Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
General Dynamics (GD) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Marine Transportation
S&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.86%
@ $341.50
TTM Yield
1.78%
Forward Annual
$6.36
Quarterly
Market Cap
$91.1b
Payout (FCF)
26%
3.8x covered
Payout (Earnings)
37%
Latest Amount
$1.5900
Ex 2026-04-10
3y CAGR
-16.0%
5y CAGR
-7.9%
10y CAGR
3.1%
Next Ex-Date
2026-07-02
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 (6.83)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (20.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
8/9 (Strong)
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.
3.84×
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: -0.1%
✓ 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
-0.24%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
24 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.58%
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 (42)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-07-02$1.5900Quarterly2026-08-07recurring
2026-04-10$1.5900Quarterly2026-05-08recurring
2026-01-16$1.5000Quarterly2026-02-06recurring
2025-10-10$1.5000Quarterly2025-11-14recurring
2025-07-03$1.5000Quarterly2025-08-08recurring
2025-04-11$1.5000Quarterly2025-05-09recurring
2025-01-17$1.4200Quarterly2025-02-07recurring
2024-10-11$1.4200Quarterly2024-11-15recurring
2024-07-05$1.4200Quarterly2024-08-09recurring
2024-04-11$1.4200Quarterly2024-05-10recurring
2024-01-18$1.3200Quarterly2024-02-09recurring
2023-10-05$1.3200Quarterly2023-11-10recurring
2023-07-06$1.3200Quarterly2023-08-11recurring
2023-04-13$1.3200Quarterly2023-05-12recurring
2023-01-19$1.2600Quarterly2023-02-10recurring
2022-10-06$1.2600Quarterly2022-11-10recurring
2022-06-30$1.2600Quarterly2022-08-05recurring
2022-04-07$1.2600Quarterly2022-05-06recurring
2022-01-13$1.1900Quarterly2022-02-04recurring
2021-10-07$1.1900Quarterly2021-11-12recurring
2021-07-01$1.1900Quarterly2021-08-06recurring
2021-04-08$1.1900Quarterly2021-05-07recurring
2021-01-14$1.1000Quarterly2021-02-05recurring
2020-10-08$1.1000Quarterly2020-11-13recurring
2020-07-01$1.1000Quarterly2020-08-07recurring
2020-04-08$1.1000Quarterly2020-05-08recurring
2020-01-16$1.0200Quarterly2020-02-07recurring
2019-10-10$1.0200Quarterly2019-11-15recurring
2019-07-03$1.0200Quarterly2019-08-09recurring
2019-04-11$1.0200Quarterly2019-05-10recurring
2019-01-17$0.9300Quarterly2019-02-08recurring
2018-10-04$0.9300Quarterly2018-11-09recurring
2018-07-05$0.9300Quarterly2018-08-10recurring
2018-04-12$0.9300Quarterly2018-05-11recurring
2018-01-18$0.8400Quarterly2018-02-09recurring
2017-10-05$0.8400Quarterly2017-11-10recurring
2017-07-05$0.8400Quarterly2017-08-11recurring
2017-04-05$0.8400Quarterly2017-05-05recurring
2017-01-18$0.7600Quarterly2017-02-10recurring
2016-10-05$0.7600Quarterly2016-11-10recurring
2016-06-29$0.7600Quarterly2016-08-05recurring
2016-04-06$0.7600Quarterly2016-05-06recurring
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