

Computations of profit per share:	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in millions except per share data)		2026		2025
Profit for the period (A) 1		$	2,549	$	2,003
Determination of shares (in millions):
Weighted-average number of common shares outstanding (B)		463.4		474.9
Shares issuable on exercise of stock awards, net of shares assumed to be purchased out of proceeds at average market price		2.4		2.2
Average common shares outstanding for fully diluted computation (C) 2		465.8		477.1
Profit per share of common stock:
Basic (A/B)		$	5.50	$	4.22
Diluted (A/C) 2		$	5.47	$	4.20
Shares outstanding as of March 31, (in millions)		460.6		471.0

1 Profit attributable to common shareholders.
2 Diluted by assumed exercise of stock-based compensation awards using the treasury stock method.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we excluded 0.1 million and 0.3 million of outstanding stock-based compensation awards, respectively, from the computation of diluted earnings per share because the effect would have been antidilutive.

For the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025, we repurchased 5.6 million and 7.5 million shares of Caterpillar common stock, respectively, at an aggregate cost of $3.7 billion and $2.8 billion, respectively. We made these purchases through the combination of accelerated share repurchase (ASR) agreements with third-party financial institutions and open market transactions in 2026 and 2025.

In the first quarter of 2026, we entered into ASR agreements to repurchase an aggregate of $4.50 billion of common stock. We advanced the $4.50 billion and received approximately 4.8 million shares of Caterpillar common stock, approximately 70% of the estimated final number of shares to be repurchased, with a value of $3.15 billion. The final number of shares to ultimately be repurchased will be based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of our common stock during the term of the ASR agreements, less a discount and subject to adjustments pursuant to the terms and conditions of the ASR agreements. The final settlement of the ASR agreements is scheduled to occur during the fourth quarter of 2026. The remaining $1.35 billion was evaluated as unsettled forward contracts and was classified as a reduction to Common stock within the Consolidated Statement of Financial Position.