FTS Dividend History & Yield

Fortis Inc. · NYSE

Stock Utilities Quarterly payer InternationalUtility
$55.57
+0.56% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
2.51%
$1.397/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
3.32%
$1.844/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$1.844
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.461
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Nov 20, 2026 Estimated
in 72 days
Next pay date
Dec 4, 2026
in 86 days
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 19, 2026
$0.461 per share
Payout ratio
75%
of earnings
Market cap
28.4B
P/E 22.7
5y dividend CAGR
-2.7%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
3 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
12.6
since Feb 12, 2014
1y total return
+14.5%
price +11.7% + dividends 2.8%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Fri, Nov 20, 2026 (in 72 days) Dec 4, 2026 $0.461 $46.10 Estimated
Sun, Feb 21, 2027 (in 165 days) Mar 7, 2027 $0.461 $46.10 Estimated
Tue, May 25, 2027 (in 258 days) Jun 8, 2027 $0.461 $46.10 Estimated
Thu, Aug 26, 2027 (in 351 days) Sep 9, 2027 $0.461 $46.10 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from FTS's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.844 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from May 16, 2016 to Aug 19, 2026; most recent $0.461$0.00$0.25$0.50May 16, 2016: $0.29May '16Aug 17, 2016: $0.292Nov 16, 2016: $0.297Feb 14, 2017: $0.306Aug 17, 2017: $0.317Nov 17, 2017: $0.333Nov '17Feb 14, 2018: $0.338May 17, 2018: $0.332Aug 20, 2018: $0.325Nov 19, 2018: $0.342Feb 14, 2019: $0.34Feb '19May 16, 2019: $0.335Aug 19, 2019: $0.339Nov 18, 2019: $0.361Feb 14, 2020: $0.36May 14, 2020: $0.339May '20Aug 18, 2020: $0.361Nov 17, 2020: $0.386Feb 12, 2021: $0.398May 14, 2021: $0.415Aug 18, 2021: $0.40Aug '21Nov 16, 2021: $0.428Feb 14, 2022: $0.42May 16, 2022: $0.414Aug 18, 2022: $0.414Nov 16, 2022: $0.426Nov '22Feb 14, 2023: $0.424May 16, 2023: $0.42Aug 18, 2023: $0.417Nov 16, 2023: $0.431Feb 15, 2024: $0.436Feb '24May 16, 2024: $0.434Aug 20, 2024: $0.433Nov 18, 2024: $0.437Feb 18, 2025: $0.434May 16, 2025: $0.441May '25Aug 19, 2025: $0.445Feb 17, 2026: $0.469May 15, 2026: $0.467Aug 19, 2026: $0.461

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.00$2.002017: $0.956$0.95620172018: $1.337$1.33720182019: $1.375$1.37520192020: $1.446$1.44620202021: $1.641$1.64120212022: $1.674$1.67420222023: $1.692$1.69220232024: $1.74$1.7420242025: $1.32$1.3220252026 (YTD): $1.397$1.3972026 YTD

How much FTS do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month651$36,163$1,200
$500 / month3,254$180,813$6,000
$1,000 / month6,508$361,627$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 3.32%. $10,000 in FTS would currently pay about $332 a year ($28 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

FTS dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Aug 19, 2026 $0.461 -1.3%
May 15, 2026 $0.467 -0.4%
Feb 17, 2026 $0.469 +5.4%
Aug 19, 2025 $0.445 +0.9%
May 16, 2025 $0.441 +1.6%
Feb 18, 2025 $0.434 -0.7%
Nov 18, 2024 $0.437 +0.9%
Aug 20, 2024 $0.433 -0.2%
May 16, 2024 $0.434 -0.5%
Feb 15, 2024 $0.436 +1.2%
Nov 16, 2023 $0.431 +3.4%
Aug 18, 2023 $0.417 -0.7%
May 16, 2023 $0.42 -0.9%
Feb 14, 2023 $0.424 -0.5%
Nov 16, 2022 $0.426 +2.9%
Aug 18, 2022 $0.414 +0.0%
May 16, 2022 $0.414 -1.4%
Feb 14, 2022 $0.42 -1.9%
Nov 16, 2021 $0.428 +7.0%
Aug 18, 2021 $0.40 -3.6%
May 14, 2021 $0.415 +4.3%
Feb 12, 2021 $0.398 +3.1%
Nov 17, 2020 $0.386 +6.9%
Aug 18, 2020 $0.361 +6.5%

FTS dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Feb 17, 2026 Raised 5.4% $0.445 $0.469 Paid

Detected from the regular payment stream; supplemental and special dividends are excluded. Pro members get an email the morning a holding raises or cuts.

Payout risk check

Yield-trap heuristicLow risk

FTS scores 0/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (low risk).

No warning flags: the payout ratio, yield level, 5-year cut history and price trend all look ordinary.

This is a rule-based screen computed from public data, not a rating or a recommendation. Read our guide to yield traps for what the signals mean.

About Fortis Inc.

Fortis Inc. operates as an electric and gas utility company in Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean countries. The company generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to approximately 459,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona, including the greater Tucson metropolitan area; and 107,000 retail customers in southeastern Arizona with an aggregate capacity of 3, 443 megawatts (MW). It also sells wholesale electricity to other entities in the western United States; owns gas-fired and hydroelectric generating capacity totaling 43 MW; and distributes natural gas to approximately 1,105,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers in British Columbia, Canada.

Sector: Utilities. Industry: Utilities - Regulated Electric. First dividend on our records: Feb 12, 2014. 49 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

FTS dividend FAQ

When is FTS's next ex-dividend date?

FTS's next ex-dividend date is Nov 20, 2026 (in 72 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.461 per share, expected on Dec 4, 2026.

How often does FTS pay dividends?

FTS pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.461 per share with an ex-date of Aug 19, 2026.

What is FTS's dividend yield?

FTS's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 2.51%, based on $1.397 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $55.57. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.844 per share, is 3.32%.

How much does FTS pay per share?

FTS pays about $0.461 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $1.844 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $184.40 a year.

Has FTS grown or cut its dividend?

FTS has raised its annual dividend for 3 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has shrunk at 2.7% a year (-20.5% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of FTS do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 3.32%, you would need about 651 shares of FTS (roughly $36,163 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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