Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Mercer International (MERC) — Dividend Profile
Basic Materials·Paper
10y payment streakSuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
35.71%
@ $0.84
TTM Yield
8.93%
Forward Annual
$0.30
Quarterly
Market Cap
$58.3m
Payout (FCF)
—
-8.0x covered
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.0750
Ex 2025-06-26
3y CAGR
-20.6%
5y CAGR
-14.7%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-06-24.
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: Yellow3 of 6 red flags · 2 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (0.44)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (95.1%)
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -54.6%
⚠ Fired
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 22 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.66%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
91%
20 of 22 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 2 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.90%
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 (37)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-06-26$0.0750Quarterly2025-07-03recurring
2025-03-26$0.0750Quarterly2025-04-02recurring
2024-12-18$0.0750Quarterly2024-12-26recurring
2024-09-25$0.0750Quarterly2024-10-03recurring
2024-06-26$0.0750Quarterly2024-07-03recurring
2024-03-26$0.0750Quarterly2024-04-04recurring
2023-12-19$0.0750Quarterly2023-12-28recurring
2023-09-26$0.0750Quarterly2023-10-04recurring
2023-06-27$0.0750Quarterly2023-07-06recurring
2023-03-28$0.0750Quarterly2023-04-05recurring
2022-12-20$0.0750Quarterly2022-12-29recurring
2022-09-27$0.0750Quarterly2022-10-05recurring
2022-06-28$0.0750Quarterly2022-07-07recurring
2022-03-29$0.0750Quarterly2022-04-06recurring
2021-12-21$0.0650Quarterly2021-12-30recurring
2021-09-28$0.0650Quarterly2021-10-06recurring
2021-06-29$0.0650Quarterly2021-07-07recurring
2021-03-30$0.0650Quarterly2021-04-07recurring
2020-12-22$0.0650Quarterly2020-12-30recurring
2020-09-28$0.0650Quarterly2020-10-06recurring
2020-06-24$0.0650Quarterly2020-07-07recurring
2020-03-24$0.1375Quarterly2020-04-01recurring
2019-12-11$0.1375Quarterly2019-12-19recurring
2019-09-24$0.1375Quarterly2019-10-02recurring
2019-06-21$0.1375Quarterly2019-07-03recurring
2019-03-26$0.1250Quarterly2019-04-03recurring
2018-12-12$0.1250Quarterly2018-12-20recurring
2018-09-25$0.1250Quarterly2018-10-03recurring
2018-06-26$0.1250Quarterly2018-07-06recurring
2018-03-27$0.1250Quarterly2018-04-04recurring
2017-12-26$0.1250Quarterly2018-01-04recurring
2017-09-26$0.1150Quarterly2017-10-04recurring
2017-06-23$0.1150Quarterly2017-07-06recurring
2017-03-24$0.1150Quarterly2017-04-04recurring
2016-12-20$0.1150Quarterly2017-01-04recurring
2016-09-22$0.1150Quarterly2016-10-04recurring
2016-06-23$0.1150Quarterly2016-07-07recurring
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