Question 1

When is the next CAT ex-dividend date?

Accepted Answer

The next CAT ex-dividend date on record is Apr 20, 2026. To receive the dividend you must own CAT shares before this date.

Question 2

What is an ex-dividend date?

Accepted Answer

The ex-dividend date is the cut-off for owning a stock in time to receive its next dividend. If you buy CAT on or after the ex-dividend date, the seller — not you — receives the upcoming payment. Buy before it and you're entitled to the dividend.

Question 3

Do I have to own CAT on the ex-dividend date to get the dividend?

Accepted Answer

You must own CAT before the ex-dividend date — i.e. buy at least one trading day earlier. Since the move to T+1 settlement, the record date and ex-dividend date now fall on the same day, so the ex-date is the deadline that matters.

Question 4

How much is the CAT dividend?

Accepted Answer

CAT's most recent dividend was $1.5100 per share, paid on a quarterly basis — about $6.04 per share annually, a forward yield of roughly 0.64%.

Ex-Dividend Date	Pay Date	Amount	Type
Apr 20, 2026	—	$1.5100	regular
Jan 20, 2026	—	$1.5100	regular
Oct 20, 2025	—	$1.5100	regular
Jul 21, 2025	—	$1.5100	regular
Apr 21, 2025	—	$1.4100	regular
Jan 21, 2025	—	$1.4100	regular
Oct 21, 2024	—	$1.4100	regular
Jul 22, 2024	—	$1.4100	regular
Apr 19, 2024	—	$1.3000	regular
Jan 19, 2024	—	$1.3000	regular
Oct 20, 2023	—	$1.3000	regular
Jul 19, 2023	—	$1.3000	regular

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