Caterpillar (CAT) will raise its quarterly dividend by 13 percent to $0.52 per share in 2012. This follows last year's 4.5 percent dividend hike by Dow component CAT.
Caterpillar Inc. is a manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives. The company principally operates through its three product segments - Construction Industries, Resource Industries and Energy & Transportation - and also provides financing and related services through its Financial Products segment.