Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
MSC Industrial Direct (MSM) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Industrial Machinery/Components
11y payment streak5y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.02%
@ $115.17
TTM Yield
3.00%
Forward Annual
$3.48
Quarterly
Market Cap
$6.2b
Payout (FCF)
89%
1.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
92%
Latest Amount
$0.8700
Ex 2026-04-08
3y CAGR
-18.4%
5y CAGR
-10.3%
10y CAGR
2.9%
Next Ex-Date
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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.
Safe (8.96)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (27.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
6/9 (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.
1.12×
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: +34.2%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.45%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
88%
22 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 4 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.97%
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 (42)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-04-08$0.8700Quarterly2026-04-22recurring
2026-01-14$0.8700Quarterly2026-01-28recurring
2025-11-12$0.8700Quarterly2025-11-26recurring
2025-07-09$0.8500Quarterly2025-07-23recurring
2025-04-09$0.8500Quarterly2025-04-23recurring
2025-01-15$0.8500Quarterly2025-01-29recurring
2024-11-13$0.8500Quarterly2024-11-27recurring
2024-07-09$0.8300Quarterly2024-07-23recurring
2024-04-08$0.8300Quarterly2024-04-23recurring
2024-01-08$0.8300Quarterly2024-01-23recurring
2023-11-13$0.8300Quarterly2023-11-28recurring
2023-07-10$0.7900Quarterly2023-07-25recurring
2023-04-10$0.7900Quarterly2023-04-25recurring
2023-01-09$0.7900Quarterly2023-01-24recurring
2022-11-14$0.7900Quarterly2022-11-29recurring
2022-07-11$0.7500Quarterly2022-07-26recurring
2022-04-11$0.7500Quarterly2022-04-26recurring
2022-01-10$0.7500Quarterly2022-01-25recurring
2021-11-15$0.7500Quarterly2021-11-30recurring
2021-07-12$0.7500Quarterly2021-07-27recurring
2021-04-12$0.7500Quarterly2021-04-27recurring
2021-01-11$0.7500Quarterly2021-01-26recurring
2020-11-30$3.5000—2020-12-15special
2020-11-09$0.7500Quarterly2020-11-24recurring
2020-07-13$0.7500Quarterly2020-07-28recurring
2020-04-13$0.7500Quarterly2020-04-28recurring
2020-01-21$5.0000—2020-02-05special
2019-11-08$0.7500Quarterly2019-11-26recurring
2019-07-22$0.7500Quarterly2019-08-06recurring
2019-04-08$0.6300Quarterly2019-04-23recurring
2019-01-07$0.6300Quarterly2019-01-22recurring
2018-11-09$0.6300Quarterly2018-11-27recurring
2018-07-09$0.5800Quarterly2018-07-24recurring
2018-04-16$0.5800Quarterly2018-05-01recurring
2018-01-12$0.5800Quarterly2018-01-30recurring
2017-11-13$0.4800Quarterly2017-11-28recurring
2017-07-14$0.4500Quarterly2017-08-01recurring
2017-04-13$0.4500Quarterly2017-05-02recurring
2017-01-06$0.4500Quarterly2017-01-24recurring
2016-11-10$0.4500Quarterly2016-11-29recurring
2016-07-08$0.4300Quarterly2016-07-26recurring
2016-04-08$0.4300Quarterly2016-04-26recurring
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