Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Lithia Motors (LAD) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Retail-Auto Dealers and Gas Stations
11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.79%
@ $288.84
TTM Yield
0.77%
Forward Annual
$2.28
Quarterly
Market Cap
$6.6b
Payout (FCF)
—
-8.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
8%
Latest Amount
$0.5700
Ex 2026-05-08
3y CAGR
-16.4%
5y CAGR
1.3%
10y CAGR
4.1%
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: Green2 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.58)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (61.3%)
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: -12.0%
✓ 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
-0.38%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
23 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
2 – 6 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.17%
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
2026-05-08$0.5700Quarterly2026-05-22recurring
2026-03-06$0.5500Quarterly2026-03-20recurring
2025-11-07$0.5500Quarterly2025-11-21recurring
2025-08-08$0.5500Quarterly2025-08-22recurring
2025-05-09$0.5500Quarterly2025-05-23recurring
2025-03-07$0.5300Quarterly2025-03-21recurring
2024-11-08$0.5300Quarterly2024-11-15recurring
2024-08-09$0.5300Quarterly2024-08-23recurring
2024-05-09$0.5300Quarterly2024-05-24recurring
2024-03-07$0.5000Quarterly2024-03-22recurring
2023-11-09$0.5000Quarterly2023-11-17recurring
2023-08-10$0.5000Quarterly2023-08-25recurring
2023-05-11$0.5000Quarterly2023-05-26recurring
2023-03-09$0.4200Quarterly2023-03-24recurring
2022-11-09$0.4200Quarterly2022-11-18recurring
2022-08-11$0.4200Quarterly2022-08-26recurring
2022-05-12$0.4200Quarterly2022-05-27recurring
2022-03-10$0.3500Quarterly2022-03-25recurring
2021-11-10$0.3500Quarterly2021-11-19recurring
2021-08-12$0.3500Quarterly2021-08-27recurring
2021-05-06$0.3500Quarterly2021-05-21recurring
2020-11-12$0.3100Quarterly2020-11-27recurring
2020-08-13$0.3100Quarterly2020-08-28recurring
2020-05-07$0.3000Quarterly2020-05-22recurring
2020-03-12$0.3000Quarterly2020-03-27recurring
2019-11-07$0.3000Quarterly2019-11-22recurring
2019-08-08$0.3000Quarterly2019-08-23recurring
2019-05-09$0.3000Quarterly2019-05-24recurring
2019-03-07$0.2900Quarterly2019-03-22recurring
2018-11-08$0.2900Quarterly2018-11-23recurring
2018-08-14$0.2900Quarterly2018-08-29recurring
2018-05-10$0.2900Quarterly2018-05-25recurring
2018-03-08$0.2700Quarterly2018-03-23recurring
2017-11-09$0.2700Quarterly2017-11-24recurring
2017-08-09$0.2700Quarterly2017-08-25recurring
2017-05-10$0.2700Quarterly2017-05-26recurring
2017-03-08$0.2500Quarterly2017-03-24recurring
2016-11-08$0.2500Quarterly2016-11-25recurring
2016-08-10$0.2500Quarterly2016-08-26recurring
2016-05-11$0.2500Quarterly2016-05-27recurring
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