Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Eversource Energy (ES) — Dividend Profile
Utilities·Electric Utilities: Central
S&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak3y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
4.51%
@ $69.88
TTM Yield
4.41%
Forward Annual
$3.15
Quarterly
Market Cap
$25.6b
Payout (FCF)
-0.0x covered
Payout (Earnings)
65%
Latest Amount
$0.7875
Ex 2026-05-18
3y CAGR
-16.4%
5y CAGR
-8.2%
10y CAGR
1.7%
Next Ex-Date
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 (0.73)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (53.7%)
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.
Danger
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
0.22×
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.
⚠ Fired
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: +4.2%
✓ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.20%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
83%
20 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
1 – 16 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.91%
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
2026-05-18$0.7875Quarterly2026-06-30recurring
2026-03-05$0.7875Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-12-17$0.7525Quarterly2025-12-31recurring
2025-09-22$0.7525Quarterly2025-09-30recurring
2025-05-15$0.7525Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-03-04$0.7525Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-18$0.7150Quarterly2024-12-31recurring
2024-09-23$0.7150Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-05-15$0.7150Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-03-04$0.7150Quarterly2024-03-29recurring
2023-12-15$0.6750Quarterly2023-12-29recurring
2023-09-22$0.6750Quarterly2023-09-29recurring
2023-05-17$0.6750Quarterly2023-06-30recurring
2023-03-01$0.6750Quarterly2023-03-31recurring
2022-09-23$0.6375Quarterly2022-09-30recurring
2022-05-18$0.6375Quarterly2022-06-30recurring
2022-03-02$0.6375Quarterly2022-03-31recurring
2021-12-16$0.6025Quarterly2021-12-31recurring
2021-09-15$0.6025Quarterly2021-09-30recurring
2021-05-19$0.6025Quarterly2021-06-30recurring
2021-03-03$0.6025Quarterly2021-03-31recurring
2020-12-21$0.5675Quarterly2020-12-31recurring
2020-09-16$0.5675Quarterly2020-09-30recurring
2020-05-19$0.5675Quarterly2020-06-30recurring
2020-03-03$0.5675Quarterly2020-03-31recurring
2019-12-19$0.5350Quarterly2019-12-31recurring
2019-09-19$0.5350Quarterly2019-09-30recurring
2019-05-22$0.5350Quarterly2019-06-28recurring
2019-03-04$0.5350Quarterly2019-03-29recurring
2018-12-17$0.5050Quarterly2018-12-31recurring
2018-09-20$0.5050Quarterly2018-09-28recurring
2018-05-23$0.5050Quarterly2018-06-29recurring
2018-03-05$0.5050Quarterly2018-03-30recurring
2017-12-15$0.4750Quarterly2017-12-29recurring
2017-09-18$0.4750Quarterly2017-09-29recurring
2017-05-26$0.4750Quarterly2017-06-30recurring
2017-02-28$0.4750Quarterly2017-03-31recurring
2016-12-14$0.4450Quarterly2016-12-30recurring
2016-09-15$0.4450Quarterly2016-09-30recurring
2016-05-26$0.4450Quarterly2016-06-30recurring