Dividend News/Announcements
| 2024-06-13 | Caterpillar raises dividend 8.5% to $1.41 quarterly |
| 2019-05-03 | Caterpillar raises dividend 20% to $1.03 quarterly |
| 2018-06-15 | Caterpillar raises dividend 10.3% to $0.86 quarterly |
| 2015-06-09 | Caterpillar raises dividend 10% to $0.77 quarterly |
| 2013-06-13 | Caterpillar raises dividend 15% to $0.60 quarterly |
Stock Metrics
Updated: 2026-08-21- Last Close
- $827.90
- PE Ratio
- 35.13
- EPS
- 23.23
- Market Cap
- 380.56B
- 52-Week Range %
- $827.90
- Next Earnings
- 2026-10-29
Dividend Metrics
- Yield
- 0.8%
- Yield on Cost
- Payout Ratio
- 28.07 %
- Frequency
- Quarterly (FEB-MAY-AUG-NOV)
- Annual Dividend
- $6.52
- Next Ex-Div
- 2026-10-20Est.
- Next Pay Date
- 2026-11-20Est.
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Payout Date | Cash Amount | Change / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-20 | 2027-02-19 | $1.63 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-10-20 | 2026-11-20 | $1.63 | unconfirmed/estimated |
| 2026-07-20 | 2026-08-19 | $1.63 | 7.95% |
| 2026-04-20 | 2026-05-19 | $1.51 | |
| 2026-01-20 | 2026-02-19 | $1.51 | |
| 2025-10-20 | 2025-11-20 | $1.51 | |
| 2025-07-21 | 2025-08-20 | $1.51 | 7.09% |
| 2025-04-21 | 2025-05-20 | $1.41 | |
| 2025-01-21 | 2025-02-20 | $1.41 | |
| 2024-10-21 | 2024-11-20 | $1.41 | |
| 2024-07-22 | 2024-08-20 | $1.41 | 8.46% |
| 2024-04-19 | 2024-05-20 | $1.30 | |
| 2024-01-19 | 2024-02-20 | $1.30 | |
| 2023-10-20 | 2023-11-20 | $1.30 | |
| 2023-07-20 | 2023-08-18 | $1.30 | 8.33% |
| 2023-04-21 | 2023-05-19 | $1.20 | |
| 2023-01-19 | 2023-02-17 | $1.20 | |
| 2022-10-21 | 2022-11-18 | $1.20 | |
| 2022-07-19 | 2022-08-19 | $1.20 | 8.11% |
| 2022-04-22 | 2022-05-20 | $1.11 | |
| 2022-01-19 | 2022-02-18 | $1.11 | |
| 2021-10-22 | 2021-11-19 | $1.11 | |
| 2021-07-19 | 2021-08-20 | $1.11 | 7.77% |
| 2021-04-23 | 2021-05-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2021-01-19 | 2021-02-19 | $1.03 | |
| 2020-10-23 | 2020-11-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2020-07-17 | 2020-08-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2020-04-17 | 2020-05-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2020-01-17 | 2020-02-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2019-10-18 | 2019-11-20 | $1.03 | |
| 2019-07-19 | 2019-08-20 | $1.03 | 19.77% |
| 2019-04-18 | 2019-05-20 | $0.86 | |
| 2019-01-18 | 2019-02-20 | $0.86 | |
| 2018-10-19 | 2018-11-20 | $0.86 | |
| 2018-07-19 | 2018-08-20 | $0.86 | 10.26% |
| 2018-04-20 | 2018-05-19 | $0.78 | |
| 2018-01-19 | 2018-02-20 | $0.78 | |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017-11-20 | $0.78 | |
| 2017-07-18 | 2017-08-19 | $0.78 | 1.3% |
| 2017-04-20 | 2017-05-20 | $0.77 | |
| 2017-01-18 | 2017-02-18 | $0.77 | |
| 2016-10-20 | 2016-11-19 | $0.77 | |
| 2016-07-18 | 2016-08-20 | $0.77 | |
| 2016-04-21 | 2016-05-20 | $0.77 | |
| 2016-01-15 | 2016-02-20 | $0.77 | |
| 2015-10-22 | 2015-11-20 | $0.77 | |
| 2015-07-16 | 2015-08-20 | $0.77 | 10% |
| 2015-04-16 | 2015-05-20 | $0.70 | |
| 2015-01-15 | 2015-02-20 | $0.70 | |
| 2014-10-16 | 2014-11-20 | $0.70 | |
| 2014-07-17 | 2014-08-20 | $0.70 | 16.67% |
| 2014-04-16 | 2014-05-20 | $0.60 | |
| 2014-01-16 | 2014-02-20 | $0.60 | |
| 2013-10-17 | 2013-11-20 | $0.60 | |
| 2013-07-18 | 2013-08-20 | $0.60 | 15.38% |
| 2013-04-18 | 2013-05-20 | $0.52 | |
| 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-31 | $0.52 | |
| 2012-12-20 | 2012-12-31 | $0.52 | Special dividend |
| 2012-10-18 | 2012-11-20 | $0.52 | |
| 2012-07-18 | 2012-08-20 | $0.52 | 13.04% |
| 2012-04-19 | 2012-05-19 | $0.46 | |
| 2012-01-18 | 2012-02-18 | $0.46 | |
| 2011-10-20 | 2011-11-19 | $0.46 | |
| 2011-07-18 | 2011-08-20 | $0.46 | 4.55% |
| 2011-04-20 | 2011-05-20 | $0.44 | |
| 2011-01-18 | 2011-02-19 | $0.44 | |
| 2010-10-21 | 2010-11-20 | $0.44 | |
| 2010-07-16 | 2010-08-20 | $0.44 | 4.76% |
| 2010-04-22 | 2010-05-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2010-01-15 | 2010-02-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2009-10-22 | 2009-11-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2009-07-16 | 2009-08-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2009-04-16 | 2009-05-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2009-01-15 | 2009-02-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2008-10-16 | 2008-11-20 | $0.42 | |
| 2008-07-17 | 2008-08-20 | $0.42 | 16.67% |
| 2008-04-17 | 2008-05-20 | $0.36 | |
| 2008-01-17 | 2008-02-20 | $0.36 | |
| 2007-10-18 | 2007-11-20 | $0.36 | |
| 2007-07-18 | 2007-08-20 | $0.36 | 20% |
| 2007-04-19 | 2007-05-19 | $0.30 | |
| 2007-01-18 | 2007-02-20 | $0.30 | |
| 2006-10-19 | 2006-11-20 | $0.30 | |
| 2006-07-18 | 2006-08-19 | $0.30 | 20% |
| 2006-04-20 | 2006-05-20 | $0.25 | |
| 2006-01-18 | 2006-02-18 | $0.25 | |
| 2005-10-20 | 2005-11-19 | $0.25 | |
| 2005-07-20 | 2005-08-19 | $0.25 | -39.02% |
| 2005-04-21 | 2005-05-20 | $0.41 | |
| 2005-01-18 | 2005-02-19 | $0.41 | |
| 2004-10-21 | 2004-11-20 | $0.41 | |
| 2004-07-16 | 2004-08-20 | $0.41 | 10.81% |
| 2004-04-22 | 2004-05-20 | $0.37 | |
| 2004-01-15 | 2004-02-20 | $0.37 | |
| 2003-10-16 | 2003-11-20 | $0.37 | 5.71% |
| 2003-07-17 | 2003-08-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2003-04-16 | 2003-05-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2003-01-16 | 2003-02-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2002-10-17 | 2002-11-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2002-07-18 | 2002-08-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2002-04-18 | 2002-05-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2002-01-17 | 2002-02-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2001-10-18 | 2001-11-20 | $0.35 | |
| 2001-07-18 | 2001-08-20 | $0.35 | 2.94% |
| 2001-04-19 | 2001-05-21 | $0.34 | |
| 2001-01-18 | 2001-02-20 | $0.34 | |
| 2000-10-18 | 2000-11-20 | $0.34 | 100% |
| 2000-07-18 | 2000-08-21 | $0.17 | 4.62% |
| 2000-04-19 | 2000-05-19 | $0.1625 | |
| 2000-01-18 | 2000-02-21 | $0.1625 | |
| 1999-10-21 | 1999-11-19 | $0.1625 | |
| 1999-07-16 | 1999-08-20 | $0.1625 | 8.33% |
| 1999-04-22 | 1999-05-20 | $0.15 | |
| 1999-01-15 | 1999-02-19 | $0.15 | |
| 1998-10-22 | 1998-11-20 | $0.15 | |
| 1998-07-16 | 1998-08-20 | $0.15 | 20% |
| 1998-04-16 | 1998-05-20 | $0.125 | |
| 1998-01-15 | 1998-02-20 | $0.125 | |
| 1997-10-16 | 1997-11-20 | $0.125 | |
| 1997-07-17 | 1997-08-20 | $0.125 | 25% |
| 1997-04-17 | 1997-05-20 | $0.10 | |
| 1997-01-16 | 1997-02-20 | $0.10 | |
| 1996-10-17 | 1996-11-20 | $0.10 | |
| 1996-07-18 | 1996-08-20 | $0.10 | 14.29% |
| 1996-04-18 | 1996-05-20 | $0.0875 | |
| 1996-01-18 | 1996-02-20 | $0.0875 | |
| 1995-10-19 | 1995-11-20 | $0.0875 | |
| 1995-07-18 | 1995-08-21 | $0.0875 | 40% |
| 1995-04-18 | 1995-05-19 | $0.0625 | |
| 1995-01-13 | 1995-02-20 | $0.0625 | 66.67% |
| 1994-10-18 | 1994-11-21 | $0.0375 | |
| 1994-07-14 | 1994-08-19 | $0.0375 | 100% |
| 1994-04-19 | 1994-05-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1994-01-13 | 1994-02-21 | $0.01875 | |
| 1993-10-19 | 1993-11-19 | $0.01875 | |
| 1993-07-14 | 1993-08-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1993-04-20 | 1993-05-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1993-01-13 | 1993-02-19 | $0.01875 | |
| 1992-10-20 | 1992-11-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1992-07-14 | 1992-08-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1992-04-13 | 1992-05-20 | $0.01875 | |
| 1992-01-14 | 1992-02-20 | $0.01875 | -50% |
| 1991-10-15 | 1991-11-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1991-07-16 | 1991-08-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1991-04-16 | 1991-05-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1991-01-15 | 1991-02-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1990-10-16 | 1990-11-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1990-07-16 | 1990-08-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1990-04-17 | 1990-05-21 | $0.0375 | |
| 1990-01-16 | 1990-02-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1989-10-17 | 1989-11-20 | $0.0375 | |
| 1989-07-14 | 1989-08-21 | $0.0375 | |
| 1989-04-18 | 1989-05-19 | $0.0375 | |
| 1989-01-13 | 1989-02-20 | $0.0375 | 57.89% |
| 1988-10-18 | 1988-11-21 | $0.02375 | |
| 1988-07-14 | 1988-08-19 | $0.02375 | 1.63% |
| 1988-04-19 | 1988-05-20 | $0.02337 | |
| 1988-01-13 | 1988-02-19 | $0.02337 | 49.62% |
| 1987-10-20 | 1987-11-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1987-07-14 | 1987-08-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1987-04-13 | 1987-05-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1987-01-13 | 1987-02-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1986-10-14 | 1986-11-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1986-07-15 | 1986-08-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1986-04-15 | 1986-05-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1986-01-13 | 1986-02-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1985-10-15 | 1985-11-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1985-07-16 | 1985-08-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1985-04-16 | 1985-05-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1985-01-14 | 1985-02-20 | $0.01562 | |
| 1984-10-16 | 1984-11-20 | $0.01562 | -66.68% |
| 1984-07-16 | 1984-08-20 | $0.04688 | |
| 1984-04-16 | 1984-05-21 | $0.04688 | |
| 1984-01-16 | 1984-02-20 | $0.04688 | |
| 1983-10-18 | 1983-11-21 | $0.04688 | |
| 1983-07-14 | 1983-08-19 | $0.04688 | |
| 1983-04-19 | 1983-05-20 | $0.04688 | |
| 1983-01-14 | 1983-02-21 | $0.04688 | |
| 1982-10-19 | 1982-11-19 | $0.04688 | -44.44% |
| 1982-07-14 | 1982-08-20 | $0.08438 | |
| 1982-04-20 | 1982-05-20 | $0.08438 | |
| 1982-01-14 | 1982-02-19 | $0.08438 | Resumed after a 147-month gap |
| 1969-10-14 | 1969-11-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1969-07-08 | 1969-08-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1969-04-08 | 1969-05-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1969-01-09 | 1969-02-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1968-10-08 | 1968-11-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1968-07-09 | 1968-08-20 | $0.025 | Resumed after a 6-month gap |
| 1968-01-10 | 1968-02-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1967-10-10 | 1967-11-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1967-07-11 | 1967-08-21 | $0.025 | |
| 1967-04-11 | 1967-05-19 | $0.025 | |
| 1967-01-11 | 1967-02-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1966-10-10 | 1966-11-21 | $0.025 | |
| 1966-07-12 | 1966-08-19 | $0.025 | |
| 1966-04-11 | 1966-05-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1966-01-11 | 1966-02-21 | $0.025 | 20.02% |
| 1965-10-08 | 1965-11-19 | $0.02083 | |
| 1965-07-09 | 1965-08-20 | $0.02083 | |
| 1965-04-14 | 1965-05-20 | $0.02083 | |
| 1965-01-15 | 1965-02-19 | $0.02083 | 24.96% |
| 1964-10-15 | 1964-11-20 | $0.01667 | |
| 1964-07-15 | 1964-08-20 | $0.01667 | -49.98% |
| 1964-04-15 | 1964-05-20 | $0.03333 | 33.32% |
| 1964-01-15 | 1964-02-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1963-10-15 | 1963-11-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1963-07-16 | 1963-08-20 | $0.025 | |
| 1963-04-16 | 1963-05-20 | $0.025 | 20.02% |
| 1963-01-15 | 1963-02-20 | $0.02083 | |
| 1962-10-16 | 1962-11-20 | $0.02083 | |
| 1962-07-17 | 1962-08-20 | $0.02083 | |
| 1962-04-16 | 1962-05-21 | $0.02083 | |
| 1962-01-16 | 1962-02-20 | $0.02083 |
Adjusted for splits
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Total return
Total return includes dividends. “Divs Reinvested” buys additional shares at the ex-dividend date close. “Cash” holds dividends without interest. Taxes and fees excluded.
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Total return either reinvests dividends at the ex-dividend date close or holds them as cash without interest. Taxes and fees are excluded.
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