Fortis
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 1 Dec 2021. In trailing 12 Months, 48.41% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

FTS.TO Most Recent Dividend 1 Dec 2021
FTS.TO Dividend Yield TTM 3.95%
FTS.TO Payout Ratio TTM 48.41% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS.TO): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 48.41%

Fortis stock dividend per share (2016 – 2021)

Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS.TO): Dividend per share
2016 $1.53
2017 $1.63
2018 $1.72
2019 $1.83
2020 $1.94
2021 $2.05

Fortis stock dividend yield (2016 – 2021)

Fortis Inc. (TSX:FTS.TO): Dividend Yield
2016 3.03%
2017 2.53%
2018 2.72%
2019 2.38%
2020 3.52%
2021 2.33%

Fortis stock dividend history by quarter (1991 – 2021)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
16 Nov 2021 $0.53500 $0.53500 29 Sep 2021 17 Nov 2021 1 Dec 2021
18 Aug 2021 $0.50500 $0.50500 28 Jul 2021 19 Aug 2021 1 Sep 2021
14 May 2021 $0.50500 $0.50500 11 Feb 2021 17 May 2021 1 Jun 2021
12 Feb 2021 $0.50500 $0.50500 18 Nov 2020 16 Feb 2021 1 Mar 2021
17 Nov 2020 $0.50500 $0.50500
18 Aug 2020 $0.47750 $0.47800 29 Jul 2020 19 Aug 2020 1 Sep 2020
14 May 2020 $0.47750 $0.47800 12 Feb 2020 15 May 2020 1 Jun 2020
14 Feb 2020 $0.47750 $0.47750 20 Nov 2019 18 Feb 2020 1 Mar 2020
18 Nov 2019 $0.47750 $0.47750 10 Sep 2019 19 Nov 2019 1 Dec 2019
19 Aug 2019 $0.45000 $0.45000 31 Jul 2019 20 Aug 2019 1 Sep 2019
16 May 2019 $0.45000 $0.45000 14 Feb 2019 17 May 2019 1 Jun 2019
14 Feb 2019 $0.45000 $0.45000 28 Nov 2018 15 Feb 2019 1 Mar 2019
19 Nov 2018 $0.45000 $0.45000 15 Oct 2018 20 Nov 2018 1 Dec 2018
20 Aug 2018 $0.42500 $0.42500 25 Jul 2018 21 Aug 2018 1 Sep 2018
17 May 2018 $0.42500 $0.42500 14 Feb 2018 18 May 2018 1 Jun 2018
14 Feb 2018 $0.42500 $0.42500 7 Dec 2017 15 Feb 2018 1 Mar 2018
17 Nov 2017 $0.42500 $0.42500 16 Oct 2017 20 Nov 2017 1 Dec 2017
17 Aug 2017 $0.40000 $0.40000 28 Jul 2017 21 Aug 2017 1 Sep 2017
17 May 2017 $0.40000 $0.40000 15 Feb 2017 19 May 2017 1 Jun 2017
14 Feb 2017 $0.40000 $0.40000 6 Dec 2016 16 Feb 2017 1 Mar 2017
16 Nov 2016 $0.40000 $0.40000 27 Sep 2016 18 Nov 2016 1 Dec 2016
17 Aug 2016 $0.37500 $0.37500 28 Jul 2016 19 Aug 2016 1 Sep 2016
16 May 2016 $0.37500 $0.37500 17 Feb 2016 18 May 2016 1 Jun 2016
12 Feb 2016 $0.37500 $0.37500 16 Dec 2015 17 Feb 2016 1 Mar 2016
16 Nov 2015 $0.37500 $0.37500 29 Sep 2015 18 Nov 2015 1 Dec 2015
17 Aug 2015 $0.34000 $0.34000 6 May 2015 19 Aug 2015 1 Sep 2015
15 May 2015 $0.00000 $0.34000
14 May 2015 $0.34000 $0.34000 18 Feb 2015 19 May 2015 1 Jun 2015
13 Feb 2015 $0.00000 $0.34000
12 Feb 2015 $0.34000 $0.34000 17 Dec 2014 17 Feb 2015 1 Mar 2015
22 Oct 2014 $0.32000 $0.32000 14 Aug 2014 24 Oct 2014 1 Dec 2014
13 Aug 2014 $0.32000 $0.32000 13 May 2014 15 Aug 2014 1 Sep 2014
14 May 2014 $0.32000 $0.32000 13 Mar 2014 16 May 2014 1 Jun 2014
12 Feb 2014 $0.32000 $0.32000 9 Dec 2013 14 Feb 2014 1 Mar 2014
13 Nov 2013 $0.31000 $0.31000 23 Sep 2013 15 Nov 2013 1 Dec 2013
14 Aug 2013 $0.31000 $0.31000 8 May 2013 16 Aug 2013 1 Sep 2013
15 May 2013 $0.31000 $0.31000 20 Mar 2013 17 May 2013 1 Jun 2013
12 Feb 2013 $0.31000 $0.31000 11 Dec 2012 14 Feb 2013 1 Mar 2013
14 Nov 2012 $0.30000 $0.30000 24 Sep 2012 16 Nov 2012 1 Dec 2012
15 Aug 2012 $0.30000 $0.30000 3 May 2012 17 Aug 2012 1 Sep 2012
15 May 2012 $0.30000 $0.30000 13 Mar 2012 17 May 2012 1 Jun 2012
13 Feb 2012 $0.30000 $0.30000 13 Dec 2011 15 Feb 2012 1 Mar 2012
9 Nov 2011 $0.29000 $0.29000 26 Sep 2011 14 Nov 2011 1 Dec 2011
10 Aug 2011 $0.29000 $0.29000 5 May 2011 12 Aug 2011 1 Sep 2011
11 May 2011 $0.29000 $0.29000 2 Mar 2011 13 May 2011 1 Jun 2011
9 Feb 2011 $0.29000 $0.29000 14 Dec 2010 11 Feb 2011 1 Mar 2011
9 Nov 2010 $0.28000 $0.28000 28 Sep 2010 12 Nov 2010 1 Dec 2010
4 Aug 2010 $0.28000 $0.28000 3 May 2010 6 Aug 2010 1 Sep 2010
5 May 2010 $0.28000 $0.28000 2 Mar 2010 7 May 2010 1 Jun 2010
3 Feb 2010 $0.28000 $0.28000 11 Jan 2010 5 Feb 2010 1 Mar 2010
4 Nov 2009 $0.26000 $0.26000 23 Sep 2009 6 Nov 2009 1 Dec 2009
5 Aug 2009 $0.26000 $0.26000 4 May 2009 7 Aug 2009 1 Sep 2009
6 May 2009 $0.26000 $0.26000 11 Mar 2009 8 May 2009 1 Jun 2009
4 Feb 2009 $0.26000 $0.26000 10 Dec 2008 6 Feb 2009 1 Mar 2009
5 Nov 2008 $0.25000 $0.25000 24 Sep 2008 7 Nov 2008 1 Dec 2008
6 Aug 2008 $0.25000 $0.25000 5 May 2008 8 Aug 2008 1 Sep 2008
7 May 2008 $0.25000 $0.25000 14 Mar 2008 9 May 2008 1 Jun 2008
6 Feb 2008 $0.25000 $0.25000 11 Dec 2007 8 Feb 2008 1 Mar 2008
7 Nov 2007 $0.21000 $0.21000 27 Sep 2007 9 Nov 2007 1 Dec 2007
8 Aug 2007 $0.21000 $0.21000 7 May 2007 10 Aug 2007 1 Sep 2007
2 May 2007 $0.21000 $0.21000 8 Feb 2007 4 May 2007 1 Jun 2007
31 Jan 2007 $0.19000 $0.19000 7 Dec 2006 2 Feb 2007 1 Mar 2007
1 Nov 2006 $0.19000 $0.19000 28 Sep 2006 3 Nov 2006 1 Dec 2006
2 Aug 2006 $0.16000 $0.16000 1 May 2006 4 Aug 2006 1 Sep 2006
3 May 2006 $0.16000 $0.16000 28 Feb 2006 5 May 2006 1 Jun 2006
1 Feb 2006 $0.16000 $0.16000 8 Dec 2005 3 Feb 2006 1 Mar 2006
2 Nov 2005 $0.16000 $0.16000 28 Sep 2005 4 Nov 2005 1 Dec 2005
3 Aug 2005 $0.57000 $0.14250 11 May 2005 5 Aug 2005 1 Sep 2005
4 May 2005 $0.57000 $0.14250 1 Mar 2005 6 May 2005 1 Jun 2005
2 Feb 2005 $0.57000 $0.57000 1 Dec 2004 4 Feb 2005 1 Mar 2005
3 Nov 2004 $0.54000 $0.54000 23 Sep 2004 5 Nov 2004 1 Dec 2004
4 Aug 2004 $0.54000 $0.54000 12 May 2004 6 Aug 2004 1 Sep 2004
5 May 2004 $0.54000 $0.54000 11 Mar 2004 7 May 2004 1 Jun 2004
4 Feb 2004 $0.54000 $0.54000 10 Dec 2003 6 Feb 2004 1 Mar 2004
5 Nov 2003 $0.52000 $0.52000 20 Oct 2003 7 Nov 2003 1 Dec 2003
6 Aug 2003 $0.52000 $0.52000 15 May 2003 8 Aug 2003 1 Sep 2003
7 May 2003 $0.52000 $0.52000 13 Mar 2003 9 May 2003 1 Jun 2003
5 Feb 2003 $0.52000 $0.52000 11 Dec 2002 7 Feb 2003 1 Mar 2003
6 Nov 2002 $0.49000 $0.49000 19 Sep 2002 8 Nov 2002 1 Dec 2002
7 Aug 2002 $0.49000 $0.49000 15 May 2002 9 Aug 2002 1 Sep 2002
1 May 2002 $0.49000 $0.49000 7 Mar 2002 3 May 2002 1 Jun 2002
6 Feb 2002 $0.47000 $0.47000 12 Dec 2001 8 Feb 2002 1 Mar 2002
7 Nov 2001 $0.47000 $0.47000 20 Sep 2001 9 Nov 2001 1 Dec 2001
8 Aug 2001 $0.47000 $0.47000 16 May 2001 10 Aug 2001 1 Sep 2001
2 May 2001 $0.47000 $0.47000 9 Mar 2001 4 May 2001 1 Jun 2001
31 Jan 2001 $0.46000 $0.11500 14 Dec 2000 2 Feb 2001 1 Mar 2001
1 Nov 2000 $0.46000 $0.46000 27 Sep 2000 3 Nov 2000 1 Dec 2000
2 Aug 2000 $0.46000 $0.46000 17 May 2000 4 Aug 2000 1 Sep 2000
3 May 2000 $0.00000 $0.46000
2 May 2000 $0.46000 $0.11500 9 Mar 2000 5 May 2000 1 Jun 2000
2 Feb 2000 $0.46000 $0.46000 8 Dec 1999 4 Feb 2000 1 Mar 2000
3 Nov 1999 $0.45000 $0.46000 15 Sep 1999 5 Nov 1999 1 Dec 1999
4 Aug 1999 $0.45000 $0.45000 19 May 1999 6 Aug 1999 1 Sep 1999
5 May 1999 $0.45000 $0.45000 10 Mar 1999 7 May 1999 1 Jun 1999
3 Feb 1999 $0.45000 $0.11250 1 Dec 1998 5 Feb 1999 1 Mar 1999
4 Nov 1998 $0.45000 $0.45000 3 Sep 1998 6 Nov 1998 1 Dec 1998
5 Aug 1998 $0.45000 $0.45000 21 May 1998 7 Aug 1998 1 Sep 1998
6 May 1998 $0.45000 $0.45000 10 Mar 1998 8 May 1998 1 Jun 1998
4 Feb 1998 $0.45000 $0.45000 26 Nov 1997 6 Feb 1998 1 Mar 1998
5 Nov 1997 $0.44000 $0.11000 22 Oct 1997 7 Nov 1997 1 Dec 1997
6 Aug 1997 $0.44000 $0.11000 23 Jul 1997 8 Aug 1997 1 Sep 1997
7 May 1997 $0.44000 $0.11000 12 Mar 1997 9 May 1997 1 Jun 1997
12 Feb 1997 $0.44000 $0.44000 10 Dec 1996 14 Feb 1997 1 Mar 1997
13 Nov 1996 $0.43000 $0.10750 29 Oct 1996 15 Nov 1996 1 Dec 1996
14 Aug 1996 $0.43000 $0.43000 2 Jul 1996 16 Aug 1996 1 Sep 1996
15 May 1996 $0.43000 $0.43000 25 Apr 1996 17 May 1996 1 Jun 1996
7 Feb 1996 $0.43000 $0.43000 5 Dec 1995 9 Feb 1996 1 Mar 1996
8 Nov 1995 $0.43000 $0.10750 26 Oct 1995 10 Nov 1995 1 Dec 1995
9 Aug 1995 $0.42000 $0.42000 1 Aug 1995 11 Aug 1995 1 Sep 1995
8 May 1995 $0.42000 $0.42000 27 Apr 1995 12 May 1995 1 Jun 1995
6 Feb 1995 $0.42000 $0.42000 6 Feb 1995 10 Feb 1995 1 Mar 1995
4 Nov 1994 $0.42000 $0.10500 4 Nov 1994 11 Nov 1994 1 Dec 1994
8 Aug 1994 $0.40000 $0.10000 8 Aug 1994 12 Aug 1994 1 Sep 1994
9 May 1994 $0.40000 $0.10000 9 May 1994 13 May 1994 1 Jun 1994
7 Feb 1994 $0.40000 $0.10000 7 Feb 1994 11 Feb 1994 1 Mar 1994
5 Nov 1993 $0.40000 $0.10000 5 Nov 1993 12 Nov 1993 1 Dec 1993
9 Aug 1993 $0.38000 $0.09500 9 Aug 1993 13 Aug 1993 1 Sep 1993
10 May 1993 $0.38000 $0.09500 10 May 1993 14 May 1993 1 Jun 1993
8 Feb 1993 $0.38000 $0.09500 8 Feb 1993 12 Feb 1993 1 Mar 1993
6 Nov 1992 $0.38000 $0.09500 6 Nov 1992 13 Nov 1992 1 Dec 1992
10 Aug 1992 $0.37000 $0.09250 10 Aug 1992 14 Aug 1992 1 Sep 1992
11 May 1992 $0.37000 $0.09250 11 May 1992 15 May 1992 1 Jun 1992
10 Feb 1992 $0.37000 $0.09250 10 Feb 1992 14 Feb 1992 1 Mar 1992
8 Nov 1991 $0.37000 $0.09250 8 Nov 1991 15 Nov 1991 1 Dec 1991
12 Aug 1991 $0.37000 $0.09250 12 Aug 1991 16 Aug 1991 1 Sep 1991
13 May 1991 $0.37000 $0.09250 13 May 1991 17 May 1991 1 Jun 1991
4 Feb 1991 $0.37000 $0.09250 4 Feb 1991 8 Feb 1991 1 Mar 1991

Fortis Dividend FAQs

Does Fortis pay dividends?

Yes, Fortis pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 3.95%.

When does Fortis pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 1 Dec 2021.

How much does Fortis pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.54. 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.