Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Global Payments (GPN) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Business Services
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.51%
@ $66.32
TTM Yield
1.51%
Forward Annual
$1.00
Quarterly
Market Cap
$18.5b
Payout (FCF)
12%
8.5x covered
Payout (Earnings)
17%
Latest Amount
$0.2500
Ex 2026-03-09
3y CAGR
-30.7%
5y CAGR
-22.4%
10y CAGR
23.6%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-12
Last recorded cut on or near 2017-12-14.
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: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.64)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (23.8%)
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.
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: -15.9%
✓ 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 23 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.15%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
78%
18 of 23 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
2 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.20%
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 (37)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-12$0.2500Quarterly2026-06-26recurring
2026-03-09$0.2500Quarterly2026-03-30recurring
2025-12-12$0.2500Quarterly2025-12-26recurring
2025-09-12$0.2500Quarterly2025-09-26recurring
2025-06-13$0.2500Quarterly2025-06-27recurring
2025-03-14$0.2500Quarterly2025-03-28recurring
2024-12-13$0.2500Quarterly2024-12-27recurring
2024-09-13$0.2500Quarterly2024-09-27recurring
2024-06-14$0.2500Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-03-14$0.2500Quarterly2024-03-29recurring
2023-12-14$0.2500Quarterly2023-12-29recurring
2023-09-14$0.2500Quarterly2023-09-29recurring
2023-03-16$0.2500Quarterly2023-03-31recurring
2022-09-15$0.2500Quarterly2022-09-30recurring
2022-06-09$0.2500Quarterly2022-06-24recurring
2022-03-10$0.2500Quarterly2022-03-25recurring
2021-12-15$0.2500Quarterly2021-12-30recurring
2021-09-09$0.2500Quarterly2021-09-24recurring
2021-06-10$0.1950Quarterly2021-06-25recurring
2021-03-11$0.1950Quarterly2021-03-26recurring
2020-12-16$0.1950Quarterly2020-12-31recurring
2020-09-09$0.1950Quarterly2020-09-24recurring
2020-06-11$0.1950Quarterly2020-06-26recurring
2020-03-12$0.1950Quarterly2020-03-27recurring
2019-12-12$0.1950Quarterly2019-12-27recurring
2019-09-12$0.0100Quarterly2019-09-27recurring
2019-06-13$0.0100Quarterly2019-06-28recurring
2019-03-14$0.0100Quarterly2019-03-29recurring
2018-12-13$0.0100Quarterly2018-12-28recurring
2018-09-13$0.0100Quarterly2018-09-28recurring
2018-03-15$0.0100Quarterly2018-03-30recurring
2017-12-14$0.0100Quarterly2017-12-29recurring
2017-06-07$0.0133Quarterly2017-06-23recurring
2017-02-08$0.0100Quarterly2017-02-24recurring
2016-11-08$0.0100Quarterly2016-11-25recurring
2016-08-10$0.0100Quarterly2016-08-26recurring
2016-05-11$0.0100Quarterly2016-05-27recurring
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