CAT Dividend History
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.
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% |
| 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.
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