Gen Digital Inc. (GEN) dividend history
GENNasdaqServices-Prepackaged SoftwareFiscal year ends March 28Also trades as GENVR
Financials through Q2 FY2027, quarter ended Oct 2, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Oct 29, 2026Score 18/3036% below fair value
$30.40+0.71 (+2.39%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $18.04BP/E 15.3Yield 1.64%
Dividends
Dividend declared per share by fiscal year, adjusted for stock splits
Per share, FY2026
$0.50
0.0% on the prior year
Consecutive increases
0 years
Not raised last year
Dividend yield
1.64%
Latest annual dividend ÷ share price
Payout ratio, FY2026
32.1%
Dividends paid ÷ net income
Dividend payments
Every dividend Gen Digital has paid, newest first. Shares held at the close of the last day with dividend receive it; shares bought on the ex-dividend date or later do not.
| Ex-dividend | Last day to buy | Record | Payable | Declared | Per share | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2026Upcoming | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | Dec 9, 2026 | Oct 28, 2026 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 | Aug 17, 2026 | Sep 9, 2026 | Aug 6, 2026 | $0.125 | Release |
| May 18, 2026 | May 15, 2026 | May 18, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 | May 7, 2026 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 13, 2026 | Feb 12, 2026 | Feb 16, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | Feb 5, 2026 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 10, 2025 | Nov 6, 2025 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 18, 2025 | Aug 15, 2025 | Aug 18, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 | Aug 7, 2025 | $0.125 | Release |
| May 19, 2025 | May 16, 2025 | May 19, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | May 6, 2025 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 14, 2025 | Feb 13, 2025 | Feb 17, 2025 | Mar 12, 2025 | Jan 30, 2025 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 18, 2024 | Nov 15, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 19, 2024 | Aug 16, 2024 | Aug 19, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024 | Aug 1, 2024 | $0.125 | Release |
| May 17, 2024 | May 16, 2024 | May 20, 2024 | Jun 12, 2024 | May 9, 2024 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 15, 2024 | Feb 14, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 | Feb 1, 2024 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 17, 2023 | Nov 16, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | Dec 13, 2023 | Nov 7, 2023 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 18, 2023 | Aug 17, 2023 | Aug 21, 2023 | Sep 13, 2023 | Aug 3, 2023 | $0.125 | Release |
| May 19, 2023 | May 18, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | May 11, 2023 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 16, 2023 | Feb 15, 2023 | Feb 20, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Feb 2, 2023 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 18, 2022 | Nov 17, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Nov 8, 2022 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 19, 2022 | Aug 18, 2022 | Aug 22, 2022 | Sep 14, 2022 | Aug 4, 2022 | $0.125 | Release |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Jun 6, 2022 | Jun 8, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | May 5, 2022 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 | Feb 22, 2022 | Mar 16, 2022 | Feb 3, 2022 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 22, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Nov 4, 2021 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 20, 2021 | Aug 19, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Jul 27, 2021 | $0.125 | Release |
| Jun 8, 2021 | Jun 7, 2021 | Jun 9, 2021 | Jun 23, 2021 | May 10, 2021 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 19, 2021 | Feb 18, 2021 | Feb 22, 2021 | Mar 17, 2021 | Feb 4, 2021 | $0.125 | Release |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | Nov 23, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | Nov 5, 2020 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 21, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | Aug 24, 2020 | Sep 16, 2020 | Aug 6, 2020 | $0.125 | Release |
| Jun 9, 2020 | Jun 8, 2020 | Jun 10, 2020 | Jun 24, 2020 | May 14, 2020 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 21, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | Feb 24, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | Feb 6, 2020 | $0.125 | Release |
| Feb 3, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | Jan 31, 2020 | Jan 9, 2020 | Special$12.00 | Release |
| Nov 22, 2019 | Nov 21, 2019 | Nov 25, 2019 | Dec 18, 2019 | Nov 7, 2019 | $0.125 | Release |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | Aug 26, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | Aug 8, 2019 | $0.075 | Release |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Jun 6, 2019 | Jun 10, 2019 | Jun 26, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | $0.075 | Release |
| Feb 15, 2019 | Feb 14, 2019 | Feb 19, 2019 | Mar 13, 2019 | Jan 31, 2019 | $0.075 | Release |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Nov 15, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | Dec 12, 2018 | Nov 1, 2018 | $0.075 | Release |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 16, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 12, 2018 | Aug 2, 2018 | $0.075 | Release |
| Jun 7, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | Jun 8, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 | May 10, 2018 | $0.075 | Release |
| Feb 21, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | Jan 31, 2018 | $0.075 | Release |
| Nov 17, 2017 | Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Dec 13, 2017 | Nov 1, 2017 | $0.075 | Release |
| Aug 17, 2017 | Aug 16, 2017 | Aug 21, 2017 | Sep 13, 2017 | Aug 2, 2017 | $0.075 | Release |
| Jun 5, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 | Jun 7, 2017 | Jun 21, 2017 | May 10, 2017 | $0.075 | Release |
| Feb 15, 2017 | Feb 14, 2017 | Feb 20, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 | Feb 1, 2017 | $0.075 | Release |
| Nov 17, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | Dec 14, 2016 | Nov 3, 2016 | $0.075 | Release |
| Aug 18, 2016 | Aug 17, 2016 | Aug 22, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 | Aug 4, 2016 | $0.075 | Release |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Jun 3, 2016 | Jun 8, 2016 | Jun 22, 2016 | May 12, 2016 | $0.075 | Release |
| Mar 4, 2016 | Mar 3, 2016 | Mar 8, 2016 | Mar 22, 2016 | Feb 4, 2016 | Special$4.00 | Release |
| Feb 18, 2016 | Feb 17, 2016 | Feb 22, 2016 | Mar 16, 2016 | Feb 4, 2016 | $0.15 | 10-K |
| Nov 19, 2015 | Nov 18, 2015 | Nov 23, 2015 | Dec 16, 2015 | Nov 5, 2015 | $0.15 | Release |
| Aug 24, 2015 | Aug 21, 2015 | Aug 26, 2015 | Sep 16, 2015 | Aug 11, 2015 | $0.15 | Release |
| Jun 8, 2015 | Jun 5, 2015 | Jun 10, 2015 | Jun 24, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | $0.15 | Release |
| Feb 24, 2015 | Feb 23, 2015 | Feb 26, 2015 | Mar 18, 2015 | Feb 5, 2015 | $0.15 | Release |
| Nov 20, 2014 | Nov 19, 2014 | Nov 24, 2014 | Dec 17, 2014 | Nov 5, 2014 | $0.15 | Release |
| Aug 25, 2014 | Aug 22, 2014 | Aug 27, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | Aug 6, 2014 | $0.15 | Release |
| Jun 6, 2014 | Jun 5, 2014 | Jun 10, 2014 | Jun 25, 2014 | May 8, 2014 | $0.15 | Release |
| Feb 20, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | Feb 24, 2014 | Mar 19, 2014 | Jan 20, 2014 | $0.15 | 10-K |
| Nov 21, 2013 | Nov 20, 2013 | Nov 25, 2013 | Dec 18, 2013 | Oct 23, 2013 | $0.15 | Release |
| Aug 22, 2013 | Aug 21, 2013 | Aug 26, 2013 | Sep 18, 2013 | Jul 30, 2013 | $0.15 | Release |
| Jun 17, 2013 | Jun 14, 2013 | Jun 19, 2013 | Jun 27, 2013 | May 7, 2013 | $0.15 | Release |
Per share as declared at the time. Source document: the dividend announcement filed with the SEC (press release or 8-K) where one exists, otherwise the quarterly or annual report covering the declaration.
By fiscal year
Dividend per share, cash paid and payout ratio from annual filings
| Fiscal year | Per share | Change | Cash paid | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $312.00M | 32.1% |
| FY2025 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $313.00M | 48.7% |
| FY2024 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $323.00M | 53.2% |
| FY2023 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $314.00M | 23.5% |
| FY2022 | $0.50 | 0.0% | $303.00M | 36.2% |
| FY2021 | $0.50 | -96.0% | $373.00M | 67.3% |
| FY2020 | $12.40 | +4033.3% | $7.48B | 192.5% |
| FY2019 | $0.30 | 0.0% | $217.00M | 700.0% |
| FY2018 | $0.30 | 0.0% | $211.00M | 18.5% |
| FY2017 | $0.30 | -93.5% | $222.00M | -209.4% |
| FY2016 | $4.60 | +666.7% | $3.03B | 121.8% |
| FY2015 | $0.60 | 0.0% | $413.00M | 47.0% |
| FY2014 | $0.60 | – | $418.00M | 46.5% |
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