Caterpillar Dividend

Q: What is the Caterpillar Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Caterpillar dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.75% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.08%. The payout ratio of Caterpillar in relation to the last financial year is 31.05%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 26.66%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Caterpillar dividend safe?

Caterpillar has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25 -times. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 7.75% . The average Caterpillar Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.23% . The average for the last 10 years is 7.10% .

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ISIN

US1491231015

Symbol

CAT

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Caterpillar Dividend history 25 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Caterpillar Stock

Current dividend yield	4.71 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	1.85 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	7.67 %
Payout 3Y	7.45 %

When does Caterpillar pay a dividend?

The Caterpillar stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Caterpillar stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were January, April, July and October . Dividends from Caterpillar are distributed via February, May, August and November.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$1.63 $1.63	Jul 20 2026 Jul 20 2026 Aug 19 2026 Jul 20 26 Aug 19 26	Aug 19 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.51 $1.51	Apr 20 2026 Apr 20 2026 May 19 2026 Apr 20 26 May 19 26	May 19 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$1.51 $1.51	Jan 20 2026 Jan 20 2026 Feb 19 2026 Jan 20 26 Feb 19 26	Feb 19 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.51 $1.51	Oct 20 2025 Oct 20 2025 Nov 20 2025 Oct 20 25 Nov 20 25	Nov 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.51 $1.51	Jul 21 2025 Jul 21 2025 Aug 20 2025 Jul 21 25 Aug 20 25	Aug 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.41 $1.41	Apr 21 2025 Apr 21 2025 May 20 2025 Apr 21 25 May 20 25	May 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$1.41 $1.41	Jan 21 2025 Jan 21 2025 Feb 20 2025 Jan 21 25 Feb 20 25	Feb 20 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.41 $1.41	Oct 21 2024 Oct 21 2024 Nov 20 2024 Oct 21 24 Nov 20 24	Nov 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.41 $1.41	Jul 22 2024 Jul 22 2024 Aug 20 2024 Jul 22 24 Aug 20 24	Aug 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.3 $1.3	Apr 19 2024 Apr 19 2024 May 20 2024 Apr 19 24 May 20 24	May 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$1.3 $1.3	Jan 19 2024 Jan 19 2024 Feb 20 2024 Jan 19 24 Feb 20 24	Feb 20 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.3 $1.3	Oct 20 2023 Oct 20 2023 Nov 20 2023 Oct 20 23 Nov 20 23	Nov 20 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.3 $1.3	Jul 19 2023 Jul 19 2023 Aug 18 2023 Jul 19 23 Aug 18 23	Aug 18 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.2 $1.2	Apr 21 2023 Apr 21 2023 May 19 2023 Apr 21 23 May 19 23	May 19 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$1.2 $1.2	Jan 19 2023 Jan 19 2023 Feb 17 2023 Jan 19 23 Feb 17 23	Feb 17 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.2 $1.2	Oct 21 2022 Oct 21 2022 Nov 18 2022 Oct 21 22 Nov 18 22	Nov 18 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.2 $1.2	Jul 19 2022 Jul 19 2022 Aug 19 2022 Jul 19 22 Aug 19 22	Aug 19 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.11 $1.11	Apr 22 2022 Apr 22 2022 May 20 2022 Apr 22 22 May 20 22	May 20 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$1.11 $1.11	Jan 19 2022 Jan 19 2022 Feb 18 2022 Jan 19 22 Feb 18 22	Feb 18 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.11 $1.11	Oct 22 2021 Oct 22 2021 Nov 19 2021 Oct 22 21 Nov 19 21	Nov 19 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.11 $1.11	Jul 19 2021 Jul 19 2021 Aug 20 2021 Jul 19 21 Aug 20 21	Aug 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.03 $1.03	Apr 23 2021 Apr 23 2021 May 20 2021 Apr 23 21 May 20 21	May 20 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$1.03 $1.03	Jan 19 2021 Jan 19 2021 Feb 19 2021 Jan 19 21 Feb 19 21	Feb 19 2021	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.03 $1.03	Oct 23 2020 Oct 23 2020 Nov 20 2020 Oct 23 20 Nov 20 20	Nov 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.03 $1.03	Jul 17 2020 Jul 17 2020 Aug 20 2020 Jul 17 20 Aug 20 20	Aug 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.03 $1.03	Apr 17 2020 Apr 17 2020 May 20 2020 Apr 17 20 May 20 20	May 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$1.03 $1.03	Jan 17 2020 Jan 17 2020 Feb 20 2020 Jan 17 20 Feb 20 20	Feb 20 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Oct 18 2019 Oct 18 2019 Nov 20 2019 Oct 18 19 Nov 20 19	Nov 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$1.03 $1.03	Jul 19 2019 Jul 19 2019 Aug 20 2019 Jul 19 19 Aug 20 19	Aug 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.86 $0.86	Apr 18 2019 Apr 18 2019 May 20 2019 Apr 18 19 May 20 19	May 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.86 $0.86	Jan 18 2019 Jan 18 2019 Feb 20 2019 Jan 18 19 Feb 20 19	Feb 20 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.86 $0.86	Oct 19 2018 Oct 19 2018 Nov 20 2018 Oct 19 18 Nov 20 18	Nov 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.86 $0.86	Jul 19 2018 Jul 19 2018 Aug 20 2018 Jul 19 18 Aug 20 18	Aug 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.78 $0.78	Apr 20 2018 Apr 20 2018 May 19 2018 Apr 20 18 May 19 18	May 19 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.78 $0.78	Jan 19 2018 Jan 19 2018 Feb 20 2018 Jan 19 18 Feb 20 18	Feb 20 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.78 $0.78	Oct 20 2017 Oct 20 2017 Nov 20 2017 Oct 20 17 Nov 20 17	Nov 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.78 $0.78	Jul 18 2017 Jul 18 2017 Aug 19 2017 Jul 18 17 Aug 19 17	Aug 19 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.77 $0.77	Apr 20 2017 Apr 20 2017 May 20 2017 Apr 20 17 May 20 17	May 20 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.77 $0.77	Jan 18 2017 Jan 18 2017 Feb 18 2017 Jan 18 17 Feb 18 17	Feb 18 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.77 $0.77	Oct 20 2016 Oct 20 2016 Nov 19 2016 Oct 20 16 Nov 19 16	Nov 19 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.77 $0.77	Jul 18 2016 Jul 18 2016 Aug 20 2016 Jul 18 16 Aug 20 16	Aug 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.77 $0.77	Apr 21 2016 Apr 21 2016 May 20 2016 Apr 21 16 May 20 16	May 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.77 $0.77	Jan 15 2016 Jan 15 2016 Feb 20 2016 Jan 15 16 Feb 20 16	Feb 20 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.77 $0.77	Oct 22 2015 Oct 22 2015 Nov 20 2015 Oct 22 15 Nov 20 15	Nov 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.77 $0.77	Jul 16 2015 Jul 16 2015 Aug 20 2015 Jul 16 15 Aug 20 15	Aug 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.7 $0.7	Apr 16 2015 Apr 16 2015 May 20 2015 Apr 16 15 May 20 15	May 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.7 $0.7	Jan 15 2015 Jan 15 2015 Feb 20 2015 Jan 15 15 Feb 20 15	Feb 20 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.7 $0.7	Oct 16 2014 Oct 16 2014 Nov 20 2014 Oct 16 14 Nov 20 14	Nov 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.7 $0.7	Jul 17 2014 Jul 17 2014 Aug 20 2014 Jul 17 14 Aug 20 14	Aug 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.6 $0.6	Apr 16 2014 Apr 16 2014 May 20 2014 Apr 16 14 May 20 14	May 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.6 $0.6	Jan 16 2014 Jan 16 2014 Feb 20 2014 Jan 16 14 Feb 20 14	Feb 20 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.6 $0.6	Oct 17 2013 Oct 17 2013 Nov 20 2013 Oct 17 13 Nov 20 13	Nov 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.6 $0.6	Jul 18 2013 Jul 18 2013 Aug 20 2013 Jul 18 13 Aug 20 13	Aug 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.52 $0.52	Apr 18 2013 Apr 18 2013 May 20 2013 Apr 18 13 May 20 13	May 20 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.52 $0.52	Jan 16 2013 Jan 16 2013 Jan 16 13		quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.52 $0.52	Dec 20 2012 Dec 20 2012 Dec 20 12		Special dividend Special div.
2012	$0.52 $0.52	Oct 18 2012 Oct 18 2012 Nov 20 2012 Oct 18 12 Nov 20 12	Nov 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.52 $0.52	Jul 18 2012 Jul 18 2012 Aug 20 2012 Jul 18 12 Aug 20 12	Aug 20 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.46 $0.46	Apr 19 2012 Apr 19 2012 May 19 2012 Apr 19 12 May 19 12	May 19 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.46 $0.46	Jan 18 2012 Jan 18 2012 Feb 18 2012 Jan 18 12 Feb 18 12	Feb 18 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.46 $0.46	Oct 20 2011 Oct 20 2011 Nov 19 2011 Oct 20 11 Nov 19 11	Nov 19 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.46 $0.46	Jul 18 2011 Jul 18 2011 Aug 20 2011 Jul 18 11 Aug 20 11	Aug 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.44 $0.44	Apr 20 2011 Apr 20 2011 May 20 2011 Apr 20 11 May 20 11	May 20 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.44 $0.44	Jan 18 2011 Jan 18 2011 Feb 19 2011 Jan 18 11 Feb 19 11	Feb 19 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.44 $0.44	Oct 21 2010 Oct 21 2010 Nov 20 2010 Oct 21 10 Nov 20 10	Nov 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.44 $0.44	Jul 16 2010 Jul 16 2010 Aug 20 2010 Jul 16 10 Aug 20 10	Aug 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.42 $0.42	Apr 22 2010 Apr 22 2010 May 20 2010 Apr 22 10 May 20 10	May 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.42 $0.42	Jan 15 2010 Jan 15 2010 Feb 20 2010 Jan 15 10 Feb 20 10	Feb 20 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.42 $0.42	Oct 22 2009 Oct 22 2009 Nov 20 2009 Oct 22 09 Nov 20 09	Nov 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.42 $0.42	Jul 16 2009 Jul 16 2009 Aug 20 2009 Jul 16 09 Aug 20 09	Aug 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.42 $0.42	Apr 16 2009 Apr 16 2009 May 20 2009 Apr 16 09 May 20 09	May 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.42 $0.42	Jan 15 2009 Jan 15 2009 Feb 20 2009 Jan 15 09 Feb 20 09	Feb 20 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.42 $0.42	Oct 16 2008 Oct 16 2008 Nov 20 2008 Oct 16 08 Nov 20 08	Nov 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.42 $0.42	Jul 17 2008 Jul 17 2008 Aug 20 2008 Jul 17 08 Aug 20 08	Aug 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.36 $0.36	Apr 17 2008 Apr 17 2008 May 20 2008 Apr 17 08 May 20 08	May 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.36 $0.36	Jan 17 2008 Jan 17 2008 Feb 20 2008 Jan 17 08 Feb 20 08	Feb 20 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.36 $0.36	Oct 18 2007 Oct 18 2007 Nov 20 2007 Oct 18 07 Nov 20 07	Nov 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.36 $0.36	Jul 18 2007 Jul 18 2007 Aug 20 2007 Jul 18 07 Aug 20 07	Aug 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3 $0.3	Apr 19 2007 Apr 19 2007 May 19 2007 Apr 19 07 May 19 07	May 19 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3 $0.3	Jan 18 2007 Jan 18 2007 Feb 20 2007 Jan 18 07 Feb 20 07	Feb 20 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3 $0.3	Oct 19 2006 Oct 19 2006 Nov 20 2006 Oct 19 06 Nov 20 06	Nov 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3 $0.3	Jul 18 2006 Jul 18 2006 Aug 19 2006 Jul 18 06 Aug 19 06	Aug 19 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.25 $0.25	Apr 20 2006 Apr 20 2006 May 20 2006 Apr 20 06 May 20 06	May 20 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.25 $0.25	Jan 18 2006 Jan 18 2006 Feb 18 2006 Jan 18 06 Feb 18 06	Feb 18 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.25 $0.25	Oct 20 2005 Oct 20 2005 Nov 19 2005 Oct 20 05 Nov 19 05	Nov 19 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.25 $0.25	Jul 20 2005 Jul 20 2005 Aug 19 2005 Jul 20 05 Aug 19 05	Aug 19 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.205 $0.21	Apr 21 2005 Apr 21 2005 May 20 2005 Apr 21 05 May 20 05	May 20 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.205 $0.21	Jan 18 2005 Jan 18 2005 Feb 19 2005 Jan 18 05 Feb 19 05	Feb 19 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.205 $0.21	Oct 21 2004 Oct 21 2004 Nov 20 2004 Oct 21 04 Nov 20 04	Nov 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.205 $0.21	Jul 16 2004 Jul 16 2004 Aug 20 2004 Jul 16 04 Aug 20 04	Aug 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.185 $0.19	Apr 22 2004 Apr 22 2004 May 20 2004 Apr 22 04 May 20 04	May 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.185 $0.19	Jan 15 2004 Jan 15 2004 Feb 20 2004 Jan 15 04 Feb 20 04	Feb 20 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.185 $0.19	Oct 16 2003 Oct 16 2003 Nov 20 2003 Oct 16 03 Nov 20 03	Nov 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.175 $0.18	Jul 17 2003 Jul 17 2003 Aug 20 2003 Jul 17 03 Aug 20 03	Aug 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.175 $0.18	Apr 16 2003 Apr 16 2003 May 20 2003 Apr 16 03 May 20 03	May 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.175 $0.18	Jan 16 2003 Jan 16 2003 Feb 20 2003 Jan 16 03 Feb 20 03	Feb 20 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.175 $0.18	Oct 17 2002 Oct 17 2002 Nov 20 2002 Oct 17 02 Nov 20 02	Nov 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.175 $0.18	Jul 18 2002 Jul 18 2002 Aug 20 2002 Jul 18 02 Aug 20 02	Aug 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.175 $0.18	Apr 18 2002 Apr 18 2002 May 20 2002 Apr 18 02 May 20 02	May 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.175 $0.18	Jan 17 2002 Jan 17 2002 Feb 20 2002 Jan 17 02 Feb 20 02	Feb 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.175 $0.18	Oct 18 2001 Oct 18 2001 Nov 20 2001 Oct 18 01 Nov 20 01	Nov 20 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.175 $0.18	Jul 18 2001 Jul 18 2001 Aug 20 2001 Jul 18 01 Aug 20 01	Aug 20 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.17 $0.17	Apr 19 2001 Apr 19 2001 May 19 2001 Apr 19 01 May 19 01	May 19 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.17 $0.17	Jan 18 2001 Jan 18 2001 Feb 20 2001 Jan 18 01 Feb 20 01	Feb 20 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Caterpillar pay?

Caterpillar most recently paid a dividend of $1.63. Caterpillar paid a Dividend of $5.84 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $782.72 at Sep 16 2026, the current dividend yield is 0.75% (calculation: $5.84 / $782.72 = 0.75%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Caterpillar Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Caterpillar dividend yield over the last 5 years is 1.75% and the average over the last 10 years is 2.08%.

The payout ratio of Caterpillar in relation to the last financial year is 31.05%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 26.66%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Caterpillar
Current dividend yield	0.75%
Dividend Yield 5Y	1.75%
Dividend Yield 10Y	2.08%
Payout 1Y	31.05%
Payout 3Y	26.66%

Is the Caterpillar dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Caterpillar dividend safe?

Caterpillar has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 7.75%. The average Caterpillar Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 7.23%. The average for the last 10 years is 7.10%.

Metric	Caterpillar
Increased	25 Years
Continuity	25 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	7.75%
Growth 5Y	7.23%
Growth 10Y	7.10%

Continuity

Caterpillar has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 25 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was recently increased 25-times.

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Caterpillar Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Caterpillar stock (ISIN: US1491231015) is not traded as a top scorer in September 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Caterpillar 39.40% has risen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Caterpillar stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Caterpillar (symbol: CAT) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 33.39 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.81 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Caterpillar stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 28.08 according to P/E ratio and 4.49 according to P/S.

Metric	Caterpillar
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	39.40%
P/E TTM	33.39
P/S TTM	4.81
P/E forward	28.08
P/S forward	4.49

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