Caterpillar (CAT) dividend history
Caterpillar paid $2.7B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $5.82 per share.
Dividends per share grew 9.0% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 8 years.
That took 31% of free cash flow and 31% of net income.
At today's price the trailing yield is 0.76%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Caterpillar's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.82 | +7.7% | $2.7B | 31% | 31% |
| 2024 | $5.41 | +8.3% | $2.6B | 26% | 25% |
| 2023 | $4.99 | +8.5% | $2.6B | 23% | 25% |
| 2022 | $4.60 | +8.2% | $2.4B | 38% | 36% |
| 2021 | $4.25 | +4.0% | $2.3B | 38% | 36% |
| 2020 | $4.09 | +8.8% | $2.2B | 42% | 75% |
| 2019 | $3.76 | +15.4% | $2.1B | 36% | 35% |
| 2018 | $3.25 | +6.5% | $2.0B | 37% | 32% |
| 2017 | $3.06 | -0.8% | $1.8B | 38% | 243% |
| 2016 | $3.08 | +5.4% | $1.8B | 40% | — |
| 2015 | $2.92 | +13.4% | $1.8B | 33% | 70% |
| 2014 | $2.58 | +52.7% | $1.6B | 25% | 66% |
| 2013 | $1.69 | -30.1% | $1.1B | 14% | 29% |
| 2012 | $2.41 | +38.8% | $1.6B | 88% | 28% |
| 2011 | $1.74 | — | $1.2B | 26% | 24% |
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Questions
Does Caterpillar pay a dividend?
Caterpillar paid $2.7B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $5.82 per share.
How fast has Caterpillar's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 9.0% a year over 14 years, rising in each of the last 8 years.
From Caterpillar's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.