CAT
Caterpillar Inc
798.60$
+2.0%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Sep 17, 2026
Dividend
Dividend
Dividend history for Caterpillar Inc (CAT): every payment, yield, payout ratio and growth at a glance. The most recent distribution was 1.63 $ per share (ex-date 07/20/2026).
Dividend Yield
?Annual dividend divided by the current price: what percentage of your investment comes back as a payout each year.
0.80%
Dividend Per Share (TTM)
?Sum of dividends paid per share over the last 12 months.
6.16$
Payout Ratio
?Share of profit paid out as dividends. Over 100% means the company is paying out more than it earns — not sustainable long-term.
25.9%
Increase Streak
?How many years in a row the dividend has been raised — the gold standard for dividend payers.
12Years
Years Without a Cut
?How many years in a row the dividend hasn't been cut — a measure of reliability.
12Years
Dividend growth (3-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past three years.
8.1%
Dividend growth (5-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past five years.
7.2%
Dividend growth (10-yr CAGR)
?Average annual dividend growth over the past ten years.
7.1%
Payment History
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/20/2026 | 08/19/2026 | 1.63 $ | +7.9% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/2026 | 05/19/2026 | 1.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/20/2026 | 02/19/2026 | 1.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2025 | 11/20/2025 | 1.51 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/21/2025 | 08/20/2025 | 1.51 $ | +7.1% | Quarterly |
| 04/21/2025 | 05/20/2025 | 1.41 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/21/2025 | 02/20/2025 | 1.41 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/21/2024 | 11/20/2024 | 1.41 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/22/2024 | 08/20/2024 | 1.41 $ | +8.5% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/2024 | 05/20/2024 | 1.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/19/2024 | 02/20/2024 | 1.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2023 | 11/20/2023 | 1.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/20/2023 | 08/18/2023 | 1.30 $ | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 04/21/2023 | 05/19/2023 | 1.20 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/19/2023 | 02/17/2023 | 1.20 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/21/2022 | 11/18/2022 | 1.20 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/19/2022 | 08/19/2022 | 1.20 $ | +8.1% | Quarterly |
| 04/22/2022 | 05/20/2022 | 1.11 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/19/2022 | 02/18/2022 | 1.11 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/22/2021 | 11/19/2021 | 1.11 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/19/2021 | 08/20/2021 | 1.11 $ | +7.8% | Quarterly |
| 04/23/2021 | 05/20/2021 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/19/2021 | 02/19/2021 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/23/2020 | 11/20/2020 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/17/2020 | 08/20/2020 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/17/2020 | 05/20/2020 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/17/2020 | 02/20/2020 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/2019 | 11/20/2019 | 1.03 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/19/2019 | 08/20/2019 | 1.03 $ | +19.8% | Quarterly |
| 04/18/2019 | 05/20/2019 | 0.86 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2019 | 02/20/2019 | 0.86 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/19/2018 | 11/20/2018 | 0.86 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/19/2018 | 08/20/2018 | 0.86 $ | +10.3% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/2018 | 05/19/2018 | 0.78 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/19/2018 | 02/20/2018 | 0.78 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2017 | 11/20/2017 | 0.78 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2017 | 08/19/2017 | 0.78 $ | +1.3% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/2017 | 05/20/2017 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2017 | 02/18/2017 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2016 | 11/19/2016 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2016 | 08/20/2016 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/21/2016 | 05/20/2016 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/2016 | 02/20/2016 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/22/2015 | 11/20/2015 | 0.77 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/2015 | 08/20/2015 | 0.77 $ | +10.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/2015 | 05/20/2015 | 0.70 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/2015 | 02/20/2015 | 0.70 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/16/2014 | 11/20/2014 | 0.70 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/17/2014 | 08/20/2014 | 0.70 $ | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/2014 | 05/20/2014 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/16/2014 | 02/20/2014 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/17/2013 | 11/20/2013 | 0.60 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2013 | 08/20/2013 | 0.60 $ | +15.4% | Quarterly |
| 04/18/2013 | 05/20/2013 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 12/20/2012 | 12/31/2012 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/2012 | 11/20/2012 | 0.52 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2012 | 08/20/2012 | 0.52 $ | +13.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/2012 | 05/19/2012 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2012 | 02/18/2012 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2011 | 11/19/2011 | 0.46 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2011 | 08/20/2011 | 0.46 $ | +4.5% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/2011 | 05/20/2011 | 0.44 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2011 | 02/19/2011 | 0.44 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/21/2010 | 11/20/2010 | 0.44 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/2010 | 08/20/2010 | 0.44 $ | +4.8% | Quarterly |
| 04/22/2010 | 05/20/2010 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/2010 | 02/20/2010 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/22/2009 | 11/20/2009 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/2009 | 08/20/2009 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/2009 | 05/20/2009 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/2009 | 02/20/2009 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/16/2008 | 11/20/2008 | 0.42 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/17/2008 | 08/20/2008 | 0.42 $ | +16.7% | Quarterly |
| 04/17/2008 | 05/20/2008 | 0.36 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/17/2008 | 02/20/2008 | 0.36 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/2007 | 11/20/2007 | 0.36 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2007 | 08/20/2007 | 0.36 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/2007 | 05/19/2007 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2007 | 02/20/2007 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/19/2006 | 11/20/2006 | 0.30 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2006 | 08/19/2006 | 0.30 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/2006 | 05/20/2006 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2006 | 02/18/2006 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/2005 | 11/19/2005 | 0.25 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/20/2005 | 08/19/2005 | 0.25 $ | +22.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/21/2005 | 05/20/2005 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2005 | 02/19/2005 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/21/2004 | 11/20/2004 | 0.21 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/2004 | 08/20/2004 | 0.21 $ | +10.8% | Quarterly |
| 04/22/2004 | 05/20/2004 | 0.19 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/2004 | 02/20/2004 | 0.19 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/16/2003 | 11/20/2003 | 0.19 $ | +5.7% | Quarterly |
| 07/17/2003 | 08/20/2003 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/2003 | 05/20/2003 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/16/2003 | 02/20/2003 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/17/2002 | 11/20/2002 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2002 | 08/20/2002 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/18/2002 | 05/20/2002 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/17/2002 | 02/20/2002 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/2001 | 11/20/2001 | 0.18 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2001 | 08/20/2001 | 0.18 $ | +2.9% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/2001 | 05/19/2001 | 0.17 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2001 | 02/20/2001 | 0.17 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/2000 | 11/20/2000 | 0.17 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/2000 | 08/19/2000 | 0.17 $ | +4.6% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/2000 | 05/20/2000 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/2000 | 02/19/2000 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/21/1999 | 11/20/1999 | 0.16 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/1999 | 08/20/1999 | 0.16 $ | +8.3% | Quarterly |
| 04/22/1999 | 05/20/1999 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/1999 | 02/20/1999 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/22/1998 | 11/20/1998 | 0.15 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/1998 | 08/20/1998 | 0.15 $ | +20.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/1998 | 05/20/1998 | 0.13 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/1998 | 02/20/1998 | 0.13 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/16/1997 | 11/20/1997 | 0.13 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/17/1997 | 08/20/1997 | 0.13 $ | +25.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/17/1997 | 05/20/1997 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/16/1997 | 02/20/1997 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/17/1996 | 11/20/1996 | 0.10 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/1996 | 08/20/1996 | 0.10 $ | +14.3% | Quarterly |
| 04/18/1996 | 05/20/1996 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/18/1996 | 02/20/1996 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/19/1995 | 11/20/1995 | 0.0875 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/18/1995 | 08/19/1995 | 0.0875 $ | +40.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/18/1995 | 05/20/1995 | 0.0625 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/13/1995 | 02/18/1995 | 0.0625 $ | +66.7% | Quarterly |
| 10/18/1994 | 11/19/1994 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/14/1994 | 08/20/1994 | 0.0375 $ | +100.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/19/1994 | 05/20/1994 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/13/1994 | 02/19/1994 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/19/1993 | 11/20/1993 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/14/1993 | 08/20/1993 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/20/1993 | 05/20/1993 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/13/1993 | 02/20/1993 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/20/1992 | 11/20/1992 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/14/1992 | 08/20/1992 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/13/1992 | 05/20/1992 | 0.0188 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/14/1992 | 02/20/1992 | 0.0188 $ | -50.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/15/1991 | 11/20/1991 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/1991 | 08/20/1991 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/16/1991 | 05/20/1991 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/15/1991 | 02/20/1991 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/16/1990 | 11/20/1990 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/16/1990 | 08/20/1990 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 04/17/1990 | 05/20/1990 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 01/16/1990 | 02/20/1990 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 10/17/1989 | 11/20/1989 | 0.0375 $ | 0.0% | Quarterly |
| 07/14/1989 | 08/19/1989 | 0.0375 $ | – | Quarterly |
| 04/18/1989 | 05/20/1989 | 0.0375 $ | – | – |
| 01/13/1989 | 02/20/1989 | 0.0375 $ | – | – |
| 10/18/1988 | 11/19/1988 | 0.0238 $ | – | – |
| 07/14/1988 | 08/20/1988 | 0.0238 $ | – | – |
| 04/19/1988 | 05/20/1988 | 0.0234 $ | – | – |
| 01/13/1988 | 02/20/1988 | 0.0234 $ | – | – |
| 10/20/1987 | 11/20/1987 | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 07/14/1987 | 08/20/1987 | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 04/13/1987 | 05/20/1987 | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 01/13/1987 | 02/20/1987 | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 10/14/1986 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 07/15/1986 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 04/15/1986 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 01/13/1986 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 10/15/1985 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 07/16/1985 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 04/16/1985 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 01/14/1985 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 10/16/1984 | – | 0.0156 $ | – | – |
| 07/16/1984 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 04/16/1984 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 01/16/1984 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 10/18/1983 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 07/14/1983 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 04/19/1983 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 01/14/1983 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 10/19/1982 | – | 0.0469 $ | – | – |
| 07/14/1982 | – | 0.0844 $ | – | – |
| 04/20/1982 | – | 0.0844 $ | – | – |
| 01/14/1982 | – | 0.0844 $ | – | – |
Data as of: September 17, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.