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CATShares · US-listed

Caterpillar

12 yrs of growthPaid for 44 yrs
1.1%
dividend yield · $6.28 in the last 12 months · price $597.70
Forward yield
1.1%
$6.75 declared + forecast, next 12 months
Next ex-dividend date
19 Jan 2027
~ Forecast
5-year dividend growth
+7.2%
a year, compound · 10y +7.1%
Payments a year
4
paid every year for 44 yrs

When it goes ex-dividend

Filled: went ex in the last 12 months. Dashed: expected in the next 12.

Feb
Mar
May
Jun
Aug
Sep
Nov
Dec

Dividends per share by year

Price $597.70
$0.000$2.00$4.00$6.00$8.00'12'13'14'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26
Yearly totals as a table
YearDividends per share
2026 (so far)$6.28
2025$5.84
2024$5.42
2023$5.00
2022$4.62
2021$4.28
2020$4.12
2019$3.78
2018$3.28
2017$3.10
2016$3.08
2015$2.94
2014$2.60
2013$1.72
2012$2.48
2011$1.80
2010$1.72
2009$1.68
2008$1.56
2007$1.32
2006$1.10
2005$0.910
2004$0.780
2003$0.710
2002$0.700
2001$0.690
2000$0.665
1999$0.625
1998$0.550
1997$0.450
1996$0.375
1995$0.300
1994$0.113
1993$0.075
1992$0.075
1991$0.150
1990$0.150
1989$0.150
1988$0.094
1987$0.063
1986$0.063
1985$0.063
1984$0.156
1983$0.188
1982$0.300
1969$0.100
1968$0.075
1967$0.100
1966$0.100
1965$0.083
1964$0.063
1963$0.048
1962$0.042

Coming up

  • 26
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend 14 days ago · paid around 16 Nov
    Awaiting payment
    $1.63
  • 19
    Jan
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 71 days · paid around 9 Feb
    Forecast · high
    $1.62
  • 19
    Apr
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 161 days · paid around 10 May
    Forecast · high
    $1.62
  • 19
    Jul
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 252 days · paid around 9 Aug
    Forecast · high
    $1.75
  • 25
    Oct
    Dividend
    Ex-dividend in 350 days · paid around 15 Nov
    Forecast · high
    $1.75

Forecasts repeat last year's payments with recent growth, until the company declares. How accurate are they? No dividend declaration from this company in our records yet: we read the press releases it files with the SEC (8-K), and not every company files them.

Dividend history

211 payments since 1962
Ex-dividend dateAmount per share
26 Oct 2026$1.63
20 Jul 2026$1.63
20 Apr 2026$1.51
20 Jan 2026$1.51
20 Oct 2025$1.51
21 Jul 2025$1.51
21 Apr 2025$1.41
21 Jan 2025$1.41
21 Oct 2024$1.41
22 Jul 2024$1.41
19 Apr 2024$1.30
19 Jan 2024$1.30
All 211 payments
20 Oct 2023$1.30
19 Jul 2023$1.30
21 Apr 2023$1.20
19 Jan 2023$1.20
21 Oct 2022$1.20
19 Jul 2022$1.20
22 Apr 2022$1.11
19 Jan 2022$1.11
22 Oct 2021$1.11
19 Jul 2021$1.11
23 Apr 2021$1.03
19 Jan 2021$1.03
23 Oct 2020$1.03
17 Jul 2020$1.03
17 Apr 2020$1.03
17 Jan 2020$1.03
18 Oct 2019$1.03
19 Jul 2019$1.03
18 Apr 2019$0.860
18 Jan 2019$0.860
19 Oct 2018$0.860
19 Jul 2018$0.860
20 Apr 2018$0.780
19 Jan 2018$0.780
20 Oct 2017$0.780
18 Jul 2017$0.780
20 Apr 2017$0.770
18 Jan 2017$0.770
20 Oct 2016$0.770
18 Jul 2016$0.770
21 Apr 2016$0.770
15 Jan 2016$0.770
22 Oct 2015$0.770
16 Jul 2015$0.770
16 Apr 2015$0.700
15 Jan 2015$0.700
16 Oct 2014$0.700
17 Jul 2014$0.700
16 Apr 2014$0.600
16 Jan 2014$0.600
17 Oct 2013$0.600
18 Jul 2013$0.600
18 Apr 2013$0.520
20 Dec 2012$0.520
18 Oct 2012$0.520
18 Jul 2012$0.520
19 Apr 2012$0.460
18 Jan 2012$0.460
20 Oct 2011$0.460
18 Jul 2011$0.460
20 Apr 2011$0.440
18 Jan 2011$0.440
21 Oct 2010$0.440
16 Jul 2010$0.440
22 Apr 2010$0.420
15 Jan 2010$0.420
22 Oct 2009$0.420
16 Jul 2009$0.420
16 Apr 2009$0.420
15 Jan 2009$0.420
16 Oct 2008$0.420
17 Jul 2008$0.420
17 Apr 2008$0.360
17 Jan 2008$0.360
18 Oct 2007$0.360
18 Jul 2007$0.360
19 Apr 2007$0.300
18 Jan 2007$0.300
19 Oct 2006$0.300
18 Jul 2006$0.300
20 Apr 2006$0.250
18 Jan 2006$0.250
20 Oct 2005$0.250
20 Jul 2005$0.250
21 Apr 2005$0.205
18 Jan 2005$0.205
21 Oct 2004$0.205
16 Jul 2004$0.205
22 Apr 2004$0.185
15 Jan 2004$0.185
16 Oct 2003$0.185
17 Jul 2003$0.175
16 Apr 2003$0.175
16 Jan 2003$0.175
17 Oct 2002$0.175
18 Jul 2002$0.175
18 Apr 2002$0.175
17 Jan 2002$0.175
18 Oct 2001$0.175
18 Jul 2001$0.175
19 Apr 2001$0.170
18 Jan 2001$0.170
18 Oct 2000$0.170
18 Jul 2000$0.170
19 Apr 2000$0.163
18 Jan 2000$0.163
21 Oct 1999$0.163
16 Jul 1999$0.163
22 Apr 1999$0.150
15 Jan 1999$0.150
22 Oct 1998$0.150
16 Jul 1998$0.150
16 Apr 1998$0.125
15 Jan 1998$0.125
16 Oct 1997$0.125
17 Jul 1997$0.125
17 Apr 1997$0.100
16 Jan 1997$0.100
17 Oct 1996$0.100
18 Jul 1996$0.100
18 Apr 1996$0.087
18 Jan 1996$0.087
19 Oct 1995$0.087
18 Jul 1995$0.087
18 Apr 1995$0.063
13 Jan 1995$0.063
18 Oct 1994$0.037
14 Jul 1994$0.037
19 Apr 1994$0.019
13 Jan 1994$0.019
19 Oct 1993$0.019
14 Jul 1993$0.019
20 Apr 1993$0.019
13 Jan 1993$0.019
20 Oct 1992$0.019
14 Jul 1992$0.019
13 Apr 1992$0.019
14 Jan 1992$0.019
15 Oct 1991$0.037
16 Jul 1991$0.037
16 Apr 1991$0.037
15 Jan 1991$0.037
16 Oct 1990$0.037
16 Jul 1990$0.037
17 Apr 1990$0.037
16 Jan 1990$0.037
17 Oct 1989$0.037
14 Jul 1989$0.037
18 Apr 1989$0.037
13 Jan 1989$0.037
18 Oct 1988$0.024
14 Jul 1988$0.024
19 Apr 1988$0.023
13 Jan 1988$0.023
20 Oct 1987$0.016
14 Jul 1987$0.016
13 Apr 1987$0.016
13 Jan 1987$0.016
14 Oct 1986$0.016
15 Jul 1986$0.016
15 Apr 1986$0.016
13 Jan 1986$0.016
15 Oct 1985$0.016
16 Jul 1985$0.016
16 Apr 1985$0.016
14 Jan 1985$0.016
16 Oct 1984$0.016
16 Jul 1984$0.047
16 Apr 1984$0.047
16 Jan 1984$0.047
18 Oct 1983$0.047
14 Jul 1983$0.047
19 Apr 1983$0.047
14 Jan 1983$0.047
19 Oct 1982$0.047
14 Jul 1982$0.084
20 Apr 1982$0.084
14 Jan 1982$0.084
14 Oct 1969$0.025
8 Jul 1969$0.025
8 Apr 1969$0.025
9 Jan 1969$0.025
8 Oct 1968$0.025
9 Jul 1968$0.025
10 Jan 1968$0.025
10 Oct 1967$0.025
11 Jul 1967$0.025
11 Apr 1967$0.025
11 Jan 1967$0.025
10 Oct 1966$0.025
12 Jul 1966$0.025
11 Apr 1966$0.025
11 Jan 1966$0.025
8 Oct 1965$0.021
9 Jul 1965$0.021
14 Apr 1965$0.021
15 Jan 1965$0.021
15 Oct 1964$0.017
15 Jul 1964$0.017
15 Apr 1964$0.017
15 Jan 1964$0.013
15 Oct 1963$0.013
16 Jul 1963$0.013
16 Apr 1963$0.013
15 Jan 1963$0.010
16 Oct 1962$0.010
17 Jul 1962$0.010
16 Apr 1962$0.010
16 Jan 1962$0.010

Amounts are adjusted for share splits and consolidations. Specials count in the history but not in yields or streaks.