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Caterpillar, Inc. — Dividend History

Historical cash dividend payments sourced from Yahoo Finance.

As of April 18, 2026

Total Dividends Paid

$71.95

across 208 payments

Average Per Year

$1.36

per share (historical avg)

Current Yield

0.78%

trailing twelve months

Ex-DateAmount per Share
Jan 20, 2026$1.5100
Oct 20, 2025$1.5100
Jul 21, 2025$1.5100
Apr 21, 2025$1.4100
Jan 21, 2025$1.4100
Oct 21, 2024$1.4100
Jul 22, 2024$1.4100
Apr 19, 2024$1.3000
Jan 19, 2024$1.3000
Oct 20, 2023$1.3000
Jul 19, 2023$1.3000
Apr 21, 2023$1.2000
Jan 19, 2023$1.2000
Oct 21, 2022$1.2000
Jul 19, 2022$1.2000
Apr 22, 2022$1.1100
Jan 19, 2022$1.1100
Oct 22, 2021$1.1100
Jul 19, 2021$1.1100
Apr 23, 2021$1.0300
Jan 19, 2021$1.0300
Oct 23, 2020$1.0300
Jul 17, 2020$1.0300
Apr 17, 2020$1.0300
Jan 17, 2020$1.0300
Oct 18, 2019$1.0300
Jul 19, 2019$1.0300
Apr 18, 2019$0.8600
Jan 18, 2019$0.8600
Oct 19, 2018$0.8600
Jul 19, 2018$0.8600
Apr 20, 2018$0.7800
Jan 19, 2018$0.7800
Oct 20, 2017$0.7800
Jul 18, 2017$0.7800
Apr 20, 2017$0.7700
Jan 18, 2017$0.7700
Oct 20, 2016$0.7700
Jul 18, 2016$0.7700
Apr 21, 2016$0.7700
Jan 15, 2016$0.7700
Oct 22, 2015$0.7700
Jul 16, 2015$0.7700
Apr 16, 2015$0.7000
Jan 15, 2015$0.7000
Oct 16, 2014$0.7000
Jul 17, 2014$0.7000
Apr 16, 2014$0.6000
Jan 16, 2014$0.6000
Oct 17, 2013$0.6000
Jul 18, 2013$0.6000
Apr 18, 2013$0.5200
Dec 20, 2012$0.5200
Oct 18, 2012$0.5200
Jul 18, 2012$0.5200
Apr 19, 2012$0.4600
Jan 18, 2012$0.4600
Oct 20, 2011$0.4600
Jul 18, 2011$0.4600
Apr 20, 2011$0.4400
Jan 18, 2011$0.4400
Oct 21, 2010$0.4400
Jul 16, 2010$0.4400
Apr 22, 2010$0.4200
Jan 15, 2010$0.4200
Oct 22, 2009$0.4200
Jul 16, 2009$0.4200
Apr 16, 2009$0.4200
Jan 15, 2009$0.4200
Oct 16, 2008$0.4200
Jul 17, 2008$0.4200
Apr 17, 2008$0.3600
Jan 17, 2008$0.3600
Oct 18, 2007$0.3600
Jul 18, 2007$0.3600
Apr 19, 2007$0.3000
Jan 18, 2007$0.3000
Oct 19, 2006$0.3000
Jul 18, 2006$0.3000
Apr 20, 2006$0.2500
Jan 18, 2006$0.2500
Oct 20, 2005$0.2500
Jul 20, 2005$0.2500
Apr 21, 2005$0.2050
Jan 18, 2005$0.2050
Oct 21, 2004$0.2050
Jul 16, 2004$0.2050
Apr 22, 2004$0.1850
Jan 15, 2004$0.1850
Oct 16, 2003$0.1850
Jul 17, 2003$0.1750
Apr 16, 2003$0.1750
Jan 16, 2003$0.1750
Oct 17, 2002$0.1750
Jul 18, 2002$0.1750
Apr 18, 2002$0.1750
Jan 17, 2002$0.1750
Oct 18, 2001$0.1750
Jul 18, 2001$0.1750
Apr 19, 2001$0.1700
Jan 18, 2001$0.1700
Oct 18, 2000$0.1700
Jul 18, 2000$0.1700
Apr 19, 2000$0.1625
Jan 18, 2000$0.1625
Oct 21, 1999$0.1625
Jul 16, 1999$0.1625
Apr 22, 1999$0.1500
Jan 15, 1999$0.1500
Oct 22, 1998$0.1500
Jul 16, 1998$0.1500
Apr 16, 1998$0.1250
Jan 15, 1998$0.1250
Oct 16, 1997$0.1250
Jul 17, 1997$0.1250
Apr 17, 1997$0.1000
Jan 16, 1997$0.1000
Oct 17, 1996$0.1000
Jul 18, 1996$0.1000
Apr 18, 1996$0.0875
Jan 18, 1996$0.0875
Oct 19, 1995$0.0875
Jul 18, 1995$0.0875
Apr 18, 1995$0.0625
Jan 13, 1995$0.0625
Oct 18, 1994$0.0375
Jul 14, 1994$0.0375
Apr 19, 1994$0.0188
Jan 13, 1994$0.0188
Oct 19, 1993$0.0188
Jul 14, 1993$0.0188
Apr 20, 1993$0.0188
Jan 13, 1993$0.0188
Oct 20, 1992$0.0188
Jul 14, 1992$0.0188
Apr 13, 1992$0.0188
Jan 14, 1992$0.0188
Oct 15, 1991$0.0375
Jul 16, 1991$0.0375
Apr 16, 1991$0.0375
Jan 15, 1991$0.0375
Oct 16, 1990$0.0375
Jul 16, 1990$0.0375
Apr 17, 1990$0.0375
Jan 16, 1990$0.0375
Oct 17, 1989$0.0375
Jul 14, 1989$0.0375
Apr 18, 1989$0.0375
Jan 13, 1989$0.0375
Oct 18, 1988$0.0238
Jul 14, 1988$0.0238
Apr 19, 1988$0.0234
Jan 13, 1988$0.0234
Oct 20, 1987$0.0156
Jul 14, 1987$0.0156
Apr 13, 1987$0.0156
Jan 13, 1987$0.0156
Oct 14, 1986$0.0156
Jul 15, 1986$0.0156
Apr 15, 1986$0.0156
Jan 13, 1986$0.0156
Oct 15, 1985$0.0156
Jul 16, 1985$0.0156
Apr 16, 1985$0.0156
Jan 14, 1985$0.0156
Oct 16, 1984$0.0156
Jul 16, 1984$0.0469
Apr 16, 1984$0.0469
Jan 16, 1984$0.0469
Oct 18, 1983$0.0469
Jul 14, 1983$0.0469
Apr 19, 1983$0.0469
Jan 14, 1983$0.0469
Oct 19, 1982$0.0469
Jul 14, 1982$0.0844
Apr 20, 1982$0.0844
Jan 14, 1982$0.0844
Oct 14, 1969$0.0250
Jul 8, 1969$0.0250
Apr 8, 1969$0.0250
Jan 9, 1969$0.0250
Oct 8, 1968$0.0250
Jul 9, 1968$0.0250
Jan 10, 1968$0.0250
Oct 10, 1967$0.0250
Jul 11, 1967$0.0250
Apr 11, 1967$0.0250
Jan 11, 1967$0.0250
Oct 10, 1966$0.0250
Jul 12, 1966$0.0250
Apr 11, 1966$0.0250
Jan 11, 1966$0.0250
Oct 8, 1965$0.0208
Jul 9, 1965$0.0208
Apr 14, 1965$0.0208
Jan 15, 1965$0.0208
Oct 15, 1964$0.0167
Jul 15, 1964$0.0167
Apr 15, 1964$0.0167
Jan 15, 1964$0.0125
Oct 15, 1963$0.0125
Jul 16, 1963$0.0125
Apr 16, 1963$0.0125
Jan 15, 1963$0.0104
Oct 16, 1962$0.0104
Jul 17, 1962$0.0104
Apr 16, 1962$0.0104
Jan 16, 1962$0.0104
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