Caterpillar CAT Dividend yield
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Caterpillar’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
The official record: Caterpillar’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →
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Questions, answered.
- What is Caterpillar's dividend yield?
- Caterpillar (CAT) reported dividend yield of 0.8% in Q1 2026.
- How has Caterpillar's dividend yield changed year-over-year?
- Caterpillar's dividend yield decreased by 50.3% year-over-year, from 1.7% to 0.8%.
- What is the long-term trend for Caterpillar's dividend yield?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Caterpillar's dividend yield has grown at a -9.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8% to 5.5%.
- What does dividend yield mean?
- The annual dividend cash return as a percentage of the share price.
- How do you interpret dividend yield?
- Higher income, but not automatically better — an unusually high yield can signal a price decline or a payout at risk of being cut. Read alongside the payout ratio and free cash flow.
- How does dividend yield compare across companies?
- Comparable among dividend payers; zero for companies that don't pay a dividend, which is a choice, not a weakness.