Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Comtech Telecommunications (CMTL) — Dividend Profile
Technology·Radio And Television Broadcasting And Communications Equipment
SuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
8.47%
@ $4.72
TTM Yield
—
Forward Annual
$0.40
Quarterly
Market Cap
$160.6m
Payout (FCF)
5%
21.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.1000
Ex 2023-01-17
3y CAGR
-37.0%
5y CAGR
-24.2%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2017-01-13.
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: Green3 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.10)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (71.9%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
2/9 (Weak)
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.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +45.2%
✓ 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 13 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-2.06%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
12 of 13 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
2 days
1 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.61%
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 (28)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2023-01-17$0.1000Quarterly2023-02-17recurring
2022-10-18$0.1000Quarterly2022-11-18recurring
2022-07-19$0.1000Quarterly2022-08-19recurring
2022-04-19$0.1000Quarterly2022-05-20recurring
2022-01-18$0.1000Quarterly2022-02-18recurring
2021-10-12$0.1000Quarterly2021-11-12recurring
2021-07-20$0.1000Quarterly2021-08-20recurring
2021-04-20$0.1000Quarterly2021-05-21recurring
2021-01-19$0.1000Quarterly2021-02-19recurring
2020-10-13$0.1000Quarterly2020-10-27recurring
2020-07-14$0.1000Quarterly2020-08-14recurring
2020-04-14$0.1000Quarterly2020-05-15recurring
2020-01-14$0.1000Quarterly2020-02-14recurring
2019-10-15$0.1000Quarterly2019-11-15recurring
2019-07-16$0.1000Quarterly2019-08-16recurring
2019-04-16$0.1000Quarterly2019-05-17recurring
2019-01-15$0.1000Quarterly2019-02-15recurring
2018-10-16$0.1000Quarterly2018-11-16recurring
2018-07-13$0.1000Quarterly2018-08-17recurring
2018-04-17$0.1000Quarterly2018-05-18recurring
2018-01-16$0.1000Quarterly2018-02-16recurring
2017-10-17$0.1000Quarterly2017-11-17recurring
2017-07-13$0.1000Quarterly2017-08-18recurring
2017-04-17$0.1000Quarterly2017-05-19recurring
2017-01-13$0.1000Quarterly2017-02-17recurring
2016-10-19$0.3000Quarterly2016-11-22recurring
2016-07-14$0.3000Quarterly2016-08-19recurring
2016-04-18$0.3000Quarterly2016-05-20recurring
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