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MDT Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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MDT Dividend answer
MDT (MDT) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.98%, or $2.88 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.96%, from $2.86 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.72 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Sep 25, 2026. Payment date: Oct 16, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
MDT 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.
Next MDT Dividend Date
When MDT next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next MDT dividend
MDT's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.72 per share. Data last checked: Oct 10, 2026.
Latest MDT Dividend Dates
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MDT 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
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
MDT Annual Dividend History
MDT Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.72, event yield 3.23%.
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
- 5-year regular dividend CAGR
- 4.42%
- Cohort rank
- #271
- Cohort standing
- Bottom half
- Healthcare rank
- #24
- 2020 regular DPS
- $2.280
- 2025 regular DPS
- $2.830
- Absolute change
- $0.550
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
MDT's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 4.42% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #271 among US dividend-paying corporations that never cut the payout in AlgovestIQ's study.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
MDT Dividend Yield
How MDT's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
MDT'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.
Dividend coverage
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.
Recent MDT dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 3.23% | Quarterly | $2.86 | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Jun 26, 2026 | $0.72 | $0.72 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $2.85 | Jun 3, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | Jul 17, 2026 |
| Mar 27, 2026 | $0.71 | $0.71 | 3.26% | Quarterly | $2.84 | Mar 5, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | Apr 17, 2026 |
| Dec 26, 2025 | $0.71 | $0.71 | 2.93% | Quarterly | $2.83 | Dec 4, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Sep 26, 2025 | $0.71 | $0.71 | 2.99% | Quarterly | $2.82 | Aug 14, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Oct 17, 2025 |
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| Jun 27, 2025 | $0.71 | $0.71 | 3.27% | Quarterly | $2.81 | May 20, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | Jul 11, 2025 |
| Mar 28, 2025 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 3.20% | Quarterly | $2.80 | Mar 6, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | Apr 11, 2025 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 3.46% | Quarterly | $2.79 | Dec 5, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 10, 2025 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 3.11% | Quarterly | $2.78 | Aug 15, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 11, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.70 | $0.70 | 3.52% | Quarterly | $2.77 | May 22, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| Mar 21, 2024 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.31% | Quarterly | $2.76 | Mar 7, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | Apr 12, 2024 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.35% | Quarterly | $2.75 | Dec 7, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Jan 12, 2024 |
| Sep 21, 2023 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.41% | Quarterly | $2.74 | Aug 17, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | Oct 13, 2023 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | $0.69 | $0.69 | 3.12% | Quarterly | $2.73 | May 24, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | Jul 14, 2023 |
| Mar 23, 2023 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 3.51% | Quarterly | $2.72 | Mar 2, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| Dec 20, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 3.48% | Quarterly | $2.67 | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Sep 22, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 3.14% | Quarterly | $2.62 | Aug 18, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | Oct 14, 2022 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | $0.68 | $0.68 | 2.90% | Quarterly | $2.57 | May 25, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 2.37% | Quarterly | $2.52 | Mar 3, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | Apr 22, 2022 |
| Dec 21, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 2.43% | Quarterly | $2.47 | Dec 9, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 1.85% | Quarterly | $2.42 | Aug 20, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | Oct 15, 2021 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.63 | $0.63 | 1.89% | Quarterly | $2.37 | May 27, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jul 16, 2021 |
| Mar 25, 2021 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $2.32 | Mar 8, 2021 | Mar 26, 2021 | Apr 16, 2021 |
| Dec 21, 2020 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 1.99% | Quarterly | $2.28 | Dec 11, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 15, 2021 |
| Sep 24, 2020 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 2.21% | Quarterly | $2.24 | Aug 21, 2020 | Sep 25, 2020 | Oct 16, 2020 |
| Jun 25, 2020 | $0.58 | $0.58 | 2.48% | Quarterly | $2.20 | May 20, 2020 | Jun 26, 2020 | Jul 17, 2020 |
| Mar 26, 2020 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 2.35% | Quarterly | $2.16 | Mar 6, 2020 | Mar 27, 2020 | Apr 17, 2020 |
| Dec 26, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 1.88% | Quarterly | $2.12 | Dec 6, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | Jan 17, 2020 |
| Sep 26, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 1.94% | Quarterly | $2.08 | Aug 23, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | Oct 18, 2019 |
| Jul 5, 2019 | $0.54 | $0.54 | 2.08% | Quarterly | $2.04 | Jun 21, 2019 | Jul 8, 2019 | Jul 25, 2019 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 2.17% | Quarterly | $2.00 | Mar 8, 2019 | Mar 22, 2019 | Apr 12, 2019 |
| Dec 27, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.96 | Dec 10, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | Jan 18, 2019 |
| Sep 27, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 1.97% | Quarterly | $1.92 | Aug 24, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | Oct 19, 2018 |
| Jul 5, 2018 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 2.19% | Quarterly | $1.88 | Jun 25, 2018 | Jul 6, 2018 | Jul 25, 2018 |
| Mar 22, 2018 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.35% | Quarterly | $1.84 | Mar 12, 2018 | Mar 23, 2018 | Apr 13, 2018 |
| Dec 28, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.23% | Quarterly | $1.81 | Dec 8, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | Jan 19, 2018 |
| Sep 28, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.29% | Quarterly | $1.78 | Aug 28, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | Oct 20, 2017 |
| Jul 5, 2017 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 1.97% | Quarterly | — | Jun 27, 2017 | Jul 7, 2017 | Jul 26, 2017 |
| Mar 22, 2017 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 2.12% | Quarterly | — | Mar 13, 2017 | Mar 24, 2017 | Apr 13, 2017 |
| Dec 21, 2016 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 2.33% | Quarterly | — | Dec 12, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 | Jan 13, 2017 |
| Sep 27, 2016 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 1.87% | Quarterly | — | Sep 27, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 |
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.
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.
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.
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.
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MDT Dividends FAQ
Does MDT pay a dividend?
MDT (MDT) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.72 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is MDT's dividend yield?
MDT's trailing dividend yield is 2.96%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is MDT's next dividend?
MDT'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 MDT's ex-dividend date?
MDT's latest covered ex-dividend date is Sep 25, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has MDT's dividend changed?
MDT's one-year dividend growth is 1.42% based on comparable covered dividend history.