Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Heartland Express (HTLD) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Trucking Freight/Courier Services
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.51%
@ $15.74
TTM Yield
0.25%
Forward Annual
$0.08
Quarterly
Market Cap
$1.2b
Payout (FCF)
—
-10.7x covered
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.0200
Ex 2026-03-24
3y CAGR
-37.0%
5y CAGR
-24.2%
10y CAGR
-10.4%
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: 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 (3.29)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (38.9%)
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.
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: +73.5%
✓ 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 23 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.19%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
22 of 23 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 5 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.14%
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
2026-03-24$0.0200Quarterly2026-04-03recurring
2025-06-23$0.0200Quarterly2025-07-03recurring
2025-03-25$0.0200Quarterly2025-04-04recurring
2024-12-27$0.0200Quarterly2025-01-08recurring
2024-09-27$0.0200Quarterly2024-10-07recurring
2024-06-25$0.0200Quarterly2024-07-05recurring
2024-03-25$0.0200Quarterly2024-04-05recurring
2023-12-04$0.0200Quarterly2023-12-15recurring
2023-09-22$0.0200Quarterly2023-10-05recurring
2023-06-23$0.0200Quarterly2023-07-06recurring
2023-03-27$0.0200Quarterly2023-04-07recurring
2022-12-08$0.0200Quarterly2022-12-19recurring
2022-09-26$0.0200Quarterly2022-10-07recurring
2022-06-24$0.0200Quarterly2022-07-07recurring
2022-03-24$0.0200Quarterly2022-04-05recurring
2021-12-06$0.0200Quarterly2021-12-17recurring
2021-08-31$0.0200Quarterly2021-10-01recurring
2021-06-18$0.0200Quarterly2021-07-01recurring
2021-03-19$0.0200Quarterly2021-04-01recurring
2020-12-07$0.0200Quarterly2020-12-18recurring
2020-09-18$0.0200Quarterly2020-10-01recurring
2020-06-18$0.0200Quarterly2020-07-01recurring
2020-03-19$0.0200Quarterly2020-04-01recurring
2019-12-09$0.0200Quarterly2019-12-20recurring
2019-09-19$0.0200Quarterly2019-10-01recurring
2019-06-20$0.0200Quarterly2019-07-01recurring
2019-03-21$0.0200Quarterly2019-04-01recurring
2018-12-03$0.0200Quarterly2018-12-14recurring
2018-09-20$0.0200Quarterly2018-10-01recurring
2018-06-21$0.0200Quarterly2018-07-02recurring
2018-03-22$0.0200Quarterly2018-04-02recurring
2017-12-11$0.0200Quarterly2017-12-22recurring
2017-09-21$0.0200Quarterly2017-10-02recurring
2017-06-21$0.0200Quarterly2017-07-03recurring
2016-12-02$0.0200Monthly2016-12-16recurring
2016-09-21$0.0200Quarterly2016-10-03recurring
2016-06-17$0.0200Quarterly2016-07-01recurring
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