In the fiscal year of 2024, the Illinois-based manufacturer of machinery and engines, Caterpillar Inc, made a worldwide profit of approximately **** billion U.S. dollars. This represents an increase of **** percent compared to the previous year's profit. The company's profit had a fluctuating trend for the majority of the years until 2018, when the company experienced a dramatic increase in profits. The figures have remained roughly stable from 2018 to 2022, except for the year 2020, during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reported fiscal year ends on December 31.
The figures were compiled from several editions of the annual reports. The values have been rounded. Profit attributable to common stockholders. In 2007, Caterpillar changed its accounting for uncertain tax positions.
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