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CAT vs CE: Dividend Comparison 2026

CAT yields 0.89% · CE yields 0.19%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 CAT wins by $15.3K in total portfolio value
10 years
CAT
CAT
● Live price
0.89%
Share price
$667.43
Annual div
$5.94
5Y div CAGR
42.9%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$35.0K
Annual income
$4,847.85
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CE
CE
● Live price
0.19%
Share price
$64.25
Annual div
$0.12
5Y div CAGR
-50%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$19.7K
Annual income
$0.02
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Portfolio growth — CAT vs CE

📍 CAT pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodCATCE
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, CAT + CE cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

Jan
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CAT pays
CE pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

CAT
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$75.65/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$4,120.67/yr
CE
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$15.88/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$0.02/yr
At 15% tax rate, CAT beats the other by $4,120.66/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of CAT + CE for your $10,000?

CAT: 50%CE: 50%
100% CE50/50100% CAT
Portfolio after 10yr
$27.4K
Annual income
$2,423.94/yr
Blended yield
8.86%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on CAT right now

CAT
Analyst Ratings
25
Buy
21
Hold
7
Sell
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$697.07
+4.4% upside vs current
Range: $425.00 — $825.00
Altman Z
4.7
Piotroski
6/9
CE
Analyst Ratings
10
Buy
23
Hold
4
Sell
Consensus: Hold
Price Target
$62.22
-3.2% upside vs current
Range: $50.00 — $86.00
Altman Z
1.4
Piotroski
5/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

CAT buys
0
CE buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for CAT or CE in the last 90 days.
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MetricCATCE
Forward yield0.89%0.19%
Annual dividend / share$5.94$0.12
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR42.9%-50%
Portfolio after 10y$35.0K$19.7K
Annual income after 10y$4,847.85$0.02
Total dividends collected$13.5K$19.00
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorIndustrialsMaterials
Analyst consensusBuyHold
Analyst price target$697.07$62.22

Year-by-year: CAT vs CE ($10,000, DRIP)

YearCAT PortfolioCAT Income/yrCE PortfolioCE Income/yrGap
1← crossover$10,827$127.18$10,709$9.34+$118.00CAT
2$11,769$183.90$11,464$4.67+$305.00CAT
3$12,860$266.96$12,268$2.34+$592.00CAT
4$14,150$389.58$13,128$1.17+$1.0KCAT
5$15,712$572.46$14,048$0.58+$1.7KCAT
6$17,661$848.98$15,032$0.29+$2.6KCAT
7$20,172$1,274.46$16,084$0.15+$4.1KCAT
8$23,528$1,944.03$17,210$0.07+$6.3KCAT
9$28,203$3,028.23$18,415$0.04+$9.8KCAT
10$35,025$4,847.85$19,704$0.02+$15.3KCAT

CAT vs CE: Complete Analysis 2026

CATIndustrials

Caterpillar Inc. manufactures and sells construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, and industrial gas turbines worldwide. Its Construction Industries segment offers asphalt pavers, backhoe loaders, compactors, cold planers, compact track and multi-terrain loaders, excavators, motorgraders, pipelayers, road reclaimers, site prep tractors, skid steer loaders, telehandlers, and utility vehicles; mini, small, medium, and large excavators; compact, small, and medium wheel loaders; track-type tractors and loaders; and wheel excavators. The Resource Industries segment provides electric rope shovels, draglines, hydraulic shovels, rotary drills, hard rock vehicles, track-type tractors, mining trucks, longwall miners, wheel loaders, off-highway trucks, articulated trucks, wheel tractor scrapers, wheel dozers, fleet management, landfill compactors, soil compactors, machinery components, autonomous ready vehicles and solutions, select work tools, and safety services and mining performance solutions. The Energy & Transportation segment offers reciprocating engines, generator sets, integrated systems and solutions, turbines and turbine-related services, remanufactured reciprocating engines and components, centrifugal gas compressors, diesel-electric locomotives and components, and other rail-related products and services for marine, oil and gas, industrial, and electric power generation sectors. The company's Financial Products segment provides operating and finance leases, installment sale contracts, working capital loans, and wholesale financing plans; and insurance and risk management products for vehicles, power generation facilities, and marine vessels. The All Other operating segment manufactures filters and fluids, undercarriage, ground engaging tools, etc. The company was formerly known as Caterpillar Tractor Co. and changed its name to Caterpillar Inc. in 1986. The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois.

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CEMaterials

Celanese Corporation, a technology and specialty materials company, manufactures and sells high performance engineered polymers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Engineered Materials, Acetate Tow, and Acetyl Chain. The Engineered Materials segment develops, produces, and supplies specialty polymers for automotive and medical applications, as well as for use in industrial products and consumer electronics. It also offers acesulfame potassium, a sweetener for use in various beverages, confections, and dairy products; and food protection ingredients, such as potassium sorbate and sorbic acid for use in foods, beverages, and personal care products. The Acetate Tow segment provides acetate tows and flakes for use in filter products applications. The Acetyl Chain segment produces and supplies acetyl products, including acetic acid, vinyl acetate monomers, acetic anhydride, and acetate esters that are used as starting materials for colorants, paints, adhesives, coatings, and pharmaceuticals; and organic solvents and intermediates for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and chemical products. It also offers vinyl acetate-based emulsions for use in paints and coatings, adhesives, construction, glass fiber, textiles, and paper applications; and ethylene vinyl acetate resins and compounds, as well as low-density polyethylene for use in flexible packaging films, lamination film products, hot melt adhesives, automotive parts, and carpeting applications. In addition, it manufactures ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene. Celanese Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Irving, Texas.

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