Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Medifast (MED) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Staples·Packaged Foods
SuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
53.79%
@ $12.27
TTM Yield
—
Forward Annual
$6.60
Quarterly
Market Cap
$136.1m
Payout (FCF)
16%
6.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$1.6500
Ex 2023-09-18
3y CAGR
3.1%
5y CAGR
17.7%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
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 · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (8.78)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (15.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
3/9 (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.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +13.0%
✓ 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 15 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.83%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
93%
14 of 15 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
2 days
1 – 9 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.12%
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-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2023-09-18$1.6500Quarterly2023-11-07recurring
2023-06-26$1.6500Quarterly2023-08-08recurring
2023-03-27$1.6500Quarterly2023-05-09recurring
2022-12-19$1.6400Quarterly2023-02-07recurring
2022-09-19$1.6400Quarterly2022-11-08recurring
2022-06-27$1.6400Quarterly2022-08-08recurring
2022-03-28$1.6400Quarterly2022-05-09recurring
2021-12-20$1.4200Quarterly2022-02-08recurring
2021-09-20$1.4200Quarterly2021-11-08recurring
2021-06-21$1.4200Quarterly2021-08-06recurring
2021-03-29$1.4200Quarterly2021-05-06recurring
2020-12-21$1.1300Quarterly2021-02-05recurring
2020-09-21$1.1300Quarterly2020-11-06recurring
2020-06-29$1.1300Quarterly2020-08-06recurring
2020-03-30$1.1300Quarterly2020-05-06recurring
2019-12-26$1.1300Quarterly2020-02-06recurring
2019-09-26$0.7500Quarterly2019-11-07recurring
2019-06-27$0.7500Quarterly2019-08-07recurring
2019-03-28$0.7500Quarterly2019-05-07recurring
2018-12-20$0.7500Quarterly2019-02-07recurring
2018-09-20$0.4800Quarterly2018-11-08recurring
2018-06-28$0.4800Quarterly2018-08-08recurring
2018-03-28$0.4800Quarterly2018-05-08recurring
2017-12-21$0.4800Quarterly2018-02-08recurring
2017-09-21$0.3200Quarterly2017-11-09recurring
2017-06-21$0.3200Quarterly2017-08-09recurring
2017-03-21$0.3200Quarterly2017-05-09recurring
2016-12-21$0.3200Quarterly2017-02-09recurring
2016-09-21$0.2500Quarterly2016-11-10recurring
2016-06-23$0.2500Quarterly2016-08-10recurring
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