Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Simmons First National (SFNC) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Major Banks
10y payment streak2y growth streakDelayedQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.98%
@ $21.34
TTM Yield
2.99%
Forward Annual
$0.85
Quarterly
Market Cap
$3.1b
Payout (FCF)
28%
3.6x covered
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.2125
Ex 2025-12-15
3y CAGR
14.2%
5y CAGR
4.6%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2018-09-13.
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: WarningYield Trap: Green3 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.10)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (72.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
4/9 (Weak)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
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: +14.0%
✓ 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 20 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.65%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
85%
17 of 20 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
3 – 13 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.94%
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 (33)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-12-15$0.2125Quarterly2026-01-02recurring
2025-09-15$0.2125Quarterly2025-10-01recurring
2025-06-13$0.2125Quarterly2025-07-01recurring
2025-03-14$0.2125Quarterly2025-04-01recurring
2024-12-13$0.2100Quarterly2025-01-02recurring
2024-09-13$0.2100Quarterly2024-10-01recurring
2024-06-14$0.2100Quarterly2024-07-01recurring
2023-06-14$0.2000Quarterly2023-07-03recurring
2023-03-14$0.2000Quarterly2023-04-03recurring
2022-12-14$0.1900Quarterly2023-01-03recurring
2022-06-14$0.1900Quarterly2022-07-05recurring
2022-03-14$0.1900Quarterly2022-04-04recurring
2021-12-14$0.1800Quarterly2022-01-04recurring
2021-09-14$0.1800Quarterly2021-10-04recurring
2021-06-14$0.1800Quarterly2021-07-06recurring
2021-03-12$0.1800Quarterly2021-04-05recurring
2020-12-14$0.1700Quarterly2021-01-05recurring
2020-09-14$0.1700Quarterly2020-10-05recurring
2020-06-12$0.1700Quarterly2020-07-06recurring
2020-03-13$0.1700Quarterly2020-04-06recurring
2019-12-13$0.1600Quarterly2020-01-06recurring
2019-09-13$0.1600Quarterly2019-10-04recurring
2019-06-14$0.1600Quarterly2019-07-05recurring
2019-03-14$0.1600Quarterly2019-04-05recurring
2018-12-13$0.1500Quarterly2019-01-04recurring
2018-09-13$0.1500Quarterly2018-10-05recurring
2017-12-14$0.2500Quarterly2018-01-02recurring
2017-09-14$0.2500Quarterly2017-10-02recurring
2017-06-13$0.2500Quarterly2017-07-03recurring
2017-03-13$0.2500Quarterly2017-04-03recurring
2016-12-13$0.2400Quarterly2017-01-03recurring
2016-09-13$0.2400Quarterly2016-10-01recurring
2016-06-13$0.2400Quarterly2016-07-01recurring