Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Colgate-Palmolive (CL) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Package Goods/Cosmetics
Dividend KingS&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.49%
@ $85.10
TTM Yield
2.46%
Forward Annual
$2.12
Quarterly
Market Cap
$67.9b
Payout (FCF)
49%
2.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
88%
Latest Amount
$0.5300
Ex 2026-04-20
3y CAGR
-18.1%
5y CAGR
-10.1%
10y CAGR
-1.1%
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: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (6.73)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (84.5%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (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.
2.05×
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.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +9.7%
✓ 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 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.02%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
25 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
3 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.59%
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
2026-04-20$0.5300Quarterly2026-05-15recurring
2026-01-21$0.5200Quarterly2026-02-13recurring
2025-10-17$0.5200Quarterly2025-11-14recurring
2025-07-18$0.5200Quarterly2025-08-15recurring
2025-04-17$0.5200Quarterly2025-05-15recurring
2025-01-21$0.5000Quarterly2025-02-14recurring
2024-10-18$0.5000Quarterly2024-11-15recurring
2024-07-19$0.5000Quarterly2024-08-15recurring
2024-04-19$0.5000Quarterly2024-08-15recurring
2024-01-19$0.4800Quarterly2024-02-15recurring
2023-10-20$0.4800Quarterly2023-11-15recurring
2023-07-20$0.4800Quarterly2023-08-15recurring
2023-04-20$0.4800Quarterly2023-05-15recurring
2023-01-20$0.4700Quarterly2023-02-14recurring
2022-10-20$0.4700Quarterly2022-11-15recurring
2022-07-20$0.4700Quarterly2022-08-15recurring
2022-04-20$0.4700Quarterly2022-05-13recurring
2022-01-21$0.4500Quarterly2022-02-15recurring
2021-10-20$0.4500Quarterly2021-11-15recurring
2021-07-20$0.4500Quarterly2021-08-16recurring
2021-04-20$0.4500Quarterly2021-05-14recurring
2021-01-22$0.4400Quarterly2021-02-16recurring
2020-10-22$0.4400Quarterly2020-11-16recurring
2020-07-17$0.4400Quarterly2020-08-14recurring
2020-04-17$0.4400Quarterly2020-05-15recurring
2020-01-22$0.4300Quarterly2020-02-14recurring
2019-10-22$0.4300Quarterly2019-11-15recurring
2019-07-17$0.4300Quarterly2019-08-15recurring
2019-04-17$0.4300Quarterly2019-05-15recurring
2019-01-22$0.4200Quarterly2019-02-15recurring
2018-10-18$0.4200Quarterly2018-11-15recurring
2018-07-17$0.4200Quarterly2018-08-15recurring
2018-04-19$0.4200Quarterly2018-05-15recurring
2018-01-22$0.4000Quarterly2018-02-15recurring
2017-10-20$0.4000Quarterly2017-11-15recurring
2017-07-14$0.4000Quarterly2017-08-15recurring
2017-04-19$0.4000Quarterly2017-05-15recurring
2017-01-19$0.3900Quarterly2017-02-15recurring
2016-10-20$0.3900Quarterly2016-11-15recurring
2016-07-20$0.3900Quarterly2016-08-15recurring
2016-04-20$0.3900Quarterly2016-05-16recurring
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