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CAT Dividend History
Caterpillar Inc.. Every per-share payment since 1962, split-adjusted, with annual totals, growth rates and the next estimated payment.
Data updated Jul 16, 2026
TTM Dividend$6.04per share, last 12 mo
TTM Yield0.69%at $877.17
FrequencyQuarterly4 / year
3-yr CAGR8.1%dividend growth
5-yr CAGR7.2%dividend growth
10-yr CAGR7.1%dividend growth
Next payment estimate: around Jul 20, 2026 based on the quarterly pattern.
Last confirmed: $1.5100 on Apr 20, 2026.
Full ex-dividend date details →
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Payment by payment
Dividend per share at each ex-dividend date, split-adjusted. Hover for exact amounts.
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Annual totals & growth
2026 shown in gray: year in progress.
| Year | Total / share | Growth |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | $3.0200 | |
| 2025 | $5.8400 | +7.7% |
| 2024 | $5.4200 | +8.4% |
| 2023 | $5.0000 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | $4.6200 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | $4.2800 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | $4.1200 | +9.0% |
| 2019 | $3.7800 | +15.2% |
| 2018 | $3.2800 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | $3.1000 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | $3.0800 | +4.8% |
| 2015 | $2.9400 | +13.1% |
| 2014 | $2.6000 | +51.2% |
| 2013 | $1.7200 | -30.6% |
| 2012 | $2.4800 | +37.8% |
| 2011 | $1.8000 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | $1.7200 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | $1.6800 | +7.7% |
| 2008 | $1.5600 | +18.2% |
| 2007 | $1.3200 | +20.0% |
| 2006 | $1.1000 | +20.9% |
| 2005 | $0.9100 | +16.7% |
| 2004 | $0.7800 | +9.9% |
| 2003 | $0.7100 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | $0.7000 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | $0.6900 | +3.8% |
| 2000 | $0.6650 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | $0.6250 | +13.6% |
| 1998 | $0.5500 | +22.2% |
| 1997 | $0.4500 | +20.0% |
| 1996 | $0.3750 | +25.0% |
| 1995 | $0.3000 | +166.7% |
| 1994 | $0.1125 | +50.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0750 | 0.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0750 | -50.0% |
| 1991 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 1990 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 1989 | $0.1500 | +59.2% |
| 1988 | $0.0943 | +50.8% |
| 1987 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 1986 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 1985 | $0.0625 | -60.0% |
| 1984 | $0.1563 | -16.7% |
| 1983 | $0.1875 | -37.5% |
| 1982 | $0.3000 | |
| 1969 | $0.1000 | +33.3% |
| 1968 | $0.0750 | -25.0% |
| 1967 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 1966 | $0.1000 | +20.0% |
| 1965 | $0.0833 | +33.3% |
| 1964 | $0.0625 | +30.4% |
| 1963 | $0.0479 | +53.3% |
| 1962 | $0.0313 |
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Complete payment record
| # | Ex-dividend date | Amount / share | vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 208 | Apr 20, 2026 | $1.5100 | 0.0% |
| 207 | Jan 20, 2026 | $1.5100 | 0.0% |
| 206 | Oct 20, 2025 | $1.5100 | 0.0% |
| 205 | Jul 21, 2025 | $1.5100 | +7.1% |
| 204 | Apr 21, 2025 | $1.4100 | 0.0% |
| 203 | Jan 21, 2025 | $1.4100 | 0.0% |
| 202 | Oct 21, 2024 | $1.4100 | 0.0% |
| 201 | Jul 22, 2024 | $1.4100 | +8.5% |
| 200 | Apr 19, 2024 | $1.3000 | 0.0% |
| 199 | Jan 19, 2024 | $1.3000 | 0.0% |
| 198 | Oct 20, 2023 | $1.3000 | 0.0% |
| 197 | Jul 19, 2023 | $1.3000 | +8.3% |
| 196 | Apr 21, 2023 | $1.2000 | 0.0% |
| 195 | Jan 19, 2023 | $1.2000 | 0.0% |
| 194 | Oct 21, 2022 | $1.2000 | 0.0% |
| 193 | Jul 19, 2022 | $1.2000 | +8.1% |
| 192 | Apr 22, 2022 | $1.1100 | 0.0% |
| 191 | Jan 19, 2022 | $1.1100 | 0.0% |
| 190 | Oct 22, 2021 | $1.1100 | 0.0% |
| 189 | Jul 19, 2021 | $1.1100 | +7.8% |
| 188 | Apr 23, 2021 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 187 | Jan 19, 2021 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 186 | Oct 23, 2020 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 185 | Jul 17, 2020 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 184 | Apr 17, 2020 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 183 | Jan 17, 2020 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 182 | Oct 18, 2019 | $1.0300 | 0.0% |
| 181 | Jul 19, 2019 | $1.0300 | +19.8% |
| 180 | Apr 18, 2019 | $0.8600 | 0.0% |
| 179 | Jan 18, 2019 | $0.8600 | 0.0% |
| 178 | Oct 19, 2018 | $0.8600 | 0.0% |
| 177 | Jul 19, 2018 | $0.8600 | +10.3% |
| 176 | Apr 20, 2018 | $0.7800 | 0.0% |
| 175 | Jan 19, 2018 | $0.7800 | 0.0% |
| 174 | Oct 20, 2017 | $0.7800 | 0.0% |
| 173 | Jul 18, 2017 | $0.7800 | +1.3% |
| 172 | Apr 20, 2017 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 171 | Jan 18, 2017 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 170 | Oct 20, 2016 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 169 | Jul 18, 2016 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 168 | Apr 21, 2016 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 167 | Jan 15, 2016 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 166 | Oct 22, 2015 | $0.7700 | 0.0% |
| 165 | Jul 16, 2015 | $0.7700 | +10.0% |
| 164 | Apr 16, 2015 | $0.7000 | 0.0% |
| 163 | Jan 15, 2015 | $0.7000 | 0.0% |
| 162 | Oct 16, 2014 | $0.7000 | 0.0% |
| 161 | Jul 17, 2014 | $0.7000 | +16.7% |
| 160 | Apr 16, 2014 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 159 | Jan 16, 2014 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 158 | Oct 17, 2013 | $0.6000 | 0.0% |
| 157 | Jul 18, 2013 | $0.6000 | +15.4% |
| 156 | Apr 18, 2013 | $0.5200 | 0.0% |
| 155 | Dec 20, 2012 | $0.5200 | 0.0% |
| 154 | Oct 18, 2012 | $0.5200 | 0.0% |
| 153 | Jul 18, 2012 | $0.5200 | +13.0% |
| 152 | Apr 19, 2012 | $0.4600 | 0.0% |
| 151 | Jan 18, 2012 | $0.4600 | 0.0% |
| 150 | Oct 20, 2011 | $0.4600 | 0.0% |
| 149 | Jul 18, 2011 | $0.4600 | +4.5% |
| 148 | Apr 20, 2011 | $0.4400 | 0.0% |
| 147 | Jan 18, 2011 | $0.4400 | 0.0% |
| 146 | Oct 21, 2010 | $0.4400 | 0.0% |
| 145 | Jul 16, 2010 | $0.4400 | +4.8% |
| 144 | Apr 22, 2010 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 143 | Jan 15, 2010 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 142 | Oct 22, 2009 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 141 | Jul 16, 2009 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 140 | Apr 16, 2009 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 139 | Jan 15, 2009 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 138 | Oct 16, 2008 | $0.4200 | 0.0% |
| 137 | Jul 17, 2008 | $0.4200 | +16.7% |
| 136 | Apr 17, 2008 | $0.3600 | 0.0% |
| 135 | Jan 17, 2008 | $0.3600 | 0.0% |
| 134 | Oct 18, 2007 | $0.3600 | 0.0% |
| 133 | Jul 18, 2007 | $0.3600 | +20.0% |
| 132 | Apr 19, 2007 | $0.3000 | 0.0% |
| 131 | Jan 18, 2007 | $0.3000 | 0.0% |
| 130 | Oct 19, 2006 | $0.3000 | 0.0% |
| 129 | Jul 18, 2006 | $0.3000 | +20.0% |
| 128 | Apr 20, 2006 | $0.2500 | 0.0% |
| 127 | Jan 18, 2006 | $0.2500 | 0.0% |
| 126 | Oct 20, 2005 | $0.2500 | 0.0% |
| 125 | Jul 20, 2005 | $0.2500 | +22.0% |
| 124 | Apr 21, 2005 | $0.2050 | 0.0% |
| 123 | Jan 18, 2005 | $0.2050 | 0.0% |
| 122 | Oct 21, 2004 | $0.2050 | 0.0% |
| 121 | Jul 16, 2004 | $0.2050 | +10.8% |
| 120 | Apr 22, 2004 | $0.1850 | 0.0% |
| 119 | Jan 15, 2004 | $0.1850 | 0.0% |
| 118 | Oct 16, 2003 | $0.1850 | +5.7% |
| 117 | Jul 17, 2003 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 116 | Apr 16, 2003 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 115 | Jan 16, 2003 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 114 | Oct 17, 2002 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 113 | Jul 18, 2002 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 112 | Apr 18, 2002 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 111 | Jan 17, 2002 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 110 | Oct 18, 2001 | $0.1750 | 0.0% |
| 109 | Jul 18, 2001 | $0.1750 | +2.9% |
| 108 | Apr 19, 2001 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 107 | Jan 18, 2001 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 106 | Oct 18, 2000 | $0.1700 | 0.0% |
| 105 | Jul 18, 2000 | $0.1700 | +4.6% |
| 104 | Apr 19, 2000 | $0.1625 | 0.0% |
| 103 | Jan 18, 2000 | $0.1625 | 0.0% |
| 102 | Oct 21, 1999 | $0.1625 | 0.0% |
| 101 | Jul 16, 1999 | $0.1625 | +8.3% |
| 100 | Apr 22, 1999 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 99 | Jan 15, 1999 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 98 | Oct 22, 1998 | $0.1500 | 0.0% |
| 97 | Jul 16, 1998 | $0.1500 | +20.0% |
| 96 | Apr 16, 1998 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 95 | Jan 15, 1998 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 94 | Oct 16, 1997 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 93 | Jul 17, 1997 | $0.1250 | +25.0% |
| 92 | Apr 17, 1997 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 91 | Jan 16, 1997 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 90 | Oct 17, 1996 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 89 | Jul 18, 1996 | $0.1000 | +14.3% |
| 88 | Apr 18, 1996 | $0.0875 | 0.0% |
| 87 | Jan 18, 1996 | $0.0875 | 0.0% |
| 86 | Oct 19, 1995 | $0.0875 | 0.0% |
| 85 | Jul 18, 1995 | $0.0875 | +40.0% |
| 84 | Apr 18, 1995 | $0.0625 | 0.0% |
| 83 | Jan 13, 1995 | $0.0625 | +66.7% |
| 82 | Oct 18, 1994 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 81 | Jul 14, 1994 | $0.0375 | +100.0% |
| 80 | Apr 19, 1994 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 79 | Jan 13, 1994 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 78 | Oct 19, 1993 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 77 | Jul 14, 1993 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 76 | Apr 20, 1993 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 75 | Jan 13, 1993 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 74 | Oct 20, 1992 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 73 | Jul 14, 1992 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 72 | Apr 13, 1992 | $0.0188 | 0.0% |
| 71 | Jan 14, 1992 | $0.0188 | -50.0% |
| 70 | Oct 15, 1991 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 69 | Jul 16, 1991 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 68 | Apr 16, 1991 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 67 | Jan 15, 1991 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 66 | Oct 16, 1990 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 65 | Jul 16, 1990 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 64 | Apr 17, 1990 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 63 | Jan 16, 1990 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 62 | Oct 17, 1989 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 61 | Jul 14, 1989 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 60 | Apr 18, 1989 | $0.0375 | 0.0% |
| 59 | Jan 13, 1989 | $0.0375 | +57.9% |
| 58 | Oct 18, 1988 | $0.0238 | 0.0% |
| 57 | Jul 14, 1988 | $0.0238 | +1.6% |
| 56 | Apr 19, 1988 | $0.0234 | 0.0% |
| 55 | Jan 13, 1988 | $0.0234 | +49.6% |
| 54 | Oct 20, 1987 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 53 | Jul 14, 1987 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 52 | Apr 13, 1987 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 51 | Jan 13, 1987 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 50 | Oct 14, 1986 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 49 | Jul 15, 1986 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 48 | Apr 15, 1986 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 47 | Jan 13, 1986 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 46 | Oct 15, 1985 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 45 | Jul 16, 1985 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 44 | Apr 16, 1985 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 43 | Jan 14, 1985 | $0.0156 | 0.0% |
| 42 | Oct 16, 1984 | $0.0156 | -66.7% |
| 41 | Jul 16, 1984 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 40 | Apr 16, 1984 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 39 | Jan 16, 1984 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 38 | Oct 18, 1983 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 37 | Jul 14, 1983 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 36 | Apr 19, 1983 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 35 | Jan 14, 1983 | $0.0469 | 0.0% |
| 34 | Oct 19, 1982 | $0.0469 | -44.4% |
| 33 | Jul 14, 1982 | $0.0844 | 0.0% |
| 32 | Apr 20, 1982 | $0.0844 | 0.0% |
| 31 | Jan 14, 1982 | $0.0844 | +237.5% |
| 30 | Oct 14, 1969 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 29 | Jul 8, 1969 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 28 | Apr 8, 1969 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 27 | Jan 9, 1969 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Oct 8, 1968 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 25 | Jul 9, 1968 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 24 | Jan 10, 1968 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 23 | Oct 10, 1967 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 22 | Jul 11, 1967 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 21 | Apr 11, 1967 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Jan 11, 1967 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Oct 10, 1966 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Jul 12, 1966 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 17 | Apr 11, 1966 | $0.0250 | 0.0% |
| 16 | Jan 11, 1966 | $0.0250 | +20.0% |
| 15 | Oct 8, 1965 | $0.0208 | 0.0% |
| 14 | Jul 9, 1965 | $0.0208 | 0.0% |
| 13 | Apr 14, 1965 | $0.0208 | 0.0% |
| 12 | Jan 15, 1965 | $0.0208 | +25.0% |
| 11 | Oct 15, 1964 | $0.0167 | 0.0% |
| 10 | Jul 15, 1964 | $0.0167 | 0.0% |
| 9 | Apr 15, 1964 | $0.0167 | +33.3% |
| 8 | Jan 15, 1964 | $0.0125 | 0.0% |
| 7 | Oct 15, 1963 | $0.0125 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Jul 16, 1963 | $0.0125 | 0.0% |
| 5 | Apr 16, 1963 | $0.0125 | +20.0% |
| 4 | Jan 15, 1963 | $0.0104 | 0.0% |
| 3 | Oct 16, 1962 | $0.0104 | 0.0% |
| 2 | Jul 17, 1962 | $0.0104 | 0.0% |
| 1 | Apr 16, 1962 | $0.0104 |
208 payments · source: consolidated market data, split-adjusted · refreshed daily.
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CAT dividend FAQ
How often does CAT pay dividends?
CAT pays dividends on a quarterly schedule, 4 times per year. The most recent payment was $1.5100 per share with ex-dividend date Apr 20, 2026.
When is the next CAT dividend payment?
Based on the historical pattern, the next ex-dividend date is estimated around Jul 20, 2026. Fund sponsors declare the official date shortly before payment; treat this as an estimate.
Has CAT ever cut its dividend?
The complete record above shows every per-share payment since 1962. The annual payout has increased for 12 consecutive years in our data.
What is the CAT dividend yield right now?
Over the trailing twelve months CAT paid $6.04 per share. At the current price of $877.17 that is a 0.69% TTM yield.
Are these amounts adjusted for splits?
Yes. Historical amounts come from split-adjusted market data, so per-share figures are directly comparable across the entire history.