Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Telus (TU) — Dividend Profile
Telecommunications·Telecommunications Equipment
11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
13.60%
@ $12.31
TTM Yield
13.56%
Forward Annual
$1.67
Quarterly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.4184
Ex 2026-03-11
3y CAGR
-34.0%
5y CAGR
-19.9%
10y CAGR
-11.4%
Next Ex-Date
2026-06-10
Last recorded cut on or near 2020-06-09.
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: Yellow3 of 6 red flags · 2 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Distress (0.86)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (53.6%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
5/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Clean
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
Watch
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
1.44×
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
⚠ Fired
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.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -8.9%
✓ 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
-1.98%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
72%
18 of 25 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
27 days
7 – 68 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
1.88%
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-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-10$0.4184Quarterly2026-07-02recurring
2026-03-11$0.4184Quarterly2026-04-01recurring
2025-12-11$0.4184Quarterly2026-01-02recurring
2025-09-10$0.4163Quarterly2025-10-01recurring
2025-06-10$0.4163Quarterly2025-07-02recurring
2025-03-11$0.4023Quarterly2025-04-01recurring
2024-12-11$0.4023Quarterly2025-01-02recurring
2024-09-10$0.3891Quarterly2024-10-01recurring
2024-06-10$0.3891Quarterly2024-07-02recurring
2024-03-08$0.3761Quarterly2024-04-01recurring
2023-12-08$0.3761Quarterly2024-01-02recurring
2023-09-07$0.3636Quarterly2023-10-02recurring
2023-06-08$0.3636Quarterly2023-07-04recurring
2023-03-09$0.3511Quarterly2023-04-03recurring
2022-12-08$0.3511Quarterly2023-01-03recurring
2022-09-08$0.3386Quarterly2022-10-03recurring
2022-06-09$0.3386Quarterly2022-07-04recurring
2022-03-10$0.3274Quarterly2022-04-01recurring
2021-12-09$0.3274Quarterly2022-01-04recurring
2021-09-09$0.3162Quarterly2021-10-01recurring
2021-06-09$0.3162Quarterly2021-07-02recurring
2021-03-10$0.3112Quarterly2021-04-01recurring
2020-12-10$0.3112Quarterly2021-01-04recurring
2020-09-09$0.2913Quarterly2020-10-01recurring
2020-06-09$0.2913Quarterly2020-07-02recurring
2020-03-10$0.2913Quarterly2020-04-01recurring
2019-12-10$0.5825Quarterly2020-01-02recurring
2019-09-09$0.5625Quarterly2019-10-01recurring
2019-06-07$0.5625Quarterly2019-07-02recurring
2019-03-08$0.5450Quarterly2019-04-01recurring
2018-12-10$0.5450Quarterly2019-01-02recurring
2018-09-07$0.5250Quarterly2018-10-01recurring
2018-06-07$0.5250Quarterly2018-07-03recurring
2018-03-08$0.5050Quarterly2018-04-02recurring
2017-12-08$0.5050Quarterly2018-01-02recurring
2017-09-07$0.4925Quarterly2017-10-02recurring
2017-06-07$0.4925Quarterly2017-07-04recurring
2017-03-08$0.4800Quarterly2017-04-03recurring
2016-12-07$0.4800Quarterly2017-01-03recurring
2016-09-07$0.4600Quarterly2016-10-03recurring
2016-06-08$0.4600Quarterly2016-07-04recurring