Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026)
Caterpillar (CAT) reported Dividends payables of $749 million for Q2 2026, up 5.9% from $707 million a year earlier.
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Caterpillar (CAT) Dividends payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Caterpillar posted Dividends payables of $703 million, up 4.3% from FY2024.
- Dividends payables has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 4.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends payables came in at $674 million in FY2024 (+3.9%), $649 million in FY2023 (+4.7%), $620 million in FY2022 (+4.2%) and $595 million in FY2021 (+5.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Dividends payables in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Over the past five years, the year-over-year growth in Dividends payables ranged from 3.2% (Q2 2024) to 5.9% (Q2 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 351.84 Bn | 323.53 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 749.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 209.14 Bn | 203.72 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 308.00 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 173.99 Bn | 142.08 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 165.20 Bn | 162.39 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.55 Bn | 118.67 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Emerson Electric | 90.75 Bn | 83.49 Bn | 2.66 Bn | - |
| 7 | Vertiv Holdings | 90.61 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 8 | 3M | 83.78 Bn | 65.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | - |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 75.74 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 457.00 Mn |
| 10 | Cummins | 72.28 Bn | 68.36 Bn | 2.47 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 749.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 703.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 707.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 674.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 684.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 649.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 663.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 620.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 633.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 595.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 608.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 562.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 558.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 567.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 579.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 495.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 511.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 466.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 461.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 452.00 Mn |
API Access
Caterpillar Dividends payables 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-payables&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-payables", "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-payables&ticker=CAT&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();