Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Yield & History
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Yield is based on dividends paid in the past 12 months. 2026 isn't counted in streaks until the year ends.
Caterpillar Inc. paid $6.16 a share in the past year. The yield at $601.61 is 1.02%.
Caterpillar raised its yearly dividend every year from 2013 to 2025.
20 July 2026 was the latest Caterpillar quarterly increase, $1.51 to $1.63, up 7.9%.
Caterpillar's dividend was 24% of earnings last year.
Caterpillar pays a dividend four times a year.
The next ex-dividend date for Caterpillar hasn't been announced yet.
Across five years, Caterpillar dividend growth was 7.2% a year.
Our records cover 180 payments from 1982 to 2026.
At today's yield, $10,000 invested would receive about $102 a year in dividends before tax, if payments stay the same. Dividends can be cut.
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Questions
When did CAT last raise the dividend?
Caterpillar went from $1.51 to $1.63 on 20 July 2026.
How often does CAT pay a dividend?
Four Caterpillar dividends a year is the schedule.
How many years has CAT raised the dividend?
In 5 of the last 5 years. 2025 totalled $5.84 a share.
What is the CAT dividend yield?
Caterpillar has a dividend yield of 1.02%.