Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Hercules Capital (HTGC) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Investment Managers
5y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
10.36%
@ $15.45
TTM Yield
5.18%
Forward Annual
$1.60
Quarterly
Market Cap
$2.9b
Payout (FCF)
—
-1.3x covered
Payout (Earnings)
97%
Latest Amount
$0.4000
Ex 2026-05-14
3y CAGR
0.8%
5y CAGR
—
10y CAGR
-8.1%
Next Ex-Date
—
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.
Safe (8.36)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (14.0%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
3/9 (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.
⚠ 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: -14.2%
✓ 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 8 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-2.94%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
8 of 8 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
9 days
2 – 42 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.33%
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
2026-05-14$0.4000Quarterly2026-05-21recurring
2026-02-25$0.0700—2026-03-04supplemental
2025-11-12$0.0700—2025-11-19supplemental
2025-08-12$0.4000Quarterly2025-08-19recurring
2025-05-13$0.0700—2025-05-20supplemental
2025-02-26$0.0700—2025-03-05supplemental
2024-11-13$0.4000Quarterly2024-11-20recurring
2024-08-13$0.4000Quarterly2024-08-20recurring
2024-05-13$0.4000Quarterly2024-05-21recurring
2024-02-27$0.0800—2024-03-06supplemental
2023-11-14$0.0800—2023-11-22supplemental
2023-08-17$0.0800—2023-08-25supplemental
2023-05-15$0.3900Quarterly2023-05-23recurring
2023-03-01$0.0800—2023-03-09supplemental
2022-11-09$0.1500—2022-11-17supplemental
2022-08-08$0.1500—2022-08-16supplemental
2022-05-16$0.1500—2022-05-24supplemental
2022-03-08$0.3300Quarterly2022-03-16recurring
2021-11-09$0.0700—2021-11-17supplemental
2021-08-10$0.0700—2021-08-18supplemental
2021-05-11$0.0700—2021-05-19supplemental
2021-03-05$0.0500—2021-03-15supplemental
2020-11-06$0.0200—2020-11-16supplemental
2020-08-07$0.3200Quarterly2020-08-17recurring
2020-05-13$0.3200Quarterly2020-05-21recurring
2020-02-28$0.0800—2020-03-09supplemental
2019-11-07$0.0300—2019-11-18supplemental
2019-08-09$0.0200—2019-08-19supplemental
2019-05-10$0.3200Quarterly2019-05-20recurring
2019-03-01$0.3100Quarterly2019-03-11recurring
2018-11-08$0.3100Quarterly2018-11-19recurring
2018-08-10$0.3100Quarterly2018-08-20recurring
2018-05-11$0.3100Quarterly2018-05-21recurring
2018-03-02$0.3100Quarterly2018-03-12recurring
2017-11-10$0.3100Quarterly2017-11-20recurring
2017-08-10$0.3100Quarterly2017-08-21recurring
2017-05-11$0.3100Quarterly2017-05-22recurring
2017-03-02$0.3100Quarterly2017-03-13recurring
2016-11-09$0.3100Quarterly2016-11-21recurring
2016-08-11$0.3100Quarterly2016-08-22recurring
2016-05-12$0.3100Quarterly2016-05-23recurring
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