Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Nucor (NUE) — Dividend Profile
Industrials·Steel/Iron Ore
Dividend KingS&P 500 Aristocrat11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.88%
@ $254.39
TTM Yield
0.87%
Forward Annual
$2.24
Quarterly
Market Cap
$59.7b
Payout (FCF)
-0.2x covered
Payout (Earnings)
44%
Latest Amount
$0.5600
Ex 2026-03-31
3y CAGR
-35.3%
5y CAGR
-20.1%
10y CAGR
-6.8%
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: 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 (5.49)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (8.3%)
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.
Danger
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
0.70×
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.
⚠ Fired
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: +59.5%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.47%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
25 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
2 days
1 – 6 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.48%
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-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-31$0.5600Quarterly2026-05-11recurring
2025-12-31$0.5600Quarterly2026-02-11recurring
2025-09-30$0.5500Quarterly2025-11-10recurring
2025-06-30$0.5500Quarterly2025-08-11recurring
2025-03-31$0.5500Quarterly2025-05-12recurring
2024-12-31$0.5500Quarterly2025-02-11recurring
2024-09-27$0.5400Quarterly2024-11-08recurring
2024-06-28$0.5400Quarterly2024-08-09recurring
2024-03-27$0.5400Quarterly2024-05-10recurring
2023-12-28$0.5400Quarterly2024-02-09recurring
2023-09-28$0.5100Quarterly2023-11-09recurring
2023-06-29$0.5100Quarterly2023-08-11recurring
2023-03-30$0.5100Quarterly2023-05-11recurring
2022-12-29$0.5100Quarterly2023-02-10recurring
2022-09-29$0.5000Quarterly2022-11-10recurring
2022-06-29$0.5000Quarterly2022-08-11recurring
2022-03-30$0.5000Quarterly2022-05-11recurring
2021-12-30$0.5000Quarterly2022-02-11recurring
2021-09-29$0.4050Quarterly2021-11-10recurring
2021-06-29$0.4050Quarterly2021-08-11recurring
2021-03-30$0.4050Quarterly2021-05-11recurring
2020-12-30$0.4050Quarterly2021-02-11recurring
2020-09-29$0.4025Quarterly2020-11-10recurring
2020-06-29$0.4025Quarterly2020-08-11recurring
2020-03-30$0.4025Quarterly2020-05-11recurring
2019-12-30$0.4025Quarterly2020-02-11recurring
2019-09-26$0.4000Quarterly2019-11-08recurring
2019-06-27$0.4000Quarterly2019-08-09recurring
2019-03-28$0.4000Quarterly2019-05-10recurring
2018-12-28$0.4000Quarterly2019-02-11recurring
2018-09-27$0.3800Quarterly2018-11-09recurring
2018-06-28$0.3800Quarterly2018-08-10recurring
2018-03-28$0.3800Quarterly2018-05-11recurring
2017-09-28$0.3775Quarterly2017-11-09recurring
2017-06-28$0.3775Quarterly2017-08-11recurring
2017-03-29$0.3775Quarterly2017-05-11recurring
2016-12-28$0.3775Quarterly2017-02-10recurring
2016-09-28$0.3750Quarterly2016-11-10recurring
2016-06-28$0.3750Quarterly2016-08-11recurring