Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Dollar General (DG) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Department/Specialty Retail Stores
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.28%
@ $103.70
TTM Yield
2.28%
Forward Annual
$2.36
Quarterly
Market Cap
$22.8b
Payout (FCF)
22%
4.6x covered
Payout (Earnings)
34%
Latest Amount
$0.5900
Ex 2026-04-07
3y CAGR
-12.6%
5y CAGR
-6.1%
10y CAGR
4.6%
Next Ex-Date
2026-07-07
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.
Grey (2.46)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (53.0%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (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.
4.24×
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: -21.7%
✓ 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
-0.63%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
24 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.34%
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
2026-07-07$0.5900Quarterly2026-07-21recurring
2026-04-07$0.5900Quarterly2026-04-21recurring
2026-01-06$0.5900Quarterly2026-01-20recurring
2025-10-07$0.5900Quarterly2025-10-21recurring
2025-07-08$0.5900Quarterly2025-07-22recurring
2025-04-08$0.5900Quarterly2025-04-22recurring
2025-01-07$0.5900Quarterly2025-01-21recurring
2024-10-08$0.5900Quarterly2024-10-22recurring
2024-07-09$0.5900Quarterly2024-07-23recurring
2024-04-08$0.5900Quarterly2024-04-23recurring
2024-01-08$0.5900Quarterly2024-01-23recurring
2023-10-06$0.5900Quarterly2023-10-24recurring
2023-07-10$0.5900Quarterly2023-07-25recurring
2023-04-10$0.5900Quarterly2023-04-25recurring
2022-12-30$0.5500Quarterly2023-01-17recurring
2022-10-03$0.5500Quarterly2022-10-18recurring
2022-07-01$0.5500Quarterly2022-07-19recurring
2022-04-04$0.5500Quarterly2022-04-19recurring
2022-01-03$0.4200Quarterly2022-01-18recurring
2021-10-04$0.4200Quarterly2021-10-19recurring
2021-07-02$0.4200Quarterly2021-07-20recurring
2021-04-05$0.4200Quarterly2021-04-20recurring
2021-01-04$0.3600Quarterly2021-01-19recurring
2020-10-05$0.3600Quarterly2020-10-20recurring
2020-07-06$0.3600Quarterly2020-07-21recurring
2020-04-06$0.3600Quarterly2020-04-21recurring
2020-01-06$0.3200Quarterly2020-01-21recurring
2019-10-07$0.3200Quarterly2019-10-22recurring
2019-07-08$0.3200Quarterly2019-07-23recurring
2019-04-08$0.3200Quarterly2019-04-23recurring
2019-01-07$0.2900Quarterly2019-01-22recurring
2018-10-05$0.2900Quarterly2018-10-23recurring
2018-07-09$0.2900Quarterly2018-07-24recurring
2018-04-09$0.2900Quarterly2018-04-24recurring
2018-01-08$0.2600—2018-01-23unknown
2017-10-06$0.2600Quarterly2017-10-24recurring
2017-07-07$0.2600Quarterly2017-07-25recurring
2017-04-07$0.2600Quarterly2017-04-25recurring
2016-12-19$0.2500Quarterly2017-01-04recurring
2016-09-12$0.2500Quarterly2016-09-28recurring
2016-06-13$0.2500Quarterly2016-06-29recurring
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