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CAT Caterpillar Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Industrials / Farm & Heavy Construction Machinery

$713.38 ▲ $0.07(0.01%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Caterpillar Inc., a global enterprise founded in 1925 and headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois (having previously operated as Caterpillar Tractor Co. until its rebranding in 1986), is a premier manufacturer and vendor of heavy construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas power units, and industrial gas turbines across the world. The company's extensive offerings are organized into several operational divisions: Construction Industries: This segment delivers a broad spectrum of machinery for construction projects, including asphalt pavers, versatile backhoe and skid steer loaders, various sizes of excavators (from compact to heavy-duty), compactors, road-building equipment like cold planers and motorgraders, pipelayers, site preparation tractors, telehandlers, and utility vehicles, alongside a range of wheel loaders and track-type equipment. Resource Industries: Dedicated to the mining sector, this division supplies powerful equipment such as electric rope and hydraulic shovels, draglines, rotary drills, specialized hard rock vehicles, and a diverse fleet of mining, off-highway, and articulated trucks. It also offers longwall miners, wheel dozers, fleet management systems, autonomous vehicle solutions, crucial machinery components, selected work tools, and comprehensive safety and performance solutions for mining operations. Energy & Transportation: This segment focuses on power generation and propulsion systems. It provides reciprocating engines, generator sets, integrated power solutions, industrial turbines and associated services, remanufactured engines and parts, centrifugal gas compressors, and diesel-electric locomotives with related components and services. These products serve critical sectors including marine, oil and gas, industrial applications, and electric power generation. Financial Products: This segment supports customers with a variety of financial services, such as operating and finance leases, installment sale agreements, working capital loans, and wholesale financing schemes. It also offers insurance and risk management products tailored for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. All Other: This encompassing segment is responsible for manufacturing essential consumables and components like filters, fluids, undercarriage parts, and ground engaging tools.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$1.6300Pays Nov 19, 2026
Forward Annual$6.52From the $1.6300 dividend declared Oct 14, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateOct 26, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth7.7%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth7.1%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

97/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

93/100

Very strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

16/100

Well above own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

71/100

Upper middle of the scale

Complete data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for CAT
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 26% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 31% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 2.2x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 80 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 13.7x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 97 10%
Dividend record44 years of uninterrupted regular payments 100 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for CAT
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 7.2% (2020–2025) 86 25%
Consecutive annual increases32 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 100 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 26% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 14.2% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 4.4% (FY2022–FY2025) 77 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 7.1% (2015–2025) 86 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for CAT
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 8th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 8 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 29.5 is 1.69x its 5-year median of 17.5 0 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 2.7% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 36 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 29.5 vs peer median 25.7 (1.15x; 145 corporation / Industrials securities) 35 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

0.91%

At the Oct 29, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$6.5200

Declared Oct 14, 2026

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

Q Quarterly

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

36

As of Oct 29, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$520.50 – $1,064.90

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

25.96%

12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

44

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

16.31

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 97/100, yield 0.91%.
A Accelerating
32 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
A calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before.
E Enduring
44 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,019,324Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$694.37Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$681.23 – $696.05Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$704.05Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$327.92BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out459.68MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$23.5312 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q2 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)29.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateOct 26, 2026Pays Nov 19, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)8.1%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)7.2%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases32 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose35Since Jan 1982
Rank among payers92of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%3in 43 comparable years
Of peers with 25 or more up years56%also cut at some point

CAT has raised its annual dividend in 35 separate years since January 1982, which ranks 92 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 3 years the annual total fell by more than a fifth.

Of the 310 companies we track with 25 or more years of increases, 173 — 56 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

CAT's dividend yield rose from 0.80% to 0.91% over the past ~90 days (+0.11 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.11 pp from the share price ($814.81 on Jul 31, 2026 → $713.38 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current0.91%
1-Yr Average0.84%
Low / High0.61% – 1.30%
Percentile67%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), CAT's current yield is higher than approximately 67% of them. Our stored price history for CAT covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$1.6300 Q Special Oct 14, 2026 Oct 26, 2026 Oct 26, 2026 Nov 19, 2026
$1.6300 Q Regular Oct 14, 2026 Oct 19, 2026 N/A Nov 19, 2026
$1.6300 Q Regular Jun 10, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Aug 19, 2026
$1.5100 Q Regular Apr 08, 2026 Apr 20, 2026 Apr 20, 2026 May 19, 2026
$1.5100 Q Regular Dec 10, 2025 Jan 20, 2026 Jan 20, 2026 Feb 19, 2026
$1.5100 Q Regular Oct 06, 2025 Oct 20, 2025 Oct 20, 2025 Nov 20, 2025
$1.5100 Q Regular Jun 11, 2025 Jul 21, 2025 Jul 21, 2025 Aug 20, 2025
$1.4100 Q Regular Apr 09, 2025 Apr 21, 2025 Apr 21, 2025 May 20, 2025
$1.4100 Q Regular Dec 10, 2024 Jan 21, 2025 Jan 21, 2025 Feb 20, 2025
$1.4100 Q Regular Oct 09, 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024 Nov 20, 2024
$1.4100 Q Regular Jun 12, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 Jul 22, 2024 Aug 20, 2024
$1.3000 Q Regular Apr 10, 2024 Apr 19, 2024 Apr 22, 2024 May 20, 2024
$1.3000 Q Regular Dec 13, 2023 Jan 19, 2024 Jan 22, 2024 Feb 20, 2024
$1.3000 Q Regular Oct 11, 2023 Oct 20, 2023 Oct 23, 2023 Nov 20, 2023
$1.3000 Q Regular Jun 14, 2023 Jul 19, 2023 Jul 20, 2023 Aug 18, 2023
$1.2000 Q Regular Apr 12, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 Apr 24, 2023 May 19, 2023
$1.2000 Q Regular Dec 14, 2022 Jan 19, 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Feb 17, 2023
$1.2000 Q Regular Oct 12, 2022 Oct 21, 2022 Oct 24, 2022 Nov 18, 2022
$1.2000 Q Regular Jun 08, 2022 Jul 19, 2022 Jul 20, 2022 Aug 19, 2022
$1.1100 Q Regular Apr 13, 2022 Apr 22, 2022 Apr 25, 2022 May 20, 2022
$1.1100 Q Regular Dec 08, 2021 Jan 19, 2022 Jan 20, 2022 Feb 18, 2022
$1.1100 Q Regular Oct 13, 2021 Oct 22, 2021 Oct 25, 2021 Nov 19, 2021
$1.1100 Q Regular Jun 09, 2021 Jul 19, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 Aug 20, 2021
$1.0300 Q Regular Apr 14, 2021 Apr 23, 2021 Apr 26, 2021 May 20, 2021
$1.0300 Q Regular Dec 09, 2020 Jan 19, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Feb 19, 2021
$1.0300 Q Regular Oct 14, 2020 Oct 23, 2020 Oct 26, 2020 Nov 20, 2020
$1.0300 Q Regular Jun 10, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Jul 20, 2020 Aug 20, 2020
$1.0300 Q Regular Apr 08, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Apr 20, 2020 May 20, 2020
$1.0300 Q Regular Dec 11, 2019 Jan 17, 2020 Jan 21, 2020 Feb 20, 2020
$1.0300 Q Regular Oct 09, 2019 Oct 18, 2019 Oct 21, 2019 Nov 20, 2019
$1.0300 Q Regular May 02, 2019 Jul 19, 2019 Jul 22, 2019 Aug 20, 2019
$0.8600 Q Regular Apr 10, 2019 Apr 18, 2019 Apr 22, 2019 May 20, 2019
$0.8600 Q Regular Dec 12, 2018 Jan 18, 2019 Jan 22, 2019 Feb 20, 2019
$0.8600 Q Regular Oct 10, 2018 Oct 19, 2018 Oct 22, 2018 Nov 20, 2018
$0.8600 Q Regular Jun 13, 2018 Jul 19, 2018 Jul 20, 2018 Aug 20, 2018
$0.7800 Q Regular Apr 11, 2018 Apr 20, 2018 Apr 23, 2018 May 19, 2018
$0.7800 Q Regular Dec 13, 2017 Jan 19, 2018 Jan 22, 2018 Feb 20, 2018
$0.7800 Q Regular Oct 11, 2017 Oct 20, 2017 Oct 23, 2017 Nov 20, 2017
$0.7800 Q Regular Jun 14, 2017 Jul 18, 2017 Jul 20, 2017 Aug 19, 2017
$0.7700 Q Regular Apr 12, 2017 Apr 20, 2017 Apr 24, 2017 May 20, 2017
$0.7700 Q Regular Dec 14, 2016 Jan 18, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Feb 18, 2017
$0.7700 Q Regular Oct 12, 2016 Oct 20, 2016 Oct 24, 2016 Nov 19, 2016
$0.7700 Q Regular Jun 08, 2016 Jul 18, 2016 Jul 20, 2016 Aug 20, 2016
$0.7700 Q Regular Apr 13, 2016 Apr 21, 2016 Apr 25, 2016 May 20, 2016
$0.7700 Q Regular Dec 09, 2015 Jan 15, 2016 Jan 20, 2016 Feb 20, 2016
$0.7700 Q Regular Oct 14, 2015 Oct 22, 2015 Oct 26, 2015 Nov 20, 2015
$0.7700 Q Regular Jun 10, 2015 Jul 16, 2015 Jul 20, 2015 Aug 20, 2015
$0.7000 Q Regular Apr 08, 2015 Apr 16, 2015 Apr 20, 2015 May 20, 2015
$0.7000 Q Regular Dec 10, 2014 Jan 15, 2015 Jan 20, 2015 Feb 20, 2015
$0.7000 Q Regular Oct 08, 2014 Oct 16, 2014 Oct 20, 2014 Nov 20, 2014
$0.7000 Q Regular Jun 11, 2014 Jul 17, 2014 Jul 21, 2014 Aug 20, 2014
$0.6000 Q Regular Apr 09, 2014 Apr 16, 2014 Apr 21, 2014 May 20, 2014
$0.6000 Q Regular Dec 11, 2013 Jan 16, 2014 Jan 21, 2014 Feb 20, 2014
$0.6000 Q Regular Oct 09, 2013 Oct 17, 2013 Oct 21, 2013 Nov 20, 2013
$0.6000 Q Regular Jun 12, 2013 Jul 18, 2013 Jul 22, 2013 Aug 20, 2013
$0.5200 Q Regular Apr 10, 2013 Apr 18, 2013 Apr 22, 2013 May 20, 2013
$0.5200 Q Regular Dec 12, 2012 Dec 20, 2012 Dec 24, 2012 Dec 31, 2012
$0.5200 Q Regular Oct 08, 2012 Oct 18, 2012 Oct 22, 2012 Nov 20, 2012
$0.5200 Q Regular Jun 13, 2012 Jul 18, 2012 Jul 20, 2012 Aug 20, 2012
$0.4600 Q Regular Apr 11, 2012 Apr 19, 2012 Apr 23, 2012 May 19, 2012
$0.4600 Q Regular Dec 14, 2011 Jan 18, 2012 Jan 20, 2012 Feb 18, 2012
$0.4600 Q Regular Oct 12, 2011 Oct 20, 2011 Oct 24, 2011 Nov 19, 2011
$0.4600 Q Regular Jun 08, 2011 Jul 18, 2011 Jul 20, 2011 Aug 20, 2011
$0.4400 Q Regular Apr 13, 2011 Apr 20, 2011 Apr 25, 2011 May 20, 2011
$0.4400 Q Regular Dec 08, 2010 Jan 18, 2011 Jan 20, 2011 Feb 19, 2011
$0.4400 Q Regular Oct 13, 2010 Oct 21, 2010 Oct 25, 2010 Nov 20, 2010
$0.4400 Q Regular Jun 09, 2010 Jul 16, 2010 Jul 20, 2010 Aug 20, 2010
$0.4200 Q Regular Apr 14, 2010 Apr 22, 2010 Apr 26, 2010 May 20, 2010
$0.4200 Q Regular Dec 09, 2009 Jan 15, 2010 Jan 20, 2010 Feb 20, 2010
$0.4200 Q Regular Oct 14, 2009 Oct 22, 2009 Oct 26, 2009 Nov 20, 2009
$0.4200 Q Regular Jun 10, 2009 Jul 16, 2009 Jul 20, 2009 Aug 20, 2009
$0.4200 Q Regular Apr 08, 2009 Apr 16, 2009 Apr 20, 2009 May 20, 2009
$0.4200 Q Regular Dec 10, 2008 Jan 15, 2009 Jan 20, 2009 Feb 20, 2009
$0.4200 Q Regular Oct 08, 2008 Oct 16, 2008 Oct 20, 2008 Nov 20, 2008
$0.4200 Q Regular Jun 11, 2008 Jul 17, 2008 Jul 21, 2008 Aug 20, 2008
$0.3600 Q Regular Apr 09, 2008 Apr 17, 2008 Apr 21, 2008 May 20, 2008
$0.3600 Q Regular Dec 12, 2007 Jan 17, 2008 Jan 22, 2008 Feb 20, 2008
$0.3600 Q Regular Oct 10, 2007 Oct 18, 2007 Oct 22, 2007 Nov 20, 2007
$0.3600 Q Regular Jun 13, 2007 Jul 18, 2007 Jul 20, 2007 Aug 20, 2007
$0.3000 Q Regular Apr 11, 2007 Apr 19, 2007 Apr 23, 2007 May 19, 2007
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 13, 2006 Jan 18, 2007 Jan 22, 2007 Feb 20, 2007
$0.3000 Q Regular Oct 11, 2006 Oct 19, 2006 Oct 23, 2006 Nov 20, 2006
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 14, 2006 Jul 18, 2006 Jul 20, 2006 Aug 19, 2006
$0.2500 Q Regular Apr 12, 2006 Apr 20, 2006 Apr 24, 2006 May 20, 2006
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 14, 2005 Jan 18, 2006 Jan 20, 2006 Feb 18, 2006
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 12, 2005 Oct 20, 2005 Oct 24, 2005 Nov 19, 2005
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 08, 2005 Jul 20, 2005 Jul 22, 2005 Aug 19, 2005
$0.4100 Q Regular Apr 13, 2005 Apr 21, 2005 Apr 25, 2005 May 20, 2005
$0.4100 Q Regular Dec 08, 2004 Jan 18, 2005 Jan 20, 2005 Feb 19, 2005
$0.4100 Q Regular Oct 13, 2004 Oct 21, 2004 Oct 25, 2004 Nov 20, 2004
$0.4100 Q Regular Jun 09, 2004 Jul 16, 2004 Jul 20, 2004 Aug 20, 2004
$0.3700 Q Regular Apr 14, 2004 Apr 22, 2004 Apr 26, 2004 May 20, 2004
$0.3700 Q Regular Dec 10, 2003 Jan 15, 2004 Jan 20, 2004 Feb 20, 2004
$0.3700 Q Regular Oct 08, 2003 Oct 16, 2003 Oct 20, 2003 Nov 20, 2003
$0.3500 Q Regular Jun 11, 2003 Jul 17, 2003 Jul 21, 2003 Aug 20, 2003
$0.3500 Q Regular Apr 09, 2003 Apr 16, 2003 Apr 21, 2003 May 20, 2003
$0.3500 Q Regular Dec 11, 2002 Jan 16, 2003 Jan 21, 2003 Feb 20, 2003
$0.3500 Q Regular Oct 09, 2002 Oct 17, 2002 Oct 21, 2002 Nov 20, 2002
$0.3500 Q Regular Jun 12, 2002 Jul 18, 2002 Jul 22, 2002 Aug 20, 2002
$0.3500 Q Regular Apr 10, 2002 Apr 18, 2002 Apr 22, 2002 May 20, 2002
$0.3500 Q Regular Dec 12, 2001 Jan 17, 2002 Jan 22, 2002 Feb 20, 2002
$0.3500 Q Regular Oct 10, 2001 Oct 18, 2001 Oct 22, 2001 Nov 20, 2001
$0.3500 Q Regular Jun 13, 2001 Jul 18, 2001 Jul 20, 2001 Aug 20, 2001
$0.3400 Q Regular Apr 11, 2001 Apr 19, 2001 Apr 23, 2001 May 19, 2001
$0.3400 Q Regular Dec 13, 2000 Jan 18, 2001 Jan 22, 2001 Feb 20, 2001
$0.3400 Q Regular Oct 11, 2000 Oct 18, 2000 Oct 20, 2000 Nov 20, 2000
$0.3400 Q Regular Jun 14, 2000 Jul 18, 2000 Jul 20, 2000 Aug 19, 2000
$0.3250 Q Regular Apr 12, 2000 Apr 19, 2000 Apr 24, 2000 May 20, 2000
$0.3250 Q Regular Dec 08, 1999 Jan 18, 2000 Jan 20, 2000 Feb 19, 2000
$0.3250 Q Regular Oct 13, 1999 Oct 21, 1999 Oct 25, 1999 Nov 20, 1999
$0.3250 Q Regular Jun 09, 1999 Jul 16, 1999 Jul 20, 1999 Aug 20, 1999
$0.3000 Q Regular Mar 14, 1999 Apr 22, 1999 Apr 26, 1999 May 20, 1999
$0.3000 Q Regular Dec 09, 1998 Jan 15, 1999 Jan 20, 1999 Feb 20, 1999
$0.3000 Q Regular Oct 14, 1998 Oct 22, 1998 Oct 26, 1998 Nov 20, 1998
$0.3000 Q Regular Jun 10, 1998 Jul 16, 1998 Jul 20, 1998 Aug 20, 1998
$0.2500 Q Regular Apr 08, 1998 Apr 16, 1998 Apr 20, 1998 May 20, 1998
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 10, 1997 Jan 15, 1998 Jan 20, 1998 Feb 20, 1998
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 08, 1997 Oct 16, 1997 Oct 20, 1997 Nov 20, 1997
$0.2500 Q Regular Jun 11, 1997 Jul 17, 1997 Jul 21, 1997 Aug 20, 1997
$0.4000 Q Regular Apr 09, 1997 Apr 17, 1997 Apr 21, 1997 May 20, 1997

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CAT dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Caterpillar Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Caterpillar Inc. (CAT) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $6.52 per share, a yield of approximately 0.91%.

What is Caterpillar Inc.'s dividend yield?

Caterpillar Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.91%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Caterpillar Inc. pay dividends?

Caterpillar Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Caterpillar Inc. paid dividends?

Caterpillar Inc. has 44 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 32 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 29, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.