NYSE:CAT | Dividend Payout | CATERPILLAR INC

Matching-period dividends paid divided by positive earnings and free cash flow. Values above 100% are retained; absent dividends are not assumed zero.

Available history
2007-12-31 to 2026-03-31
Data captured

Historical Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2026-03-31$703M27.59%61.56%
2025-12-31$706M29.40%26.22%
2025-03-31$674M33.65%116.41%
2024-12-31$680M24.37%25.28%
2024-03-31$648M22.70%41.75%
2023-12-31$662M24.77%19.09%
2023-03-31$620M31.93%53.87%
2022-12-31$620M42.64%26.83%
2022-03-31$595M38.71%
2021-12-31$599M28.25%60.38%
2021-03-31$562M36.71%33.53%
2020-12-31$560M71.79%31.46%
2020-03-31$567M51.88%68.73%
2019-12-31$568M51.78%27.03%
2019-03-31$494M26.22%58.60%
2018-12-31$507M48.33%
2018-03-31$467M28.01%
2017-12-31$464M
2017-03-31$452M232.99%
2016-12-31$451M
2016-03-31$448M164.71%
2015-12-31$448M
2015-03-31$424M33.97%
2014-12-31$423M
2014-03-31$383M41.41%
2013-12-31$381M37.87%
2013-03-31$0.000.00%
2012-12-31$680M97.14%
2012-03-31$298M18.50%
2011-12-31$297M18.56%
2011-03-31$281M22.94%
2010-12-31$280M27.29%
2010-03-31$262M112.45%
2009-12-31$263M113.36%
2009-03-31$253M
2008-12-31$253M38.28%

Annual Dividend Payout

DateDividends paidEarnings payoutFCF payout
2025-12-31$2.75B30.95%30.83%
2024-12-31$2.65B24.53%26.34%
2023-12-31$2.56B24.81%22.71%
2022-12-31$2.44B36.40%37.71%
2021-12-31$2.33B35.92%38.20%
2020-12-31$2.24B74.69%41.93%
2019-12-31$2.13B34.99%36.41%
2018-12-31$1.95B31.73%36.94%
2017-12-31$1.83B241.24%
2016-12-31$1.8B
2015-12-31$1.76B69.64%
2014-12-31$1.62B65.64%
2013-12-31$1.11B29.21%
2012-12-31$1.62B28.26%
2011-12-31$1.16B23.27%
2010-12-31$1.08B40.15%
2009-12-31$1.03B114.97%
2008-12-31$953M26.79%
2007-12-31$845M23.86%