Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Medtronic (MDT) — Dividend Profile
Health Care·Biotechnology: Electromedical & Electrotherapeutic Apparatus
S&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak5y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.48%
@ $81.67
TTM Yield
3.48%
Forward Annual
$2.84
Quarterly
Market Cap
$105.2b
Payout (FCF)
67%
1.5x covered
Payout (Earnings)
79%
Latest Amount
$0.7100
Ex 2026-03-27
3y CAGR
-36.3%
5y CAGR
-22.1%
10y CAGR
-5.8%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-26
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 · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (5.27)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (10.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Watch
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
1.49×
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -19.4%
✓ 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
-0.63%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
24 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
1 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.73%
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 (39)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-26$0.7200Quarterly2026-07-17recurring
2026-03-27$0.7100Quarterly2026-04-17recurring
2025-12-26$0.7100Quarterly2026-01-16recurring
2025-09-26$0.7100Quarterly2025-10-17recurring
2025-06-27$0.7100Quarterly2025-07-11recurring
2025-03-28$0.7000Quarterly2025-04-11recurring
2024-12-27$0.7000Quarterly2025-01-10recurring
2024-09-27$0.7000Quarterly2024-10-11recurring
2024-06-28$0.7000Quarterly2024-07-12recurring
2024-03-21$0.6900Quarterly2024-04-12recurring
2023-12-19$0.6900Quarterly2024-01-12recurring
2023-09-21$0.6900Quarterly2023-10-13recurring
2023-06-22$0.6900Quarterly2023-07-14recurring
2023-03-23$0.6800Quarterly2023-04-14recurring
2022-12-20$0.6800Quarterly2023-01-13recurring
2022-09-22$0.6800Quarterly2022-10-14recurring
2022-06-23$0.6800Quarterly2022-07-15recurring
2022-03-24$0.6300Quarterly2022-04-22recurring
2021-12-21$0.6300Quarterly2022-01-14recurring
2021-09-23$0.6300Quarterly2021-10-15recurring
2021-06-24$0.6300Quarterly2021-07-16recurring
2021-03-25$0.5800Quarterly2021-04-16recurring
2020-12-21$0.5800Quarterly2021-01-15recurring
2020-06-25$0.5800Quarterly2020-07-17recurring
2020-03-26$0.5400Quarterly2020-04-17recurring
2019-12-26$0.5400Quarterly2020-01-17recurring
2019-09-26$0.5400Quarterly2019-10-18recurring
2019-07-05$0.5400Quarterly2019-07-25recurring
2019-03-21$0.5000Quarterly2019-04-12recurring
2018-12-27$0.5000Quarterly2019-01-18recurring
2018-09-27$0.5000Quarterly2018-10-19recurring
2018-07-05$0.5000Quarterly2018-07-25recurring
2018-03-22$0.4600Quarterly2018-04-13recurring
2017-12-28$0.4600—2018-01-19unknown
2017-09-28$0.4600Quarterly2017-10-20recurring
2017-07-05$0.4600Quarterly2017-07-26recurring
2016-12-21$0.4300Quarterly2017-01-13recurring
2016-09-27$0.4300Quarterly2016-10-21recurring
2016-07-06$0.4300Quarterly2016-07-27recurring
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