MATW Dividend History & Yield

Matthews International Corporation · NasdaqGS

Stock Industrials Quarterly payer Dividend growth
$20.39
-3.50% today
as of Sep 9, 2026
TTM yield
5.00%
$1.02/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
5.00%
$1.02/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$1.02
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.255
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Nov 9, 2026 Estimated
in 61 days
Next pay date
Nov 23, 2026
in 75 days
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 10, 2026
$0.255 per share
Payout ratio
337%
of earnings
Market cap
636.4M
P/E n/a
5y dividend CAGR
+3.5%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
31 yrs
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
32.0
since Sep 26, 1994
1y total return
-12.9%
price -17.0% + dividends 4.2%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Mon, Nov 9, 2026 (in 61 days) Nov 23, 2026 $0.255 $25.50 Estimated
Mon, Feb 8, 2027 (in 152 days) Feb 22, 2027 $0.255 $25.50 Estimated
Mon, May 10, 2027 (in 243 days) May 24, 2027 $0.255 $25.50 Estimated
Mon, Aug 9, 2027 (in 334 days) Aug 23, 2027 $0.255 $25.50 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from MATW's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $1.02 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Nov 23, 2016 to Aug 10, 2026; most recent $0.255$0.00$0.15$0.30Nov 23, 2016: $0.17Nov '16Feb 2, 2017: $0.17Apr 27, 2017: $0.17Jul 27, 2017: $0.17Nov 24, 2017: $0.19Feb 2, 2018: $0.19Feb '18Apr 27, 2018: $0.19Jul 27, 2018: $0.19Nov 23, 2018: $0.20Feb 1, 2019: $0.20May 3, 2019: $0.20May '19Aug 2, 2019: $0.20Nov 22, 2019: $0.21Jan 31, 2020: $0.21May 1, 2020: $0.21Jul 31, 2020: $0.21Jul '20Nov 27, 2020: $0.215Feb 5, 2021: $0.215May 7, 2021: $0.215Aug 6, 2021: $0.215Nov 26, 2021: $0.22Nov '21Feb 4, 2022: $0.22May 6, 2022: $0.22Aug 5, 2022: $0.22Nov 25, 2022: $0.23Feb 3, 2023: $0.23Feb '23May 5, 2023: $0.23Aug 4, 2023: $0.23Nov 24, 2023: $0.24Feb 2, 2024: $0.24May 3, 2024: $0.24May '24Aug 5, 2024: $0.24Dec 2, 2024: $0.25Feb 10, 2025: $0.25May 12, 2025: $0.25Aug 11, 2025: $0.25Aug '25Dec 1, 2025: $0.255Feb 9, 2026: $0.255May 11, 2026: $0.255Aug 10, 2026: $0.255

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$0.60$1.202017: $0.70$0.7020172018: $0.77$0.7720182019: $0.81$0.8120192020: $0.845$0.84520202021: $0.865$0.86520212022: $0.89$0.8920222023: $0.93$0.9320232024: $0.97$0.9720242025: $1.005$1.00520252026 (YTD): $0.765$0.7652026 YTD

How much MATW do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month1,177$23,988$1,200
$500 / month5,883$119,941$6,000
$1,000 / month11,765$239,882$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 5.00%. $10,000 in MATW would currently pay about $500 a year ($42 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

MATW dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Aug 10, 2026 Aug 24, 2026 $0.255 +0.0%
May 11, 2026 May 25, 2026 $0.255 +0.0%
Feb 9, 2026 Feb 23, 2026 $0.255 +0.0%
Dec 1, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 $0.255 +2.0%
Aug 11, 2025 Aug 25, 2025 $0.25 +0.0%
May 12, 2025 May 26, 2025 $0.25 +0.0%
Feb 10, 2025 Feb 24, 2025 $0.25 +0.0%
Dec 2, 2024 Dec 16, 2024 $0.25 +4.2%
Aug 5, 2024 Aug 19, 2024 $0.24 +0.0%
May 3, 2024 May 20, 2024 $0.24 +0.0%
Feb 2, 2024 Feb 19, 2024 $0.24 +0.0%
Nov 24, 2023 Dec 11, 2023 $0.24 +4.3%
Aug 4, 2023 Aug 21, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
May 5, 2023 May 22, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
Feb 3, 2023 Feb 20, 2023 $0.23 +0.0%
Nov 25, 2022 Dec 12, 2022 $0.23 +4.5%
Aug 5, 2022 Aug 22, 2022 $0.22 +0.0%
May 6, 2022 May 23, 2022 $0.22 +0.0%
Feb 4, 2022 Feb 21, 2022 $0.22 +0.0%
Nov 26, 2021 Dec 13, 2021 $0.22 +2.3%
Aug 6, 2021 Aug 23, 2021 $0.215 +0.0%
May 7, 2021 May 24, 2021 $0.215 +0.0%
Feb 5, 2021 Feb 22, 2021 $0.215 +0.0%
Nov 27, 2020 Dec 14, 2020 $0.215 +2.4%

MATW dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →
Ex-dateChangeOldNewStatus
Dec 1, 2025 Raised 2.0% $0.25 $0.255 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 heuristicModerate risk

MATW scores 25/100 on our yield-trap heuristic (moderate risk).

2 warning flags raised:

  • Payout ratio above 100% of earnings
  • Share price down more than 15% over 1 year

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 Matthews International Corporation

Matthews International Corporation provides brand solutions, memorialization products, and industrial technologies worldwide. It operates through three segments: Memorialization, Industrial Technologies, and Brand Solutions. The Memorialization segment provides bronze and granite memorials, upright granite memorials and monuments, concrete burial vaults, cremation memorialization products, granite benches, flower vases, crypt plates and letters, cremation urns, niche units, cemetery features, and statues, as well as bronze plaques, letters, emblems, vases, lights and photo ceramics, granite monuments, mausoleums, crypts, and flush memorials.

Sector: Industrials. Industry: Conglomerates. First dividend on our records: Sep 26, 1994. 128 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 9, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

MATW dividend FAQ

When is MATW's next ex-dividend date?

MATW's next ex-dividend date is Nov 9, 2026 (in 61 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.255 per share, expected on Nov 23, 2026.

How often does MATW pay dividends?

MATW pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.255 per share with an ex-date of Aug 10, 2026.

What is MATW's dividend yield?

MATW's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 5.00%, based on $1.02 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $20.39. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $1.02 per share, is 5.00%.

How much does MATW pay per share?

MATW pays about $0.255 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $1.02 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $102.00 a year.

Has MATW grown or cut its dividend?

MATW has raised its annual dividend for 31 consecutive years. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 3.5% a year (+2.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

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

At the current forward yield of 5.00%, you would need about 1,177 shares of MATW (roughly $23,988 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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