Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Caterpillar has reported Dividend Coverage Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 5.16 in Q2 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Dividend Coverage Ratio rose 56.84% year-over-year to 5.16 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 3.86, a 10.29% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 3.23, down 20.76% from the prior year.
• Dividend Coverage Ratio was 5.16 for Q2 2026 at Caterpillar, up from 3.63 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for Dividend Coverage Ratio was 5.16 in Q2 2026, with the low at 2.35 in Q4 2022.
• Average Dividend Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 3.62, with a median of 3.5 recorded in 2024.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Dividend Coverage Ratio plunged 33.74% in 2022, then jumped 72.37% in 2023.
• Over 5 years, Dividend Coverage Ratio stood at 2.35 in 2022, then jumped by 72.37% to 4.04 in 2023, then climbed by 1.54% to 4.1 in 2024, then slipped by 17.11% to 3.4 in 2025, then soared by 51.73% to 5.16 in 2026.
• The last three Dividend Coverage Ratio figures came in at 5.16 (Q2 2026), 3.63 (Q1 2026), and 3.4 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.