Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Friedman Industries (FRD) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Steel/Iron Ore
11y payment streak2y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.78%
@ $20.60
TTM Yield
0.78%
Forward Annual
$0.16
Quarterly
Market Cap
$146.5m
Payout (FCF)
-6.6x covered
Payout (Earnings)
7%
Latest Amount
$0.0400
Ex 2026-04-24
3y CAGR
0.0%
5y CAGR
0.0%
10y CAGR
10.3%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2019-10-10.
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: Green2 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (3.73)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (53.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
4/9 (Weak)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
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: +0.5%
✓ 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
0.26%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
23 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 5 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.24%
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-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-04-24$0.0400Quarterly2026-05-22recurring
2026-01-16$0.0400Quarterly2026-02-13recurring
2025-10-24$0.0400Quarterly2025-11-14recurring
2025-07-18$0.0400Quarterly2025-08-08recurring
2025-04-25$0.0400Quarterly2025-05-23recurring
2025-01-17$0.0400Quarterly2025-02-14recurring
2024-10-25$0.0400Quarterly2024-11-15recurring
2024-07-26$0.0400Quarterly2024-08-16recurring
2024-04-25$0.0400Quarterly2024-05-24recurring
2024-01-18$0.0200Quarterly2024-02-16recurring
2023-10-19$0.0200Quarterly2023-11-10recurring
2023-07-20$0.0200Quarterly2023-08-11recurring
2023-04-27$0.0200Quarterly2023-05-26recurring
2023-01-12$0.0200Quarterly2023-02-10recurring
2022-10-13$0.0200Quarterly2022-11-18recurring
2022-07-21$0.0200Quarterly2022-08-12recurring
2022-04-28$0.0200Quarterly2022-05-27recurring
2022-01-13$0.0200Quarterly2022-02-11recurring
2021-10-07$0.0200Quarterly2021-11-12recurring
2021-07-15$0.0200Quarterly2021-08-06recurring
2021-04-22$0.0200Quarterly2021-05-21recurring
2021-01-07$0.0200Quarterly2021-02-05recurring
2020-10-08$0.0200Quarterly2020-11-13recurring
2020-07-16$0.0200Quarterly2020-08-07recurring
2020-04-23$0.0200Quarterly2020-05-22recurring
2020-01-09$0.0200Quarterly2020-02-07recurring
2019-10-10$0.0200Quarterly2019-11-15recurring
2019-07-18$0.0400Quarterly2019-08-09recurring
2019-04-25$0.0400Quarterly2019-05-24recurring
2019-01-10$0.0600Quarterly2019-02-08recurring
2018-10-11$0.0600Quarterly2018-11-16recurring
2018-07-12$0.0300Quarterly2018-08-10recurring
2018-04-26$0.0200Quarterly2018-05-25recurring
2018-01-11$0.0100Quarterly2018-02-09recurring
2017-10-12$0.0100Quarterly2017-11-17recurring
2017-07-12$0.0100Quarterly2017-08-11recurring
2017-04-26$0.0100Quarterly2017-05-26recurring
2017-01-11$0.0100Quarterly2017-02-10recurring
2016-10-12$0.0100Quarterly2016-11-18recurring
2016-07-13$0.0100Quarterly2016-08-12recurring
2016-04-27$0.0100Quarterly2016-05-27recurring