Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
StepStone (STEP) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Investment Managers
6y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.08%
@ $53.74
TTM Yield
2.01%
Forward Annual
$1.12
Quarterly
Market Cap
$4.3b
Payout (FCF)
1419%
0.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.2800
Ex 2026-02-27
3y CAGR
-30.1%
5y CAGR
-0.7%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-15
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 (-5.49)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (97.7%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
3/9 (Weak)
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: -14.1%
✓ 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 19 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.23%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
95%
18 of 19 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 7 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.54%
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 (21)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-15$0.55002026-06-30supplemental
2026-02-27$0.2800Quarterly2026-03-13recurring
2025-11-28$0.2800Quarterly2025-12-15recurring
2025-08-29$0.2800Quarterly2025-09-15recurring
2025-06-13$0.2400Quarterly2025-06-30recurring
2025-02-28$0.2400Quarterly2025-03-14recurring
2024-11-29$0.2400Quarterly2024-12-13recurring
2024-06-14$0.2100Quarterly2024-06-28recurring
2024-02-28$0.2100Quarterly2024-03-15recurring
2023-11-29$0.2100Quarterly2023-12-15recurring
2023-08-30$0.2100Quarterly2023-09-15recurring
2023-06-14$0.2000Quarterly2023-06-30recurring
2023-02-27$0.2000Quarterly2023-03-15recurring
2022-11-29$0.2000Quarterly2022-12-15recurring
2022-08-30$0.2000Quarterly2022-09-15recurring
2022-06-14$0.2000Quarterly2022-06-30recurring
2022-02-25$0.1500Quarterly2022-03-15recurring
2021-11-29$0.1500Quarterly2021-12-15recurring
2021-08-30$0.0700Quarterly2021-09-15recurring
2021-06-29$0.0700Quarterly2021-07-15recurring
2021-03-18$0.07002021-03-12unknown