Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Altria (MO) — Dividend Profile
Health Care·Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products
Dividend King11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
6.01%
@ $70.60
TTM Yield
4.45%
Forward Annual
$4.24
Quarterly
Market Cap
$117.4b
Payout (FCF)
81%
1.2x covered
Payout (Earnings)
87%
Latest Amount
$1.0600
Ex 2026-03-25
3y CAGR
-34.9%
5y CAGR
-21.3%
10y CAGR
-5.1%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-15
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 · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (8.20)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (58.9%)
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.
1.23×
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: +21.0%
✓ 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 23 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.86%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
83%
19 of 23 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
12 days
3 – 46 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.96%
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 (39)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-15$1.0600Quarterly2026-07-10recurring
2026-03-25$1.0600Quarterly2026-04-30recurring
2025-09-15$1.0600Quarterly2025-10-10recurring
2025-06-16$1.0200Quarterly2025-07-10recurring
2025-03-25$1.0200Quarterly2025-04-30recurring
2024-12-26$1.0200Quarterly2025-01-10recurring
2024-09-16$1.0200Quarterly2024-10-10recurring
2024-06-14$0.9800Quarterly2024-07-10recurring
2024-03-22$0.9800Quarterly2024-04-30recurring
2023-12-20$0.9800Quarterly2024-01-10recurring
2023-09-14$0.9800Quarterly2023-10-10recurring
2023-06-14$0.9400Quarterly2023-07-10recurring
2023-03-23$0.9400Quarterly2023-04-28recurring
2022-12-21$0.9400Quarterly2023-01-10recurring
2022-06-14$0.9000Quarterly2022-07-11recurring
2022-03-24$0.9000Quarterly2022-04-29recurring
2021-12-22$0.9000Quarterly2022-01-10recurring
2021-09-14$0.9000Quarterly2021-10-12recurring
2021-06-14$0.8600Quarterly2021-07-09recurring
2021-03-24$0.8600Quarterly2021-04-30recurring
2020-12-24$0.8600Quarterly2021-01-11recurring
2020-09-14$0.8600Quarterly2020-10-09recurring
2020-06-12$0.8400Quarterly2020-07-10recurring
2020-03-24$0.8400Quarterly2020-04-30recurring
2019-12-24$0.8400Quarterly2020-01-10recurring
2019-09-13$0.8400Quarterly2019-10-10recurring
2019-06-13$0.8000Quarterly2019-07-10recurring
2019-03-22$0.8000Quarterly2019-04-30recurring
2018-12-24$0.8000Quarterly2019-01-10recurring
2018-09-13$0.8000Quarterly2018-10-10recurring
2018-06-14$0.7000Quarterly2018-07-10recurring
2018-03-14$0.7000Quarterly2018-04-10recurring
2017-12-20$0.6600Quarterly2018-01-10recurring
2017-09-14$0.6600Quarterly2017-10-10recurring
2017-06-13$0.6100Quarterly2017-07-10recurring
2017-03-13$0.6100Quarterly2017-04-10recurring
2016-12-20$0.6100Quarterly2017-01-10recurring
2016-09-13$0.6100Quarterly2016-10-11recurring
2016-06-13$0.5650Quarterly2016-07-11recurring
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