Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar's Dividend Yield came in at 0.57% for Q2 2026, down 0.91 percentage points from 1.48% a year earlier and down 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Dividend Yield (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Caterpillar's Dividend Yield was 1.03%, down 0.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Dividend Yield has declined in each of the last seven years, with a five-year change of -1.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Dividend Yield was 1.53% in FY2024 (-0.21 pp), 1.74% in FY2023 (-0.24 pp), 1.97% in FY2022 (-0.13 pp) and 2.10% in FY2021 (-0.15 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Dividend Yield in data going back to Q4 2009.
- Year-over-year, Dividend Yield has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.37 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividend Yield over five years came in Q2 2022 (a gain of 0.65 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a drop of 1.02 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CAT's Dividend Yield at 0.85% (Q1 2026), 1.03% (Q4 2025) and 1.22% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.94 Bn | 323.64 Bn | 7.76 Bn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.39 Bn | 203.97 Bn | 3.55 Bn |
| 3 | Deere | 174.05 Bn | 142.14 Bn | 4.66 Bn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.12 Bn | 162.30 Bn | 2.86 Bn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.51 Bn | 118.63 Bn | 2.25 Bn |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.72 Bn | 83.46 Bn | 2.66 Bn |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.08 Bn | 80.70 Bn | 1.23 Bn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.97 Bn | 65.37 Bn | 2.68 Bn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.88 Bn | 72.44 Bn | 1.90 Bn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.44 Bn | 68.52 Bn | 2.47 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.03% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.72% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.74% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.10% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.21% |
API Access
Caterpillar Dividend Yield API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividend-yield", "ticker": "CAT", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividend-yield&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();