Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock
Caterpillar Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock increased by 2.3% to $703.00M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 2.3%, from $687.25M to $703.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Ordinary Dividends, Common Stock shows an upward trend with a 4.2% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase suggests strong cash flow generation and shareholder-friendly capital allocation, while a decrease may indicate capital preservation or financial stress.
Detailed definition
Represents the total cash outflow distributed to common shareholders as a return on their investment. This metric reflec...
Peer comparison
Standard across all dividend-paying public companies, often compared against free cash flow to assess coverage.
other_payments_of_dividends_common_stockHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $583.00M | $583.00M | $583.00M | $610.00M | $610.00M | $610.00M | $610.00M | $640.75M | $640.75M | $640.75M | $640.75M | $661.50M | $661.50M | $661.50M | $661.50M | $687.25M | $687.25M | $687.25M | $687.25M | $703.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +4.6% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +5.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.2% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +3.9% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +4.6% | +4.6% | +4.6% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +5.0% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.2% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +3.9% | +2.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Caterpillar's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported payments of ordinary dividends, common stock of $703.00M in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock increased by 2.3% year-over-year, from $687.25M to $703.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's payments of ordinary dividends, common stock has grown at a 4.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.33B to $2.75B.
- What does payments of ordinary dividends, common stock mean?
- The total cash paid out to common shareholders as dividends.