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Issuer:     CATERPILLAR INC (CAT)
CIK:        0000018230
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-11T20:05:30+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-072929
Event type: dividend
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Caterpillar raises quarterly dividend 8% to $1.63/share
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- Quarterly dividend increased by $0.12 to $1.63 per share, up from $1.51.
- Payable August 19, 2026 to shareholders of record July 20, 2026.
- Company reaffirms commitment to return substantially all MP&E free cash flow via dividends and buybacks.
- Caterpillar has paid higher annual dividends for 32 consecutive years.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926072929/0001104659-26-072929-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/18230/000110465926072929/tm2617177d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-072929

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