Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Walker & Dunlop (WD) — Dividend Profile
Finance·Finance: Consumer Services
9y payment streak7y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
5.46%
@ $49.81
TTM Yield
5.42%
Forward Annual
$2.72
Quarterly
Market Cap
$1.7b
Payout (FCF)
-7.4x covered
Payout (Earnings)
167%
Latest Amount
$0.6800
Ex 2026-05-21
3y CAGR
-18.6%
5y CAGR
-7.4%
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: Red AlertYield Trap: Green4 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
Safe (3.58)
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (52.2%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
3/9 (Weak)
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.
⚠ 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.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -21.3%
✓ 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
-0.49%
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
3 days
1 – 7 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 (34)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-05-21$0.6800Quarterly2026-06-04recurring
2026-03-13$0.6800Quarterly2026-03-27recurring
2025-11-21$0.6700Quarterly2025-12-05recurring
2025-08-21$0.6700Quarterly2025-09-05recurring
2025-05-15$0.6700Quarterly2025-05-29recurring
2025-02-28$0.6700Quarterly2025-03-14recurring
2024-11-22$0.6500Quarterly2024-12-06recurring
2024-08-22$0.6500Quarterly2024-09-06recurring
2024-05-15$0.6500Quarterly2024-05-31recurring
2024-02-29$0.6500Quarterly2024-03-15recurring
2023-11-22$0.6300Quarterly2023-12-08recurring
2023-08-16$0.6300Quarterly2023-09-01recurring
2023-05-17$0.6300Quarterly2023-06-02recurring
2023-03-07$0.6300Quarterly2023-03-23recurring
2022-11-23$0.6000Quarterly2022-12-09recurring
2022-08-17$0.6000Quarterly2022-09-02recurring
2022-05-18$0.6000Quarterly2022-06-03recurring
2022-02-18$0.6000Quarterly2022-03-10recurring
2021-11-18$0.5000Quarterly2021-11-29recurring
2021-08-18$0.5000Quarterly2021-09-03recurring
2021-05-19$0.5000Quarterly2021-06-04recurring
2021-02-19$0.5000Quarterly2021-03-11recurring
2020-11-12$0.3600Quarterly2020-11-30recurring
2020-08-20$0.3600Quarterly2020-09-08recurring
2020-05-19$0.3600Quarterly2020-06-05recurring
2020-02-20$0.3600Quarterly2020-03-09recurring
2019-11-21$0.3000Quarterly2019-12-09recurring
2019-08-22$0.3000Quarterly2019-09-09recurring
2019-05-16$0.3000Quarterly2019-06-04recurring
2019-02-25$0.3000Quarterly2019-03-07recurring
2018-11-15$0.2500Quarterly2018-12-04recurring
2018-08-16$0.2500Quarterly2018-09-04recurring
2018-05-17$0.2500Quarterly2018-06-05recurring
2018-02-22$0.25002018-03-07unknown