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HST Dividend History, Yield & Dates

Dividend Yield · Dividend History · Ex-Dividend Date · Payment Date

Score data as of Oct 30, 2026

HST

Relative Leader / Watch

Strong Relative Position

NeutralEdge 9/10
$25.30−$0.40 (−1.56%)

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  • Momentum
    79
  • Value
    68
  • Quality
    39
  • Risk resilience
    73
  • Sentiment
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algovestiq.comScore data as of Oct 30, 2026

HST Dividend answer

HST (HST) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 3.16%, or $0.80 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 1.58%, from $0.40 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.20 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 30, 2026. Payment date: Oct 15, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.

HST Dividend Snapshot

Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.

Special dividends paid in the trailing 12 months: $0.35 per share. These are excluded from the trailing yield and annual figures above, because a one-off payment is not recurring income.
History
34
dividends captured
Growth years
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not provided by serving snapshot
Durability score
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coverage and consistency proxy
Shareholder yield
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not provided by serving snapshot

Next HST Dividend Date

When HST next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.

Next HST dividend

Not announced

HST's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.20 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.

Ex-date
Unknown
unknown
Pay date
Oct 15, 2026
Frequency
quarterly
Dividend data QA applied

Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.

Latest HST Dividend Dates

Sep 30, 2026

Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.

Dividend yield
1.58%
Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.58%
Regular TTM dividends / latest price; specials excluded
Forward dividend yield
3.16%
Latest dividend × 4 a year = $0.80 / latest price
Trailing annual dividend
$0.40
-33.33% vs prior complete year
Latest dividend
$0.20
Latest split-adjusted payment
Frequency
quarterly
Inferred from available dividend events
Ex-dividend date
Sep 30, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Payment date
Oct 15, 2026
Calendar endpoint
Next dividend
Not announced
Amount status independent from ex-date
Payout ratio
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Dividend as a share of earnings where available
FCF payout
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Dividend as a share of free cash flow per share
FCF coverage
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Free cash flow per share divided by dividend

AIQ Dividend bridge

Quality39/100

Margins, returns, leverage, and cash conversion support dividend durability.

Value68/100

Yield is more useful when valuation context is not stretched.

Risk resilience73/100

Lower drawdown and balance-sheet risk can improve income dependability.

HST Dividend History

Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.

Dividend reliability

Active payer

Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.

Yield
1.58%
Current income rate
TTM trend
Trailing income falling
-33.33% vs prior complete year
FCF coverage
Cash coverage unavailable
Free cash flow unavailable
Payout ratio
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Earnings payout context
Recent dividend cadence
8 records
Dec 24
$0.40
Mar 25
$0.20
Jun 25
$0.20
Sep 25
$0.20
Dec 25
$0.35
Mar 26
$0.20
Jun 26
$0.92
Sep 26
$0.20

HST Annual Dividend History

2016 - 2026
10 plotted years

HST Dividend Growth

-33.33% 1Y
Trailing CAGR windows
Latest HST Dividend: Declaration, Ex-Date & Payment
Declared
Sep 15, 2026
Ex-date
Sep 30, 2026
Record
Sep 30, 2026
Paid
Oct 15, 2026

Latest row amount $0.20, event yield 7.44%.

Event field coverage
Declaration34/34
Record34/34
Payment34/34
Frequency34/34
History depth
34 rows
FMP dividend events via canonical L3
Data through
Sep 30, 2026
latest covered ex-date
Last checked
Oct 10, 2026
independent from event date
Date coverage
34/34 pay
34/34 record dates

This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.

Dividend growth

HST regular dividend growth, 2020–2025
5-year regular dividend CAGR
24.57%
2020 regular DPS
$0.200
2025 regular DPS
$0.600
Absolute change
$0.400
Years increased
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Years reduced
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HST's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 24.57% a year from 2020 through 2025.

HST has at least one year between 2020 and 2025 with no regular dividend.

Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.

The regular dividend jumped 114.3% in 2023, a single step rather than steady compounding.

HST Dividend Yield

How HST's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.

Yield methodology

Trailing 12-month dividend yield

HST's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.

Trailing 12-month dividend yield
1.58%
Trailing 12-month dividends
$0.40

Dividend coverage

What HST's dividend is paid out of

Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.

Payout ratio
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FCF coverage
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Recent HST dividend payments

34 covered dividends
Showing latest 5 of 34 rows
Ex-dateDividendAdjustedYield at ex-dateFrequencyTTM adjustedDeclaredRecord datePayment date
Sep 30, 2026$0.20
$0.20
7.44%Quarterly$0.75Sep 15, 2026Sep 30, 2026Oct 15, 2026
Jun 30, 2026$0.92
$0.92
7.04%Special$0.75May 6, 2026Jun 30, 2026Jul 15, 2026
Mar 31, 2026$0.20
$0.20
4.96%Semi-Annual$0.95Feb 18, 2026Mar 31, 2026Apr 15, 2026
Dec 31, 2025$0.35
$0.35
5.36%Special$0.95Dec 11, 2025Dec 31, 2025Jan 15, 2026
Sep 30, 2025$0.20
$0.20
5.88%Quarterly$1.00Sep 11, 2025Sep 30, 2025Oct 15, 2025
Show older history+29 rows
Jun 30, 2025$0.20
$0.20
6.51%Quarterly$1.00Jun 12, 2025Jun 30, 2025Jul 15, 2025
Mar 31, 2025$0.20
$0.20
7.04%Semi-Annual$1.00Feb 19, 2025Mar 31, 2025Apr 15, 2025
Dec 31, 2024$0.40
$0.40
5.71%Special$1.00Dec 11, 2024Dec 31, 2024Jan 15, 2025
Sep 30, 2024$0.20
$0.20
5.97%Quarterly$1.05Sep 12, 2024Sep 30, 2024Oct 15, 2024
Jun 28, 2024$0.20
$0.20
5.73%Quarterly$1.03Jun 13, 2024Jun 28, 2024Jul 15, 2024
Mar 27, 2024$0.20
$0.20
4.75%Semi-Annual$0.98Feb 22, 2024Mar 28, 2024Apr 15, 2024
Dec 28, 2023$0.45
$0.45
4.58%Special$0.90Dec 15, 2023Dec 29, 2023Jan 16, 2024
Sep 28, 2023$0.18
$0.18
4.69%Quarterly$0.77Sep 14, 2023Sep 30, 2023Oct 16, 2023
Jun 29, 2023$0.15
$0.15
4.25%Quarterly$0.71Jun 14, 2023Jun 30, 2023Jul 17, 2023
Mar 30, 2023$0.12
$0.12
3.93%Quarterly$0.62Feb 15, 2023Mar 31, 2023Apr 17, 2023
Dec 29, 2022$0.32
$0.32
3.35%Special$0.53Dec 15, 2022Dec 30, 2022Jan 17, 2023
Sep 29, 2022$0.12
$0.12
1.33%Quarterly$0.21Aug 3, 2022Sep 30, 2022Oct 17, 2022
Jun 29, 2022$0.06
$0.06
57.32%Quarterly$0.09May 4, 2022Jun 30, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Mar 30, 2022$0.03
$0.03
15.05%Quarterly$0.03Feb 16, 2022Mar 31, 2022Apr 15, 2022
Mar 30, 2020$0.20
$0.20
7.44%Semi-Annual$0.85Feb 19, 2020Mar 31, 2020Apr 15, 2020
Dec 30, 2019$0.25
$0.25
4.56%Quarterly$0.85Dec 13, 2019Dec 31, 2019Jan 15, 2020
Sep 27, 2019$0.20
$0.20
4.97%Quarterly$0.85Sep 13, 2019Sep 30, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Jun 27, 2019$0.20
$0.20
4.72%Quarterly$0.85Jun 14, 2019Jun 28, 2019Jul 15, 2019
Mar 28, 2019$0.20
$0.20
4.48%Semi-Annual$0.85Feb 19, 2019Mar 29, 2019Apr 15, 2019
Dec 28, 2018$0.25
$0.25
5.10%Quarterly$0.85Dec 14, 2018Dec 31, 2018Jan 15, 2019
Sep 27, 2018$0.20
$0.20
4.01%Quarterly$0.85Sep 14, 2018Sep 28, 2018Oct 15, 2018
Jun 28, 2018$0.20
$0.20
4.07%Quarterly$0.85Jun 14, 2018Jun 29, 2018Jul 16, 2018
Mar 28, 2018$0.20
$0.20
4.58%Semi-Annual$0.85Feb 21, 2018Mar 29, 2018Apr 16, 2018
Dec 28, 2017$0.20
$0.25
4.22%Quarterly$0.85Dec 14, 2017Dec 29, 2017Jan 15, 2018
Sep 28, 2017$0.20
$0.20
4.60%Quarterly$0.85Sep 18, 2017Sep 29, 2017Oct 16, 2017
Jun 28, 2017$0.20
$0.20
4.57%Quarterly—Jun 15, 2017Jun 30, 2017Jul 17, 2017
Mar 29, 2017$0.20
$0.20
4.66%Semi-Annual—Feb 21, 2017Mar 31, 2017Apr 17, 2017
Dec 28, 2016$0.20
$0.25
4.58%Quarterly—Dec 15, 2016Dec 30, 2016Jan 17, 2017
Sep 28, 2016$0.20
$0.20
5.13%Quarterly—Sep 15, 2016Sep 30, 2016Oct 17, 2016
Dividend context
How to read HST's dividend profile

Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.

Yield needs coverage

A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.

Payment history matters

Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.

Payout ratio is context

A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.

Focused follow-on paths for yield methodology, payout coverage, peer comparison, and income planning.

HST Dividend Comparisons

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Dividend calculators

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HST Dividends FAQ

Does HST pay a dividend?

HST (HST) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.20 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.

What is HST's dividend yield?

HST's trailing dividend yield is 1.58%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.

When is HST's next dividend?

HST's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.

When is HST's ex-dividend date?

HST's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 30, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.

How has HST's dividend changed?

HST's one-year dividend growth is -33.33% based on comparable covered dividend history.