Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
FirstCash (FCFS) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Other Specialty Stores
5y payment streak3y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.74%
@ $226.54
TTM Yield
0.74%
Forward Annual
$1.68
Quarterly
Market Cap
$9.9b
Payout (FCF)
16%
6.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
20%
Latest Amount
$0.4200
Ex 2026-05-15
3y CAGR
-14.8%
5y CAGR
10y CAGR
16.0%
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: 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 (6.73)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (36.8%)
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.
6.43×
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: +46.5%
✓ 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 17 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.43%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
17 of 17 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
1 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.33%
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 (26)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-15$0.4200Quarterly2026-05-29recurring
2026-02-18$0.4200Quarterly2026-02-27recurring
2025-11-14$0.4200Quarterly2025-11-26recurring
2025-08-15$0.4200Quarterly2025-08-29recurring
2025-05-15$0.3800Quarterly2025-05-30recurring
2025-02-14$0.3800Quarterly2025-02-28recurring
2024-11-15$0.3800Quarterly2024-11-27recurring
2024-08-15$0.3800Quarterly2024-08-30recurring
2024-05-14$0.3500Quarterly2024-05-31recurring
2024-02-13$0.3500Quarterly2024-02-28recurring
2023-11-14$0.3500Quarterly2023-11-30recurring
2023-08-14$0.3500Quarterly2023-08-31recurring
2023-05-12$0.3300Quarterly2023-05-31recurring
2023-02-13$0.3300Quarterly2023-02-28recurring
2022-11-14$0.3300Quarterly2022-11-30recurring
2022-08-11$0.3300Quarterly2022-08-26recurring
2022-05-13$0.3000Quarterly2022-05-31recurring
2022-02-17$0.3000Quarterly2022-02-28recurring
2018-08-14$0.2200Quarterly2018-08-31recurring
2018-05-14$0.2200Quarterly2018-05-31recurring
2018-02-13$0.2200Quarterly2018-02-28recurring
2017-11-10$0.2000Quarterly2017-11-30recurring
2017-08-11$0.1900Quarterly2017-08-31recurring
2017-05-11$0.1900Quarterly2017-05-31recurring
2017-02-10$0.1900Quarterly2017-02-28recurring
2016-11-09$0.1900Quarterly2016-11-28recurring