Caterpillar

Stock

Ticker: CAT

CAT

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM)

$6.16

Yield (TTM)

0.769%

Payout ratio

26.50%

Payout frequency

Quarterly

Dividend growth (3Y)

8.124%

Next payment

$1.623

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Dividend history & forecast

$1.956

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

20270.99%+7.68%$6.755

Forecasted20.10.202720.11.20270.33%-0.43%$1.748

Forecasted20.07.202719.08.20270.2%+7.95%$1.755

Forecasted20.04.202719.05.20270.21%0%$1.626

Forecasted20.01.202719.02.20270.26%+0.18%$1.626

20260.92%+7.42%$6.273

Forecasted20.10.202620.11.20260.31%-0.43%$1.623

Paid20.07.202619.08.20260.18%+7.95%$1.63

Paid20.04.202619.05.20260.19%0%$1.51

Paid20.01.202619.02.20260.24%0%$1.51

20251.49%+7.75%$5.84

Paid20.10.202520.11.20250.29%0%$1.51

Paid21.07.202520.08.20250.37%+7.09%$1.51

Paid21.04.202520.05.20250.48%0%$1.41

Paid21.01.202520.02.20250.36%0%$1.41

20241.59%+8.4%$5.42

Paid21.10.202420.11.20240.36%0%$1.41

Paid22.07.202420.08.20240.41%+8.46%$1.41

Paid19.04.202420.05.20240.36%0%$1.30

Paid19.01.202420.02.20240.46%0%$1.30

20232.13%+8.23%$5.00

Paid20.10.202320.11.20230.55%0%$1.30

Paid19.07.202318.08.20230.55%+8.33%$1.30

Paid21.04.202319.05.20230.55%0%$1.20

Paid19.01.202317.02.20230.49%0%$1.20

20222.33%+7.94%$4.62

Paid21.10.202218.11.20220.63%0%$1.20

Paid19.07.202219.08.20220.67%+8.11%$1.20

Paid22.04.202220.05.20220.51%0%$1.11

Paid19.01.202218.02.20220.52%0%$1.11

20212.07%+3.88%$4.28

Paid22.10.202119.11.20210.56%0%$1.11

Paid19.07.202120.08.20210.52%+7.77%$1.11

Paid23.04.202120.05.20210.44%0%$1.03

Paid19.01.202119.02.20210.55%0%$1.03

20203.04%+8.99%$4.12

Paid23.10.202020.11.20200.64%0%$1.03

Paid17.07.202020.08.20200.79%0%$1.03

Paid17.04.202020.05.20200.91%0%$1.03

Paid17.01.202020.02.20200.7%0%$1.03

20192.81%+15.24%$3.78

Paid18.10.201920.11.20190.75%0%$1.03

Paid19.07.201920.08.20190.76%+19.77%$1.03

Paid18.04.201920.05.20190.63%0%$0.86

Paid18.01.201920.02.20190.66%0%$0.86

20182.29%+5.81%$3.28

Paid19.10.201820.11.20180.67%0%$0.86

Paid19.07.201820.08.20180.62%+10.26%$0.86

Paid20.04.201819.05.20180.52%0%$0.78

Paid19.01.201820.02.20180.47%0%$0.78

20172.88%+0.65%$3.10

Paid20.10.201720.11.20170.58%0%$0.78

Paid18.07.201719.08.20170.72%+1.3%$0.78

Paid20.04.201720.05.20170.77%0%$0.77

Paid18.01.201718.02.20170.81%0%$0.77

20164.12%+4.76%$3.08

Paid20.10.201619.11.20160.88%0%$0.77

Paid18.07.201620.08.20160.97%0%$0.77

Paid21.04.201620.05.20161.03%0%$0.77

Paid15.01.201620.02.20161.24%0%$0.77

20153.72%+13.08%$2.94

Paid22.10.201520.11.20151.08%0%$0.77

Paid16.07.201520.08.20150.96%+10%$0.77

Paid16.04.201520.05.20150.86%0%$0.70

Paid15.01.201520.02.20150.83%0%$0.70

20142.63%+51.16%$2.60

Paid16.10.201420.11.20140.71%0%$0.70

Paid17.07.201420.08.20140.66%+16.67%$0.70

Paid16.04.201420.05.20140.6%0%$0.60

Paid16.01.201420.02.20140.66%0%$0.60

20132.03%-30.65%$1.72

Paid17.10.201320.11.20130.7%0%$0.60

Paid18.07.201320.08.20130.71%+15.38%$0.60

Paid18.04.201320.05.20130.61%0%$0.52

20122.67%+37.78%$2.48

Paid20.12.201231.12.20120.59%0%$0.52

Paid18.10.201220.11.20120.6%0%$0.52

Paid18.07.201220.08.20120.62%+13.04%$0.52

Paid19.04.201219.05.20120.43%0%$0.46

Paid18.01.201218.02.20120.43%0%$0.46

20111.88%+4.65%$1.80

Paid20.10.201119.11.20110.57%0%$0.46

Paid18.07.201120.08.20110.46%+4.55%$0.46

Paid20.04.201120.05.20110.4%0%$0.44

Paid18.01.201119.02.20110.45%0%$0.44

20102.58%+2.38%$1.72

Paid21.10.201020.11.20100.56%0%$0.44

Paid16.07.201020.08.20100.64%+4.76%$0.44

Paid22.04.201020.05.20100.63%0%$0.42

Paid15.01.201020.02.20100.76%0%$0.42

20094.02%+7.69%$1.68

Paid22.10.200920.11.20090.77%0%$0.42

Paid16.07.200920.08.20090.96%0%$0.42

Paid16.04.200920.05.20091.3%0%$0.42

Paid15.01.200920.02.20090.98%0%$0.42

20082.5%+18.18%$1.56

Paid16.10.200820.11.20080.96%0%$0.42

Paid17.07.200820.08.20080.57%+16.67%$0.42

Paid17.04.200820.05.20080.45%0%$0.36

Paid17.01.200820.02.20080.52%0%$0.36

20071.83%+20%$1.32

Paid18.10.200720.11.20070.47%0%$0.36

Paid18.07.200720.08.20070.44%+20%$0.36

Paid19.04.200719.05.20070.42%0%$0.30

Paid18.01.200720.02.20070.49%0%$0.30

20061.63%+20.88%$1.10

Paid19.10.200620.11.20060.47%0%$0.30

Paid18.07.200619.08.20060.42%+20%$0.30

Paid20.04.200620.05.20060.32%0%$0.25

Paid18.01.200618.02.20060.42%0%$0.25

20051.87%+16.67%$0.91

Paid20.10.200519.11.20050.47%0%$0.25

Paid20.07.200519.08.20050.5%+21.95%$0.25

Paid21.04.200520.05.20050.46%0%$0.205

Paid18.01.200519.02.20050.44%0%$0.205

20041.94%+9.86%$0.78

Paid21.10.200420.11.20040.5%0%$0.205

Paid16.07.200420.08.20040.53%+10.81%$0.205

Paid22.04.200420.05.20040.47%0%$0.185

Paid15.01.200420.02.20040.45%0%$0.185

20031.08%+1.43%$0.71

Paid16.10.200320.11.20030.5%+5.71%$0.185

Paid17.07.200320.08.20030.58%0%$0.175

Paid16.04.200320.05.2003-0%$0.175

Paid16.01.200320.02.2003-0%$0.175

2002-+1.45%$0.70

Paid17.10.200220.11.2002-0%$0.175

Paid18.07.200220.08.2002-0%$0.175

Paid18.04.200220.05.2002-0%$0.175

Paid17.01.200220.02.2002-0%$0.175

2001-+3.76%$0.69

Paid18.10.200120.11.2001-0%$0.175

Paid18.07.200120.08.2001-+2.94%$0.175

Paid19.04.200119.05.2001-0%$0.17

Paid18.01.200120.02.2001-0%$0.17

2000-+6.4%$0.665

Paid18.10.200020.11.2000-0%$0.17

Paid18.07.200019.08.2000-+4.62%$0.17

Paid19.04.200020.05.2000-0%$0.163

Paid18.01.200019.02.2000-0%$0.163

1999-+13.64%$0.625

Paid21.10.199920.11.1999-0%$0.163

Paid16.07.199920.08.1999-+8.33%$0.163

Paid22.04.199920.05.1999-0%$0.15

Paid15.01.199920.02.1999-0%$0.15

1998-+22.22%$0.55

Paid22.10.199820.11.1998-0%$0.15

Paid16.07.199820.08.1998-+20%$0.15

Paid16.04.199820.05.1998-0%$0.125

Paid15.01.199820.02.1998-0%$0.125

1997-+20%$0.45

Paid16.10.199720.11.1997-0%$0.125

Paid17.07.199720.08.1997-+25%$0.125

Paid17.04.199720.05.1997-0%$0.10

Paid16.01.199720.02.1997-0%$0.10

1996-+25%$0.375

Paid17.10.199620.11.1996-0%$0.10

Paid18.07.199620.08.1996-+14.29%$0.10

Paid18.04.199620.05.1996-0%$0.0875

Paid18.01.199620.02.1996-0%$0.0875

1995-+166.9%$0.30

Paid19.10.199520.11.1995-0%$0.0875

Paid18.07.199519.08.1995-+40%$0.0875

Paid18.04.199520.05.1995-0%$0.0625

Paid13.01.199518.02.1995-+66.67%$0.0625

1994-+50.27%$0.112

Paid18.10.199419.11.1994-0%$0.0375

Paid14.07.199420.08.1994-+100.53%$0.0375

Paid19.04.199420.05.1994-0%$0.0187

Paid13.01.199419.02.1994-0%$0.0187

1993-0%$0.0748

Paid19.10.199320.11.1993-0%$0.0187

Paid14.07.199320.08.1993-0%$0.0187

Paid20.04.199320.05.1993-0%$0.0187

Paid13.01.199320.02.1993-0%$0.0187

1992--50.13%$0.0748

Paid20.10.199220.11.1992-0%$0.0187

Paid14.07.199220.08.1992-0%$0.0187

Paid13.04.199220.05.1992-0%$0.0187

Paid14.01.199220.02.1992--50.13%$0.0187

1991-0%$0.15

Paid15.10.199120.11.1991-0%$0.0375

Paid16.07.199120.08.1991-0%$0.0375

Paid16.04.199120.05.1991-0%$0.0375

Paid15.01.199120.02.1991-0%$0.0375

1990-0%$0.15

Paid16.10.199020.11.1990-0%$0.0375

Paid16.07.199020.08.1990-0%$0.0375

Paid17.04.199020.05.1990-0%$0.0375

Paid16.01.199020.02.1990-0%$0.0375

1989-+60.26%$0.15

Paid17.10.198920.11.1989-0%$0.0375

Paid14.07.198919.08.1989-0%$0.0375

Paid18.04.198920.05.1989-0%$0.0375

Paid13.01.198920.02.1989-+60.26%$0.0375

1988-+50%$0.0936

Paid18.10.198819.11.1988-0%$0.0234

Paid14.07.198820.08.1988-0%$0.0234

Paid19.04.198820.05.1988-0%$0.0234

Paid13.01.198820.02.1988-+50%$0.0234

1987--22%$0.0624

Paid20.10.198720.11.1987-0%$0.0156

Paid14.07.198720.08.1987-0%$0.0156

Paid13.04.198720.05.1987-0%$0.0156

Paid13.01.198720.02.1987--22%$0.0156

1986--$0.08

Paid14.10.198620.11.1986-0%$0.02

Paid15.07.198620.08.1986-0%$0.02

Paid15.04.198620.05.1986-0%$0.02

Paid13.01.198620.02.1986--$0.02

Frequently asked questions

When does Caterpillar pay dividends?

Caterpillar's dividends are paid out in February, May, August, and November.

How often does Caterpillar pay dividends?

On a quarterly basis.

What is the dividend yield of Caterpillar?

The dividend yield is currently 0.77% and distributions have increased by 8.12% in the last 3 years.

When was Caterpillar's last dividend payout date?

The last payment was made on 19.08.2026.

When do you have to have Caterpillar in your portfolio to receive the last dividend?

If you had Caterpillar in your securities account on 20.07.2026, you received the distribution.

How much was Caterpillar's dividend in 2025?

Caterpillar paid out a dividend of $5.84 in 2025.

How much was Caterpillar's dividend in 2024?

Caterpillar paid out a dividend of $5.42 in 2024.

What is Caterpillar's next dividend?

Caterpillar has not yet announced a next dividend payment yet.

Dividend growth

The dividend growth is **7.749%** based on the previous financial year. The average dividend growth over the last 5 years is **7.227%**.
1 Year	Strong growth	7.749%
3 Year	Strong growth	8.124%
5 Year	Strong growth	7.227%
10 Year	Strong growth	7.104%

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