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	Dividend/share amount	Ex-dividend Date	Payment Date	Dividend Yield
Next Dividend	$1.51	4/20/26	5/19/26	0.19% 0.05%
Last Dividend	$1.51	1/20/26	2/19/26	0.24%

Event	Day
Last trading date	April 17, 2026
Ex-date	April 20, 2026
Record date	April 20, 2026
Payable date	May 19, 2026

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Caterpillar dividend history

Ex-Date	Amount	Variation	Div. Yield
2026	$3.02	48.29%	0.42%
4/20/26	$1.51		0.19%
1/20/26	$1.51		0.24%
2025	$5.84	7.75%	1.44%
10/20/25	$1.51		0.28%
7/21/25	$1.51		0.37%
4/21/25	$1.41		0.50%
1/21/25	$1.41		0.35%
2024	$5.42	8.40%	1.57%
10/21/24	$1.41		0.36%
7/22/24	$1.41		0.41%
4/19/24	$1.3		0.37%
1/19/24	$1.3		0.46%
2023	$5	8.23%	2.05%
10/20/23	$1.3		0.52%
7/19/23	$1.3		0.49%
4/21/23	$1.2		0.54%
1/19/23	$1.2		0.49%
2022	$4.62	7.94%	2.29%
10/21/22	$1.2		0.63%
7/19/22	$1.2		0.67%
4/22/22	$1.11		0.51%
1/19/22	$1.11		0.50%
2021	$4.28	3.88%	2.07%
10/22/21	$1.11		0.55%
7/19/21	$1.11		0.55%
4/23/21	$1.03		0.45%
1/19/21	$1.03		0.53%
2020	$4.12	8.99%	2.89%
10/23/20	$1.03		0.61%
7/17/20	$1.03		0.75%
4/17/20	$1.03		0.89%
1/17/20	$1.03		0.70%
2019	$3.78	15.24%	2.76%
10/18/19	$1.03		0.79%
7/19/19	$1.03		0.76%
4/18/19	$0.86		0.60%
1/18/19	$0.86		0.63%
2018	$3.28	5.81%	2.21%
10/19/18	$0.86		0.65%
7/19/18	$0.86		0.62%
4/20/18	$0.78		0.51%
1/19/18	$0.78		0.46%
2017	$3.1	0.65%	2.91%
10/20/17	$0.78		0.59%
7/18/17	$0.78		0.73%
4/20/17	$0.77		0.81%
1/18/17	$0.77		0.83%
2016	$3.08	4.76%	4.04%
10/20/16	$0.77		0.89%
7/18/16	$0.77		0.96%
4/21/16	$0.77		0.98%
1/15/16	$0.77		1.29%
2015	$2.94	13.08%	3.64%
10/22/15	$0.77		1.09%
7/16/15	$0.77		0.92%
4/16/15	$0.7		0.83%
1/15/15	$0.7		0.83%
2014	$2.6	51.16%	2.62%
10/16/14	$0.7		0.75%
7/17/14	$0.7		0.64%
4/16/14	$0.6		0.58%
1/16/14	$0.6		0.65%
2013	$1.72	30.65%	2.05%
10/17/13	$0.6		0.70%
7/18/13	$0.6		0.70%
4/18/13	$0.52		0.65%
2012	$2.48	37.78%	2.64%
12/20/12	$0.52		0.58%
10/18/12	$0.52		0.60%
7/18/12	$0.52		0.63%
4/19/12	$0.46		0.43%
1/18/12	$0.46		0.44%
2011	$1.8	4.65%	1.82%
10/20/11	$0.46		0.55%
7/18/11	$0.46		0.43%
4/20/11	$0.44		0.41%
1/18/11	$0.44		0.46%
2010	$1.72	2.38%	2.54%
10/21/10	$0.44		0.56%
7/16/10	$0.44		0.69%
4/22/10	$0.42		0.62%
1/15/10	$0.42		0.70%
2009	$1.68	7.69%	4.07%
10/22/09	$0.42		0.72%
7/16/09	$0.42		1.23%
4/16/09	$0.42		1.28%
1/15/09	$0.42		1.07%
2008	$1.56	18.18%	2.44%
10/16/08	$0.42		0.99%
7/17/08	$0.42		0.58%
4/17/08	$0.36		0.46%
1/17/08	$0.36		0.58%
2007	$1.32	20.00%	1.81%
10/18/07	$0.36		0.46%
7/18/07	$0.36		0.42%
4/19/07	$0.3		0.44%
1/18/07	$0.3		0.50%
2006	$1.1	20.88%	1.58%
10/19/06	$0.3		0.43%
7/18/06	$0.3		0.43%
4/20/06	$0.25		0.32%
1/18/06	$0.25		0.40%
2005	$0.91	16.67%	1.84%
10/20/05	$0.25		0.46%
7/20/05	$0.25		0.47%
4/21/05	$0.205		0.46%
1/18/05	$0.205		0.44%
2004	$0.78	9.86%	1.94%
10/21/04	$0.205		0.53%
7/16/04	$0.205		0.53%
4/22/04	$0.185		0.44%
1/15/04	$0.185		0.44%
2003	$0.71	1.43%	2.40%
10/16/03	$0.185		0.50%
7/17/03	$0.175		0.55%
4/16/03	$0.175		0.68%
1/16/03	$0.175		0.74%
2002	$0.7	1.45%	2.99%
10/17/02	$0.175		0.87%
7/18/02	$0.175		0.82%
4/18/02	$0.175		0.64%
1/17/02	$0.175		0.71%
2001	$0.69	3.76%	2.93%
10/18/01	$0.175		0.75%
7/18/01	$0.175		0.66%
4/19/01	$0.17		0.71%
1/18/01	$0.17		0.81%
2000	$0.665	6.40%	3.43%
10/18/00	$0.17		1.14%
7/18/00	$0.17		0.90%
4/19/00	$0.1625		0.86%
1/18/00	$0.1625		0.65%
1999	$0.625	13.64%	2.29%
10/21/99	$0.1625		0.62%
7/16/99	$0.1625		0.55%
4/22/99	$0.15		0.50%
1/15/99	$0.15		0.63%
1998	$0.55	22.22%	2.18%
10/22/98	$0.15		0.63%
7/16/98	$0.15		0.56%
4/16/98	$0.125		0.44%
1/15/98	$0.125		0.55%
1997	$0.45	20.00%	1.83%
10/16/97	$0.125		0.42%
7/17/97	$0.125		0.45%
4/17/97	$0.1		0.47%
1/16/97	$0.1		0.51%
1996	$0.375	25.00%	2.25%
10/17/96	$0.1		0.54%
7/18/96	$0.1		0.59%
4/18/96	$0.0875		0.54%
1/18/96	$0.0875		0.59%
1995	$0.3	166.67%	2.02%
10/19/95	$0.0875		0.67%
7/18/95	$0.0875		0.49%
4/18/95	$0.0625		0.44%
1/13/95	$0.0625		0.44%
1994	$0.1125	50.00%	0.86%
10/18/94	$0.0375		0.27%
7/14/94	$0.0375		0.28%
4/19/94	$0.01875		0.14%
1/13/94	$0.01875		0.17%
1993	$0.075	0.00%	0.87%
10/19/93	$0.01875		0.18%
7/14/93	$0.01875		0.20%
4/20/93	$0.01875		0.24%
1/13/93	$0.01875		0.27%
1992	$0.075	50.00%	1.21%
10/20/92	$0.01875		0.28%
7/14/92	$0.01875		0.28%
4/13/92	$0.01875		0.30%
1/14/92	$0.01875		0.35%
1991	$0.15	0.00%	2.55%
10/15/91	$0.0375		0.66%
7/16/91	$0.0375		0.63%
4/16/91	$0.0375		0.60%
1/15/91	$0.0375		0.65%
1990	$0.15	0.00%	2.29%
10/16/90	$0.0375		0.77%
7/16/90	$0.0375		0.56%
4/17/90	$0.0375		0.50%
1/16/90	$0.0375		0.53%
1989	$0.15	59.15%	1.96%
10/17/89	$0.0375		0.51%
7/14/89	$0.0375		0.50%
4/18/89	$0.0375		0.51%
1/13/89	$0.0375		0.44%
1988	$0.09425	50.80%	1.23%
10/18/88	$0.02375		0.32%
7/14/88	$0.02375		0.30%
4/19/88	$0.023375		0.30%
1/13/88	$0.023375		0.31%
1987	$0.0625	0.00%	1.02%
10/20/87	$0.015625		0.27%
7/14/87	$0.015625		0.21%
4/13/87	$0.015625		0.27%
1/13/87	$0.015625		0.29%
1986	$0.0625	0.00%	1.16%
10/14/86	$0.015625		0.33%
7/15/86	$0.015625		0.28%
4/15/86	$0.015625		0.26%
1/13/86	$0.015625		0.30%
1985	$0.0625	60.00%	1.47%
10/15/85	$0.015625		0.34%
7/16/85	$0.015625		0.34%
4/16/85	$0.015625		0.38%
1/14/85	$0.015625		0.42%
1984	$0.15625	16.67%	3.06%
10/16/84	$0.015625		0.41%
7/16/84	$0.046875		1.00%
4/16/84	$0.046875		0.82%
1/16/84	$0.046875		0.75%
1983	$0.1875	37.50%	3.37%
10/18/83	$0.046875		0.88%
7/14/83	$0.046875		0.83%
4/19/83	$0.046875		0.85%
1/14/83	$0.046875		0.81%
1982	$0.3	200.00%	5.58%
10/19/82	$0.046875		0.96%
7/14/82	$0.084375		1.82%
4/20/82	$0.084375		1.51%
1/14/82	$0.084375		1.32%
1969	$0.1	33.33%	2.56%
10/14/69	$0.025		0.66%
7/8/69	$0.025		0.61%
4/8/69	$0.025		0.63%
1/9/69	$0.025		0.67%
1968	$0.075	25.00%	2.14%
10/8/68	$0.025		0.68%
7/9/68	$0.025		0.78%
1/10/68	$0.025		0.69%
1967	$0.1	0.00%	2.76%
10/10/67	$0.025		0.67%
7/11/67	$0.025		0.64%
4/11/67	$0.025		0.71%
1/11/67	$0.025		0.76%
1966	$0.1	20.00%	2.83%
10/10/66	$0.025		0.87%
7/12/66	$0.025		0.77%
4/11/66	$0.025		0.66%
1/11/66	$0.025		0.59%
1965	$0.083332	33.33%	2.35%
10/8/65	$0.020833		0.54%
7/9/65	$0.020833		0.59%
4/14/65	$0.020833		0.61%
1/15/65	$0.020833		0.61%
1964	$0.062501	30.44%	2.38%
10/15/64	$0.016667		0.56%
7/15/64	$0.016667		0.58%
4/15/64	$0.016667		0.66%
1/15/64	$0.0125		0.58%
1963	$0.047917	15.00%	2.81%
10/15/63	$0.0125		0.69%
7/16/63	$0.0125		0.67%
4/16/63	$0.0125		0.81%
1/15/63	$0.010417		0.65%
1962	$0.041668		2.80%
10/16/62	$0.010417		0.77%
7/17/62	$0.010417		0.78%
4/16/62	$0.010417		0.66%
1/16/62	$0.010417		0.62%

Caterpillar Dividend Analysis

Yield last year

1.44%

0/3

Growth last year

7.75%

2/3

Years in a row paying

45

2/3

Yield Last 5 years

1.88%

1/3

Growth last 5 years

7.23%

2/3

Consecutive years of rising dividends

12

1/3

Yield last 10 years

2.42%

2/3

Growth last 10 years

7.10%

3/3

Payout Ratio

31.05%

3/3

Final Score

16/27

Caterpillar FAQ

How much does Caterpillar pay in dividends?

A dividend of $1.51 per share will be paid by Caterpillar (CAT), with a yield of 0.19%.

When is the dividend payment date of Caterpillar?

Those who are shareholders of Caterpillar before April 20, 2026 will be eligible to receive $1.51 per share on May 19, 2026.

What was the last dividend of Caterpillar?

Caterpillar distributed $1.51 per share to shareholders on February 19, 2026, provided they had shares before January 20, 2026.

How often does Caterpillar pay dividends?

At Caterpillar, shareholders receive dividends in the months of January, April, July, and October, following a quarterly scheme.

What is the dividend yield of Caterpillar?

The dividend yield of Caterpillar (CAT) in the last year was 1.44%, averaging 1.88% over the past five years and 2.42% over the last ten years.

What is the payout ratio of Caterpillar?

In the last fiscal year, Caterpillar's payout ratio was 31.05%, indicating that profits adequately cover the dividend payment.

Does Caterpillar have an increasing dividend?

Caterpillar has paid dividends for 45 and has increased the dividend for 12 straight years. Last year, the dividend grew by 7.75%, with an average growth of 7.23% over the last 5 years and 7.10% over the last 10 years.