Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Capital One Financial (COF) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Major Banks
11y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.75%
@ $183.20
TTM Yield
1.64%
Forward Annual
$3.20
Quarterly
Market Cap
$110.5b
Payout (FCF)
7%
14.8x covered
Payout (Earnings)
83%
Latest Amount
$0.8000
Ex 2026-05-19
3y CAGR
-12.6%
5y CAGR
2.7%
10y CAGR
2.9%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-11-06.
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 · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.65)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (34.5%)
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.
15.44×
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: -20.3%
✓ 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 23 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.31%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
91%
21 of 23 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
3 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.42%
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 (40)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-19$0.8000Quarterly2026-06-01recurring
2026-02-19$0.8000Quarterly2026-03-02recurring
2025-11-17$0.8000Quarterly2025-12-01recurring
2025-08-15$0.6000Quarterly2025-09-02recurring
2025-05-23$0.6000Quarterly2025-06-05recurring
2025-02-18$0.6000Quarterly2025-03-03recurring
2024-11-14$0.6000Quarterly2024-11-22recurring
2024-08-12$0.6000Quarterly2024-08-23recurring
2024-05-10$0.6000Quarterly2024-05-24recurring
2024-02-09$0.6000Quarterly2024-02-23recurring
2023-11-10$0.6000Quarterly2023-11-24recurring
2023-08-04$0.6000Quarterly2023-08-18recurring
2023-05-12$0.6000Quarterly2023-05-26recurring
2023-02-03$0.6000Quarterly2023-02-17recurring
2022-11-10$0.6000Quarterly2022-11-25recurring
2022-08-05$0.6000Quarterly2022-08-19recurring
2022-05-13$0.6000Quarterly2022-05-27recurring
2022-02-11$0.6000Quarterly2022-02-25recurring
2021-11-12$0.6000Quarterly2021-11-26recurring
2021-08-06$0.60002021-08-20special
2021-05-14$0.4000Quarterly2021-05-28recurring
2021-02-16$0.4000Quarterly2021-03-01recurring
2020-11-06$0.1000Quarterly2020-11-19recurring
2020-05-08$0.4000Quarterly2020-05-21recurring
2020-02-07$0.4000Quarterly2020-02-21recurring
2019-11-08$0.4000Quarterly2019-11-22recurring
2019-08-02$0.4000Quarterly2019-08-15recurring
2019-05-10$0.4000Quarterly2019-05-23recurring
2019-02-08$0.4000Quarterly2019-02-22recurring
2018-11-08$0.4000Quarterly2018-11-23recurring
2018-08-03$0.4000Quarterly2018-08-16recurring
2018-05-11$0.4000Quarterly2018-05-24recurring
2018-02-09$0.4000Quarterly2018-02-23recurring
2017-11-10$0.4000Quarterly2017-11-24recurring
2017-08-03$0.4000Quarterly2017-08-17recurring
2017-05-11$0.4000Quarterly2017-05-25recurring
2017-02-09$0.4000Quarterly2017-02-24recurring
2016-11-09$0.4000Quarterly2016-11-25recurring
2016-08-04$0.4000Quarterly2016-08-18recurring
2016-05-12$0.4000Quarterly2016-05-26recurring