The company said sales and revenues for Q4 2023 were $17.1 billion, up 3% from $16.6 billion a year earlier. Profit per share for Q4 was $5.28, and adjusted profit per share was $5.23.

1. 01

   The company said sales and revenues for Q4 2023 were $17.1 billion, up 3% from $16.6 billion a year earlier. Profit per share for Q4 was $5.28, and adjusted profit per share was $5.23.

2. 02

   Caterpillar said operating profit for Q4 2023 was $3.134 billion, up 87% from $1.680 billion a year earlier. It said operating profit margin was 18.4% (10.1% a year earlier), and adjusted operating profit margin was 18.9% (17.0% a year earlier).

3. 03

   The company said full-year sales and revenues for 2023 were $67.1 billion, up 13% from $59.4 billion in 2022. Full-year profit per share was $20.12 and adjusted profit per share was $21.21, and adjusted operating profit margin was 20.5% (15.4% in 2022).

4. 04

   The company said enterprise operating cash flow for 2023 was $12.9 billion. During the same year, it repurchased $5.0 billion of its common stock and paid dividends of $2.6 billion, and enterprise cash was $7.0 billion at year-end.

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