Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Methode Electronics (MEI) — Dividend Profile
Technology·Electrical Products
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.90%
@ $10.53
TTM Yield
2.09%
Forward Annual
$0.20
Quarterly
Market Cap
$373.1m
Payout (FCF)
27%
3.7x covered
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.0500
Ex 2026-04-17
3y CAGR
-43.7%
5y CAGR
-27.5%
10y CAGR
-9.5%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-10-29.
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 (3.41)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (45.5%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
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: +46.7%
✓ 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 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.26%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
26 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
1 – 8 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.63%
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-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-04-17$0.0500Quarterly2026-05-01recurring
2026-01-16$0.0500Quarterly2026-01-30recurring
2025-10-29$0.0500Quarterly2025-10-31recurring
2025-07-21$0.0700Quarterly2025-08-01recurring
2025-04-17$0.1400Quarterly2025-05-02recurring
2025-01-17$0.1400Quarterly2025-01-31recurring
2024-10-18$0.1400Quarterly2024-11-01recurring
2024-07-12$0.1400Quarterly2024-07-26recurring
2024-04-11$0.1400Quarterly2024-04-26recurring
2024-01-11$0.1400Quarterly2024-01-26recurring
2023-10-12$0.1400Quarterly2023-10-27recurring
2023-07-13$0.1400Quarterly2023-07-28recurring
2023-04-13$0.1400Quarterly2023-04-28recurring
2023-01-12$0.1400Quarterly2023-01-27recurring
2022-10-13$0.1400Quarterly2022-10-28recurring
2022-07-14$0.1400Quarterly2022-07-29recurring
2022-04-13$0.1400Quarterly2022-04-29recurring
2022-01-13$0.1400Quarterly2022-01-28recurring
2021-10-14$0.1400Quarterly2021-10-29recurring
2021-07-15$0.1400Quarterly2021-07-30recurring
2021-04-15$0.1100Quarterly2021-04-30recurring
2021-01-14$0.1100Quarterly2021-01-29recurring
2020-10-15$0.1100Quarterly2020-10-30recurring
2020-07-16$0.1100Quarterly2020-07-31recurring
2020-04-16$0.1100Quarterly2020-05-01recurring
2020-01-16$0.1100Quarterly2020-01-31recurring
2019-10-10$0.1100Quarterly2019-10-25recurring
2019-07-11$0.1100Quarterly2019-07-26recurring
2019-04-11$0.1100Quarterly2019-04-26recurring
2019-01-10$0.1100Quarterly2019-01-25recurring
2018-10-11$0.1100Quarterly2018-10-26recurring
2018-07-12$0.1100Quarterly2018-07-27recurring
2018-04-12$0.1100Quarterly2018-04-27recurring
2018-01-11$0.1100Quarterly2018-01-26recurring
2017-10-12$0.0900Quarterly2017-10-27recurring
2017-07-12$0.0900Quarterly2017-07-28recurring
2017-04-11$0.0900Quarterly2017-04-28recurring
2017-01-11$0.0900Quarterly2017-01-27recurring
2016-10-12$0.0900Quarterly2016-10-28recurring
2016-07-13$0.0900Quarterly2016-07-29recurring
2016-04-13$0.0900Quarterly2016-04-29recurring
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