Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
STERIS (STE) — Dividend Profile
Health Care·Industrial Specialties
11y payment streak9y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.19%
@ $212.24
TTM Yield
1.16%
Forward Annual
$2.52
Quarterly
Market Cap
$20.5b
Payout (FCF)
26%
3.9x covered
Payout (Earnings)
33%
Latest Amount
$0.6300
Ex 2026-02-17
3y CAGR
-31.7%
5y CAGR
-17.6%
10y CAGR
-2.5%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-08
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.
Safe (5.03)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (11.1%)
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.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
4.12×
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: -18.7%
✓ 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
-0.27%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
23 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 21 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.23%
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 (41)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-08$0.6300Quarterly2026-06-26recurring
2026-02-17$0.6300Quarterly2026-03-19recurring
2025-11-18$0.6300Quarterly2025-12-18recurring
2025-09-04$0.6300Quarterly2025-09-26recurring
2025-06-10$0.5700Quarterly2025-06-26recurring
2025-02-20$0.5700Quarterly2025-03-21recurring
2024-11-19$0.5700Quarterly2024-12-19recurring
2024-09-05$0.5700Quarterly2024-09-20recurring
2024-06-12$0.5200Quarterly2024-06-26recurring
2024-02-22$0.5200Quarterly2024-03-22recurring
2023-11-20$0.5200Quarterly2023-12-21recurring
2023-09-05$0.5200Quarterly2023-09-22recurring
2023-06-13$0.4700Quarterly2023-06-28recurring
2023-02-23$0.4700Quarterly2023-03-23recurring
2022-11-21$0.4700Quarterly2022-12-16recurring
2022-09-06$0.4700Quarterly2022-09-23recurring
2022-06-13$0.4300Quarterly2022-06-28recurring
2022-02-24$0.4300Quarterly2022-03-24recurring
2021-11-22$0.4300Quarterly2021-12-17recurring
2021-09-02$0.4300Quarterly2021-09-24recurring
2021-05-27$0.4000Quarterly2021-06-25recurring
2021-02-23$0.4000Quarterly2021-03-25recurring
2020-11-23$0.4000Quarterly2020-12-18recurring
2020-08-26$0.4000Quarterly2020-09-24recurring
2020-06-11$0.3700Quarterly2020-06-26recurring
2020-02-24$0.3700Quarterly2020-03-26recurring
2019-11-25$0.3700Quarterly2019-12-20recurring
2019-09-09$0.3700Quarterly2019-09-26recurring
2019-06-11$0.3400Quarterly2019-06-28recurring
2019-02-26$0.3400Quarterly2019-03-21recurring
2018-11-27$0.3400Quarterly2018-12-21recurring
2018-08-28$0.3400Quarterly2018-09-27recurring
2018-06-07$0.3100Quarterly2018-06-28recurring
2018-02-27$0.3100Quarterly2018-03-28recurring
2017-11-21$0.3100Quarterly2017-12-20recurring
2017-08-25$0.3100Quarterly2017-09-28recurring
2017-06-05$0.2800Quarterly2017-06-29recurring
2017-02-24$0.2800Quarterly2017-03-28recurring
2016-11-21$0.2800Quarterly2016-12-21recurring
2016-08-26$0.2800Quarterly2016-09-27recurring
2016-06-06$0.2500Quarterly2016-06-29recurring
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