Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Southwest Gas (SWX) — Dividend Profile
Utilities·Oil & Gas Production
10y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
3.00%
@ $86.04
TTM Yield
2.91%
Forward Annual
$2.58
Quarterly
Market Cap
$6.1b
Payout (FCF)
-1.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
41%
Latest Amount
$0.6450
Ex 2026-05-15
3y CAGR
-20.1%
5y CAGR
-11.7%
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: WarningYield Trap: Green2 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (1.20)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (48.7%)
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: +6.6%
✓ 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 25 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.91%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
88%
22 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
4 days
3 – 8 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.86%
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 (38)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-15$0.6450Quarterly2026-06-01recurring
2026-02-17$0.6200Quarterly2026-03-02recurring
2025-11-17$0.6200Quarterly2025-12-01recurring
2025-08-15$0.6200Quarterly2025-09-02recurring
2025-05-15$0.6200Quarterly2025-06-02recurring
2025-02-18$0.6200Quarterly2025-03-03recurring
2024-11-15$0.6200Quarterly2024-12-02recurring
2024-08-15$0.6200Quarterly2024-09-03recurring
2024-05-14$0.6200Quarterly2024-06-03recurring
2024-02-14$0.6200Quarterly2024-03-01recurring
2023-11-14$0.6200Quarterly2023-12-01recurring
2023-08-14$0.6200Quarterly2023-09-01recurring
2023-05-12$0.6200Quarterly2023-06-01recurring
2023-02-14$0.6200Quarterly2023-03-01recurring
2022-11-14$0.6200Quarterly2022-12-01recurring
2022-08-12$0.6200Quarterly2022-09-01recurring
2022-05-13$0.6200Quarterly2022-06-01recurring
2022-02-14$0.5950Quarterly2022-03-01recurring
2021-11-12$0.5950Quarterly2021-12-01recurring
2021-08-13$0.5950Quarterly2021-09-01recurring
2021-05-14$0.5950Quarterly2021-06-01recurring
2021-02-12$0.5700Quarterly2021-03-01recurring
2020-11-13$0.5700Quarterly2020-12-01recurring
2020-08-14$0.5700Quarterly2020-09-01recurring
2020-05-14$0.5700Quarterly2020-06-01recurring
2020-02-14$0.5450Quarterly2020-03-02recurring
2019-11-14$0.5450Quarterly2019-12-02recurring
2019-08-14$0.5450Quarterly2019-09-03recurring
2019-05-14$0.5450Quarterly2019-06-03recurring
2019-02-14$0.5200Quarterly2019-03-01recurring
2018-11-14$0.5200Quarterly2018-12-03recurring
2018-08-14$0.5200Quarterly2018-09-04recurring
2018-05-14$0.5200Quarterly2018-06-01recurring
2018-02-14$0.4950Quarterly2018-03-01recurring
2017-11-14$0.4950Quarterly2017-12-01recurring
2017-08-11$0.4950Quarterly2017-09-01recurring
2017-05-11$0.4950Quarterly2017-06-01recurring
2017-02-13$0.45002017-03-01unknown