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SPOK Spok Holdings dividend history, payout ratio & dates

Spok Holdings's most recent dividend payment of $0.313 per share was made to shareholders on record before Aug 19, 2024. The payout stands at $1.25 per share annually, which works out to a dividend yield of 8.5%.

Key dates

  • SPOK last dividend date: Aug 19, 2024
SPOK dividend stats
DPS
$1.25
Dividend yield
8.5%
Payout ratio
162.3%
vs. Communication Services sector
Dividend yield
3.1%
Payout ratio
53%

Dividend yield

What is Spok Holdings current dividend yield

Spok Holdings's dividend yield of 8.5% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Communication Services sector average of 3.1%, Spok Holdings's dividend yield is 174% higher. The current dividend yield is above the historical average of 8.0% of the last 5 years.

Dividend history

What is SPOK dividend payout history and dates

Spok Holdings has been paying dividends for the last 19 years. According to our data SPOK has issued four dividends in the last twelve months. The annualized DPS has not changed for the last year. However since the stock price has gone down by 0.7% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 0.6%.

Recent dividends

Ex-date Amount Yield (TTM)
Aug 19, 2024 $0.313 8.38%
May 23, 2024 $0.313 8.29%
Mar 14, 2024 $0.313 7.43%
Nov 15, 2023 $0.313 7.9%
Aug 16, 2023 $0.313 9.27%
May 24, 2023 $0.313 9.94%
Mar 15, 2023 $0.313 12.91%
Nov 15, 2022 $0.313 15.28%
Aug 16, 2022 $0.313 14.94%
May 24, 2022 $0.313 12.36%
Mar 15, 2022 $0.313 8.38%
Nov 15, 2021 $0.125 4.94%
Aug 16, 2021 $0.125 6.9%
May 24, 2021 $0.125 4.41%
Mar 15, 2021 $0.125 4.38%
Nov 13, 2020 $0.125 5.14%
Aug 14, 2020 $0.125 4.8%
May 21, 2020 $0.125 4.79%
Mar 13, 2020 $0.125 5.32%
Nov 14, 2019 $0.125 4.28%
Aug 15, 2019 $0.125 4.4%
May 23, 2019 $0.125 3.06%
Mar 14, 2019 $0.125 3.64%
Nov 15, 2018 $0.125 3.4%
Aug 16, 2018 $0.125 3.22%
May 24, 2018 $0.125 3.27%
Mar 15, 2018 $0.125 3.56%
Nov 16, 2017 $0.125 4.42%
Aug 16, 2017 $0.125 4.62%
May 19, 2017 $0.125 4.42%
Mar 15, 2017 $0.125 4.17%
Dec 30, 2016 $0.25 3.61%
Nov 16, 2016 $0.125 19.77%
Aug 17, 2016 $0.125 21.06%
May 19, 2016 $0.125 21.65%
Mar 16, 2016 $0.125 21.54%
Dec 10, 2015 $3 20.09%
Nov 16, 2015 $0.125 2.87%
Aug 17, 2015 $0.125 2.94%
May 20, 2015 $0.125 2.93%
Mar 16, 2015 $0.125 2.81%

Spok Holdings dividend payout ratio

What is Spok Holdings dividend payout ratio compared to the sector

Payout ratio

Spok Holdings's payout ratio of 162.3% is above the Communication Services sector, the industry and its peers average. Compared to its Communication Services sector average of 53%, Spok Holdings's payout ratio is 206% higher.

Total amount of dividends paid per financial year (from cash flow)

SPOK dividend vs peer dividends

How does SPOK dividend compare to its peers' dividends
Name Dividend yield DPS Payout ratio
SPOK Spok Holdings Inc 8.5% $1.25 162.3%
VZ Verizon Communications Inc 6.02% $2.66 99.6%
T At&T Inc 5.07% $1.11 63.8%
TDS Telephone & Data Systems Inc 1.95% $0.46 N/A
TMUS T-Mobile US Inc 1.25% $2.6 32.2%
SHEN Shenandoah Telecommunications Co 0.67% $0.09 2.2%

Frequently asked questions

Does Spok Holdings pay a dividend?

Yes, Spok Holdings has been paying dividends for the last 19 years.

When was SPOK's last dividend?

Spok Holdings's last regular dividend was on Aug 19, 2024 (ex-date) with the amount of $0.313 per share.

How much dividend does Spok Holdings pay (per share)?

SPOK's annualized dividend per share is $1.25.

What is Spok Holdings's dividend yield?

The current dividend yield of Spok Holdings is 8.5%.

How often does Spok Holdings pay dividends?

Spok Holdings pays four dividends per year.

What is Spok Holdings's dividend payout ratio?

The dividend payout ratio of Spok Holdings is 162.3%.

Does Spok Holdings pay a good dividend?

Spok Holdings's dividend yield is above the Communication Services sector average.

Special dividends are included in TTM DPS and yield. Data from and Sharadar.