Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Bentley Systems (BSY) — Dividend Profile
Technology·Computer Software: Prepackaged Software
7y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.87%
@ $32.07
TTM Yield
0.65%
Forward Annual
$0.28
Quarterly
Market Cap
$9.7b
Payout (FCF)
16%
6.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
31%
Latest Amount
$0.0700
Ex 2026-03-10
3y CAGR
-29.5%
5y CAGR
-10.2%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (4.61)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (70.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
9/9 (Strong)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
5.79×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -23.4%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 21 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.20%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
95%
20 of 21 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 3 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.10%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-10$0.0700Quarterly2026-03-19recurring
2025-12-04$0.0700Quarterly2025-12-11recurring
2025-06-03$0.0700Quarterly2025-06-12recurring
2025-03-19$0.0700Quarterly2025-03-27recurring
2024-12-03$0.0600Quarterly2024-12-12recurring
2024-09-17$0.0600Quarterly2024-09-26recurring
2024-06-04$0.0600Quarterly2024-06-13recurring
2024-03-19$0.0600Quarterly2024-03-28recurring
2023-12-01$0.0500Quarterly2023-12-14recurring
2023-08-14$0.0500Quarterly2023-08-24recurring
2023-06-07$0.0500Quarterly2023-06-20recurring
2023-02-17$0.0500Quarterly2023-03-07recurring
2022-11-29$0.0300Quarterly2022-12-08recurring
2022-09-07$0.0300Quarterly2022-09-14recurring
2022-06-08$0.0300Quarterly2022-06-23recurring
2022-03-07$0.0300Quarterly2022-03-15recurring
2021-12-08$0.0300Quarterly2021-12-16recurring
2021-08-31$0.0300Quarterly2021-09-09recurring
2021-06-07$0.0300Quarterly2021-06-15recurring
2021-03-09$0.0300Quarterly2021-03-24recurring
2020-12-04$0.0300Quarterly2020-12-22recurring