Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Strategic Education (STRA) — Dividend Profile
Real Estate·Other Consumer Services
10y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.13%
@ $76.75
TTM Yield
2.35%
Forward Annual
$2.40
Quarterly
Market Cap
$1.7b
Payout (FCF)
32%
3.1x covered
Payout (Earnings)
43%
Latest Amount
$0.6000
Ex 2026-05-22
3y CAGR
-20.6%
5y CAGR
-12.9%
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: 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 (5.33)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (13.2%)
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.
Safe
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
3.09×
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: -1.6%
✓ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.64%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
22 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
6 days
3 – 13 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.71%
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 (37)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-22$0.6000Quarterly2026-06-01recurring
2026-03-09$0.6000Quarterly2026-03-16recurring
2025-09-05$0.6000Quarterly2025-09-15recurring
2025-05-23$0.6000Quarterly2025-06-02recurring
2025-03-10$0.6000Quarterly2025-03-17recurring
2024-12-02$0.6000Quarterly2024-12-09recurring
2024-09-06$0.6000Quarterly2024-09-16recurring
2024-05-23$0.6000Quarterly2024-06-03recurring
2024-03-08$0.6000Quarterly2024-03-18recurring
2023-11-24$0.6000Quarterly2023-12-04recurring
2023-08-31$0.6000Quarterly2023-09-11recurring
2023-05-25$0.6000Quarterly2023-06-05recurring
2023-03-03$0.6000Quarterly2023-03-13recurring
2022-11-25$0.6000Quarterly2022-12-05recurring
2022-09-01$0.6000Quarterly2022-09-12recurring
2022-05-26$0.6000Quarterly2022-06-06recurring
2022-03-04$0.6000Quarterly2022-03-14recurring
2021-11-26$0.6000Quarterly2021-12-06recurring
2021-09-02$0.6000Quarterly2021-09-13recurring
2021-05-27$0.6000Quarterly2021-06-07recurring
2021-03-05$0.6000Quarterly2021-03-15recurring
2020-11-27$0.6000Quarterly2020-12-07recurring
2020-09-03$0.6000Quarterly2020-09-14recurring
2020-05-29$0.6000Quarterly2020-06-08recurring
2020-03-06$0.6000Quarterly2020-03-16recurring
2019-11-22$0.6000Quarterly2019-12-09recurring
2019-08-30$0.5000Quarterly2019-09-16recurring
2019-05-24$0.5000Quarterly2019-06-10recurring
2019-03-08$0.5000Quarterly2019-03-18recurring
2018-11-30$0.5000Quarterly2018-12-17recurring
2018-08-30$0.5000Quarterly2018-09-07recurring
2018-06-01$0.2500Quarterly2018-06-18recurring
2018-03-09$0.2500Quarterly2018-03-19recurring
2017-12-01$0.2500Quarterly2017-12-18recurring
2017-08-31$0.2500Quarterly2017-09-18recurring
2017-06-01$0.2500Quarterly2017-06-19recurring
2017-03-02$0.2500Quarterly2017-03-20recurring