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Caterpillar Inc (CAT) dividend history

CATNYSEConstruction Machinery & EquipFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 4, 2026Score 12/3027% above fair value
$600.20−5.08 (-0.84%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $275.90BP/E 23.5Yield 0.99%

Dividends

Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits

Per share, FY2025
$5.94
+7.4% on the prior year
Consecutive increases
15 years
Every year since FY2010
Dividend yield
0.99%
Latest annual dividend ÷ share price
Payout ratio, FY2025
–
Dividends paid ÷ net income

Dividend payments

Every dividend Caterpillar has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.

Ex-dividendLast day to buyRecordPayableDeclaredPer shareSource
Jul 20, 2026Jul 17, 2026Jul 20, 2026Aug 19, 2026Jun 10, 2026$1.638-K
Apr 20, 2026Apr 17, 2026Apr 20, 2026May 19, 2026Apr 8, 2026$1.5110-Q
Jan 20, 2026Jan 16, 2026Jan 20, 2026Feb 19, 2026Dec 10, 2025$1.5110-K
Oct 20, 2025Oct 17, 2025Oct 20, 2025Nov 20, 2025Oct 6, 2025$1.5110-K
Jul 21, 2025Jul 18, 2025Jul 21, 2025Aug 20, 2025Jun 11, 2025$1.518-K
Apr 21, 2025Apr 17, 2025Apr 21, 2025May 20, 2025Apr 9, 2025$1.4110-Q
Jan 21, 2025Jan 17, 2025Jan 21, 2025Feb 20, 2025Dec 10, 2024$1.4110-K
Oct 21, 2024Oct 18, 2024Oct 21, 2024Nov 20, 2024Oct 9, 2024$1.4110-K
Jul 22, 2024Jul 19, 2024Jul 22, 2024Aug 20, 2024Jun 12, 2024$1.418-K
Apr 19, 2024Apr 18, 2024Apr 22, 2024May 20, 2024Apr 10, 2024$1.3010-Q
Jan 19, 2024Jan 18, 2024Jan 22, 2024Feb 20, 2024Dec 13, 2023$1.3010-K
Oct 20, 2023Oct 19, 2023Oct 23, 2023Nov 20, 2023Oct 11, 2023$1.3010-K
Jul 19, 2023Jul 18, 2023Jul 20, 2023Aug 18, 2023Jun 14, 2023$1.3010-Q
Apr 21, 2023Apr 20, 2023Apr 24, 2023May 19, 2023Apr 12, 2023$1.2010-Q
Jan 19, 2023Jan 18, 2023Jan 20, 2023Feb 17, 2023Dec 14, 2022$1.2010-K
Oct 21, 2022Oct 20, 2022Oct 24, 2022Nov 18, 2022Oct 12, 2022$1.2010-K
Jul 19, 2022Jul 18, 2022Jul 20, 2022Aug 19, 2022Jun 8, 2022$1.2010-Q
Apr 22, 2022Apr 21, 2022Apr 25, 2022May 20, 2022–$1.1110-Q
Jan 19, 2022Jan 18, 2022Jan 20, 2022Feb 18, 2022Dec 8, 2021$1.1110-K
Oct 22, 2021Oct 21, 2021Oct 25, 2021Nov 19, 2021Oct 13, 2021$1.1110-K
Jul 19, 2021Jul 16, 2021Jul 20, 2021Aug 20, 2021Jun 9, 2021$1.11Release
Apr 23, 2021Apr 22, 2021Apr 26, 2021May 20, 2021Apr 14, 2021$1.0310-Q
Jan 19, 2021Jan 15, 2021Jan 20, 2021Feb 19, 2021Dec 9, 2020$1.0310-K
Oct 23, 2020Oct 22, 2020Oct 26, 2020Nov 20, 2020Oct 14, 2020$1.0310-K

Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.

By fiscal year

Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings

Fiscal yearPer shareChangeCash paidPayout ratio
FY2025$5.94+7.4%$2.75B–
FY2024$5.53+8.4%$2.65B–
FY2023$5.10+8.3%$2.56B–
FY2022$4.71+8.0%$2.44B–
FY2021$4.36+5.8%$2.33B–
FY2020$4.12+4.3%$2.24B–
FY2019$3.95+17.6%$2.13B–
FY2018$3.36+8.0%$1.95B–
FY2017$3.11+1.0%$1.83B–
FY2016$3.08+2.3%$1.80B–
FY2015$3.01+11.5%$1.76B–
FY2014$2.70+16.4%$1.62B–
FY2013$2.32+14.9%$1.11B–
FY2012$2.02+11.0%$1.62B–
FY2011$1.82+4.6%$1.16B–

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