General Electric Company
Dividend Yield & History

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Its most recent quarterly dividend was paid to shareholders on 20 Dec 2021. In trailing 12 Months, 13.35% of the company’s earnings is paid out as dividends.

GE.SW Most Recent Dividend 20 Dec 2021
GE.SW Dividend Yield TTM 0.49%
GE.SW Payout Ratio TTM 13.35% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings)
General Electric Company (SIX:GE.SW): Payout ratio
Payout ratio 13.35%

General Electric Company stock dividend per share (2016 – 2021)

General Electric Company (SIX:GE.SW): Dividend per share
2016 $0.93
2017 $1.32
2018 $0.37
2019 $0.04
2020 $0.04
2021 $0

General Electric Company stock dividend yield (2016 – 2021)

General Electric Company (SIX:GE.SW): Dividend Yield
2016 4.89%
2017 9.24%
2018 10.99%
2019 1.07%
2020 1.16%
2021 0.77%

General Electric Company stock dividend history by quarter (1998 – 2021)

Date Dividend Dividend adjustment Declaration date Record date Payment date
20 Dec 2021 $0.08000 $0.08000
24 Sep 2021 $0.00000 $0.08000
25 Jun 2021 $0.00000 $0.01000
5 Mar 2021 $0.00000 $0.01000
18 Dec 2020 $0.01000 $0.01000
25 Sep 2020 $0.01000 $0.01000
26 Jun 2020 $0.01000 $0.01000 19 Jun 2020 29 Jun 2020 27 Jul 2020
6 Mar 2020 $0.01000 $0.01000 14 Feb 2020 9 Mar 2020 27 Apr 2020
20 Dec 2019 $0.01000 $0.01000 6 Dec 2019 23 Dec 2019 27 Jan 2020
13 Sep 2019 $0.01000 $0.01000 6 Sep 2019 16 Sep 2019 25 Oct 2019
28 Jun 2019 $0.01000 $0.01000 21 Jun 2019 1 Jul 2019 25 Jul 2019
8 Mar 2019 $0.01000 $0.01000 15 Feb 2019 11 Mar 2019 25 Apr 2019
19 Dec 2018 $0.01000 $0.01000 30 Oct 2018 20 Dec 2018 25 Jan 2019
14 Sep 2018 $0.12000 $0.12000 7 Sep 2018 17 Sep 2018 25 Oct 2018
15 Jun 2018 $0.12000 $0.12000 8 Jun 2018 18 Jun 2018 25 Jul 2018
23 Feb 2018 $0.12000 $0.12000 9 Feb 2018 26 Feb 2018 25 Apr 2018
27 Dec 2017 $0.12000 $0.12000
26 Dec 2017 $0.12000 $0.12000 13 Nov 2017 27 Dec 2017 25 Jan 2018
6 Dec 2017 $0.12000 $0.12000
15 Sep 2017 $0.24000 $0.24000 7 Sep 2017 18 Sep 2017 25 Oct 2017
16 Jun 2017 $0.24000 $0.24000
15 Jun 2017 $0.24000 $0.24000 9 Jun 2017 19 Jun 2017 25 Jul 2017
23 Feb 2017 $0.24000 $0.24000 10 Feb 2017 27 Feb 2017 25 Apr 2017
22 Dec 2016 $0.24000 $0.24000 9 Dec 2016 27 Dec 2016 25 Jan 2017
15 Sep 2016 $0.23000 $0.23000 9 Sep 2016 19 Sep 2016 25 Oct 2016
16 Jun 2016 $0.23000 $0.23000 10 Jun 2016 20 Jun 2016 25 Jul 2016
25 Feb 2016 $0.23000 $0.23000 12 Feb 2016 29 Feb 2016 25 Apr 2016
17 Dec 2015 $0.23000 $0.23000 11 Dec 2015 21 Dec 2015 25 Jan 2016
17 Sep 2015 $0.23000 $0.23000 11 Sep 2015 21 Sep 2015 26 Oct 2015
18 Jun 2015 $0.23000 $0.23000 5 Jun 2015 22 Jun 2015 27 Jul 2015
19 Feb 2015 $0.23000 $0.23000 6 Feb 2015 23 Feb 2015 27 Apr 2015
18 Dec 2014 $0.23000 $0.23000 12 Dec 2014 22 Dec 2014 26 Jan 2015
18 Sep 2014 $0.22000 $0.22000 5 Sep 2014 22 Sep 2014 27 Oct 2014
19 Jun 2014 $0.22000 $0.22000 6 Jun 2014 23 Jun 2014 25 Jul 2014
20 Feb 2014 $0.22000 $0.22000 7 Feb 2014 24 Feb 2014 25 Apr 2014
19 Dec 2013 $0.22000 $0.22000 13 Dec 2013 23 Dec 2013 27 Jan 2014
19 Sep 2013 $0.19000 $0.19000 13 Sep 2013 23 Sep 2013 25 Oct 2013
20 Jun 2013 $0.19000 $0.19000 14 Jun 2013 24 Jun 2013 25 Jul 2013
21 Feb 2013 $0.19000 $0.19000 15 Feb 2013 25 Feb 2013 25 Apr 2013
20 Dec 2012 $0.19000 $0.19000 14 Dec 2012 24 Dec 2012 25 Jan 2013
20 Sep 2012 $0.17000 $0.17000 7 Sep 2012 24 Sep 2012 25 Oct 2012
21 Jun 2012 $0.17000 $0.17000 8 Jun 2012 25 Jun 2012 25 Jul 2012
23 Feb 2012 $0.17000 $0.17000 10 Feb 2012 27 Feb 2012 25 Apr 2012
22 Dec 2011 $0.17000 $0.17000 9 Dec 2011 27 Dec 2011 25 Jan 2012
15 Sep 2011 $0.15000 $0.15000 2 Sep 2011 19 Sep 2011 25 Oct 2011
16 Jun 2011 $0.15000 $0.15000 21 Apr 2011 20 Jun 2011 25 Jul 2011
24 Feb 2011 $0.14000 $0.14000 11 Feb 2011 28 Feb 2011 25 Apr 2011
22 Dec 2010 $0.14000 $0.14000 10 Dec 2010 27 Dec 2010 25 Jan 2011
16 Sep 2010 $0.12000 $0.12000 23 Jul 2010 20 Sep 2010 25 Oct 2010
17 Jun 2010 $0.10000 $0.10000 11 Jun 2010 21 Jun 2010 26 Jul 2010
25 Feb 2010 $0.10000 $0.10000 12 Feb 2010 1 Mar 2010 26 Apr 2010
23 Dec 2009 $0.10000 $0.10000 15 Dec 2009 28 Dec 2009 25 Jan 2010
17 Sep 2009 $0.10000 $0.10000 4 Sep 2009 21 Sep 2009 26 Oct 2009
18 Jun 2009 $0.10000 $0.10000 27 Feb 2009 22 Jun 2009 27 Jul 2009
19 Feb 2009 $0.31000 $0.31000 6 Feb 2009 23 Feb 2009 27 Apr 2009
24 Dec 2008 $0.31000 $0.31000 16 Dec 2008 29 Dec 2008 26 Jan 2009
23 Dec 2008 $0.31000 $0.31000
18 Sep 2008 $0.31000 $0.31000 22 Aug 2008 22 Sep 2008 27 Oct 2008
19 Jun 2008 $0.31000 $0.31000 6 Jun 2008 23 Jun 2008 25 Jul 2008
21 Feb 2008 $0.31000 $0.31000 8 Feb 2008 25 Feb 2008 25 Apr 2008
20 Dec 2007 $0.31000 $0.31000 6 Nov 2007 24 Dec 2007 25 Jan 2008
14 Nov 2007 $0.28700 $0.28700
20 Sep 2007 $0.28000 $0.28000 7 Sep 2007 24 Sep 2007 25 Oct 2007
4 Jul 2007 $1.26000 $1.26000
21 Jun 2007 $0.28000 $0.28000 8 Jun 2007 25 Jun 2007 25 Jul 2007
22 Feb 2007 $0.28000 $0.28000 9 Feb 2007 26 Feb 2007 25 Apr 2007
21 Dec 2006 $0.28000 $0.28000 12 Dec 2006 26 Dec 2006 25 Jan 2007
10 Nov 2006 $0.25500 $0.25500
21 Sep 2006 $0.25000 $0.25000 8 Sep 2006 25 Sep 2006 25 Oct 2006
5 Jul 2006 $1.12000 $1.12000
22 Jun 2006 $0.25000 $0.25000 9 Jun 2006 26 Jun 2006 25 Jul 2006
23 Feb 2006 $0.25000 $0.25000 10 Feb 2006 27 Feb 2006 25 Apr 2006
22 Dec 2005 $0.25000 $0.25000 18 Nov 2005 27 Dec 2005 25 Jan 2006
24 Nov 2005 $3.00000 $3.00000
22 Sep 2005 $0.22000 $0.22000 16 Sep 2005 26 Sep 2005 25 Oct 2005
23 Jun 2005 $0.22000 $0.22000 10 Jun 2005 27 Jun 2005 25 Jul 2005
13 May 2005 $0.19550 $0.19550
24 Feb 2005 $0.22000 $0.22000 11 Feb 2005 28 Feb 2005 25 Apr 2005
22 Dec 2004 $0.22000 $0.22000 10 Dec 2004 27 Dec 2004 25 Jan 2005
14 Dec 2004 $0.54000 $0.54000
23 Sep 2004 $0.20000 $0.20000 17 Sep 2004 27 Sep 2004 25 Oct 2004
24 Jun 2004 $0.20000 $0.20000 11 Jun 2004 28 Jun 2004 26 Jul 2004
23 Jun 2004 $0.08500 $0.08500
26 Feb 2004 $0.20000 $0.20000 13 Feb 2004 1 Mar 2004 26 Apr 2004
29 Dec 2003 $0.20000 $0.20000 12 Dec 2003 31 Dec 2003 26 Jan 2004
20 Oct 2003 $0.80000 $0.80000
25 Sep 2003 $0.19000 $0.19000 12 Sep 2003 29 Sep 2003 27 Oct 2003
26 Jun 2003 $0.19000 $0.19000 13 Jun 2003 30 Jun 2003 25 Jul 2003
26 Feb 2003 $0.19000 $0.19000 14 Feb 2003 28 Feb 2003 25 Apr 2003
27 Dec 2002 $0.19000 $0.19000 13 Dec 2002 31 Dec 2002 27 Jan 2003
25 Sep 2002 $0.18000 $0.18000 13 Sep 2002 27 Sep 2002 25 Oct 2002
26 Jun 2002 $0.18000 $0.18000 14 Jun 2002 28 Jun 2002 25 Jul 2002
27 Feb 2002 $0.18000 $0.18000 15 Feb 2002 1 Mar 2002 25 Apr 2002
27 Dec 2001 $0.18000 $0.18000 14 Dec 2001 31 Dec 2001 25 Jan 2002
26 Sep 2001 $0.16000 $0.16000 7 Sep 2001 28 Sep 2001 25 Oct 2001
5 Jul 2001 $0.16000 $0.16000 22 Jun 2001 9 Jul 2001 25 Jul 2001
5 Mar 2001 $0.16000 $0.16000 9 Feb 2001 7 Mar 2001 25 Apr 2001
27 Dec 2000 $0.16000 $0.16000 15 Dec 2000 29 Dec 2000 25 Jan 2001
29 Sep 2000 $0.13700 $0.136667 22 Sep 2000 3 Oct 2000 25 Oct 2000
5 Jul 2000 $0.136667 $0.136667
6 Mar 2000 $0.41000 $0.41000
22 Dec 1999 $0.41000 $0.41000
28 Sep 1999 $0.35000 $0.35000
6 Jul 1999 $0.35000 $0.35000
4 Mar 1999 $0.35000 $0.35000
29 Dec 1998 $0.35000 $0.35000
28 Sep 1998 $0.30000 $0.30000

General Electric Company Dividend FAQs

Does General Electric Company pay dividends?

Yes, General Electric Company pays dividends to its shareholders. The current dividend yield for the trailing 12 months is at 0.49%.

When does General Electric Company pay dividends?

The last payment date was on 20 Dec 2021.

How much does General Electric Company pay in dividends?

The most recent quarterly dividend was $0.08. 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.