Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
VSEC — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Military/Government/Technical
11y payment streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
0.22%
@ $180.56
TTM Yield
0.22%
Forward Annual
$0.40
Quarterly
Market Cap
$5.2b
Payout (FCF)
145%
0.7x covered
Payout (Earnings)
71%
Latest Amount
$0.1000
Ex 2026-04-15
3y CAGR
-20.6%
5y CAGR
-11.1%
10y CAGR
-3.6%
Next Ex-Date
2026-07-15
Last recorded cut on or near 2016-11-07.
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: WatchYield Trap: Green1 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (9.89)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
Moderate (14.8%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
7/9 (Moderate)
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
Flagged
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 26 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
0.53%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
92%
24 of 26 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
1 days
1 – 2 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.18%
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 (42)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-07-15$0.1000Quarterly2026-07-29recurring
2026-04-15$0.1000Quarterly2026-04-29recurring
2026-01-15$0.1000Quarterly2026-01-29recurring
2025-10-15$0.1000Quarterly2025-10-29recurring
2025-07-16$0.1000Quarterly2025-07-30recurring
2025-05-01$0.1000Quarterly2025-05-15recurring
2025-01-23$0.1000Quarterly2025-02-06recurring
2024-11-06$0.1000Quarterly2024-11-20recurring
2024-07-17$0.1000Quarterly2024-07-31recurring
2024-05-01$0.1000Quarterly2024-05-16recurring
2024-01-24$0.1000Quarterly2024-02-08recurring
2023-10-31$0.1000Quarterly2023-11-15recurring
2023-07-11$0.1000Quarterly2023-07-26recurring
2023-05-02$0.1000Quarterly2023-05-17recurring
2023-01-25$0.1000Quarterly2023-02-09recurring
2022-11-01$0.1000Quarterly2022-11-16recurring
2022-07-12$0.1000Quarterly2022-07-27recurring
2022-05-03$0.1000Quarterly2022-05-18recurring
2022-01-25$0.1000Quarterly2022-02-09recurring
2021-11-02$0.0900Quarterly2021-11-17recurring
2021-07-13$0.0900Quarterly2021-07-28recurring
2021-04-27$0.0900Quarterly2021-05-12recurring
2021-01-26$0.0900Quarterly2021-02-10recurring
2020-11-03$0.0900Quarterly2020-11-18recurring
2020-07-14$0.0900Quarterly2020-07-29recurring
2020-04-28$0.0900Quarterly2020-05-13recurring
2020-01-28$0.0900Quarterly2020-02-12recurring
2019-11-05$0.0900Quarterly2019-11-20recurring
2019-07-16$0.0900Quarterly2019-07-31recurring
2019-04-30$0.0800Quarterly2019-05-15recurring
2019-01-29$0.0800Quarterly2019-02-13recurring
2018-11-06$0.0800Quarterly2018-11-21recurring
2018-07-17$0.0800Quarterly2018-08-01recurring
2018-05-01$0.0700Quarterly2018-05-16recurring
2018-01-30$0.0700Quarterly2018-02-14recurring
2017-11-07$0.0700Quarterly2017-11-22recurring
2017-07-17$0.0700Quarterly2017-08-02recurring
2017-05-01$0.0600Quarterly2017-05-17recurring
2017-01-30$0.0600Quarterly2017-02-15recurring
2016-11-07$0.0600Quarterly2016-11-23recurring
2016-07-18$0.1200Quarterly2016-08-03recurring
2016-05-02$0.1100Quarterly2016-05-18recurring
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