In the fiscal year of 2024, Caterpillar Inc reported a revenue of around ***** billion U.S. dollars generated from global sales. About ** billion U.S. dollars of the revenue was generated in North America in 2023. Caterpillar experienced a decrease in revenue relative to the previous year. The reported fiscal year ends on December 31.
Background on Caterpillar
Following a merger between two of the most important tractor manufacturers in the United States at the time, Caterpillar was founded in 1925 in California. In 2024, Caterpillar Inc. was ranked as the world’s top manufacturer of construction machinery, making sales amounting to about ***** billion U.S. dollars.
Caterpillar's workforce
The American manufacturer employed******* individuals in 2023. Established as a multinational, Caterpillar has employees all around the world, though large majority of its employees are based in North America.
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