Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Great Elm Capital. (GECC) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance: Consumer Services
11y payment streak2y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
18.87%
@ $6.36
TTM Yield
22.17%
Forward Annual
$1.20
Quarterly
Market Cap
$84.5m
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.3000
Ex 2026-03-16
3y CAGR
-34.1%
5y CAGR
35.1%
10y CAGR
6.1%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-15
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-06-15.
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 · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -19.5%
✓ 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 29 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-4.63%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
69%
20 of 29 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
14 days
10 – 32 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.35%
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 (68)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-15$0.2500Quarterly2026-06-30recurring
2026-03-16$0.3000Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-12-15$0.3700Quarterly2025-12-31recurring
2025-09-15$0.3700Quarterly2025-09-30recurring
2025-06-16$0.3700Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-03-17$0.3700Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-12-31$0.05002025-01-15special
2024-12-16$0.3500Quarterly2024-12-31recurring
2024-09-16$0.3500Quarterly2024-09-30recurring
2024-06-14$0.3500Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-03-14$0.3500Quarterly2024-03-29recurring
2023-12-28$0.10002024-01-12special
2023-12-14$0.3500Quarterly2023-12-29recurring
2023-06-14$0.3500Quarterly2023-06-30recurring
2023-03-14$0.3500Quarterly2023-03-31recurring
2022-12-14$0.4500Quarterly2022-12-30recurring
2022-06-22$0.4500Quarterly2022-06-30recurring
2022-03-14$0.6000Quarterly2022-03-30recurring
2021-12-14$0.1000Quarterly2021-12-30recurring
2021-09-14$0.1000Quarterly2021-09-30recurring
2021-06-14$0.1000Quarterly2021-06-30recurring
2021-03-12$0.1000Quarterly2021-03-31recurring
2020-10-29$0.0830Monthly2020-11-20recurring
2020-09-29$0.0830Monthly2020-10-21recurring
2020-08-28$0.0830Monthly2020-09-21recurring
2020-07-30$0.0830Monthly2020-08-21recurring
2020-06-29$0.0166Monthly2020-07-15recurring
2020-05-28$0.0166Monthly2020-06-15recurring
2020-04-29$0.0166Monthly2020-05-15recurring
2020-03-30$0.0830Monthly2020-04-15recurring
2020-02-27$0.0830Monthly2020-03-13recurring
2020-01-30$0.0830Monthly2020-02-14recurring
2019-12-30$0.0830Monthly2020-01-15recurring
2019-12-26$0.05002020-01-27special
2019-11-27$0.0830Monthly2019-12-13recurring
2019-10-30$0.0830Monthly2019-11-15recurring
2019-09-27$0.0830Monthly2019-10-15recurring
2019-07-30$0.0830Monthly2019-08-15recurring
2019-06-27$0.0830Monthly2019-07-15recurring
2019-05-30$0.0830Monthly2019-06-14recurring
2019-04-29$0.0830Monthly2019-05-15recurring
2019-03-28$0.0830Monthly2019-04-15recurring
2019-02-27$0.0830Monthly2019-03-15recurring
2019-01-30$0.0830Monthly2019-02-15recurring
2018-12-28$0.0830Monthly2019-01-15recurring
2018-12-27$0.24002019-01-30special
2018-11-29$0.0830Monthly2018-12-14recurring
2018-10-30$0.0830Monthly2018-11-15recurring
2018-09-27$0.0830Monthly2018-10-15recurring
2018-08-30$0.0830Monthly2018-09-14recurring
2018-07-30$0.0830Monthly2018-08-15recurring
2018-06-28$0.0830Monthly2018-07-16recurring
2018-05-30$0.0830Monthly2018-06-15recurring
2018-03-28$0.0830Monthly2018-04-16recurring
2018-02-27$0.0830Monthly2018-03-15recurring
2018-01-30$0.0830Monthly2018-02-15recurring
2017-11-29$0.0830Monthly2017-12-15recurring
2017-10-30$0.0830Monthly2017-11-15recurring
2017-09-28$0.0830Monthly2017-10-16recurring
2017-08-29$0.0830Monthly2017-09-15recurring
2017-07-27$0.0830Monthly2017-08-15recurring
2017-06-28$0.0830Monthly2017-07-14recurring
2017-05-26$0.0830Monthly2017-06-15recurring
2017-04-26$0.0830Monthly2017-05-15recurring
2017-03-29$0.0830Monthly2017-04-17recurring
2017-02-24$0.0830Monthly2017-03-15recurring
2017-01-27$0.0830Monthly2017-02-16recurring
2016-12-28$0.1660Monthly2017-01-16recurring