Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
VLU — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak1y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
1.69%
@ $240.46
TTM Yield
1.61%
Forward Annual
$4.07
Quarterly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$1.0171
Ex 2026-06-22
3y CAGR
-15.7%
5y CAGR
-7.8%
10y CAGR
3.0%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-03-23.
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.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
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: +11.1%
✓ 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 22 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.41%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
22 of 22 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
3 days
1 – 10 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 (37)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-22$1.0171Quarterly2026-06-24recurring
2026-03-23$0.9169Quarterly2026-03-25recurring
2025-12-22$0.9865Quarterly2025-12-24recurring
2025-09-22$0.9552Quarterly2025-09-24recurring
2025-06-23$0.9708Quarterly2025-06-25recurring
2024-09-23$0.9375Quarterly2024-09-25recurring
2024-06-24$0.9566Quarterly2024-06-26recurring
2024-03-18$0.7895Quarterly2024-03-21recurring
2023-12-18$0.8568Quarterly2023-12-21recurring
2023-09-18$0.8057Quarterly2023-09-21recurring
2023-06-20$0.8073Quarterly2023-06-23recurring
2023-03-20$0.7617Quarterly2023-03-23recurring
2022-12-19$0.7850Quarterly2022-12-22recurring
2022-09-19$0.7688Quarterly2022-09-22recurring
2022-06-21$0.7854Quarterly2022-06-24recurring
2021-12-20$0.8372Quarterly2021-12-23recurring
2021-09-20$0.7197Quarterly2021-09-23recurring
2021-06-21$0.6348Quarterly2021-06-24recurring
2021-03-22$0.7108Quarterly2021-03-25recurring
2020-12-21$0.5774Quarterly2020-12-24recurring
2020-09-21$0.5491Quarterly2020-09-24recurring
2020-06-22$0.6527Quarterly2020-06-25recurring
2020-03-23$0.6253Quarterly2020-03-26recurring
2019-12-23$0.6758Quarterly2019-12-27recurring
2019-09-23$0.6136Quarterly2019-09-26recurring
2019-06-24$0.6308Quarterly2019-06-27recurring
2019-03-18$0.5612Quarterly2019-03-21recurring
2018-09-24$0.6915Quarterly2018-09-27recurring
2018-06-18$0.5474Quarterly2018-06-21recurring
2018-03-19$0.4859Quarterly2018-03-22recurring
2017-12-15$0.5524Quarterly2017-12-26recurring
2017-09-15$0.5225Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-16$0.4939Quarterly2017-06-26recurring
2017-03-17$0.4258Quarterly2017-03-27recurring
2016-12-16$0.5229Quarterly2016-12-27recurring
2016-09-16$0.4488Quarterly2016-09-26recurring
2016-06-17$0.4613Quarterly2016-06-27recurring