Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
MKC — Dividend Profile
Consumer Staples·Packaged Foods
S&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
4.06%
@ $47.24
TTM Yield
3.94%
Forward Annual
$1.92
Quarterly
Market Cap
$12.5b
Payout (FCF)
72%
1.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
30%
Latest Amount
$0.4800
Ex 2026-04-20
3y CAGR
-32.9%
5y CAGR
-19.2%
10y CAGR
-12.2%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-12-30.
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: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Grey (2.57)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (32.8%)
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.
Watch
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
1.39×
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: -25.4%
⚠ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.79%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
88%
21 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
3 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.52%
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
2026-04-20$0.4800Quarterly2026-04-27recurring
2025-12-29$0.4800Quarterly2026-01-12recurring
2025-10-14$0.4500Quarterly2025-10-27recurring
2025-07-07$0.4500Quarterly2025-07-21recurring
2025-04-07$0.4500Quarterly2025-04-21recurring
2024-12-30$0.4500Quarterly2025-01-13recurring
2024-10-07$0.4200Quarterly2024-10-21recurring
2024-07-08$0.4200Quarterly2024-07-22recurring
2024-04-05$0.4200Quarterly2024-04-22recurring
2023-12-28$0.4200Quarterly2024-01-08recurring
2023-10-06$0.3900Quarterly2023-10-24recurring
2023-07-07$0.3900Quarterly2023-07-24recurring
2023-04-06$0.3900Quarterly2023-04-24recurring
2022-12-29$0.3900Quarterly2023-01-09recurring
2022-10-07$0.3700Quarterly2022-10-25recurring
2022-07-08$0.3700Quarterly2022-07-25recurring
2022-04-08$0.3700Quarterly2022-04-25recurring
2021-12-30$0.3700Quarterly2022-01-10recurring
2021-10-08$0.3400Quarterly2021-10-26recurring
2021-07-09$0.3400Quarterly2021-07-26recurring
2021-04-09$0.3400Quarterly2021-04-26recurring
2020-12-30$0.3400Quarterly2021-01-11recurring
2020-10-02$0.6200Quarterly2020-10-19recurring
2020-07-02$0.6200Quarterly2020-07-20recurring
2020-04-09$0.6200—2020-04-27unknown
2019-12-30$0.6200Quarterly2020-01-13recurring
2019-10-04$0.5700Quarterly2019-10-21recurring
2019-07-05$0.5700Quarterly2019-07-22recurring
2019-04-05$0.5700Quarterly2019-04-22recurring
2018-12-28$0.5700Quarterly2019-01-14recurring
2018-10-05$0.5200Quarterly2018-10-23recurring
2018-07-06$0.5200Quarterly2018-07-23recurring
2018-04-06$0.5200Quarterly2018-04-23recurring
2017-12-28$0.5200Quarterly2018-01-16recurring
2017-10-06$0.4700Quarterly2017-10-24recurring
2017-07-06$0.4700Quarterly2017-07-24recurring
2017-04-06$0.4700Quarterly2017-04-24recurring
2016-12-28$0.4700Quarterly2017-01-17recurring
2016-10-06$0.4300Quarterly2016-10-25recurring
2016-07-07$0.4300Quarterly2016-07-25recurring
2016-04-07$0.4300Quarterly2016-04-25recurring
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