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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gaidoo John O 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CUMMINS INC [CMI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) VP and Chief Legal Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 500 JACKSON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/13/2026 (Street) COLUMBUS, IN 47201 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common 02/13/2026 M 290 A $109.09 2,077.962 D Common 02/13/2026 F 132 D $601.01 1,945.962 D Common 36.264(1) I By 401(k) Plan

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$109.09

02/13/2026

M

290

04/04/2019

04/04/2026

Common

290

$ 0

0

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$142.12

04/06/2023

04/06/2030

Common

750

750

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$149.72

04/03/2020

04/03/2027

Common

190

190

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$160.1

04/03/2021

04/03/2028

Common

430

430

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$163.43

04/04/2022

04/04/2029

Common

860

860

D

Stock Option (Right-to-Buy)

$207.04

10/01/2023

10/01/2030

Common

860

860

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gaidoo John O 500 JACKSON STREET COLUMBUS, IN 47201			VP and Chief Legal Officer

Signatures

/s/ Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale, Attorney-in-Fact		02/13/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The number of shares is based on the dollar value of the reporting person's interest in the Cummins Stock Fund under the Company's 401(k) plan as most recently provided by the plan. The actual number of shares underlying the interest is not known since the Cummins Stock Fund is a unitized account consisting of approximately 98% common stock and 2% cash or cash equivalents.

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