Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period Total Number
of Shares
Purchased Average Price
Paid per Share
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
January 1-31, 2026 191,516 $ 626.54 191,516 $ 14.817
February 1-28, 2026 4,960,054 $ 659.85 4,960,054 2
$ 10.194
March 1-31, 2026 406,228 $ 700.06 406,228 $ 9.910
Total 5,557,798 $ 661.64 5,557,798
1 In June 2024, the Board approved a share repurchase authorization (the 2024 Authorization) of up to $20.0 billion of Caterpillar common stock, effective June 12, 2024, with no expiration. As of March 31,2026, approximately $9.9 billion remained available under the 2024 Authorization.
2 Includes shares acquired pursuant to the accelerated share repurchase agreements entered into during the first quarter of 2026.
Non-U.S. Employee Stock Purchase Plans
As of March 31, 2026, we had 38 employee stock purchase plans (the “EIP Plans”) that are administered outside the United States for our non-U.S. employees, which had approximately 18,000 active participants in the aggregate. During the first quarter of 2026, approximately 30,000 shares of Caterpillar common stock were purchased by the EIP Plans pursuant to the terms of such plans.
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