Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
CATO (CATO) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Clothing/Shoe/Accessory Stores
SuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
22.37%
@ $3.04
TTM Yield
—
Forward Annual
$0.68
Quarterly
Market Cap
$74.8m
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.1700
Ex 2024-09-16
3y CAGR
4.3%
5y CAGR
-17.3%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2021-06-04.
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 (0.79)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (79.4%)
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.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
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: -2.3%
✓ 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 15 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-2.08%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
93%
14 of 15 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
3 – 13 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.02%
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 (30)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2024-09-16$0.1700Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-10$0.1700Quarterly2024-06-24recurring
2024-03-25$0.1700Quarterly2024-04-01recurring
2023-12-15$0.1700Quarterly2024-01-02recurring
2023-09-08$0.1700Quarterly2023-09-25recurring
2023-06-09$0.1700Quarterly2023-06-26recurring
2023-03-20$0.1700Quarterly2023-04-03recurring
2022-12-22$0.1700Quarterly2023-01-03recurring
2022-09-09$0.1700Quarterly2022-09-26recurring
2022-06-10$0.1700Quarterly2022-06-27recurring
2022-03-21$0.1700Quarterly2022-04-04recurring
2021-12-17$0.1700Quarterly2022-01-03recurring
2021-09-10$0.1700Quarterly2021-09-27recurring
2021-06-04$0.1100Quarterly2021-06-21recurring
2020-03-06$0.3300Quarterly2020-03-24recurring
2019-12-13$0.3300Quarterly2020-01-02recurring
2019-09-13$0.3300Quarterly2019-09-30recurring
2019-06-07$0.3300Quarterly2019-06-24recurring
2019-03-08$0.3300Quarterly2019-03-26recurring
2018-12-07$0.3300Quarterly2019-01-02recurring
2018-09-14$0.3300Quarterly2018-10-01recurring
2018-06-08$0.3300Quarterly2018-06-25recurring
2018-03-09$0.3300Quarterly2018-03-28recurring
2017-12-08$0.3300Quarterly2018-01-02recurring
2017-09-08$0.3300Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-01$0.3300Quarterly2017-06-19recurring
2017-03-02$0.3300Quarterly2017-03-22recurring
2016-12-08$0.3300Quarterly2017-01-02recurring
2016-09-08$0.3300Quarterly2016-09-26recurring
2016-06-02$0.3300Quarterly2016-06-20recurring
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