1.37 billion in the first nine months of 2021 due to the repayment of debt. In addition, during the first quarter of 2021, we issued $500 million of ten-year bonds at 1.9 percent and utilized the net proceeds to redeem all of our $500 million 2.6 percent notes due in 2022. Debt related to Financial Products increased $993 million, primarily due to an increase in commercial paper due to short term funding needs.

As of September 30, 2021, we had three global credit facilities with a syndicate of banks totaling $10.50 billion (Credit Facility) available in the aggregate to both Caterpillar and Cat Financial for general liquidity purposes. Based on management’s allocation decision, which can be revised from time to time, the portion of the Credit Facility available to ME&T as of September 30, 2021 was $2.75 billion. Information on our Credit Facility is as follows:

•In September 2021, we entered into a new 364-day facility. The 364-day facility of $3.15 billion (of which $824 million is available to ME&T) expires in September 2022.

•In September 2021, we amended and restated the three-year facility (as amended and restated, the "three-year facility"). The three-year facility of $2.73 billion (of which $715 million is available to ME&T) expires in September 2024.

•In September 2021, we amended and restated the five-year facility (as amended and restated, the "five-year facility"). The five-year facility of $4.62 billion (of which $1.21 billion is available to ME&T) expires in September 2026.

At September 30, 2021, Caterpillar’s consolidated net worth was $16.75 billion, which was above the $9.00 billion required under the Credit Facility. The consolidated net worth is defined in the Credit Facility as the consolidated shareholders’ equity including preferred stock but excluding the pension and other postretirement benefits balance within Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

At September 30, 2021, Cat Financial’s covenant interest coverage ratio was 2.31 to 1. This was above the 1.15 to 1 minimum ratio calculated as (1) profit excluding income taxes, interest expense and net gain (loss) from interest rate derivatives to (2) interest expense calculated at the end of each calendar quarter for the rolling four quarter period then most recently ended, required by the Credit Facility.

In addition, at September 30, 2021, Cat Financial’s six-month covenant leverage ratio was 7.06 to 1. This was below the maximum ratio of debt to net worth of 10 to 1, calculated (1) on a monthly basis as the average of the leverage ratios determined on the last day of each of the six preceding calendar months and (2) at each December 31, required by the Credit Facility.

In the event Caterpillar or Cat Financial does not meet one or more of their respective financial covenants under the Credit Facility in the future (and are unable to obtain a consent or waiver), the syndicate of banks may terminate the commitments allocated to the party that does not meet its covenants. Additionally, in such event, certain of Cat Financial’s other lenders under other loan agreements where similar financial covenants or cross default provisions are applicable may, at their election, choose to pursue remedies under those loan agreements, including accelerating the repayment of outstanding borrowings. At September 30, 2021, there were no borrowings under the Credit Facility.

Our total credit commitments and available credit as of September 30, 2021 were:


	September 30, 2021
(Millions of dollars)	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products
Credit lines available:
Global credit facilities	$	10,500	$	2,750	$	7,750
Other external	3,278		184		3,094
Total credit lines available	13,778		2,934		10,844
Less: Commercial paper outstanding	(2,619)		—		(2,619)
Less: Utilized credit	(669)		—		(669)
Available credit	$	10,490	$	2,934	$	7,556

The other external consolidated credit lines with banks as of September 30, 2021 totaled $3.28 billion. These committed and uncommitted credit lines, which may be eligible for renewal at various future dates or have no specified expiration date, are used primarily by our subsidiaries for local funding requirements. Caterpillar or Cat Financial may guarantee subsidiary borrowings under these lines.

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We receive debt ratings from the major credit rating agencies. Moody’s, Fitch and S&P maintain a “mid-A” debt rating. A downgrade of our credit ratings by any of the major credit rating agencies would result in increased borrowing costs and could make access to certain credit markets more difficult. In the event economic conditions deteriorate such that access to debt markets becomes unavailable, ME&T’s operations would rely on cash flow from operations, use of existing cash balances, borrowings from Cat Financial and access to our committed credit facilities. Our Financial Products’ operations would rely on cash flow from its existing portfolio, existing cash balances, access to our committed credit facilities and other credit line facilities of Cat Financial, and potential borrowings from Caterpillar. In addition, we maintain a support agreement with Cat Financial, which requires Caterpillar to remain the sole owner of Cat Financial and may, under certain circumstances, require Caterpillar to make payments to Cat Financial should Cat Financial fail to maintain certain financial ratios.

We facilitate voluntary supply chain finance programs (the “Programs”) through participating financial institutions. The Programs are available to a wide range of suppliers and allows them the option to manage their cash flow. We are not a party to the agreements between the participating financial institutions and the suppliers in connection with the Programs. The range of payment terms we negotiate with our suppliers is consistent, irrespective of whether a supplier participates in the Programs. The amounts payable to participating financial institutions for suppliers who voluntarily participate in the Programs and included in Accounts payable in the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position were $725 million and $533 million at September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. The amounts settled through the Programs and paid to participating financial institutions were $2.9 billion and $2.4 billion during the first nine months of 2021 and 2020, respectively. We account for payments made under the Programs, the same as our other Accounts payable, as a reduction to our cash flows from operations. We do not believe that changes in the availability of supply chain financing will have a significant impact on our liquidity.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation

Net cash provided by operating activities was $4.90 billion in the first nine months of 2021, compared with $2.07 billion for the same period in 2020. The increase was primarily due to higher profit before taxes adjusted for non-cash items, including higher accruals for short-term incentive compensation. In addition, lower payments for short-term incentive compensation favorably impacted cash flow. Partially offsetting these items were increased working capital requirements during the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. Within working capital, changes in inventory and accounts receivable unfavorably impacted cash flow but were partially offset by favorable changes in accounts payable and accrued expenses.

Net cash used by investing activities in the first nine months of 2021 was $487 million, compared with net cash used of $66 million in the first nine months of 2020. The change was primarily due to increased investment activity mostly offset by increased activity related to intercompany lending with Financial Products. During 2021, we invested $543 million in bank time deposits with varying maturity dates within one year. We also acquired the Oil & Gas division of the Weir Group PLC for $361 million, net of cash acquired, in February 2021.

Net cash used for financing activities during the first nine months of 2021 was $4.67 billion, compared with net cash used of $742 million in the same period of 2020. The change was primarily due to the repayment of debt and lower proceeds from debt issuances. In addition, during the first nine months of 2021, we repurchased $1.62 billion of Caterpillar common stock compared with $1.13 billion during the same period a year ago.

While our short-term priorities for the use of cash may vary from time to time as business needs and conditions dictate, our long-term cash deployment strategy is focused on the following priorities. Our top priority is to maintain a strong financial position in support of a mid-A rating. Next, we intend to fund operational requirements and commitments. Then, we intend to fund priorities that profitably grow the company and return capital to shareholders through dividend growth and share repurchases. Additional information on cash deployment is as follows:

Strong financial position – Our top priority is to maintain a strong financial position in support of a mid-A rating. We track a diverse group of financial metrics that focus on liquidity, leverage, cash flow and margins which align with our cash deployment actions and the various methodologies used by the major credit rating agencies.

Operational excellence and commitments – Capital expenditures were $693 million during the first nine months of 2021, compared to $685 million for the same period in 2020. We expect ME&T’s capital expenditures in 2021 to be about $1.0 billion to $1.1 billion. We made $229 million of contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans during the first nine months of 2021. We currently anticipate full-year 2021 contributions of approximately $310 million. In comparison, we made $217 million of contributions to our pension and other postretirement benefit plans during the first nine months of 2020.

Fund strategic growth initiatives and return capital to shareholders – We intend to utilize our liquidity and debt capacity to fund targeted investments that drive long-term profitable growth focused in the areas of expanded offerings and services, including acquisitions.

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As part of our capital allocation strategy, ME&T free cash flow is a liquidity measure we use to determine the cash generated and available for financing activities including debt repayments, dividends and share repurchases. We define ME&T free cash flow as cash from ME&T operations excluding discretionary pension and other postretirement benefit plan contributions less capital expenditures. A goal of our capital allocation strategy is to return substantially all ME&T free cash flow to shareholders through the cycles in the form of dividends and share repurchases, while maintaining our mid-A rating.

Our share repurchase plans are subject to the company’s cash deployment priorities and are evaluated on an ongoing basis considering the financial condition of the company and the economic outlook, corporate cash flow, the company’s liquidity needs, and the health and stability of global credit markets. The timing and amount of future repurchases may vary depending on market conditions and investing priorities. In July 2018, the Board of Directors approved an authorization to repurchase up to $10 billion of Caterpillar common stock (the 2018 Authorization) effective January 1, 2019, with no expiration. In the second quarter of 2021, we resumed our share repurchase program under the 2018 Authorization. In the first nine months of 2021, we repurchased $1.62 billion of Caterpillar common stock, with $3.1 billion remaining under the 2018 Authorization as of September 30, 2021. Our basic shares outstanding as of September 30, 2021 were approximately 541 million.

Each quarter, our Board of Directors reviews the company’s dividend for the applicable quarter. The Board evaluates the financial condition of the company and considers the economic outlook, corporate cash flow, the company’s liquidity needs, and the health and stability of global credit markets to determine whether to maintain or change the quarterly dividend. In October 2021, the Board of Directors approved maintaining our quarterly dividend at $1.11 per share and we continue to expect our strong financial position to support the dividend. Dividends paid totaled $1.73 billion in the first nine months of 2021.

Financial Products

Financial Products operating cash flow was $1.10 billion in the first nine months of 2021, compared with $1.04 billion for the same period a year ago. Net cash used for investing activities was $468 million for the first nine months of 2021, compared with net cash provided of $885 million for the same period in 2020. The change was primarily due to portfolio related activity. Net cash used for financing activities was $289 million for the first nine months of 2021 compared with $2.10 billion for the same period in 2020. The change was primarily due to higher portfolio funding requirements.

RECENT ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

For a discussion of recent accounting pronouncements, see Part I, Item 1. Note 2 - “New accounting guidance”.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES

For a discussion of the company’s critical accounting estimates, see Part II, Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K. There have been no significant changes to our critical accounting estimates since our 2020 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER MATTERS

Information related to legal proceedings appears in Note 14—Environmental and Legal Matters of Part II, Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Retirement Benefits

We recognize mark-to-market gains and losses immediately through earnings upon the remeasurement of our pension and OPEB plans. Mark-to-market gains and losses represent the effects of actual results differing from our assumptions and the effects of changing assumptions. We will record the annual mark-to-market adjustment as of the measurement date, December 31, 2021. The discount rates for our U.S. pension plans were 2.8 percent and 2.4 percent as of September 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively. Asset returns as of September 30, 2021 for our U.S. pension plans were 1.5 percent compared to an expected return on plan assets for 2021 of 4.2 percent. It is difficult to predict the December 31, 2021 adjustment amount, as it is dependent on several factors including discount rate, actual returns on plan assets and other actuarial assumptions.

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Order Backlog

At the end of the third quarter of 2021, the dollar amount of backlog believed to be firm was approximately $20.6 billion, about $2.2 billion higher than the second quarter of 2021. The order backlog increased across the three primary segments, with the largest increase in Resource Industries. Of the total backlog at September 30, 2021, approximately $3.9 billion was not expected to be filled in the following twelve months.

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NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES

We provide the following definitions for the non-GAAP financial measures used in this report. These non-GAAP financial measures have no standardized meaning prescribed by U.S. GAAP and therefore are unlikely to be comparable to the calculation of similar measures for other companies. Management does not intend these items to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the related GAAP measures.

We believe it is important to separately quantify the profit impact of two significant items in order for our results to be meaningful to our readers. These items consist of (i) restructuring costs, which were incurred to generate longer-term benefits and (ii) remeasurement (gains) losses resulting from the settlements of pension obligations in 2020. We do not consider these items indicative of earnings from ongoing business activities and believe the non-GAAP measure provides investors with useful perspective on underlying business results and trends and aids with assessing our period-over-period results. In addition, we provide a calculation of ME&T free cash flow as we believe it is an important measure for investors to determine the cash generation available for financing activities including debt repayments, dividends and share repurchases.

Reconciliations of adjusted results to the most directly comparable GAAP measures are as follows:


(Dollars in millions except per share data)	Operating Profit		Operating Profit Margin		Profit Before Taxes		Provision (Benefit) for Income Taxes		Effective Tax Rate		Profit		Profit per Share

Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 - U.S. GAAP	$	1,664	13.4	%	$	1,775	$	368	20.7	%	$	1,426	$	2.60
Restructuring costs	35		0.3	%	35		6		15.0	%	29		$	0.06
Three Months Ended September 30, 2021 - Adjusted	$	1,699	13.7	%	$	1,810	$	374	20.7	%	$	1,455	$	2.66

Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 - U.S. GAAP	$	985	10.0	%	$	863	$	187	21.7	%	$	668	$	1.22
Restructuring costs	112		1.1	%	112		13		12.0	%	99		$	0.18
Remeasurement (gains) losses of pension obligations	—		—	%	77		12		15.6	%	65		$	0.12
Three Months Ended September 30, 2020 - Adjusted	$	1,097	11.1	%	$	1,052	$	212	20.2	%	$	832	$	1.52

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 - U.S. GAAP	$	5,267	14.2	%	$	5,642	$	1,313	23.3	%	$	4,369	$	7.94
Restructuring costs	124		0.3	%	124		19		15.0	%	105		$	0.19
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021 - Adjusted	$	5,391	14.5	%	$	5,766	$	1,332	23.1	%	$	4,474	$	8.13

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 - U.S. GAAP	$	3,173	10.4	%	$	3,054	$	839	27.5	%	$	2,218	$	4.05
Restructuring costs	296		1.0	%	296		35		12.0	%	261		$	0.48
Remeasurement (gains) losses of pension obligations	—		—	%	(55)		(10)		18.2	%	(45)		$	(0.08)
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020 - Adjusted	$	3,469	11.4	%	$	3,295	$	864	26.2	%	$	2,434	$	4.44

Reconciliations of ME&T free cash flow to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, net cash provided by operating activities are as follows:



(Millions of dollars)	Nine Months Ended September 30
		2021		2020
ME&T net cash provided by operating activities 1		$	4,899	$	2,065

ME&T capital expenditures		$	(693)	$	(685)
ME&T free cash flow		$	4,206	$	1,380
1 See reconciliation of ME&T net cash provided by operating activities to consolidated net cash provided by operating activities on pages 77 - 78.

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Supplemental Consolidating Data

We are providing supplemental consolidating data for the purpose of additional analysis. The data has been grouped as follows:

Consolidated – Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Machinery, Energy & Transportation – We define ME&T as it is presented in the supplemental data as Caterpillar Inc. and its subsidiaries, excluding Financial Products. ME&T’s information relates to the design, manufacturing and marketing of our products.

Financial Products – We define Financial Products as it is presented in the supplemental data as our finance and insurance subsidiaries, primarily Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation (Cat Financial) and Caterpillar Insurance Holdings Inc. (Insurance Services). Financial Products’ information relates to the financing to customers and dealers for the purchase and lease of Caterpillar and other equipment.

Consolidating Adjustments – Eliminations of transactions between ME&T and Financial Products.

The nature of the ME&T and Financial Products businesses is different, especially with regard to the financial position and cash flow items. Caterpillar management utilizes this presentation internally to highlight these differences. We believe this presentation will assist readers in understanding our business.

Pages 71 to 78 reconcile ME&T and Financial Products to Caterpillar Inc. consolidated financial information. Certain amounts for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	11,707	$	11,707	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	690		—		787		(97)		1
Total sales and revenues	12,397		11,707		787		(97)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	8,617		8,618		—		(1)		2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,340		1,147		200		(7)		2
Research and development expenses	427		427		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	111		—		111		—
Other operating (income) expenses	238		(56)		310		(16)		2
Total operating costs	10,733		10,136		621		(24)

Operating profit	1,664		1,571		166		(73)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	114		114		—		—
Other income (expense)	225		143		9		73		3

Consolidated profit before taxes	1,775		1,600		175		—

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	368		331		37		—
Profit of consolidated companies	1,407		1,269		138		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	21		23		—		(2)		4


Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	1,428		1,292		138		(2)

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	2		1		3		(2)		5

Profit 6	$	1,426	$	1,291	$	135	$	—

1Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from ME&T.

2Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.

3Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.

4Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products’ subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

5Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

6Profit attributable to common shareholders.

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Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	35,091	$	35,091	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,082		—		2,371		(289)		1
Total sales and revenues	37,173		35,091		2,371		(289)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	25,510		25,515		—		(5)		2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,943		3,471		483		(11)		2
Research and development expenses	1,247		1,247		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	352		—		352		—
Other operating (income) expenses	854		(30)		931		(47)		2
Total operating costs	31,906		30,203		1,766		(63)

Operating profit	5,267		4,888		605		(226)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	376		376		—		—
Other income (expense)	751		819		56		(124)		3

Consolidated profit before taxes	5,642		5,331		661		(350)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	1,313		1,158		155		—
Profit of consolidated companies	4,329		4,173		506		(350)

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	44		52		—		(8)		4


Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	4,373		4,225		506		(358)

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	4		3		9		(8)		5

Profit 6	$	4,369	$	4,222	$	497	$	(350)

1Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from ME&T.

2Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.

3Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.

4Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products’ subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

5Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

6Profit attributable to common shareholders.

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Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Three Months Ended September 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	9,228	$	9,228	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	653		—		740		(87)		1
Total sales and revenues	9,881		9,228		740		(87)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	6,919		6,921		—		(2)		2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	1,126		943		189		(6)		2
Research and development expenses	344		344		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	137		—		137		—
Other operating (income) expenses	370		95		287		(12)		2
Total operating costs	8,896		8,303		613		(20)

Operating profit	985		925		127		(67)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	136		136		—		—
Other income (expense)	14		(62)		9		67		3

Consolidated profit before taxes	863		727		136		—

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	187		133		54		—
Profit of consolidated companies	676		594		82		—

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	(5)		(4)		—		(1)		4


Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	671		590		82		(1)

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	3		—		4		(1)		5

Profit 6	$	668	$	590	$	78	$	—

1Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from ME&T.

2Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.

3Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.

4Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products’ subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

5Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

6Profit attributable to common shareholders.

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Supplemental Data for Results of Operations

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Sales and revenues:
Sales of Machinery, Energy & Transportation	$	28,452	$	28,452	$	—	$	—
Revenues of Financial Products	2,061		—		2,350		(289)		1
Total sales and revenues	30,513		28,452		2,350		(289)

Operating costs:
Cost of goods sold	21,298		21,302		—		(4)		2
Selling, general and administrative expenses	3,426		2,867		572		(13)		2
Research and development expenses	1,041		1,041		—		—
Interest expense of Financial Products	461		—		462		(1)		3
Other operating (income) expenses	1,114		227		927		(40)		2
Total operating costs	27,340		25,437		1,961		(58)

Operating profit	3,173		3,015		389		(231)

Interest expense excluding Financial Products	384		383		—		1		3
Other income (expense)	265		60		(7)		212		4

Consolidated profit before taxes	3,054		2,692		382		(20)

Provision (benefit) for income taxes	839		720		119		—
Profit of consolidated companies	2,215		1,972		263		(20)

Equity in profit (loss) of unconsolidated affiliated companies	8		18		—		(10)		5


Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	2,223		1,990		263		(30)

Less: Profit (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests	5		2		13		(10)		6

Profit 7	$	2,218	$	1,988	$	250	$	(20)

1Elimination of Financial Products’ revenues earned from ME&T.

2Elimination of net expenses recorded by ME&T paid to Financial Products.

3Elimination of interest expense recorded between Financial Products and ME&T.

4Elimination of discount recorded by ME&T on receivables sold to Financial Products and of interest earned between ME&T and Financial Products as well as dividends paid by Financial Products to ME&T.

5Elimination of equity profit (loss) earned from Financial Products’ subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

6Elimination of noncontrolling interest profit (loss) recorded by Financial Products for subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

7Profit attributable to common shareholders.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,446	$	8,554	$	892	$	—
Receivables – trade and other	7,647		3,175		430		4,042		1,2
Receivables – finance	8,919		—		13,095		(4,176)		2

Prepaid expenses and other current assets	2,215		1,831		425		(41)		3
Inventories	13,666		13,666		—		—
Total current assets	41,893		27,226		14,842		(175)

Property, plant and equipment – net	11,904		7,957		3,947		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,273		389		215		669		1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	12,605		—		13,301		(696)		2


Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,744		2,279		105		(640)		4
Intangible assets	1,121		1,121		—		—
Goodwill	6,353		6,353		—		—
Other assets	3,891		3,233		1,869		(1,211)		5
Total assets	$	80,784	$	48,558	$	34,279	$	(2,053)

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	3,247	$	—	$	3,247	$	—

Accounts payable	7,218		7,112		240		(134)		6
Accrued expenses	3,579		3,234		345		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	2,075		2,031		44		—
Customer advances	1,155		1,155		—		—

Other current liabilities	2,319		1,694		689		(64)		4,7
Long-term debt due within one year	6,383		48		6,335		—
Total current liabilities	25,976		15,274		10,900		(198)

Long-term debt due after one year	27,154		9,786		17,395		(27)		8
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,395		6,394		1		—
Other liabilities	4,564		3,905		1,371		(712)		4
Total liabilities	64,089		35,359		29,667		(937)
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock	6,352		6,352		919		(919)		9
Treasury stock	(26,608)		(26,608)		—		—
Profit employed in the business	38,361		34,138		4,212		11		9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,440)		(715)		(725)		—
Noncontrolling interests	30		32		206		(208)		9
Total shareholders’ equity	16,695		13,199		4,612		(1,116)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	80,784	$	48,558	$	34,279	$	(2,053)

1 Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.

2 Reclassification of ME&T’s trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products’ wholesale inventory receivables.

3 Elimination of ME&T’s insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.

4 Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.

5 Elimination of other intercompany assets between ME&T and Financial Products.

6 Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.

7 Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products’ other liabilities.

8 Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.

9 Eliminations associated with ME&T’s investments in Financial Products’ subsidiaries.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Financial Position

At December 31, 2020

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Assets
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	9,352	$	8,822	$	530	$	—
Receivables – trade and other	7,317		3,846		397		3,074		1,2
Receivables – finance	9,463		—		13,681		(4,218)		2

Prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,930		1,376		624		(70)		3
Inventories	11,402		11,402		—		—
Total current assets	39,464		25,446		15,232		(1,214)

Property, plant and equipment – net	12,401		8,309		4,092		—
Long-term receivables – trade and other	1,185		363		164		658		1,2
Long-term receivables – finance	12,222		—		12,895		(673)		2


Noncurrent deferred and refundable income taxes	1,523		2,058		110		(645)		4
Intangible assets	1,308		1,308		—		—
Goodwill	6,394		6,394		—		—
Other assets	3,827		3,158		1,871		(1,202)		5
Total assets	$	78,324	$	47,036	$	34,364	$	(3,076)

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
Short-term borrowings	$	2,015	$	10	$	2,005	$	—
Short-term borrowings with consolidated companies	—		—		1,000		(1,000)		6
Accounts payable	6,128		6,060		212		(144)		7
Accrued expenses	3,642		3,099		543		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	1,096		1,081		15		—
Customer advances	1,108		1,108		—		—
Dividends payable	562		562		—		—
Other current liabilities	2,017		1,530		580		(93)		4,8
Long-term debt due within one year	9,149		1,420		7,729		—
Total current liabilities	25,717		14,870		12,084		(1,237)

Long-term debt due after one year	25,999		9,764		16,250		(15)		6
Liability for postemployment benefits	6,872		6,872		—		—
Other liabilities	4,358		3,691		1,385		(718)		4
Total liabilities	62,946		35,197		29,719		(1,970)
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders’ equity
Common stock	6,230		6,230		919		(919)		9
Treasury stock	(25,178)		(25,178)		—		—
Profit employed in the business	35,167		31,091		4,065		11		9
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(888)		(352)		(536)		—
Noncontrolling interests	47		48		197		(198)		9
Total shareholders’ equity	15,378		11,839		4,645		(1,106)
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	78,324	$	47,036	$	34,364	$	(3,076)

1 Elimination of receivables between ME&T and Financial Products.

2 Reclassification of ME&T’s trade receivables purchased by Financial Products and Financial Products’ wholesale inventory receivables.

3 Elimination of ME&T’s insurance premiums that are prepaid to Financial Products.

4 Reclassification reflecting required netting of deferred tax assets/liabilities by taxing jurisdiction.

5 Elimination of other intercompany assets between ME&T and Financial Products.

6 Elimination of debt between ME&T and Financial Products.

7 Elimination of payables between ME&T and Financial Products.

8 Elimination of prepaid insurance in Financial Products’ other liabilities.

9 Eliminations associated with ME&T’s investments in Financial Products’ subsidiaries.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Cash Flow

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2021

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	4,373	$	4,225	$	506	$	(358)	1, 5
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,766		1,162		604		—



Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(321)		(255)		(66)		—
Other	102		104		(135)		133		2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	(326)		(338)		40		(28)		2, 3
Inventories	(2,195)		(2,194)		—		(1)		2
Accounts payable	1,232		1,194		28		10		2
Accrued expenses	46		117		(71)		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	934		905		29		—
Customer advances	39		39		—		—
Other assets – net	138		133		24		(19)		2
Other liabilities – net	(2)		(193)		144		47		2
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	5,786		4,899		1,103		(216)

Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(673)		(670)		(11)		8		2
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(1,014)		(23)		(997)		6		2
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	877		71		818		(12)		2
Additions to finance receivables	(9,603)		—		(10,292)		689		3
Collections of finance receivables	9,221		—		9,946		(725)		3
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—		—		100		(100)		3
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	44		—		44		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		1,000		3		(1,003)		4
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(449)		(449)		—		—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	23		23		—		—
Proceeds from sale of securities	424		44		380		—
Investments in securities	(934)		(542)		(392)		—
Other – net	(8)		59		(67)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(2,092)		(487)		(468)		(1,137)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,733)		(1,733)		(350)		350		5
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	122		122		—		—
Common shares repurchased	(1,622)		(1,622)		—		—

Net intercompany borrowings	—		(3)		(1,000)		1,003		4
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	6,931		494		6,437		—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(8,620)		(1,910)		(6,710)		—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	1,324		(10)		1,334		—
Other – net	(4)		(4)		—		—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(3,602)		(4,666)		(289)		1,353
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(9)		(14)		5		—
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	83		(268)		351		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	9,366		8,822		544		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	9,449	$	8,554	$	895	$	—

1 Elimination of equity profit earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

2 Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.

3 Reclassification of Financial Products’ cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.

4 Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.

5 Elimination of dividend activity between Financial Products and ME&T.

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Caterpillar Inc.

Supplemental Data for Cash Flow

For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020

(Unaudited)

(Millions of dollars)


			Supplemental Consolidating Data
	Consolidated		Machinery, Energy & Transportation		Financial Products		Consolidating Adjustments
Cash flow from operating activities:
Profit of consolidated and affiliated companies	$	2,223	$	1,990	$	263	$	(30)	1,5
Adjustments for non-cash items:
Depreciation and amortization	1,815		1,217		598		—

Net gain on remeasurement of pension obligations	(55)		(55)		—		—
Provision (benefit) for deferred income taxes	(38)		(5)		(33)		—
Other	919		494		167		258		2
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquisitions and divestitures:
Receivables – trade and other	1,473		616		(54)		911		2, 3
Inventories	(139)		(130)		—		(9)		2
Accounts payable	(596)		(599)		(6)		9		2
Accrued expenses	(286)		(314)		28		—
Accrued wages, salaries and employee benefits	(547)		(512)		(35)		—
Customer advances	13		13		—		—
Other assets – net	(15)		(136)		26		95		2
Other liabilities – net	(512)		(514)		83		(81)		2
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	4,255		2,065		1,037		1,153

Cash flow from investing activities:
Capital expenditures – excluding equipment leased to others	(686)		(687)		(11)		12		2
Expenditures for equipment leased to others	(805)		2		(823)		16		2
Proceeds from disposals of leased assets and property, plant and equipment	550		119		451		(20)		2
Additions to finance receivables	(9,278)		—		(10,234)		956		3
Collections of finance receivables	9,656		—		10,822		(1,166)		3
Net intercompany purchased receivables	—		—		971		(971)		3
Proceeds from sale of finance receivables	37		—		37		—
Net intercompany borrowings	—		599		6		(605)		4
Investments and acquisitions (net of cash acquired)	(93)		(93)		—		—
Proceeds from sale of businesses and investments (net of cash sold)	13		13		—		—
Proceeds from sale of securities	239		17		222		—
Investments in securities	(512)		(15)		(497)		—
Other – net	(80)		(21)		(59)		—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(959)		(66)		885		(1,778)

Cash flow from financing activities:
Dividends paid	(1,683)		(1,683)		(20)		20		5
Common stock issued, including treasury shares reissued	110		110		—		—
Common shares repurchased	(1,130)		(1,130)		—		—

Net intercompany borrowings	—		(6)		(599)		605		4
Proceeds from debt issued (original maturities greater than three months)	9,418		1,991		7,427		—
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(6,789)		(18)		(6,771)		—
Short-term borrowings – net (original maturities three months or less)	(2,138)		(5)		(2,133)		—
Other – net	(1)		(1)		—		—
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities	(2,213)		(742)		(2,096)		625
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash	(56)		(47)		(9)		—
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	1,027		1,210		(183)		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	8,292		7,302		990		—
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	9,319	$	8,512	$	807	$	—

1 Elimination of equity profit earned from Financial Products' subsidiaries partially owned by ME&T subsidiaries.

2 Elimination of non-cash adjustments and changes in assets and liabilities related to consolidated reporting.

3 Reclassification of Financial Products’ cash flow activity from investing to operating for receivables that arose from the sale of inventory.

4 Elimination of net proceeds and payments to/from ME&T and Financial Products.

5 Elimination of dividend activity between Financial Products and ME&T.

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Forward-looking Statements

Certain statements in this Form 10-Q relate to future events and expectations and are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as “believe,” “estimate,” “will be,” “will,” “would,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “forecast,” “target,” “guide,” “project,” “intend,” “could,” “should” or other similar words or expressions often identify forward-looking statements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, statements regarding our outlook, projections, forecasts or trend descriptions. These statements do not guarantee future performance and speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake to update our forward-looking statements.

Caterpillar’s actual results may differ materially from those described or implied in our forward-looking statements based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to: (i) global and regional economic conditions and economic conditions in the industries we serve; (ii) commodity price changes, material price increases, fluctuations in demand for our products or significant shortages of material; (iii) government monetary or fiscal policies; (iv) political and economic risks, commercial instability and events beyond our control in the countries in which we operate; (v) international trade policies and their impact on demand for our products and our competitive position, including the imposition of new tariffs or changes in existing tariff rates; (vi) our ability to develop, produce and market quality products that meet our customers’ needs; (vii) the impact of the highly competitive environment in which we operate on our sales and pricing; (viii) information technology security threats and computer crime; (ix) inventory management decisions and sourcing practices of our dealers and our OEM customers; (x) a failure to realize, or a delay in realizing, all of the anticipated benefits of our acquisitions, joint ventures or divestitures; (xi) union disputes or other employee relations issues; (xii) adverse effects of unexpected events; (xiii) disruptions or volatility in global financial markets limiting our sources of liquidity or the liquidity of our customers, dealers and suppliers; (xiv) failure to maintain our credit ratings and potential resulting increases to our cost of borrowing and adverse effects on our cost of funds, liquidity, competitive position and access to capital markets; (xv) our Financial Products segment’s risks associated with the financial services industry; (xvi) changes in interest rates or market liquidity conditions; (xvii) an increase in delinquencies, repossessions or net losses of Cat Financial’s customers; (xviii) currency fluctuations; (xix) our or Cat Financial’s compliance with financial and other restrictive covenants in debt agreements; (xx) increased pension plan funding obligations; (xxi) alleged or actual violations of trade or anti-corruption laws and regulations; (xxii) additional tax expense or exposure, including the impact of U.S. tax reform; (xxiii) significant legal proceedings, claims, lawsuits or government investigations; (xxiv) new regulations or changes in financial services regulations; (xxv) compliance with environmental laws and regulations; (xxvi) the duration and geographic spread of, business disruptions caused by, and the overall global economic impact of, the COVID-19 pandemic; and (xxvii) other factors described in more detail under the section entitled "Part I - Item 1A. Risk Factors" of Caterpillar's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020, as such factors may be updated from time to time in Caterpillar's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 5 – “Derivative financial instruments and risk management” included in Part I, Item 1 and Management’s Discussion and Analysis included in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures

An evaluation was performed under the supervision and with the participation of the company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures, as that term is defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report. Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO concluded that the company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting

During the third quarter of 2021, there has been no change in the company’s internal control over financial reporting that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The information required by this Item is incorporated by reference from Note 14 – “Environmental and legal matters” included in Part I, Item 1 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities


Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased2,3	Average Price Paid per Share2,3		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Program	Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that may yet be Purchased under the Program (in billions)1
July 1-31, 2021	2,134,721	$	211.64	2,134,721	$	4.064
August 1-31, 2021	3,117,946	$	207.19	3,117,946	$	3.418
September 1-30, 2021	1,357,771	$	201.53	1,357,771	$	3.144
Total	6,610,438	$	207.46	6,610,438

1 In July 2018, the Board approved a share repurchase authorization of up to $10.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock effective January 1, 2019, with no expiration (the 2018 Authorization). As of September 30, 2021, approximately $3.1 billion remained available under the 2018 Authorization.
2 During the third quarter of 2021, we entered into an ASR with a third-party financial institution to purchase $750 million of our common stock. In August 2021, upon payment of the $750 million to the financial institution, we received 2.9 million shares. In September 2021, upon final settlement of the ASR, we received an additional 0.7 million shares. In total, we repurchased 3.6 million shares under this ASR at an average price per share of $206.21.
3 In July, August and September of 2021, we repurchased 2.2 million, 0.2 million and 0.6 million shares respectively, for an aggregate of $622 million in open market transactions at an average price per share of $211.64, $208.70 and $200.00, respectively.

Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plans

As of September 30, 2021, we had 28 employee stock purchase plans (the “EIP Plans”) that are administered outside the United States for our non-U.S. employees, which had approximately 12,000 active participants in the aggregate. During the third quarter of 2021, approximately 73,000 shares of Caterpillar common stock were purchased by the EIP Plans pursuant to the terms of such plans.

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Item 6. Exhibits



10.1						Credit Agreement (2021 364-Day Facility), dated September 2, 2021,among Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as agent, Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2021)

10.2						Local Currency Addendum, dated as of September 2, 2021, to the Credit Agreement (2021 364-Day Facility) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.2 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2021)

10.3						Japan Local Currency Addendum, dated as of September 2, 2021, to the Credit Agreement (2021 364-Day Facility) (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed September 8, 2021)

10.4						A mendment N o . 1 to S econd A mended and R est ated C redit A gree ment (T hree -Y ear F acility ), A mendment N o . 1 to L ocal C urrency Addendum and A mendment N o . 1 to Japan Local Currency Addendum , dated as of September 2, 2021 , among Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as agent, Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. as Japan Local Currency Agent

10.5						Amendment No. 1 to Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (Five -Year Facility), Amendment No. 1 to Local Currency Addendum and Amendment No. 1 to Japan Local Currency Addendum, dated as of September 2, 2021, among Caterpillar Inc., Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation, Caterpillar International Finance Designated Activity Company, and Caterpillar Finance Kabushiki Kaisha, certain financial institutions named therein, Citibank, N.A., as agent, Citibank Europe PLC, UK Branch, as Local Currency Agent, and MUFG Bank, Ltd. as Japan Local Currency Agent (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.5 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 8, 2021)

31.1						Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2						Certification of Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32						Certification of Chief Executive Officer of Caterpillar Inc. and Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Inc., as required pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002



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The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and you should not rely on them for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by us in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


	CATERPILLAR INC.


November 3, 2021	/s/ D. James Umpleby III	Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer
	D. James Umpleby III



November 3, 2021	/s/ Andrew R.J. Bonfield	Chief Financial Officer
	Andrew R.J. Bonfield



November 3, 2021	/s/ Suzette M. Long	Chief Legal Officer and General Counsel
	Suzette M. Long



November 3, 2021	/s/ G. Michael Marvel	Chief Accounting Officer
	G. Michael Marvel