Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Caterpillar (CAT) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Construction/Ag Equipment/Trucks
S&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.64%
@ $940.48
TTM Yield
0.64%
Forward Annual
$6.04
Quarterly
Market Cap
$426.6b
Payout (FCF)
37%
2.7x covered
Payout (Earnings)
31%
Latest Amount
$1.5100
Ex 2026-04-20
3y CAGR
-15.5%
5y CAGR
-1.0%
10y CAGR
2.7%
Next Ex-Date
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Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (9.99)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (42.7%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
2.92×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +57.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.63%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
23 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
2 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.48%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (40)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-04-20$1.5100Quarterly2026-05-19recurring
2026-01-20$1.5100Quarterly2026-02-19recurring
2025-10-20$1.5100Quarterly2025-11-20recurring
2025-07-21$1.5100Quarterly2025-08-20recurring
2025-04-21$1.4100Quarterly2025-05-20recurring
2025-01-21$1.4100Quarterly2025-02-20recurring
2024-10-21$1.4100Quarterly2024-11-20recurring
2024-07-22$1.4100Quarterly2024-08-20recurring
2024-04-19$1.3000Quarterly2024-05-20recurring
2024-01-19$1.3000Quarterly2024-02-20recurring
2023-10-20$1.3000Quarterly2023-11-20recurring
2023-07-19$1.3000Quarterly2023-08-18recurring
2023-04-21$1.2000Quarterly2023-05-19recurring
2023-01-19$1.2000Quarterly2023-02-17recurring
2022-10-21$1.2000Quarterly2022-11-18recurring
2022-07-19$1.2000Quarterly2022-08-19recurring
2022-04-22$1.1100Quarterly2022-05-20recurring
2022-01-19$1.1100Quarterly2022-02-18recurring
2021-07-19$1.1100Quarterly2021-08-20recurring
2021-04-23$1.0300Quarterly2021-05-20recurring
2021-01-19$1.0300Quarterly2021-02-19recurring
2020-10-23$1.0300Quarterly2020-11-20recurring
2020-07-17$1.0300Quarterly2020-08-20recurring
2020-04-17$1.0300Quarterly2020-05-20recurring
2020-01-17$1.0300Quarterly2020-02-20recurring
2019-10-18$1.0300Quarterly2019-11-20recurring
2019-07-19$1.0300Quarterly2019-08-20recurring
2019-04-18$0.8600Quarterly2019-05-20recurring
2019-01-18$0.8600Quarterly2019-02-20recurring
2018-10-19$0.8600Quarterly2018-11-20recurring
2018-07-19$0.8600Quarterly2018-08-20recurring
2018-04-20$0.7800Quarterly2018-05-19recurring
2018-01-19$0.7800Quarterly2018-02-20recurring
2017-10-20$0.7800Quarterly2017-11-20recurring
2017-07-18$0.7800Quarterly2017-08-19recurring
2017-04-20$0.7700Quarterly2017-05-20recurring
2017-01-18$0.7700Quarterly2017-02-18recurring
2016-10-20$0.7700Quarterly2016-11-19recurring
2016-07-18$0.7700Quarterly2016-08-20recurring
2016-04-21$0.7700Quarterly2016-05-20recurring
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