Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Lowe's Companies (LOW) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·RETAIL: Building Materials
Dividend KingS&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.31%
@ $207.53
TTM Yield
2.31%
Forward Annual
$4.80
Quarterly
Market Cap
$116.4b
Payout (FCF)
34%
2.9x covered
Payout (Earnings)
40%
Latest Amount
$1.2000
Ex 2026-04-22
3y CAGR
-17.7%
5y CAGR
-3.0%
10y CAGR
9.4%
Next Ex-Date
2026-07-22
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 · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (3.05)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (68.3%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
2.89×
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: -15.7%
✓ 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
-0.46%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
88%
22 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
2 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.46%
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-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-07-22$1.2500Quarterly2026-08-05recurring
2026-04-22$1.2000Quarterly2026-05-06recurring
2026-01-21$1.2000Quarterly2026-02-04recurring
2025-10-22$1.2000Quarterly2025-11-05recurring
2025-07-23$1.2000Quarterly2025-08-06recurring
2025-04-23$1.1500Quarterly2025-05-07recurring
2025-01-22$1.1500Quarterly2025-02-05recurring
2024-10-23$1.1500Quarterly2024-11-06recurring
2024-07-24$1.1500Quarterly2024-08-07recurring
2024-04-23$1.1000Quarterly2024-05-08recurring
2023-10-24$1.1000Quarterly2023-11-08recurring
2023-07-25$1.1000Quarterly2023-08-09recurring
2023-04-25$1.0500Quarterly2023-05-10recurring
2023-01-24$1.0500Quarterly2023-02-08recurring
2022-10-18$1.0500Quarterly2022-11-02recurring
2022-07-19$1.0500Quarterly2022-08-03recurring
2022-04-19$0.8000Quarterly2022-05-04recurring
2022-01-18$0.8000Quarterly2022-02-02recurring
2021-10-19$0.8000Quarterly2021-11-03recurring
2021-07-20$0.8000Quarterly2021-08-04recurring
2021-04-20$0.6000Quarterly2021-05-05recurring
2021-01-19$0.6000Quarterly2021-02-03recurring
2020-10-20$0.6000Quarterly2020-11-04recurring
2020-07-21$0.5500Quarterly2020-08-05recurring
2020-04-21$0.5500Quarterly2020-05-06recurring
2020-01-21$0.5500Quarterly2020-02-05recurring
2019-10-22$0.5500Quarterly2019-11-06recurring
2019-07-23$0.5500Quarterly2019-08-07recurring
2019-04-23$0.4800Quarterly2019-05-08recurring
2019-01-22$0.4800Quarterly2019-02-06recurring
2018-10-23$0.4800Quarterly2018-11-07recurring
2018-07-24$0.4800Quarterly2018-08-08recurring
2018-04-24$0.4100Quarterly2018-05-09recurring
2018-01-23$0.4100Quarterly2018-02-07recurring
2017-10-24$0.4100Quarterly2017-11-08recurring
2017-07-24$0.4100Quarterly2017-08-09recurring
2017-04-24$0.3500Quarterly2017-05-10recurring
2017-01-23$0.3500Quarterly2017-02-08recurring
2016-10-17$0.3500Quarterly2016-11-02recurring
2016-07-18$0.3500Quarterly2016-08-03recurring
2016-04-18$0.2800Quarterly2016-05-04recurring