Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Medallion Financial (MFIN) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance: Consumer Services
5y payment streak3y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
5.88%
@ $9.53
TTM Yield
5.25%
Forward Annual
$0.56
Quarterly
Market Cap
$227.3m
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
46%
Latest Amount
$0.1400
Ex 2026-05-11
3y CAGR
-8.6%
5y CAGR
10y CAGR
-2.9%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2016-08-22.
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 · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (0.85)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (84.4%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (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: -0.3%
✓ 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 17 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.54%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
94%
16 of 17 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
3 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.16%
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 (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-11$0.1400Quarterly2026-05-21recurring
2026-03-19$0.1200Quarterly2026-03-31recurring
2025-11-12$0.1200Quarterly2025-11-24recurring
2025-08-15$0.1200Quarterly2025-08-29recurring
2025-05-15$0.1200Quarterly2025-05-30recurring
2025-03-17$0.1100Quarterly2025-03-31recurring
2024-11-15$0.1100Quarterly2024-11-27recurring
2024-08-15$0.1000Quarterly2024-08-30recurring
2024-05-14$0.1000Quarterly2024-05-31recurring
2024-03-14$0.1000Quarterly2024-03-28recurring
2023-11-14$0.1000Quarterly2023-11-30recurring
2023-08-14$0.0800Quarterly2023-08-31recurring
2023-05-12$0.0800Quarterly2023-05-31recurring
2023-03-14$0.0800Quarterly2023-03-31recurring
2022-11-14$0.0800Quarterly2022-11-30recurring
2022-08-12$0.0800Quarterly2022-08-31recurring
2022-05-13$0.0800Quarterly2022-05-31recurring
2022-03-11$0.0800Quarterly2022-03-31recurring
2016-11-28$0.0500Quarterly2016-12-07recurring
2016-08-22$0.0500Quarterly2016-08-31recurring
2016-05-16$0.2500Quarterly2016-05-26recurring