CAT - Caterpillar: The Dividend Aristocrat With A Growth Engine A One-Stop Shop

2024-05-17 23:44:24 ET

Summary

• Caterpillar has outperformed the S&P 500 with a ten-year total return of over 330%.
• The company's stock price has diverged from economic indicators, indicating resilience in the face of weakness.
• Caterpillar reported strong earnings, deployed record amounts for share repurchases and dividends, and has a favorable dividend scorecard.

Introduction

It's time to talk about Caterpillar ( CAT ) , which is one of my most successful dividend (growth) investments.

Excluding dividends, I'm currently up roughly 170% on my investment, which I initiated after the pandemic to add inflation protection to my portfolio....

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