Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
MDU Resources (MDU) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
8y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.53%
@ $22.14
TTM Yield
2.48%
Forward Annual
$0.56
Quarterly
Market Cap
$4.6b
Payout (FCF)
-2.7x covered
Payout (Earnings)
57%
Latest Amount
$0.1400
Ex 2026-03-12
3y CAGR
-54.0%
5y CAGR
-42.6%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-11
Last recorded cut on or near 2024-12-12.
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 (1.12)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (57.3%)
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +8.3%
✓ 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
-0.60%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
80%
20 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
1 – 10 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.48%
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 (30)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-11$0.1400Quarterly2026-07-01recurring
2026-03-12$0.1400Quarterly2026-04-01recurring
2025-12-11$0.1400Quarterly2026-01-01recurring
2025-09-11$0.1400Quarterly2025-10-01recurring
2025-06-12$0.1300Quarterly2025-07-01recurring
2025-03-13$0.1300Quarterly2025-04-01recurring
2024-12-12$0.1300Quarterly2025-01-01recurring
2024-09-12$0.1300Quarterly2024-10-01recurring
2024-06-13$0.1250Quarterly2024-07-01recurring
2024-03-13$0.1250Quarterly2024-04-01recurring
2023-12-13$0.1250Quarterly2024-01-01recurring
2023-09-13$0.1250Quarterly2023-10-01recurring
2023-06-12$0.2225Quarterly2023-07-01recurring
2023-03-08$0.2225Quarterly2023-04-01recurring
2022-12-07$0.2225Quarterly2023-01-01recurring
2022-09-07$0.2175Quarterly2022-10-01recurring
2022-06-08$0.2175Quarterly2022-07-01recurring
2022-03-09$0.2175Quarterly2022-04-01recurring
2021-12-08$0.2175Quarterly2022-01-01recurring
2021-09-08$0.2125Quarterly2021-10-01recurring
2021-06-09$0.2125Quarterly2021-07-01recurring
2021-03-10$0.2125Quarterly2021-04-01recurring
2020-12-09$0.2125Quarterly2021-01-01recurring
2020-09-09$0.2075Quarterly2020-10-01recurring
2020-06-10$0.2075Quarterly2020-07-01recurring
2020-03-11$0.2075Quarterly2020-04-01recurring
2019-12-11$0.2075Quarterly2020-01-01recurring
2019-09-11$0.2025Quarterly2019-10-01recurring
2019-06-12$0.2025Quarterly2019-07-01recurring
2019-03-13$0.20252019-04-01unknown