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On 7/18/12, Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE:CAT) will trade ex-dividend, for its quarterly dividend of $0.52, payable on 8/20/12. As a percentage of CAT's recent stock price of $80.69, this dividend works out to approximately 0.64%.
Below is a dividend history chart for CAT, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.52 declared by Caterpillar Inc.:
CAT Dividend History
Date
Div*
04/19/12
0.460
01/18/12
0.460
10/20/11
0.460
07/18/11
0.460
04/20/11
0.440
01/18/11
0.440
10/21/10
0.440
07/16/10
0.440
04/22/10
0.420
01/15/10
0.420
10/22/09
0.420
07/16/09
0.420
04/16/09
0.420
01/15/09
0.420
10/16/08
0.420
07/17/08
0.420
04/17/08
0.360
01/17/08
0.360
10/18/07
0.360
07/18/07
0.360
04/19/07
0.300
01/18/07
0.300
10/19/06
0.300
07/18/06
0.300
04/20/06
0.250
01/18/06
0.250
10/20/05
0.250
07/20/05
0.250
04/21/05
0.205
01/18/05
0.205
10/21/04
0.205
07/16/04
0.205
04/22/04
0.185
01/15/04
0.185
10/16/03
0.185
07/17/03
0.175
04/16/03
0.175
01/16/03
0.175
10/17/02
0.175
07/18/02
0.175
04/18/02
0.175
01/17/02
0.175
10/18/01
0.175
07/18/01
0.175
04/19/01
0.170
01/18/01
0.170
10/18/00
0.170
07/18/00
0.170
04/19/00
0.163
01/18/00
0.163
10/21/99
0.163
07/16/99
0.163
04/22/99
0.150
01/15/99
0.150
10/22/98
0.150
07/16/98
0.150
04/16/98
0.125
01/15/98
0.125
10/16/97
0.125
07/17/97
0.125
04/17/97
0.100
01/16/97
0.100
10/17/96
0.100
07/18/96
0.100
04/18/96
0.087
01/18/96
0.087
10/19/95
0.087
* Data may be adjusted for splits; we are not responsible for data errors; always verify data with the company.
In general, dividends are not always predictable; but looking at the history above can help in judging whether the most recent dividend from CAT is likely to continue, and whether the current estimated yield of 2.58% on annualized basis is a reasonable expectation of annual yield going forward.
According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, CAT makes up 3.28% of the Vanguard Industrials ETF (AMEX:VIS) which is trading lower by about 0.9% on the day Monday.
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