Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Knight-Swift Transportation (KNX) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Trucking Freight/Courier Services
10y payment streak6y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.02%
@ $78.57
TTM Yield
0.94%
Forward Annual
$0.80
Quarterly
Market Cap
$12.8b
Payout (FCF)
24%
4.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
355%
Latest Amount
$0.2000
Ex 2026-03-06
3y CAGR
-29.1%
5y CAGR
-12.0%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-08
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.
Grey (2.50)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (24.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
4.19×
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: +53.2%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.32%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
24 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.26%
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 (35)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-08$0.2000Quarterly2026-06-22recurring
2026-03-06$0.2000Quarterly2026-03-23recurring
2025-12-05$0.1800Quarterly2025-12-22recurring
2025-09-05$0.1800Quarterly2025-09-22recurring
2025-06-09$0.1800Quarterly2025-06-23recurring
2025-03-07$0.1800Quarterly2025-03-25recurring
2024-12-06$0.1600Quarterly2024-12-23recurring
2024-09-06$0.1600Quarterly2024-09-23recurring
2024-06-10$0.1600Quarterly2024-06-24recurring
2024-03-07$0.1600Quarterly2024-03-25recurring
2023-12-07$0.1400Quarterly2023-12-22recurring
2023-09-07$0.1400Quarterly2023-09-25recurring
2023-06-08$0.1400Quarterly2023-06-27recurring
2023-03-02$0.1400Quarterly2023-03-27recurring
2022-12-02$0.1200Quarterly2022-12-27recurring
2022-09-01$0.1200Quarterly2022-09-26recurring
2022-06-09$0.1200Quarterly2022-06-27recurring
2022-03-03$0.1200Quarterly2022-03-28recurring
2021-12-02$0.1000Quarterly2021-12-27recurring
2021-09-02$0.1000Quarterly2021-09-27recurring
2021-06-03$0.1000Quarterly2021-06-28recurring
2021-03-04$0.0800Quarterly2021-03-26recurring
2020-12-03$0.0800Quarterly2020-12-28recurring
2020-09-03$0.0800Quarterly2020-09-25recurring
2020-06-04$0.0800Quarterly2020-06-26recurring
2020-03-02$0.0800Quarterly2020-03-27recurring
2019-12-02$0.0600Quarterly2019-12-27recurring
2019-08-30$0.0600Quarterly2019-09-27recurring
2019-05-31$0.0600Quarterly2019-06-27recurring
2019-03-01$0.0600Quarterly2019-03-27recurring
2018-11-30$0.0600Quarterly2018-12-27recurring
2018-08-30$0.0600Quarterly2018-09-27recurring
2018-05-31$0.0600Quarterly2018-06-27recurring
2018-02-28$0.0600Quarterly2018-03-27recurring
2017-11-30$0.0600Quarterly2017-12-27recurring