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ZTS Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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ZTSZoetis Inc.
Healthcare / Drug Manufacturers - Specialty & Generic
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ZTS Dividend answer
Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 2.66%, or $2.12 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 2.62%, from $2.09 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.53 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Oct 30, 2026. Payment date: Dec 1, 2026. Next dividend status: announced at $0.53 per share.
ZTS Dividend Snapshot
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Next ZTS Dividend Date
When ZTS next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next ZTS dividend
ZTS's announced dividend calendar data is shown separately from historical payments so future dates do not get blended into completed dividend history.
Latest ZTS Dividend Dates
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ZTS 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.
ZTS Annual Dividend History
ZTS Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.53, event yield 2.74%.
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
- 20.11%
- Cohort rank
- #14
- Cohort standing
- Top 5%
- Healthcare rank
- #2
- 2020 regular DPS
- $0.800
- 2025 regular DPS
- $2.000
- Absolute change
- $1.200
- Years increased
- 5
- Years reduced
- 0
ZTS's split-adjusted regular dividend per share grew at 20.11% a year from 2020 through 2025, ranking #14 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.
ZTS Dividend Yield
How ZTS's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
ZTS'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 ZTS dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2026 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 2.74% | Quarterly | $2.09 | May 20, 2026 | Jul 20, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Apr 20, 2026 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.68% | Quarterly | $2.06 | Feb 5, 2026 | Apr 20, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Jan 20, 2026 | $0.53 | $0.53 | 1.65% | Quarterly | $2.03 | Dec 11, 2025 | Jan 20, 2026 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Oct 31, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 1.39% | Quarterly | $2.00 | Oct 9, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Jul 18, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 1.30% | Quarterly | $1.93 | May 21, 2025 | Jul 18, 2025 | Sep 3, 2025 |
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| Apr 21, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 1.27% | Quarterly | $1.86 | Feb 6, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | Jun 3, 2025 |
| Jan 21, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 1.07% | Quarterly | $1.80 | Dec 12, 2024 | Jan 21, 2025 | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.432 | $0.432 | 96.66% | Quarterly | $1.73 | Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 31, 2024 | Dec 3, 2024 |
| Jul 18, 2024 | $0.432 | $0.432 | 93.23% | Quarterly | $1.67 | May 22, 2024 | Jul 18, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 |
| Apr 18, 2024 | $0.432 | $0.432 | 1.05% | Quarterly | $1.61 | Feb 6, 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Jan 18, 2024 | $0.432 | $0.432 | 81.73% | Quarterly | $1.56 | Dec 7, 2023 | Jan 19, 2024 | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Oct 31, 2023 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 95.54% | Quarterly | $1.50 | Oct 12, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | Dec 1, 2023 |
| Jul 20, 2023 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 84.49% | Quarterly | $1.45 | May 11, 2023 | Jul 21, 2023 | Sep 1, 2023 |
| Apr 20, 2023 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 80.28% | Quarterly | $1.40 | Feb 8, 2023 | Apr 21, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 |
| Jan 19, 2023 | $0.375 | $0.375 | 83.36% | Quarterly | $1.35 | Dec 8, 2022 | Jan 20, 2023 | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Oct 31, 2022 | $0.325 | $0.325 | 86.22% | Quarterly | $1.30 | Oct 13, 2022 | Nov 1, 2022 | Dec 1, 2022 |
| Jul 20, 2022 | $0.325 | $0.325 | 69.50% | Quarterly | $1.23 | May 19, 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 | Sep 1, 2022 |
| Apr 20, 2022 | $0.325 | $0.325 | 61.24% | Quarterly | $1.15 | Feb 8, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | Jun 1, 2022 |
| Jan 19, 2022 | $0.325 | $0.325 | 53.59% | Quarterly | $1.08 | Dec 7, 2021 | Jan 20, 2022 | Mar 1, 2022 |
| Oct 28, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 47.02% | Quarterly | $1.00 | Oct 14, 2021 | Oct 29, 2021 | Dec 1, 2021 |
| Jul 20, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 47.47% | Quarterly | $0.95 | May 20, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | Sep 1, 2021 |
| Apr 20, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 53.34% | Quarterly | $0.90 | Feb 10, 2021 | Apr 21, 2021 | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Jan 19, 2021 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 52.29% | Quarterly | $0.85 | Dec 9, 2020 | Jan 20, 2021 | Mar 1, 2021 |
| Oct 20, 2020 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 50.10% | Quarterly | $0.80 | Oct 7, 2020 | Oct 21, 2020 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Jul 16, 2020 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 53.45% | Quarterly | $0.764 | May 20, 2020 | Jul 17, 2020 | Sep 1, 2020 |
| Apr 16, 2020 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 57.12% | Quarterly | $0.728 | Feb 11, 2020 | Apr 17, 2020 | Jun 1, 2020 |
| Jan 16, 2020 | $0.20 | $0.20 | 49.70% | Quarterly | $0.692 | Dec 11, 2019 | Jan 17, 2020 | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Oct 21, 2019 | $0.164 | $0.164 | 51.88% | Quarterly | $0.656 | Oct 3, 2019 | Oct 22, 2019 | Dec 2, 2019 |
| Jul 18, 2019 | $0.164 | $0.164 | 53.77% | Quarterly | $0.618 | May 15, 2019 | Jul 19, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 |
| Apr 17, 2019 | $0.164 | $0.164 | 59.20% | Quarterly | $0.58 | Feb 12, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 | Jun 3, 2019 |
| Jan 17, 2019 | $0.164 | $0.164 | 64.33% | Quarterly | $0.542 | Dec 12, 2018 | Jan 18, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 |
| Nov 19, 2018 | $0.126 | $0.126 | 55.94% | Quarterly | $0.504 | Oct 10, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | Dec 3, 2018 |
| Jul 19, 2018 | $0.126 | $0.126 | 56.54% | Quarterly | $0.483 | May 15, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Apr 19, 2018 | $0.126 | $0.126 | 54.09% | Quarterly | $0.462 | Feb 13, 2018 | Apr 20, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Jan 18, 2018 | $0.126 | $0.126 | 57.78% | Quarterly | $0.441 | Dec 11, 2017 | Jan 19, 2018 | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Nov 8, 2017 | $0.105 | $0.105 | 60.42% | Quarterly | $0.42 | Oct 5, 2017 | Nov 9, 2017 | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Jun 13, 2017 | $0.105 | $0.105 | 66.17% | Quarterly | — | May 22, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 |
| Apr 4, 2017 | $0.105 | $0.105 | 75.97% | Quarterly | — | Feb 15, 2017 | Apr 6, 2017 | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Jan 18, 2017 | $0.105 | $0.105 | 73.17% | Quarterly | — | Dec 7, 2016 | Jan 20, 2017 | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Nov 1, 2016 | $0.095 | $0.095 | 80.42% | Quarterly | — | Oct 6, 2016 | Nov 3, 2016 | Dec 1, 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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ZTS Dividends FAQ
Does ZTS pay a dividend?
Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.53 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is ZTS's dividend yield?
ZTS's trailing dividend yield is 2.62%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is ZTS's next dividend?
ZTS's next announced dividend is $0.53 per share with an ex-dividend date of Oct 30, 2026 and payment date of Dec 1, 2026.
When is ZTS's ex-dividend date?
ZTS's next announced ex-dividend date is Oct 30, 2026.
How has ZTS's dividend changed?
ZTS's one-year dividend growth is 8.18% based on comparable covered dividend history.