Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Merlin (MRLN) — Dividend Profile
Technology·EDP Services
SuspendedQuarterly
Forward Yield
8.47%
@ $6.61
TTM Yield
Forward Annual
$0.56
Quarterly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.1400
Ex 2021-11-05
3y CAGR
0.0%
5y CAGR
5.9%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
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.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
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: -71.9%
⚠ 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 7 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.25%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
7 of 7 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
3 – 23 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.98%
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 (22)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2021-11-05$0.1400Quarterly2021-11-18recurring
2021-08-06$0.1400Quarterly2021-08-19recurring
2021-05-07$0.1400Quarterly2021-05-20recurring
2021-02-05$0.1400Quarterly2021-02-18recurring
2020-11-06$0.1400Quarterly2020-11-19recurring
2020-05-08$0.1400Quarterly2020-05-21recurring
2020-02-07$0.1400Quarterly2020-02-20recurring
2019-11-07$0.1400Quarterly2019-11-21recurring
2019-08-09$0.1400Quarterly2019-08-22recurring
2019-05-10$0.1400Quarterly2019-05-23recurring
2019-02-08$0.1400Quarterly2019-02-21recurring
2018-11-08$0.1400Quarterly2018-11-23recurring
2018-08-10$0.1400Quarterly2018-08-23recurring
2018-05-11$0.1400Quarterly2018-05-24recurring
2018-02-09$0.1400Quarterly2018-02-22recurring
2017-11-03$0.1400Quarterly2017-11-16recurring
2017-08-03$0.1400Quarterly2017-08-17recurring
2017-05-04$0.1400Quarterly2017-05-18recurring
2017-02-02$0.1400Quarterly2017-02-16recurring
2016-11-03$0.1400Quarterly2016-11-17recurring
2016-08-04$0.1400Quarterly2016-08-18recurring
2016-05-05$0.1400Quarterly2016-05-19recurring