Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Royal Caribbean (RCL) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Marine Transportation
3y payment streak2y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.05%
@ $293.28
TTM Yield
1.62%
Forward Annual
$6.00
Quarterly
Market Cap
$76.8b
Payout (FCF)
69%
1.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
21%
Latest Amount
$1.5000
Ex 2026-06-03
3y CAGR
5y CAGR
10y CAGR
8.4%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2024-09-20.
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: 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.
Grey (2.27)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (67.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
8/9 (Strong)
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.
1.45×
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.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +13.1%
✓ 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 7 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.76%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
71%
5 of 7 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
3 – 10 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.33%
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
2026-06-03$1.5000Quarterly2026-07-02recurring
2026-03-06$1.5000Quarterly2026-04-03recurring
2025-09-25$1.0000Quarterly2025-10-13recurring
2025-06-04$0.7500Quarterly2025-07-03recurring
2025-03-07$0.7500Quarterly2025-04-04recurring
2024-12-27$0.5500Quarterly2025-01-13recurring
2024-09-20$0.4000Quarterly2024-10-11recurring
2020-03-05$0.7800Quarterly2020-04-06recurring
2019-12-19$0.7800Quarterly2020-01-06recurring
2019-09-19$0.7800Quarterly2019-10-11recurring
2019-06-03$0.7000Quarterly2019-07-03recurring
2019-03-06$0.7000Quarterly2019-04-05recurring
2018-12-19$0.7000Quarterly2019-01-04recurring
2018-06-01$0.6000Quarterly2018-07-03recurring
2018-03-06$0.6000Quarterly2018-04-05recurring
2017-12-20$0.6000Quarterly2018-01-05recurring
2017-09-21$0.6000Quarterly2017-10-11recurring
2017-05-31$0.4800Quarterly2017-07-05recurring
2017-03-03$0.4800Quarterly2017-04-05recurring
2016-12-19$0.4800Quarterly2017-01-05recurring
2016-09-27$0.4800Quarterly2016-10-13recurring
2016-05-26$0.3750Quarterly2016-06-13recurring