Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
National CineMedia (NCMI) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Advertising
2y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.17%
@ $3.79
TTM Yield
3.17%
Forward Annual
$0.12
Quarterly
Market Cap
$370.4m
Payout (FCF)
407%
0.2x covered
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.0300
Ex 2026-05-22
3y CAGR
5y CAGR
24.6%
10y CAGR
-21.3%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2022-05-20.
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 · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (5.76)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Elevated (23.5%)
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.
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: +12.5%
✓ 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 16 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.76%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
75%
12 of 16 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
3 – 4 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.44%
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 (30)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-22$0.0300Quarterly2026-06-04recurring
2026-03-09$0.0300Quarterly2026-03-23recurring
2025-11-10$0.0300Quarterly2025-11-26recurring
2025-08-15$0.0300Quarterly2025-08-29recurring
2025-05-16$0.0300Quarterly2025-05-30recurring
2022-08-19$0.0300Quarterly2022-09-06recurring
2022-05-20$0.0300Quarterly2022-06-07recurring
2022-03-16$0.0500Quarterly2022-03-31recurring
2021-11-19$0.0500Quarterly2021-12-07recurring
2021-08-20$0.0500Quarterly2021-09-06recurring
2021-05-20$0.0500Quarterly2021-06-07recurring
2021-03-19$0.0500Quarterly2021-04-05recurring
2020-11-13$0.0700Quarterly2020-12-01recurring
2020-08-14$0.0700Quarterly2020-08-31recurring
2020-05-15$0.0700Quarterly2020-06-01recurring
2020-03-02$0.1900Quarterly2020-03-17recurring
2019-11-13$0.1700Quarterly2019-11-29recurring
2019-08-14$0.1700Quarterly2019-08-30recurring
2019-05-15$0.1700Quarterly2019-05-31recurring
2019-03-04$0.1700Quarterly2019-03-19recurring
2018-11-14$0.1700Quarterly2018-11-30recurring
2018-08-15$0.1700Quarterly2018-08-31recurring
2018-05-17$0.1700Quarterly2018-06-01recurring
2018-03-21$0.1700Quarterly2018-03-29recurring
2017-08-09$0.2200Quarterly2017-08-31recurring
2017-05-16$0.2200Quarterly2017-06-01recurring
2017-03-07$0.2200Quarterly2017-03-23recurring
2016-11-16$0.2200Quarterly2016-12-02recurring
2016-08-23$0.2200Quarterly2016-09-09recurring
2016-05-17$0.2200Quarterly2016-06-02recurring