Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
SONY — Dividend Profile
Consumer Staples·Consumer Electronics/Appliances
5y payment streakDelayedSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
0.65%
@ $24.77
TTM Yield
—
Forward Annual
$0.16
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.0803
Ex 2025-09-29
3y CAGR
-51.1%
5y CAGR
—
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-03-31.
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.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (13.9%)
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.
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: +15.5%
✓ 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 8 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.04%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
8 of 8 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
1 – 12 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.28%
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 (8)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-09-29$0.0803Semi-Annual2025-12-12recurring
2025-03-31$0.0700Semi-Annual2025-06-09recurring
2024-09-30$0.3317Semi-Annual2024-12-12recurring
2024-03-27$0.2865Semi-Annual2024-06-17recurring
2023-09-28$0.2715Semi-Annual2023-12-12recurring
2023-03-30$0.2861Semi-Annual2023-06-12recurring
2022-09-29$0.2579Semi-Annual2022-12-08recurring
2021-09-28$0.2655Semi-Annual2021-12-08recurring
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