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CAT Fuels AI Boom With Record Backlog
10 Sep
Summary
- Caterpillar's Q2 revenue surpassed $20 billion for the first time.
- The company's backlog surged 92% year-over-year to $72 billion.
- Power Generation revenue grew 72% due to escalating data center demand.
Caterpillar has emerged as a significant beneficiary of the burgeoning AI data center construction, with recent financial results reflecting this trend. The company reported a record-breaking second quarter, achieving $20.54 billion in revenue, its first to surpass the $20 billion mark.
This surge in demand is underscored by Caterpillar's backlog, which expanded by $9 billion sequentially to a total of $72 billion. Notably, some Power & Energy customers are placing orders extending as far out as 2030, indicating substantial future business.
The Power Generation segment, in particular, experienced robust growth, increasing by 72% in the second quarter. This acceleration is directly attributed to the high demand from AI data center development, with Caterpillar preparing to ship 1.5 gigawatts of new engine capacity starting in the fourth quarter.
