Caterpillar CAT
$558.63 +$4.99 (+0.90%)
Market closed · Nov 7, 9:10 am ET · Last extended-hours $559.31 +0.12%
Open$571.82
Prev close$553.64
Day range$554.61 – $572.00
Volume4.79M
Market cap$255.63B
P/E (TTM)21.9
Dividend yield1.10%
Dividends
Dividend yield (TTM)1.10%
Last dividend$1.63Ex-date 26 Oct 2026
Next-to-last$1.63
Payments on file40
Repeating the last declared payment 4 times a year (its usual pace) works out to a forward annual dividend of $6.52, a 1.17% forward yield at today’s price.
Dividends paid per share, by year
Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 8.6% a year.
The payout has held steady or grown for 9 straight full years on file (its entire record here).
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Oct 2026 | 19 Nov 2026 | $1.63 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 19 Aug 2026 | $1.63 |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 19 May 2026 | $1.51 |
| 20 Jan 2026 | 19 Feb 2026 | $1.51 |
| 20 Oct 2025 | 20 Nov 2025 | $1.51 |
| 21 Jul 2025 | 20 Aug 2025 | $1.51 |
| 21 Apr 2025 | 20 May 2025 | $1.41 |
| 21 Jan 2025 | 20 Feb 2025 | $1.41 |
| 21 Oct 2024 | 20 Nov 2024 | $1.41 |
| 22 Jul 2024 | 20 Aug 2024 | $1.41 |
| 19 Apr 2024 | 20 May 2024 | $1.30 |
| 19 Jan 2024 | 20 Feb 2024 | $1.30 |
| 20 Oct 2023 | 20 Nov 2023 | $1.30 |
| 19 Jul 2023 | 18 Aug 2023 | $1.30 |
| 21 Apr 2023 | 19 May 2023 | $1.20 |
| 19 Jan 2023 | 17 Feb 2023 | $1.20 |
| 21 Oct 2022 | 18 Nov 2022 | $1.20 |
| 19 Jul 2022 | 19 Aug 2022 | $1.20 |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 20 May 2022 | $1.11 |
| 19 Jan 2022 | 18 Feb 2022 | $1.11 |
| 22 Oct 2021 | 19 Nov 2021 | $1.11 |
| 19 Jul 2021 | 20 Aug 2021 | $1.11 |
| 23 Apr 2021 | 20 May 2021 | $1.03 |
| 19 Jan 2021 | 19 Feb 2021 | $1.03 |
| 23 Oct 2020 | 20 Nov 2020 | $1.03 |
| 17 Jul 2020 | 20 Aug 2020 | $1.03 |
| 17 Apr 2020 | 20 May 2020 | $1.03 |
| 17 Jan 2020 | 20 Feb 2020 | $1.03 |
| 18 Oct 2019 | 20 Nov 2019 | $1.03 |
| 19 Jul 2019 | 20 Aug 2019 | $1.03 |
| 18 Apr 2019 | 20 May 2019 | $0.86 |
| 18 Jan 2019 | 20 Feb 2019 | $0.86 |
| 19 Oct 2018 | 20 Nov 2018 | $0.86 |
| 19 Jul 2018 | 20 Aug 2018 | $0.86 |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 19 May 2018 | $0.78 |
| 19 Jan 2018 | 20 Feb 2018 | $0.78 |
| 20 Oct 2017 | 20 Nov 2017 | $0.78 |
| 18 Jul 2017 | 19 Aug 2017 | $0.78 |
| 20 Apr 2017 | 20 May 2017 | $0.77 |
| 18 Jan 2017 | 18 Feb 2017 | $0.77 |
Stock splits
| Effective date | Ratio |
|---|---|
| 14 Jul 2005 | 1→2:1 |
| 14 Jul 1997 | 1→2:1 |
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