CAT · 8-K · 20260804PR000040

Capital Return Program

CATERPILLAR INC · 2026-08-04 · Importance 37 · Surprise 6 · No source text

Caterpillar deployed $2.2 billion of cash for share repurchases and dividends during the second quarter of 2026. Share repurchases totaled $1.5 billion in the quarter, while dividends totaled $0.7 billion. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the company paid $6.522 billion to repurchase common stock and $1.399 billion in dividends. The diluted weighted-average share count declined to 462.5 million in the quarter from 471.5 million a year earlier.

Key facts

• In the second quarter of 2026, the company deployed $1.5 billion of cash for repurchases of Caterpillar common stock and $0.7 billion of cash for dividends (total deployed $2.2 billion). source
• Six months ended June 30, 2026 - payments to purchase common stock: $6,522 million; dividends paid: $1,399 million; common stock issued and other stock compensation transactions, net: $(121) million. source
• Payments to purchase common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2025: $(4,488) million consolidated; $(4,488) million Machinery, Power & Energy; $— Financial Products. source
• Dividends paid for the six months ended June 30, 2025: $(1,336) million consolidated; $(1,336) million Machinery, Power & Energy; $— Financial Products. source
• Weighted-average common shares outstanding — diluted for three months ended June 30, 2026: 462.5 million, compared with 471.5 million for three months ended June 30, 2025. source
• Common stock issued, and other stock compensation transactions, net for the six months ended June 30, 2025: $(59) million consolidated; $(59) million Machinery, Power & Energy; $— Financial Products. source
• Excise tax paid on purchases of common stock for the six months ended June 30, 2025: $(73) million consolidated; $(73) million Machinery, Power & Energy; $— Financial Products. source

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