Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Bankwell Financial (BWFG) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Major Banks
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.58%
@ $50.56
TTM Yield
1.58%
Forward Annual
$0.80
Quarterly
Market Cap
$403.1m
Payout (FCF)
23%
4.3x covered
Payout (Earnings)
18%
Latest Amount
$0.2000
Ex 2026-05-08
3y CAGR
-20.6%
5y CAGR
-9.0%
10y CAGR
8.9%
Next Ex-Date
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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: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.02)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (89.1%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
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.
4.33×
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: +15.8%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.06%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
25 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 5 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.66%
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 (41)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-08$0.2000Quarterly2026-05-19recurring
2026-02-10$0.2000Quarterly2026-02-20recurring
2025-11-10$0.2000Quarterly2025-11-21recurring
2025-08-11$0.2000Quarterly2025-08-22recurring
2025-05-09$0.2000Quarterly2025-05-20recurring
2025-02-11$0.2000Quarterly2025-02-21recurring
2024-11-08$0.2000Quarterly2024-11-22recurring
2024-08-12$0.2000Quarterly2024-08-23recurring
2024-05-09$0.2000Quarterly2024-05-21recurring
2024-02-12$0.2000Quarterly2024-02-23recurring
2023-11-09$0.2000Quarterly2023-11-20recurring
2023-08-11$0.2000Quarterly2023-08-24recurring
2023-05-11$0.2000Quarterly2023-05-23recurring
2023-02-10$0.2000Quarterly2023-02-23recurring
2022-11-09$0.2000Quarterly2022-11-21recurring
2022-08-12$0.2000Quarterly2022-08-25recurring
2022-05-12$0.2000Quarterly2022-05-23recurring
2022-02-11$0.2000Quarterly2022-02-24recurring
2021-11-10$0.1800Quarterly2021-11-22recurring
2021-08-13$0.1800Quarterly2021-08-26recurring
2021-05-13$0.1400Quarterly2021-05-24recurring
2021-02-11$0.1400Quarterly2021-02-25recurring
2020-11-12$0.1400Quarterly2020-11-23recurring
2020-08-13$0.1400Quarterly2020-08-24recurring
2020-05-15$0.1400Quarterly2020-05-28recurring
2020-02-13$0.1400Quarterly2020-02-24recurring
2019-11-14$0.1300Quarterly2019-11-25recurring
2019-08-15$0.1300Quarterly2019-08-26recurring
2019-05-13$0.1300Quarterly2019-05-24recurring
2019-02-14$0.1300Quarterly2019-02-25recurring
2018-11-15$0.1200Quarterly2018-11-26recurring
2018-08-16$0.1200Quarterly2018-08-27recurring
2018-05-14$0.1200Quarterly2018-05-25recurring
2018-02-23$0.1200Quarterly2018-03-08recurring
2017-11-16$0.0700Quarterly2017-11-27recurring
2017-08-11$0.0700Quarterly2017-08-25recurring
2017-05-12$0.0700Quarterly2017-05-26recurring
2017-02-15$0.0700Quarterly2017-02-27recurring
2016-11-16$0.0700Quarterly2016-11-28recurring
2016-08-12$0.0500Quarterly2016-08-26recurring
2016-05-12$0.0500Quarterly2016-05-26recurring
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