Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
SLM (SLM) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance: Consumer Services
8y payment streak2y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.32%
@ $22.39
TTM Yield
2.90%
Forward Annual
$0.52
Quarterly
Market Cap
$4.2b
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
17%
Latest Amount
$0.1300
Ex 2026-06-04
3y CAGR
-16.1%
5y CAGR
5.4%
10y CAGR
—
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: Yellow1 of 6 red flags · 2 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Grey (2.48)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (73.3%)
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.
⚠ Fired
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -27.0%
⚠ Fired
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
0.20%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
96%
24 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 11 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.50%
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-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-04$0.1300Quarterly2026-06-15recurring
2026-03-05$0.1300Quarterly2026-03-16recurring
2025-12-04$0.1300Quarterly2025-12-15recurring
2025-09-04$0.1300Quarterly2025-09-15recurring
2025-06-05$0.1300Quarterly2025-06-16recurring
2025-03-05$0.1300Quarterly2025-03-17recurring
2024-12-05$0.1300Quarterly2024-12-16recurring
2024-09-05$0.1100Quarterly2024-09-16recurring
2024-06-06$0.1100Quarterly2024-06-17recurring
2024-03-01$0.1100Quarterly2024-03-15recurring
2023-12-01$0.1100Quarterly2023-12-15recurring
2023-08-31$0.1100Quarterly2023-09-15recurring
2023-06-01$0.1100Quarterly2023-06-15recurring
2023-03-02$0.1100Quarterly2023-03-15recurring
2022-12-01$0.1100Quarterly2022-12-15recurring
2022-09-01$0.1100Quarterly2022-09-15recurring
2022-06-02$0.1100Quarterly2022-06-15recurring
2022-03-03$0.1100Quarterly2022-03-15recurring
2021-12-02$0.1100Quarterly2021-12-15recurring
2021-09-02$0.0300Quarterly2021-09-15recurring
2021-06-03$0.0300Quarterly2021-06-15recurring
2021-03-04$0.0300Quarterly2021-03-15recurring
2020-12-03$0.0300Quarterly2020-12-15recurring
2020-09-03$0.0300Quarterly2020-09-15recurring
2020-06-04$0.0300Quarterly2020-06-15recurring
2020-03-05$0.0300Quarterly2020-03-16recurring
2019-12-05$0.0300Quarterly2019-12-16recurring
2019-09-05$0.0300Quarterly2019-09-16recurring
2019-06-06$0.0300Quarterly2019-06-17recurring
2019-03-04$0.0300Quarterly2019-03-15recurring
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