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Dividends Paid for Caterpillar (CAT)

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Metric

Latest period

$2.78B

YoY change

+3.9%

5Y CAGR

+4.2%

Peak year (2025)

$2.75B

Dividends Paid history chart for Caterpillar (CAT) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: $2.75B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Caterpillar (CAT) from 1989 to 2025

Latest: +3.9%

Dividends Paid history table for Caterpillar (CAT) from 1989 to 2025

  • 2025$2.75B+3.9%
  • 2024$2.65B+3.2%
  • 2023$2.56B+5.0%
  • 2022$2.44B+4.6%
  • 2021$2.33B+4.0%
  • 2020$2.24B+5.2%
  • 2019$2.13B+9.3%
  • 2018$1.95B+6.6%
  • 2017$1.83B+1.8%
  • 2016$1.80B+2.4%
  • 2015$1.76B+8.5%
  • 2014$1.62B+45.8%
  • 2013$1.11B-31.3%
  • 2012$1.62B+39.5%
  • 2011$1.16B+6.9%
  • 2010$1.08B+5.3%
  • 2009$1.03B+8.0%
  • 2008$953.00M+12.8%
  • 2007$845.00M+16.4%
  • 2006$726.00M+17.5%
  • 2005$618.00M+15.7%
  • 2004$534.00M+8.8%
  • 2003$491.00M+2.1%
  • 2002$481.00M+1.5%
  • 2001$474.00M+2.6%
  • 2000$462.00M+3.8%
  • 1999$445.00M+11.3%
  • 1998$400.00M+18.3%
  • 1997$338.00M+17.0%
  • 1996$289.00M+20.9%
  • 1995$239.00M+162.6%
  • 1994$91.00M+49.2%
  • 1993$61.00M+1.7%
  • 1992$60.00M-50.4%
  • 1991$121.00M-0.8%
  • 1990$122.00M+0.8%
  • 1989$121.00M—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Caterpillar's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Dividends Paid at Caterpillar (CAT)

Dividends Paid for Caterpillar (CAT): headline value $2.78B · YoY +3.9%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

Caterpillar (CAT) most recent annual dividends paid stands at $2.75B (2025) – edged up 3.9% year-over-year.

Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Caterpillar dividends paid produced a CAGR of +4.2% – sustaining 12 straight years of year-over-year growth.

$2.75B stands as the all-time-high annual dividends paid, posted in 2025, against a low of $60.00M during 1992.

Caterpillar Dividends Paid by Year

Caterpillar Dividends Paid 2025: $2.75B

In 2025, Caterpillar reported dividends paid of $2.75B, edged up 3.9% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Caterpillar Dividends Paid 2024: $2.65B

Caterpillar dividends paid in 2024 was $2.65B, edged up 3.2% from 2023.

Caterpillar Dividends Paid 2023: $2.56B

2023's dividends paid for Caterpillar came in at $2.56B, grew 5.0% from 2022.

Caterpillar Dividends Paid 2022: $2.44B

Caterpillar posted dividends paid of $2.44B in 2022, edged up 4.6% from 2021.

Caterpillar Dividends Paid 2021: $2.33B

Caterpillar dividends paid in 2021 was $2.33B.

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