DIVIDEND PAYMENT SCHEDULE - A RECENT HISTORY

On Monday October 6, 2025, the board of directors of Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) voted to maintain the quarterly dividend of one dollar and fifty-one cents ($1.51) per share of common stock, payable Nov. 20 to shareholders of record at close of business Oct. 20.

Caterpillar has paid a cash dividend every year since the company was formed and has paid a quarterly dividend since 1933. With this dividend payment, Caterpillar will have paid higher annual dividends to shareholders for 32 consecutive years and is recognized as a member of the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Index.

Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Amount Per Share
10/20/2025 10/20/2025 11/20/2025 $1.51
07/21/2025 07/21/2025 08/20/2025 $1.51
04/21/2025 04/21/2025 05/20/2025 $1.41
01/21/2025 01/21/2025 02/20/2025 $1.41
10/21/2024 10/21/2024 11/20/2024 $1.41
07/22/2024 07/22/2024 08/20/2024 $1.41
04/19/2024 04/22/2024 05/20/2024 $1.30
01/19/2024 01/22/2024 02/20/2024 $1.30
10/20/2023 10/23/2023 11/20/2023 $1.30
07/19/2023 07/20/2023 08/18/2023 $1.30
04/21/2023 04/24/2023 05/19/2023 $1.20
01/19/2023 01/20/2023 02/17/2023 $1.20
10/21/2022 10/24/2022 11/18/2022 $1.20
07/19/2022  07/20/2022  08/19/2022  $1.20 
04/22/2022 04/25/2022 05/20/2022 $1.11
01/19/2022 01/20/2022 02/18/2022 $1.11
10/22/2021 10/25/2021 11/19/2021 $1.11
7/19/2021 7/20/2021 8/20/2021 $1.11
04/23/2021 04/26/2021 05/20/2021 $1.03
01/19/2021 01/20/2021 02/19/2021 $1.03
01/17/2020 01/21/2020 02/20/2020 $1.03
04/17/2020 04/20/2020 05/20/2020 $1.03
07/17/2020 07/20/2020 08/20/2020 $1.03
10/23/2020 10/26/2020 11/20/2020 $1.03
01/18/2019 01/22/2019 02/20/2019 $0.86
04/18/2019 04/22/2019 05/20/2019 $0.86
07/19/2019 07/22/2019 08/20/2019 $1.03
10/18/2019 10/21/2019 11/20/2019 $1.03
01/19/2018 01/22/2018 02/20/2018 $0.78
04/20/2018 04/23/2018 05/19/2018 $0.78
07/19/2018 07/20/2018 08/20/2018 $0.86
10/19/2018 10/22/2018 11/20/2018 $0.86
01/18/2017 01/20/2017 02/18/2017 $0.77
04/20/2017 04/24/2017 05/20/2017 $0.77
07/18/2017 07/20/2017 08/19/2017 $0.78
10/20/2017 10/23/2017 11/20/2017 $0.78
01/15/2016 01/20/2016 02/20/2016 $0.77
04/21/2016 04/25/2016 05/20/2016 $0.77
07/18/2016 07/20/2016 08/20/2016 $0.77
10/20/2016 10/24/2016 11/19/2016 $0.77
01/15/2015 01/20/2015 02/20/2015 $0.70
04/16/2015 04/20/2015 05/20/2015 $0.70
07/16/2015 07/20/2015 08/20/2015 $0.77
10/22/2015 10/26/2015 11/20/2015 $0.77
01/16/2014 01/21/2014 02/20/2014 $0.60
04/16/2014 04/21/2014 05/20/2014 $0.60
07/17/2014 07/21/2014 08/20/2014 $0.70
10/16/2014 10/20/2014 11/20/2014 $0.70
04/18/2013 04/22/2013 05/20/2013 $0.52
07/18/2013 07/22/2013 08/20/2013 $0.60
10/17/2013 10/21/2013 11/20/2013 $0.60
01/18/2012 01/20/2012 02/18/2012 $0.46
04/19/2012 04/23/2012 05/19/2012 $0.46
07/18/2012 07/20/2012 08/20/2012 $0.52
10/18/2012 10/22/2012 11/20/2012 $0.52
12/20/2012 12/24/2012 12/31/2012 $0.52
01/18/2011 01/20/2011 02/19/2011 $0.44
04/20/2011 04/25/2011 05/20/2011 $0.44
07/18/2011 07/20/2011 08/20/2011 $0.46
10/20/2011 10/24/2011 11/19/2011 $0.46
01/15/2010 01/20/2010 02/20/2010 $0.42
04/22/2010 04/26/2010 05/20/2010 $0.42
07/16/2010 07/20/2010 08/20/2010 $0.44
10/21/2010 10/25/2010 11/20/2010 $0.44
01/15/2009 01/20/2009 02/20/2009 $0.42
04/16/2009 04/20/2009 05/20/2009 $0.42
07/16/2009 07/20/2009 08/20/2009 $0.42
10/22/2009 10/26/2009 11/20/2009 $0.42
01/17/2008 01/22/2008 02/20/2008 $0.36
04/17/2008 04/21/2008 05/20/2008 $0.36
07/17/2008 07/21/2008 08/20/2008 $0.42
10/16/2008 10/20/2008 11/20/2008 $0.42
01/18/2007 01/22/2007 02/20/2007 $0.30
04/19/2007 04/23/2007 05/19/2007 $0.30
07/18/2007 07/20/2007 08/20/2007 $0.36
10/18/2007 10/22/2007 11/20/2007 $0.36
01/18/2006 01/20/2006 02/18/2006 $0.25
04/20/2006 04/24/2006 05/20/2006 $0.25
07/18/2006 07/20/2006 08/19/2006 $0.30
10/19/2006 10/23/2006 11/20/2006 $0.30
01/18/2005 01/20/2005 02/19/2005 $0.20
04/21/2005 04/25/2005 05/20/2005 $0.20
07/20/2005 07/22/2005 08/19/2005 $0.25
10/20/2005 10/24/2005 11/19/2005 $0.25
01/15/2004 01/20/2004 02/20/2004 $0.18
04/22/2004 04/26/2004 05/20/2004 $0.18
07/16/2004 07/20/2004 08/20/2004 $0.20
10/21/2004 10/25/2004 11/20/2004 $0.20
01/16/2003 01/21/2003 02/20/2003 $0.17
04/16/2003 04/21/2003 05/20/2003 $0.17
07/17/2003 07/21/2003 08/20/2003 $0.17
10/16/2003 10/20/2003 11/20/2003 $0.18
01/17/2002 01/22/2002 02/20/2002 $0.17
04/18/2002 04/22/2002 05/20/2002 $0.17
07/18/2002 07/22/2002 08/20/2002 $0.17
10/17/2002 10/21/2002 11/20/2002 $0.17
01/18/2001 01/22/2001 02/20/2001 $0.17
04/19/2001 04/23/2001 05/19/2001 $0.17
07/18/2001 07/20/2001 08/20/2001 $0.17
10/18/2001 10/22/2001 11/20/2001 $0.17
01/18/2000 01/20/2000 02/19/2000 $0.16
04/19/2000 04/24/2000 05/20/2000 $0.16
07/18/2000 07/20/2000 08/19/2000 $0.17
10/18/2000 10/20/2000 11/20/2000 $0.17
01/15/1999 01/20/1999 02/20/1999 $0.15
04/22/1999 04/26/1999 05/20/1999 $0.15
07/16/1999 07/20/1999 08/20/1999 $0.16
10/21/1999 10/25/1999 11/20/1999 $0.16
01/15/1998 01/20/1998 02/20/1998 $0.13
04/16/1998 04/20/1998 05/20/1998 $0.13
07/16/1998 07/20/1998 08/20/1998 $0.15
10/22/1998 10/26/1998 11/20/1998 $0.15
01/16/1997 01/21/1997 02/20/1997 $0.10
04/17/1997 04/21/1997 05/20/1997 $0.10
07/17/1997 07/21/1997 08/20/1997 $0.13
10/16/1997 10/20/1997 11/20/1997 $0.13
01/18/1996 01/22/1996 02/20/1996 $0.09
04/18/1996 04/22/1996 05/20/1996 $0.09
07/18/1996 07/22/1996 08/20/1996 $0.10
10/17/1996 10/21/1996 11/20/1996 $0.10
01/13/1995 01/20/1995 02/18/1995 $0.06
04/18/1995 04/24/1995 05/20/1995 $0.06
07/18/1995 07/20/1995 08/19/1995 $0.09
10/19/1995 10/23/1995 11/20/1995 $0.09
01/13/1994 01/20/1994 02/19/1994 $0.02
04/19/1994 04/25/1994 05/20/1994 $0.02
07/14/1994 07/20/1994 08/20/1994 $0.04
10/18/1994 10/24/1994 11/19/1994 $0.04
01/13/1993 01/20/1993 02/20/1993 $0.02
04/20/1993 04/26/1993 05/20/1993 $0.02
07/14/1993 07/20/1993 08/20/1993 $0.02
10/19/1993 10/25/1993 11/20/1993 $0.02
01/14/1992 01/21/1992 02/20/1992 $0.02
04/13/1992 04/20/1992 05/20/1992 $0.02
07/14/1992 07/20/1992 08/20/1992 $0.02
10/20/1992 10/26/1992 11/20/1992 $0.02
01/15/1991 01/22/1991 02/20/1991 $0.04
04/16/1991 04/22/1991 05/20/1991 $0.04
07/16/1991 07/22/1991 08/20/1991 $0.04
10/15/1991 10/21/1991 11/20/1991 $0.04
01/16/1990 01/22/1990 02/20/1990 $0.04
04/17/1990 04/23/1990 05/20/1990 $0.04
07/16/1990 07/20/1990 08/20/1990 $0.04
10/16/1990 10/22/1990 11/20/1990 $0.04
07/14/1989 07/20/1989 08/19/1989 $0.04
10/17/1989 10/23/1989 11/20/1989 $0.04

***Dividends are adjusted for the 2005 2-for-1 stock split and the 1997 2-for-1 stock split.
A complete stock split history for Caterpillar is available here.

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