Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Central Securities (CET) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance/Investors Services
7y payment streak2y growth streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
9.23%
@ $53.10
TTM Yield
5.08%
Forward Annual
$4.90
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$2.4500
Ex 2025-11-14
3y CAGR
3.3%
5y CAGR
9.7%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-12
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-06-12.
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: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
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: +5.2%
✓ 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 12 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-3.36%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
83%
10 of 12 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
11 days
4 – 34 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.38%
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 (20)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-12$0.3100Semi-Annual2026-06-26recurring
2025-11-14$2.4500Semi-Annual2025-12-19recurring
2025-06-17$0.2500Semi-Annual2025-06-27recurring
2024-11-15$2.0500Semi-Annual2024-12-20recurring
2024-06-14$0.2000Semi-Annual2024-06-26recurring
2023-11-10$1.6500Semi-Annual2023-12-21recurring
2023-06-09$0.2000Semi-Annual2023-06-27recurring
2022-11-10$2.2500Semi-Annual2022-12-22recurring
2022-06-10$0.2000Semi-Annual2022-06-24recurring
2021-11-12$3.5500Semi-Annual2021-12-22recurring
2021-06-11$0.2000Semi-Annual2021-06-25recurring
2020-11-13$1.5000Semi-Annual2020-12-22recurring
2020-06-12$0.2000Semi-Annual2020-06-26recurring
2019-11-15$0.3700Semi-Annual2019-12-23recurring
2019-06-07$0.1000Semi-Annual2019-06-25recurring
2018-06-08$0.2000—2018-06-26unknown
2017-11-10$0.8000Semi-Annual2017-12-21recurring
2017-06-09$0.0300Semi-Annual2017-06-27recurring
2016-11-09$0.2600Semi-Annual2016-12-21recurring
2016-06-10$0.0400Semi-Annual2016-06-28recurring
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