In fiscal year 2025 Caterpillar reported $67.6B in revenue against Delta Air Lines's $63.4B, 1.07× as much.
| Measure | CAT | DAL | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $67.6B | $63.4B | ×1.07 |
| Operating income | $11.2B | $5.8B | ×1.92 |
| Net income | $8.9B | $5.0B | ×1.78 |
| EPS (diluted) | 18.81 | 7.66 | ×2.46 |
| Total assets | $98.6B | $81.3B | ×1.21 |
| Total liabilities | $77.3B | $60.5B | ×1.28 |
| Shareholders' equity | $21.3B | $20.9B | ×1.02 |
| Cash | $10.0B | $4.3B | ×2.32 |
| Long-term debt | $30.7B | $11.9B | ×2.57 |
| Shares outstanding | 465M | 653M | ×1.40 |
| Net margin | 13.1% | 7.9% | ×1.66 |
| Operating margin | 16.5% | 9.2% | ×1.80 |
| Operating cash flow | $11.7B | $8.3B | ×1.41 |
| Capital expenditure | $2.8B | $4.5B | ×1.59 |
| Free cash flow | $8.9B | $3.8B | ×2.32 |
| Dividends paid | $2.7B | $440M | ×6.25 |
| Income tax expense | $2.8B | $1.2B | ×2.35 |
| Share buybacks | $5.2B | $0 | — |
The larger of the two figures is in bold. Larger is not automatically better: on debt, cost and tax a bigger number is simply a bigger number. This site reports the figures and leaves the judgement to you.
Revenue, year by year
Caterpillar · 2011–2025
Delta Air Lines · 2011–2025
Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026
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