Discover Financial Services
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 3 Mar 2022. In trailing 12 Months, 18.14% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

DFS Most Recent Dividend 3 Mar 2022
DFS Dividend Yield TTM 1.60%
DFS Payout Ratio TTM 18.14% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 18.14%

Discover Financial Services stock dividend per share (2016 – 2022)

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS): Dividend per share
2016 $1.16
2017 $1.3
2018 $1.5
2019 $1.68
2020 $1.76
2021 $1.88
2022 $0.5

Discover Financial Services stock dividend yield (2016 – 2022)

Discover Financial Services (NYSE:DFS): Dividend Yield
2016 1.76%
2017 1.83%
2018 2.72%
2019 2.11%
2020 2.07%
2021 1.83%
2022 2.59%

Discover Financial Services stock dividend history by quarter (2007 – 2022)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
16 Feb 2022 $0.50000 $0.50000 17 Feb 2022 3 Mar 2022
23 Nov 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 24 Nov 2021 9 Dec 2021
18 Aug 2021 $0.50000 $0.50000 21 Jul 2021 19 Aug 2021 2 Sep 2021
19 May 2021 $0.44000 $0.44000 20 May 2021 3 Jun 2021
17 Feb 2021 $0.44000 $0.44000 19 Jan 2021 18 Feb 2021 4 Mar 2021
18 Nov 2020 $0.44000 $0.44000 20 Oct 2020 19 Nov 2020 3 Dec 2020
19 Aug 2020 $0.44000 $0.44000 21 Jul 2020 20 Aug 2020 3 Sep 2020
20 May 2020 $0.44000 $0.44000 21 Apr 2020 21 May 2020 4 Jun 2020
19 Feb 2020 $0.44000 $0.44000 21 Jan 2020 20 Feb 2020 5 Mar 2020
20 Nov 2019 $0.44000 $0.44000 17 Oct 2019 21 Nov 2019 5 Dec 2019
21 Aug 2019 $0.44000 $0.44000 18 Jul 2019 22 Aug 2019 5 Sep 2019
23 May 2019 $0.40000 $0.40000 18 Apr 2019 24 May 2019 6 Jun 2019
20 Feb 2019 $0.40000 $0.40000 17 Jan 2019 21 Feb 2019 7 Mar 2019
20 Nov 2018 $0.40000 $0.40000 18 Oct 2018 21 Nov 2018 6 Dec 2018
22 Aug 2018 $0.40000 $0.40000 28 Jun 2018 23 Aug 2018 6 Sep 2018
23 May 2018 $0.35000 $0.35000 20 Apr 2018 24 May 2018 7 Jun 2018
21 Feb 2018 $0.35000 $0.35000 19 Jan 2018 22 Feb 2018 8 Mar 2018
21 Nov 2017 $0.35000 $0.35000 19 Oct 2017 22 Nov 2017 7 Dec 2017
22 Aug 2017 $0.35000 $0.35000 29 Jun 2017 24 Aug 2017 7 Sep 2017
9 May 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 20 Apr 2017 11 May 2017 25 May 2017
7 Feb 2017 $0.30000 $0.30000 19 Jan 2017 9 Feb 2017 23 Feb 2017
1 Nov 2016 $0.30000 $0.30000 13 Oct 2016 3 Nov 2016 17 Nov 2016
2 Aug 2016 $0.30000 $0.30000 29 Jun 2016 4 Aug 2016 18 Aug 2016
3 May 2016 $0.28000 $0.28000 14 Apr 2016 5 May 2016 19 May 2016
2 Feb 2016 $0.28000 $0.28000 14 Jan 2016 4 Feb 2016 18 Feb 2016
3 Nov 2015 $0.28000 $0.28000 15 Oct 2015 5 Nov 2015 19 Nov 2015
4 Aug 2015 $0.28000 $0.28000 16 Jul 2015 6 Aug 2015 20 Aug 2015
5 May 2015 $0.28000 $0.28000 16 Apr 2015 7 May 2015 21 May 2015
3 Feb 2015 $0.24000 $0.24000 16 Jan 2015 5 Feb 2015 19 Feb 2015
4 Nov 2014 $0.24000 $0.24000 16 Oct 2014 6 Nov 2014 20 Nov 2014
7 Aug 2014 $0.24000 $0.24000
5 Aug 2014 $0.24000 $0.24000 16 Jul 2014 7 Aug 2014 21 Aug 2014
6 May 2014 $0.24000 $0.24000 16 Apr 2014 8 May 2014 22 May 2014
4 Feb 2014 $0.20000 $0.20000 23 Jan 2014 6 Feb 2014 20 Feb 2014
5 Nov 2013 $0.20000 $0.20000 16 Oct 2013 7 Nov 2013 21 Nov 2013
6 Aug 2013 $0.20000 $0.20000 17 Jul 2013 8 Aug 2013 22 Aug 2013
7 May 2013 $0.20000 $0.20000 16 Apr 2013 9 May 2013 23 May 2013
31 Dec 2012 $0.14000 $0.14000 18 Dec 2012 3 Jan 2013 17 Jan 2013
2 Oct 2012 $0.10000 $0.10000 20 Sep 2012 4 Oct 2012 18 Oct 2012
2 Jul 2012 $0.10000 $0.10000 14 Jun 2012 5 Jul 2012 19 Jul 2012
3 Apr 2012 $0.10000 $0.10000 13 Mar 2012 5 Apr 2012 19 Apr 2012
27 Dec 2011 $0.10000 $0.10000 15 Dec 2011 29 Dec 2011 19 Jan 2012
4 Oct 2011 $0.06000 $0.06000 14 Sep 2011 6 Oct 2011 20 Oct 2011
5 Jul 2011 $0.06000 $0.06000 15 Jun 2011 7 Jul 2011 21 Jul 2011
5 Apr 2011 $0.06000 $0.06000 22 Mar 2011 7 Apr 2011 21 Apr 2011
27 Dec 2010 $0.02000 $0.02000 16 Dec 2010 29 Dec 2010 20 Jan 2011
5 Oct 2010 $0.02000 $0.02000 15 Sep 2010 7 Oct 2010 21 Oct 2010
2 Jul 2010 $0.02000 $0.02000 16 Jun 2010 7 Jul 2010 22 Jul 2010
30 Mar 2010 $0.02000 $0.02000 16 Mar 2010 1 Apr 2010 22 Apr 2010
29 Dec 2009 $0.02000 $0.02000 17 Dec 2009 31 Dec 2009 21 Jan 2010
29 Sep 2009 $0.02000 $0.02000 17 Sep 2009 1 Oct 2009 22 Oct 2009
29 Jun 2009 $0.02000 $0.02000 18 Jun 2009 1 Jul 2009 22 Jul 2009
30 Mar 2009 $0.02000 $0.02000 19 Mar 2009 1 Apr 2009 22 Apr 2009
30 Dec 2008 $0.06000 $0.06000 18 Dec 2008 2 Jan 2009 22 Jan 2009
29 Sep 2008 $0.06000 $0.06000 16 Sep 2008 1 Oct 2008 22 Oct 2008
27 Jun 2008 $0.06000 $0.06000 26 Jun 2008 1 Jul 2008 22 Jul 2008
1 Apr 2008 $0.06000 $0.06000 19 Mar 2008 3 Apr 2008 22 Apr 2008
31 Dec 2007 $0.06000 $0.06000 20 Dec 2007 3 Jan 2008 22 Jan 2008
3 Oct 2007 $0.06000 $0.06000 25 Sep 2007 5 Oct 2007 23 Oct 2007

Discover Financial Services Dividend FAQs

Does Discover Financial Services pay dividends?

Yes, Discover Financial Services pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 1.60%.

When does Discover Financial Services pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 3 Mar 2022.

How much does Discover Financial Services pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.5. The total yearly dividend (TTM) amounted to $0, per share.

What is dividend?

Dividend is money paid to shareholders of a company as a reward for their investment in the company's equity. Most often, they are paid out in form of cash or additional stocks.

How do dividends work?

Dividends are paid per share, meaning for every share held a shareholder gets a declared percentage of the company’s net earnings. Dividend payouts are usually on an annual or quarterly basis.

What is a dividend payout ratio?

The percentage of a company's total earnings that is paid to its shareholders.

How to calculate the dividend payout ratio?

The dividend ratio can be calculated by dividing the annual amount paid out in dividends by net earnings of the company.

What is the dividend yield?

The dividend yield determines the rate of return to shareholders of a company via dividends.

How to calculate the dividend yield?

The dividend yield can be calculated by dividing the annual dividends per share by the price per share.

What is the declaration date of dividend?

The declaration date is the day when a company announces its nearest dividend payment date.

What is the ex-dividend date of dividend?

If you buy shares of a company before its ex-dividend date, you are sure to be paid the nearest scheduled dividend on the payment date. Conversely, all shareholders who sold their shares prior to this date will not receive the next scheduled dividend.

What is the record date of dividend?

If an investor is listed as a shareholder of a company on this day, they are eligible to receive the nearest scheduled dividend. The record date is one business day after the ex-dividend date.

What is the payment date of dividend?

The payment date is a day when the dividends are paid out to all shareholders eligible to receive the latest dividend.