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Caterpillar reports 17% sales growth and higher third-quarter profit
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Caterpillar reported third-quarter 2026 sales and revenues of $20.682 billion on October 29, up 17% from $17.638 billion a year earlier, while diluted profit per share rose to $7.13 from $4.88 and adjusted profit per share reached $7.20. Retail sales reported by dealers and direct sales increased 22% overall, led by Power & Energy at 36% and Construction Industries at 20%, while Resource Industries rose 4% and Rail declined 70%; Caterpillar returned $1.9 billion through $1.2 billion of share repurchases and $0.7 billion of dividends.