Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Highwoods Properties (HIW) — Dividend Profile
Real Estate·Real Estate Investment Trusts
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
7.80%
@ $25.65
TTM Yield
5.85%
Forward Annual
$2.00
Quarterly
Market Cap
$2.8b
Payout (FCF)
70%
1.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
247%
Latest Amount
$0.5000
Ex 2026-05-18
3y CAGR
-20.6%
5y CAGR
-12.6%
10y CAGR
-2.4%
Next Ex-Date
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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: Green3 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (-0.24)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (95.8%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
4/9 (Weak)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Watch
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
1.39×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
⚠ Fired
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: -6.9%
✓ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.14%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
79%
19 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
3 – 8 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.65%
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-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-18$0.5000Quarterly2026-06-09recurring
2026-02-17$0.5000Quarterly2026-03-10recurring
2025-11-17$0.5000Quarterly2025-12-09recurring
2025-05-19$0.5000Quarterly2025-06-10recurring
2025-02-18$0.5000Quarterly2025-03-11recurring
2024-11-18$0.5000Quarterly2024-12-10recurring
2024-08-19$0.5000Quarterly2024-09-10recurring
2024-05-17$0.5000Quarterly2024-06-11recurring
2024-02-16$0.5000Quarterly2024-03-12recurring
2023-11-17$0.5000Quarterly2023-12-12recurring
2023-08-18$0.5000Quarterly2023-09-12recurring
2023-05-19$0.5000Quarterly2023-06-13recurring
2023-02-17$0.5000Quarterly2023-03-14recurring
2022-11-18$0.5000Quarterly2022-12-13recurring
2022-08-19$0.5000Quarterly2022-09-13recurring
2022-05-20$0.5000Quarterly2022-06-14recurring
2022-02-18$0.5000Quarterly2022-03-15recurring
2021-11-12$0.5000Quarterly2021-12-07recurring
2021-08-13$0.5000Quarterly2021-09-08recurring
2021-05-14$0.4800Quarterly2021-06-08recurring
2021-02-12$0.4800Quarterly2021-03-09recurring
2020-11-13$0.4800Quarterly2020-12-08recurring
2020-08-14$0.4800Quarterly2020-09-09recurring
2020-05-15$0.4800Quarterly2020-06-08recurring
2020-02-14$0.4800Quarterly2020-03-10recurring
2019-11-07$0.4750Quarterly2019-12-03recurring
2019-08-09$0.4750Quarterly2019-09-04recurring
2019-05-10$0.4750Quarterly2019-06-04recurring
2019-02-15$0.4750Quarterly2019-03-05recurring
2018-11-08$0.4625Quarterly2018-12-04recurring
2018-08-10$0.4625Quarterly2018-09-05recurring
2018-05-17$0.4625Quarterly2018-06-05recurring
2018-02-16$0.4625Quarterly2018-03-06recurring
2017-11-13$0.4400Quarterly2017-12-05recurring
2017-08-10$0.4400Quarterly2017-09-06recurring
2017-05-15$0.4400Quarterly2017-06-06recurring
2017-02-16$0.4400Quarterly2017-03-07recurring
2016-12-22$0.8000—2017-01-10special
2016-11-09$0.4250Quarterly2016-12-06recurring
2016-08-11$0.4250Quarterly2016-09-07recurring
2016-05-16$0.4250Quarterly2016-06-07recurring
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