Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Danaher (DHR) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Industrial Machinery/Components
11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.87%
@ $184.30
TTM Yield
0.74%
Forward Annual
$1.60
Quarterly
Market Cap
$132.1b
Payout (FCF)
17%
6.0x covered
Payout (Earnings)
24%
Latest Amount
$0.4000
Ex 2026-03-27
3y CAGR
-27.5%
5y CAGR
-13.8%
10y CAGR
-0.2%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-26
Last recorded cut on or near 2023-12-28.
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.
Safe (7.22)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (7.6%)
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.
6.03×
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: -18.5%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.13%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
24 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 4 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.11%
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
2026-06-26$0.4000Quarterly2026-07-31recurring
2026-03-27$0.4000Quarterly2026-04-24recurring
2025-12-26$0.3200Quarterly2026-01-30recurring
2025-09-26$0.3200Quarterly2025-10-31recurring
2025-06-27$0.3200Quarterly2025-07-25recurring
2025-03-28$0.3200Quarterly2025-04-25recurring
2024-12-27$0.2700Quarterly2025-01-31recurring
2024-09-27$0.2700Quarterly2024-10-25recurring
2024-06-28$0.2700Quarterly2024-07-26recurring
2024-03-27$0.2700Quarterly2024-04-26recurring
2023-12-28$0.2400Quarterly2024-01-26recurring
2023-10-11$0.2700Quarterly2023-10-27recurring
2023-06-29$0.2700Quarterly2023-07-28recurring
2023-03-30$0.2700Quarterly2023-04-28recurring
2022-12-29$0.2500Quarterly2023-01-27recurring
2022-09-29$0.2500Quarterly2022-10-28recurring
2022-06-23$0.2500Quarterly2022-07-29recurring
2022-03-24$0.2500Quarterly2022-04-29recurring
2021-12-29$0.2100Quarterly2022-01-28recurring
2021-09-29$0.2100Quarterly2021-10-29recurring
2021-06-24$0.2100Quarterly2021-07-30recurring
2021-03-25$0.2100Quarterly2021-04-30recurring
2020-12-24$0.1800Quarterly2021-01-29recurring
2020-09-25$0.1800Quarterly2020-10-30recurring
2020-06-25$0.1800Quarterly2020-07-31recurring
2020-03-26$0.1800Quarterly2020-04-24recurring
2019-12-26$0.1700Quarterly2020-01-31recurring
2019-09-26$0.1700Quarterly2019-10-25recurring
2019-06-27$0.1700Quarterly2019-07-26recurring
2019-03-28$0.1700Quarterly2019-04-26recurring
2018-12-27$0.1600Quarterly2019-01-25recurring
2018-09-27$0.1600Quarterly2018-10-26recurring
2018-06-28$0.1600Quarterly2018-07-27recurring
2018-03-28$0.1600Quarterly2018-04-27recurring
2017-09-28$0.1400Quarterly2017-10-27recurring
2017-06-28$0.1400Quarterly2017-07-28recurring
2017-03-29$0.1400Quarterly2017-04-28recurring
2016-12-28$0.1250Quarterly2017-01-27recurring
2016-09-28$0.1250Quarterly2016-10-28recurring
2016-06-01$0.1600Quarterly2016-07-29recurring