CAT Dividend: Yield, History & Ex-Dates

Caterpillar (CAT) dey pay quarterly dividend. As at im latest declaration, CAT pay $1.63 per share, and the annual rate na $6.52, wey give dividend yield of about 0.89% at recent price of $730.38. Im last ex-dividend date na Oct 26, 2026, and the next one na Oct 26, 2026. This page dey track CAT dividend, and e dey refresh every week from the exchange record.

WITH d AS (
    SELECT argMax(cash_amount, ex_dividend_date) AS latest,
           argMax(frequency, ex_dividend_date) AS freq,
           max(ex_dividend_date) AS last_ex,
           maxIf(ex_dividend_date, ex_dividend_date > today()) AS nxt
    FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
    WHERE ticker = 'CAT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 900
),
p AS (
    SELECT argMax(toFloat64(close), window_start) AS price
    FROM global_markets.delayed_stocks_minute_aggs
    WHERE ticker = 'CAT' AND window_start >= now() - INTERVAL 8 DAY
)
SELECT round(d.latest, 3) AS latest_dividend,
       multiIf(d.freq = 12, 'monthly', d.freq = 4, 'quarterly', d.freq = 2, 'semi-annual', 'annual') AS frequency,
       round(d.latest * d.freq, 2) AS annual_dividend,
       round(p.price, 2) AS recent_price,
       round(d.latest * d.freq / p.price * 100, 2) AS dividend_yield_pct,
       formatDateTime(d.last_ex, '%b %e, %Y') AS last_ex_date,
       if(d.nxt > today(), formatDateTime(d.nxt, '%b %e, %Y'), 'not yet declared') AS next_ex_date
FROM d CROSS JOIN p

CAT dividend yield and payout

To collect dividend, you must hold the shares before the ex-dividend date. CAT dividend yield wey dey above na the annual rate divided by the recent price; e dey move other way round with share price, so yield number only get meaning when you see am together with the date wey dem measure am. The per-share amounts for this page na the cash dividends wey dem declare, no be special or one-time distributions.

CAT dividend history

The latest regular dividends wey CAT don pay, from newest to oldest:

SELECT toDate(ex_dividend_date) AS date,
       round(cash_amount, 4) AS dividend_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'CAT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12) AND ex_dividend_date >= today() - 1100
ORDER BY ex_dividend_date DESC
LIMIT 10

The pattern of the payments show the schedule: a quarterly payer dey send check for that cadence, and the per-share amount na the one wey dey step up (or hold, or dem cut am) over time.

CAT dividend growth by year

If you add all the regular dividends for each calendar year, the separate payments go turn to growth picture.

SELECT toString(toYear(ex_dividend_date)) AS year,
       round(sum(cash_amount), 2) AS dividends_paid_per_share
FROM global_markets.stocks_dividends
WHERE ticker = 'CAT' AND frequency IN (1, 2, 4, 12)
  AND ex_dividend_date >= toDate('2019-01-01') AND ex_dividend_date < toDate(concat(toString(toYear(today())), '-01-01'))
GROUP BY year
ORDER BY year

For 2019, CAT pay $3.78 per share for the whole year; reach 2025, the annual total don reach $5.84. If the line dey rise, na company dey raise im payout year after year; if e flat, na dividend hold still; if e fall, na dem cut am. The year-by-year record na the most useful thing to check before you treat any stock as income holding, and na that part of dividend wey the single yield number of a screener dey hide.

CAT good dividend stock?

Two numbers dey frame that question, and the two of them dey for this page: the yield (0.89%) and the direction of the annual payout wey dey above. Yield wey dey below broad-market average, plus payout wey dey rise steadily, na the profile of a dividend-growth name, wey the appeal na small check today wey go compound. High yield beside payout wey flat or falling na income-now profile, and e deserve closer look whether earnings dey cover the payment. CAT record wey dey above show which of the two e resemble. Wetin dividend history no fit show by itself na safety: that one rest on earnings and free cash flow, no be the run of past payments, so stretched payout ratio fit come before cut wey the history never record yet.

Wen CAT ex-dividend date dey?

Ex-dividend date na the cutoff: if you buy CAT before am, the upcoming dividend na yours; if you buy on that date, the dividend go follow the seller. For ex-date, the stock dey open lower by roughly the dividend amount, because the cash dey leave the company. CAT last ex-dividend date na Oct 26, 2026. The record date dey follow one business day after, under T+1 settlement, and the pay date dey come weeks after that. Upcoming ex-dates wey dey across the market dey for the ex-dividend calendar.

Questions wey dem dey ask

Caterpillar dey pay dividend?

Yes. CAT dey pay quarterly dividend, and the latest one na $1.63 per share, wey annualize to about $6.52 per share.

CAT dividend yield be wetin?

CAT dividend yield dey about 0.89%, dem calculate am as the $6.52 annual dividend divided by recent price of $730.38. Yield dey rise as price dey fall, and the other way round, so na snapshot e be, no be fixed number.

Wen CAT next ex-dividend date dey?

CAT last ex-dividend date na Oct 26, 2026, and the next one na Oct 26, 2026. As quarterly payer, CAT dey set new ex-date for that cadence; a date go show here as declared once the company announce am.

CAT dividend be how much?

The latest regular dividend na $1.63 per share. For quarterly cadence, e annualize to about $6.52 per share.

Every figure wey dey above na stored, inspectable query, and e dey refresh every week. Open the SQL wey dey under any panel to audit am, or pull dividend record of any ticker for the Strasmore terminal.