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CAT Dividend History lookup to find the CAT ex-dividend date, payout ratio, yield, and growth rate for the CAT stock. Caterpillar Inc pays a quarterly dividend of $1.51 per share with a yield of 0.69%. The next CAT ex-dividend date is April 20, 2026 with payout date set for May 19, 2026.

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Last update date: May 20, 2026

CAT Ex-Dividend Date, Yield & Payout Ratio

CAT - Caterpillar Inc (NYSE)
CAT Stock Price - $872.88
CAT Dividend Payout - $1.51 Per Share
CAT Annual Dividend - $6.04 Per Share
CAT Dividend Payout Ratio - 29.48%
CAT Dividend Yield - 0.69%

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Ex-Dividend Date Period Dividend Change Declaration Date Record Date Payout Date
04/20/2026 Quarterly $1.51000 04/08/2026 04/20/2026 05/19/2026
01/20/2026 Quarterly $1.51000 12/10/2025 01/20/2026 02/19/2026
10/20/2025 Quarterly $1.51000 10/06/2025 10/20/2025 11/20/2025
07/21/2025 Quarterly $1.51000 +7.09% 06/11/2025 07/21/2025 08/20/2025
04/21/2025 Quarterly $1.41000 04/09/2025 04/21/2025 05/20/2025
01/21/2025 Quarterly $1.41000 12/10/2024 01/21/2025 02/20/2025
10/21/2024 Quarterly $1.41000 10/09/2024 10/21/2024 11/20/2024
07/22/2024 Quarterly $1.41000 +8.46% 06/12/2024 07/22/2024 08/20/2024
04/19/2024 Quarterly $1.30000 04/10/2024 04/22/2024 05/20/2024
01/19/2024 Quarterly $1.30000 12/13/2023 01/22/2024 02/20/2024
10/20/2023 Quarterly $1.30000 10/11/2023 10/23/2023 11/20/2023
07/20/2023 Quarterly $1.30000 +8.33% 06/14/2023 07/21/2023 08/18/2023
04/21/2023 Quarterly $1.20000 04/12/2023 04/24/2023 05/19/2023
01/19/2023 Quarterly $1.20000 12/14/2022 01/20/2023 02/17/2023
10/21/2022 Quarterly $1.20000 10/12/2022 10/24/2022 11/18/2022
07/19/2022 Quarterly $1.20000 +8.11% 06/08/2022 07/20/2022 08/19/2022
04/22/2022 Quarterly $1.11000 04/13/2022 04/25/2022 05/20/2022
01/19/2022 Quarterly $1.11000 12/08/2021 01/20/2022 02/18/2022
10/22/2021 Quarterly $1.11000 10/13/2021 10/25/2021 11/19/2021
07/19/2021 Quarterly $1.11000 +7.77% 06/09/2021 07/20/2021 08/20/2021
04/23/2021 Quarterly $1.03000 04/14/2021 04/26/2021 05/20/2021
01/19/2021 Quarterly $1.03000 12/09/2020 01/20/2021 02/19/2021
10/23/2020 Quarterly $1.03000 10/14/2020 10/26/2020 11/20/2020
07/17/2020 Quarterly $1.03000 06/10/2020 07/20/2020 08/20/2020
04/17/2020 Quarterly $1.03000 04/08/2020 04/20/2020 05/20/2020


01/17/2020 Quarterly $1.03000 12/11/2019 01/21/2020 02/20/2020
10/18/2019 Quarterly $1.03000 10/09/2019 10/21/2019 11/20/2019
07/19/2019 Quarterly $1.03000 +19.77% 05/02/2019 07/22/2019 08/20/2019
04/18/2019 Quarterly $0.86000 04/10/2019 04/22/2019 05/20/2019
01/18/2019 Quarterly $0.86000 12/12/2018 01/22/2019 02/20/2019
10/19/2018 Quarterly $0.86000 10/10/2018 10/22/2018 11/20/2018
07/19/2018 Quarterly $0.86000 +10.26% 06/13/2018 07/20/2018 08/20/2018
04/20/2018 Quarterly $0.78000 04/11/2018 04/23/2018 05/19/2018
01/19/2018 Quarterly $0.78000 12/13/2017 01/22/2018 02/20/2018
10/20/2017 Quarterly $0.78000 10/11/2017 10/23/2017 11/20/2017
07/18/2017 Quarterly $0.78000 +1.30% 06/14/2017 07/20/2017 08/19/2017
04/20/2017 Quarterly $0.77000 04/12/2017 04/24/2017 05/20/2017
01/18/2017 Quarterly $0.77000 12/14/2016 01/20/2017 02/18/2017
10/20/2016 Quarterly $0.77000 10/12/2016 10/24/2016 11/19/2016
07/18/2016 Quarterly $0.77000 06/08/2016 07/20/2016 08/20/2016
04/21/2016 Quarterly $0.77000 04/13/2016 04/25/2016 05/20/2016
01/15/2016 Quarterly $0.77000 12/09/2015 01/20/2016 02/20/2016
10/22/2015 Quarterly $0.77000 10/14/2015 10/26/2015 11/20/2015
07/16/2015 Quarterly $0.77000 +10.00% 06/10/2015 07/20/2015 08/20/2015
04/16/2015 Quarterly $0.70000 04/08/2015 04/20/2015 05/20/2015
01/15/2015 Quarterly $0.70000 12/10/2014 01/20/2015 02/20/2015
10/16/2014 Quarterly $0.70000 10/08/2014 10/20/2014 11/20/2014
07/17/2014 Quarterly $0.70000 +16.67% 06/11/2014 07/21/2014 08/20/2014
04/16/2014 Quarterly $0.60000 04/09/2014 04/21/2014 05/20/2014
01/16/2014 Quarterly $0.60000 12/11/2013 01/21/2014 02/20/2014
10/17/2013 Quarterly $0.60000 10/09/2013 10/21/2013 11/20/2013
07/18/2013 Quarterly $0.60000 +15.38% 06/12/2013 07/22/2013 08/20/2013
04/18/2013 Quarterly $0.52000 04/10/2013 04/22/2013 05/20/2013
12/20/2012 Quarterly $0.52000 12/12/2012 12/24/2012 12/31/2012
10/18/2012 Quarterly $0.52000 10/08/2012 10/22/2012 11/20/2012
07/18/2012 Quarterly $0.52000 +13.04% 06/13/2012 07/20/2012 08/20/2012
04/19/2012 Quarterly $0.46000 04/11/2012 04/23/2012 05/19/2012
01/18/2012 Quarterly $0.46000 12/14/2011 01/20/2012 02/18/2012
10/20/2011 Quarterly $0.46000 10/12/2011 10/24/2011 11/19/2011
07/18/2011 Quarterly $0.46000 +4.55% 06/08/2011 07/20/2011 08/20/2011
04/20/2011 Quarterly $0.44000 04/13/2011 04/25/2011 05/20/2011
01/18/2011 Quarterly $0.44000 12/08/2010 01/20/2011 02/19/2011
10/21/2010 Quarterly $0.44000 10/13/2010 10/25/2010 11/20/2010
07/16/2010 Quarterly $0.44000 +4.76% 06/09/2010 07/20/2010 08/20/2010
04/22/2010 Quarterly $0.42000 04/14/2010 04/26/2010 05/20/2010
01/15/2010 Quarterly $0.42000 12/09/2009 01/20/2010 02/20/2010
10/22/2009 Quarterly $0.42000 10/14/2009 10/26/2009 11/20/2009
07/16/2009 Quarterly $0.42000 06/10/2009 07/20/2009 08/20/2009
04/16/2009 Quarterly $0.42000 04/08/2009 04/20/2009 05/20/2009
01/15/2009 Quarterly $0.42000 12/10/2008 01/20/2009 02/20/2009
10/16/2008 Quarterly $0.42000 10/08/2008 10/20/2008 11/20/2008
07/17/2008 Quarterly $0.42000 +16.67% 06/11/2008 07/21/2008 08/20/2008
04/17/2008 Quarterly $0.36000 04/09/2008 04/21/2008 05/20/2008
01/17/2008 Quarterly $0.36000 12/12/2007 01/22/2008 02/20/2008
10/18/2007 Quarterly $0.36000 10/10/2007 10/22/2007 11/20/2007
07/18/2007 Quarterly $0.36000 +20.00% 06/13/2007 07/20/2007 08/20/2007
04/19/2007 Quarterly $0.30000 04/11/2007 04/23/2007 05/19/2007
01/18/2007 Quarterly $0.30000 12/13/2006 01/22/2007 02/20/2007
10/19/2006 Quarterly $0.30000 10/11/2006 10/23/2006 11/20/2006
07/18/2006 Quarterly $0.30000 +20.00% 06/14/2006 07/20/2006 08/19/2006
04/20/2006 Quarterly $0.25000 04/12/2006 04/24/2006 05/20/2006
01/18/2006 Quarterly $0.25000 12/14/2005 01/20/2006 02/18/2006
10/20/2005 Quarterly $0.25000 10/12/2005 10/24/2005 11/19/2005
07/20/2005 Quarterly $0.25000 06/08/2005 07/22/2005 08/19/2005
04/21/2005 Quarterly $0.00001 04/13/2005 04/25/2005 05/20/2005
01/18/2005 Quarterly $0.00001 12/08/2004 01/20/2005 02/19/2005
10/21/2004 Quarterly $0.00001 10/13/2004 10/25/2004 11/20/2004
07/16/2004 Quarterly $0.00001 06/09/2004 07/20/2004 08/20/2004
04/22/2004 Quarterly $0.00001 04/14/2004 04/26/2004 05/20/2004
01/15/2004 Quarterly $0.00001 12/10/2003 01/20/2004 02/20/2004
10/16/2003 Quarterly $0.00001 10/08/2003 10/20/2003 11/20/2003
07/17/2003 Quarterly $0.00001 06/11/2003 07/21/2003 08/20/2003
04/16/2003 Quarterly $0.00001 04/09/2003 04/21/2003 05/20/2003
01/16/2003 Quarterly $0.00001 12/11/2002 01/21/2003 02/20/2003
10/17/2002 Quarterly $0.00001 10/09/2002 10/21/2002 11/20/2002
07/18/2002 Quarterly $0.00001 06/12/2002 07/22/2002 08/20/2002
04/18/2002 Quarterly $0.00001 04/10/2002 04/22/2002 05/20/2002
01/17/2002 Quarterly $0.00001 12/12/2001 01/22/2002 02/20/2002
10/18/2001 Quarterly $0.00001 10/10/2001 10/22/2001 11/20/2001
07/18/2001 Quarterly $0.00001 06/13/2001 07/20/2001 08/20/2001
04/19/2001 Quarterly $0.00001 04/11/2001 04/23/2001 05/19/2001
01/18/2001 Quarterly $0.00001 12/13/2000 01/22/2001 02/20/2001
10/18/2000 Quarterly $0.00001 10/11/2000 10/20/2000 11/20/2000
07/18/2000 Quarterly $0.00001 06/14/2000 07/20/2000 08/19/2000
04/19/2000 Quarterly $0.00001 04/12/2000 04/24/2000 05/20/2000
01/18/2000 Quarterly $0.00001 12/08/1999 01/20/2000 02/19/2000
10/21/1999 Quarterly $0.00001 10/13/1999 10/25/1999 11/20/1999
07/16/1999 Quarterly $0.00001 06/09/1999 07/20/1999 08/20/1999
04/22/1999 Quarterly $0.00001 03/14/1999 04/26/1999 05/20/1999
01/15/1999 Quarterly $0.00001 12/09/1998 01/20/1999 02/20/1999
10/22/1998 Quarterly $0.00001 10/14/1998 10/26/1998 11/20/1998
07/16/1998 Quarterly $0.00001 06/10/1998 07/20/1998 08/20/1998
04/16/1998 Quarterly $0.00001 04/08/1998 04/20/1998 05/20/1998
01/15/1998 Quarterly $0.00001 12/10/1997 01/20/1998 02/20/1998
10/16/1997 Quarterly $0.00001 10/08/1997 10/20/1997 11/20/1997
07/17/1997 Quarterly $0.00001 -99.96% 06/11/1997 07/21/1997 08/20/1997
04/17/1997 Quarterly $0.00039 04/09/1997 04/21/1997 05/20/1997
01/16/1997 Quarterly $0.00039 12/11/1996 01/21/1997 02/20/1997
10/17/1996 Quarterly $0.00039 10/09/1996 10/21/1996 11/20/1996
07/18/1996 Quarterly $0.00039 +14.26% 06/12/1996 07/22/1996 08/20/1996
04/18/1996 Quarterly $0.00034 04/10/1996 04/22/1996 05/20/1996
01/18/1996 Quarterly $0.00034 12/13/1995 01/22/1996 02/20/1996
10/19/1995 Quarterly $0.00034 10/11/1995 10/23/1995 11/20/1995
07/18/1995 Quarterly $0.00034 +39.99% 06/07/1995 07/20/1995 08/19/1995
04/18/1995 Quarterly $0.00025 04/12/1995 04/24/1995 05/20/1995
01/13/1995 Quarterly $0.00025 +66.63% 01/20/1995 02/18/1995
10/18/1994 Quarterly $0.00001 +100.00% 10/13/1994 10/24/1994 11/19/1994
07/14/1994 Quarterly $0.00469 +100.43% 07/20/1994 08/20/1994
04/19/1994 Quarterly $0.00234 04/25/1994 05/20/1994
01/13/1994 Quarterly $0.00234 01/20/1994 02/19/1994
10/19/1993 Quarterly $0.00234 10/25/1993 11/20/1993
07/14/1993 Quarterly $0.00234 07/20/1993 08/20/1993
04/20/1993 Quarterly $0.00234 04/26/1993 05/20/1993
01/13/1993 Quarterly $0.00234 01/20/1993 02/20/1993
10/20/1992 Quarterly $0.00234 10/26/1992 11/20/1992
07/14/1992 Quarterly $0.00234 07/20/1992 08/20/1992
04/13/1992 Quarterly $0.00234 04/20/1992 05/20/1992
01/14/1992 Quarterly $0.00234 -50.11% 01/21/1992 02/20/1992
10/15/1991 Quarterly $0.00469 10/21/1991 11/20/1991
07/16/1991 Quarterly $0.00469 07/22/1991 08/20/1991
04/16/1991 Quarterly $0.00469 04/22/1991 05/20/1991
01/15/1991 Quarterly $0.00469 01/22/1991 02/20/1991
10/16/1990 Quarterly $0.00469 10/12/1990 10/22/1990 11/20/1990
07/16/1990 Quarterly $0.00469 06/15/1990 07/20/1990 08/20/1990
04/17/1990 Quarterly $0.00469 04/16/1990 04/23/1990 05/20/1990
01/16/1990 Quarterly $0.00469 12/14/1989 01/22/1990 02/20/1990
10/17/1989 Quarterly $0.00469 10/12/1989 10/23/1989 11/20/1989
07/14/1989 Quarterly $0.00469 06/15/1989 07/20/1989 08/19/1989
04/18/1989 Quarterly $0.00469 04/13/1989 04/24/1989 05/20/1989
01/13/1989 Quarterly $0.00469 12/16/1988 01/20/1989 02/20/1989
10/18/1988 Quarterly $0.00297 10/13/1988 10/24/1988 11/19/1988
07/14/1988 Quarterly $0.00297 07/08/1988 07/20/1988 08/20/1988
04/19/1988 Quarterly $0.00292 04/15/1988 04/25/1988 05/20/1988
01/13/1988 Quarterly $0.00292 12/10/1987 01/20/1988 02/20/1988
10/20/1987 Quarterly $0.00000 10/15/1987 10/26/1987 11/20/1987
07/14/1987 Quarterly $0.00000 06/11/1987 07/20/1987 08/20/1987
04/13/1987 Quarterly $0.00000 04/10/1987 04/20/1987 05/20/1987
01/13/1987 Quarterly $0.00000 12/12/1986 01/20/1987 02/20/1987

CAT Dividend FAQs

What is the dividend yield for CAT?

- The dividend yield for CAT is 0.69% as of May 20, 2026.

When is the next ex-dividend date for CAT?

- The next ex-dividend date for CAT is on April 20, 2026.

When is the next dividend payout date for CAT?

- The next dividend payout date for CAT is on May 19, 2026.

What is the dividend payout ratio for CAT?

- The dividend payout ratio for CAT is 29.48%.

When did CAT begin paying dividends?

- CAT began paying dividends in 1987.