Free Trial

Gen Digital (GEN) Dividend Yield, Date & History

Gen Digital logo
$28.41 -0.08 (-0.28%)
As of 05/20/2025 04:00 PM Eastern

Gen Digital Dividend Summary

Dividend Yield
1.76%
Annual Dividend
$0.50
Next
Dividend Payment
Jun. 11
Dividend Payout Ratio
48.08%

Gen Digital (GEN) pays an annual dividend of $0.50 per share, with a dividend yield of 1.76%. The next quarterly payment of $0.1250 per share is scheduled for Wednesday, June 11, to investors who owned the stock before the ex-dividend date of Monday, May 19. The company currently pays out 48.08% of its earnings and 18.71% of its cash flow as dividends.

Get Dividend Stock Ideas Daily

Enter your email address below to receive the DividendStocks.com newsletter, a daily email that contains dividend stock ideas, ex-dividend stocks, and the latest dividend investing news.

Sign Up
Skip Charts & View Dividend History

GEN Dividend Payments by Quarter

The chart below displays up to four years of Gen Digital's dividend payment history by quarter. The blue bars represent historical dividend payments, while the gray bars indicate future payments.

GEN Dividend Yield Over Time

The chart below tracks Gen Digital's dividend yield over the past four years. The line represents changes in yield by quarter, providing a clear view of trends over time.

Gen Digital vs. The Competition

Compare Gen Digital's annual dividend, yield, and 3-year growth rate with averages for Business and NASDAQ companies to evaluate its performance against the market.

TypeGen DigitalBusiness CompaniesNASDAQ Companies
Annual Dividend$0.50$0.01$1.30
Dividend Yield1.76%2.49%4.11%
Annualized 3-Year Dividend Growth0.00%9.12%12.19%

Gen Digital Dividend Payout Ratio

Dividend payout ratios express the dividend as a percentage of another metric, such as earnings or cash flow, and can be used to assess dividend sustainability.

TypePayout Ratio
Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings48.08%
Based on This Year's Estimate24.39%
Based on Next Year's Estimate22.32%
Based on Cashflow18.71%

Gen Digital Dividend History by Quarter

AnnouncedPeriodPaymentPayment ChangeYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
5/6/2025quarterly$0.1250 - 1.8%5/19/20255/19/20256/11/2025
10/30/2024Quarterly$0.1250 - 1.72%11/18/202411/18/202412/11/2024
8/1/2024Quarterly$0.1250 - 1.99%8/19/20248/19/20249/11/2024
5/9/2024Quarterly$0.1250 - 2.13%5/17/20245/20/20246/12/2024
2/1/2024Quarterly$0.1250 - 2.36%2/15/20242/19/20243/13/2024
11/7/2023Quarterly$0.1250 - 2.59%11/17/202311/20/202312/13/2023
8/3/2023Quarterly$0.1250 - 2.49%8/18/20238/21/20239/13/2023

This table shows Gen Digital's quarterlydividend history, including payout amounts, yield, dividend changes, and key dates. Use the date filter to explore data as far back as 2013 to analyze trends over time.

Gen Digital Dividend - Frequently Asked Questions

The current dividend yield for Gen Digital is 1.76%. Learn more on GEN's dividend yield history.

The annual dividend for GEN shares is $0.50. Learn more on GEN's annual dividend history.

Gen Digital pays quarterly dividends to shareholders.

Gen Digital's next quarterly dividend payment of $0.1250 per share will be made to shareholders on Wednesday, June 11, 2025.

Gen Digital's most recent quarterly dividend payment of $0.1250 per share was made to shareholders on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.

Gen Digital's most recent ex-dividend date was Monday, May 19, 2025.

The most recent change in the company's dividend was a decrease of $11.8750 on Thursday, February 6, 2020.

The dividend payout ratio for GEN is:
  • 48.08% based on the trailing year of earnings
  • 24.39% based on this year's estimates
  • 22.32% based on next year's estimates
  • 18.71% based on cash flow

Gen Digital's dividend yield of 1.72% is lower than the average Business Services company that issues a dividend. Gen Digital's dividend payout ratio of 48.08% is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75% of its earnings.

Looking at the stock as a whole, market analysts rate Gen Digital stock as a Buy, with forecasts suggesting positive growth potential despite some reservations.


This page (NASDAQ:GEN) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners