Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $696 million for Q2 2026, up 5.1% from $662 million a year earlier but down 1.0% from the prior quarter.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends Paid - Common (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Caterpillar's Dividends Paid - Common came in at $2.81 billion, up 4.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $2.75 billion, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common has increased for 12 consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common came in at $2.65 billion in FY2024 (+3.2%), $2.56 billion in FY2023 (+5.0%), $2.44 billion in FY2022 (+4.6%) and $2.33 billion in FY2021 (+4.0%).
- Five-year quarterly Dividends Paid - Common spans a low of $592 million in Q2 2022 and a high of $707 million in Q3 2025.
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common has now increased in each of the last 21 quarters, with growth averaging 3.8% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common ran from 2.7% in Q4 2024 to 8.8% in Q3 2021.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $703 million (Q1 2026), $706 million (Q4 2025) and $707 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 256.79 Bn | 228.09 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 749.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 183.76 Bn | 178.46 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 308.00 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.25 Bn | 149.34 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 132.82 Bn | 129.76 Bn | 3.11 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 115.39 Bn | 113.27 Bn | 2.26 Bn | - |
| 6 | 3M | 96.09 Bn | 77.53 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 403.00 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.66 Bn | 83.40 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 79.95 Bn | 76.63 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 458.00 Mn |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 70.25 Bn | 59.10 Bn | 1.64 Bn | - |
| 10 | Tenaris | 62.09 Bn | 33.35 Bn | 1.07 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 749.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 696.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 703.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 706.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 662.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 674.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 680.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 683.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 648.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 662.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 663.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 618.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 620.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 620.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 633.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 592.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 595.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 599.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Dividends Paid - Common 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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "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=dividends-paid-common&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();