Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
WPP (WPP) — Dividend Profile
Consumer Discretionary·Advertising
9y payment streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
3.62%
@ $27.94
TTM Yield
3.63%
Forward Annual
$1.01
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.5052
Ex 2026-10-09
3y CAGR
-25.7%
5y CAGR
-11.2%
10y CAGR
—
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-10-10.
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.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
High (86.0%)
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
4/9 (Weak)
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: +47.3%
✓ 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 13 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-1.92%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
77%
10 of 13 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
5 days
2 – 5 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.00%
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 (16)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-10-09$0.5052Semi-Annual2026-11-02recurring
2026-06-05$0.5079Semi-Annual2026-07-06recurring
2025-10-10$0.5007Semi-Annual2025-11-03recurring
2025-06-06$1.6570Semi-Annual2025-07-07recurring
2024-10-11$0.9728Semi-Annual2024-11-01recurring
2024-06-07$1.5458Semi-Annual2024-07-05recurring
2023-10-12$0.9108Semi-Annual2023-11-03recurring
2023-06-08$1.5620Semi-Annual2023-07-07recurring
2022-10-13$0.9052Semi-Annual2022-11-01recurring
2022-06-09$1.1467Semi-Annual2022-07-08recurring
2021-10-14$0.8613Semi-Annual2021-11-01recurring
2021-06-10$0.9712Semi-Annual2021-07-09recurring
2020-10-08$0.6521Semi-Annual2020-11-06recurring
2019-10-03$1.3892Semi-Annual2019-11-04recurring
2019-06-13$2.3630Semi-Annual2019-07-08recurring
2018-10-04$1.5000Semi-Annual2018-11-05recurring
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