Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Dolby Laboratories, Inc.Class A (DLB) — Dividend Profile
Miscellaneous·Multi-Sector Companies
11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.75%
@ $52.45
TTM Yield
2.69%
Forward Annual
$1.44
Quarterly
Market Cap
$5.0b
Payout (FCF)
34%
2.9x covered
Payout (Earnings)
54%
Latest Amount
$0.3600
Ex 2026-05-12
3y CAGR
-13.4%
5y CAGR
-4.6%
10y CAGR
6.6%
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: 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 (14.10)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (6.5%)
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.
2.30×
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: -20.8%
✓ 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
-0.29%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
85%
22 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
2 days
1 – 4 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.35%
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
2026-05-12$0.3600Quarterly2026-05-20recurring
2026-02-10$0.3600Quarterly2026-02-18recurring
2025-12-02$0.3600Quarterly2025-12-10recurring
2025-08-12$0.3300Quarterly2025-08-20recurring
2025-05-13$0.3300Quarterly2025-05-21recurring
2025-02-11$0.3300Quarterly2025-02-19recurring
2024-12-03$0.3300Quarterly2024-12-10recurring
2024-08-19$0.3000Quarterly2024-08-27recurring
2024-05-13$0.3000Quarterly2024-05-22recurring
2024-02-12$0.3000Quarterly2024-02-22recurring
2023-11-27$0.3000Quarterly2023-12-05recurring
2023-08-11$0.2700Quarterly2023-08-22recurring
2023-05-15$0.2700Quarterly2023-05-23recurring
2023-02-13$0.2700Quarterly2023-02-22recurring
2022-11-29$0.2700Quarterly2022-12-08recurring
2022-08-22$0.2500Quarterly2022-08-31recurring
2022-05-16$0.2500Quarterly2022-05-25recurring
2022-02-15$0.2500Quarterly2022-02-23recurring
2021-11-29$0.2500Quarterly2021-12-08recurring
2021-08-10$0.2200Quarterly2021-08-19recurring
2021-05-14$0.2200Quarterly2021-05-25recurring
2021-02-08$0.2200Quarterly2021-02-19recurring
2020-11-23$0.2200Quarterly2020-12-04recurring
2020-08-14$0.2200Quarterly2020-08-26recurring
2020-05-15$0.2200Quarterly2020-05-27recurring
2020-02-07$0.2200Quarterly2020-02-20recurring
2019-11-25$0.2200Quarterly2019-12-04recurring
2019-08-09$0.1900Quarterly2019-08-20recurring
2019-05-13$0.1900Quarterly2019-05-22recurring
2019-02-11$0.1900Quarterly2019-02-21recurring
2018-11-02$0.1900Quarterly2018-11-14recurring
2018-08-03$0.1600Quarterly2018-08-14recurring
2018-05-04$0.1600Quarterly2018-05-16recurring
2018-02-02$0.1600Quarterly2018-02-14recurring
2017-11-03$0.1600Quarterly2017-11-15recurring
2017-08-03$0.1400Quarterly2017-08-15recurring
2017-05-04$0.1400Quarterly2017-05-16recurring
2017-02-02$0.1400Quarterly2017-02-15recurring
2016-11-03$0.1400Quarterly2016-11-16recurring
2016-08-04$0.1200Quarterly2016-08-17recurring
2016-05-05$0.1200Quarterly2016-05-18recurring
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