Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Jefferies Financial (JEF) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Investment Bankers/Brokers/Service
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.08%
@ $51.98
TTM Yield
2.31%
Forward Annual
$1.60
Quarterly
Market Cap
$10.6b
Payout (FCF)
—
-4.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
62%
Latest Amount
$0.4000
Ex 2026-05-18
3y CAGR
-12.6%
5y CAGR
-2.3%
10y CAGR
15.6%
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: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (3.36)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (51.2%)
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.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -8.6%
✓ 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
-0.14%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
22 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
2 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.77%
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 (40)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-18$0.4000Quarterly2026-05-29recurring
2026-02-17$0.4000Quarterly2026-02-27recurring
2025-11-17$0.4000Quarterly2025-11-26recurring
2025-05-19$0.4000Quarterly2025-05-29recurring
2025-02-14$0.4000Quarterly2025-02-27recurring
2024-11-18$0.3500Quarterly2024-11-27recurring
2024-08-19$0.3500Quarterly2024-08-30recurring
2024-05-17$0.3000Quarterly2024-05-30recurring
2024-02-15$0.3000Quarterly2024-02-27recurring
2023-11-10$0.3000Quarterly2023-11-28recurring
2023-08-11$0.3000Quarterly2023-08-25recurring
2023-05-12$0.3000Quarterly2023-05-26recurring
2023-02-10$0.3000Quarterly2023-02-24recurring
2022-11-10$0.3000Quarterly2022-11-29recurring
2022-08-12$0.3000Quarterly2022-08-26recurring
2022-05-13$0.3000Quarterly2022-05-27recurring
2022-02-11$0.3000Quarterly2022-02-25recurring
2021-11-12$0.2500Quarterly2021-11-29recurring
2021-08-13$0.2500Quarterly2021-08-27recurring
2021-05-14$0.2000Quarterly2021-05-28recurring
2021-02-11$0.2000Quarterly2021-02-26recurring
2020-11-12$0.1500Quarterly2020-11-25recurring
2020-08-14$0.1500Quarterly2020-08-28recurring
2020-05-15$0.1500Quarterly2020-05-29recurring
2020-02-13$0.1500Quarterly2020-02-28recurring
2019-11-15$0.1250Quarterly2019-11-29recurring
2019-08-16$0.1250Quarterly2019-08-30recurring
2019-05-17$0.1250Quarterly2019-05-31recurring
2019-02-14$0.1250Quarterly2019-02-28recurring
2018-11-16$0.1250Quarterly2018-11-30recurring
2018-09-14$0.1250Quarterly2018-09-28recurring
2018-06-15$0.1000Quarterly2018-06-29recurring
2018-03-16$0.1000Quarterly2018-03-30recurring
2017-12-12$0.1000Quarterly2017-12-27recurring
2017-09-15$0.1000Quarterly2017-09-29recurring
2017-06-15$0.0625Quarterly2017-06-30recurring
2017-03-16$0.0625Quarterly2017-03-31recurring
2016-12-12$0.0625Quarterly2016-12-28recurring
2016-09-15$0.0625Quarterly2016-09-30recurring
2016-06-09$0.0625Quarterly2016-06-24recurring
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