SIMO Dividend History & Yield

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation · NasdaqGS

Stock Technology Quarterly payer Tech
$272.02
+6.17% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
0.74%
$2.00/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
0.74%
$2.00/share indicated annual rate
Annual dividend
$2.00
per share, forward
Per payment
$0.50
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-dividend date
Nov 5, 2026 Estimated
in 57 days
Next pay date
Nov 19, 2026
in 71 days
Last ex-dividend date
Aug 6, 2026
$0.50 per share
Payout ratio
23%
of earnings
Market cap
9.2B
P/E 31.8
5y dividend CAGR
+7.4%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
0 yrs
no current streak
Years paying
13.5
since Feb 19, 2013
1y total return
+243.9%
price +241.4% + dividends 2.5%

Upcoming dividend payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Thu, Nov 5, 2026 (in 57 days) Nov 19, 2026 $0.50 $50.00 Estimated
Thu, Feb 4, 2027 (in 148 days) Feb 18, 2027 $0.50 $50.00 Estimated
Thu, May 6, 2027 (in 239 days) May 20, 2027 $0.50 $50.00 Estimated
Thu, Aug 5, 2027 (in 330 days) Aug 19, 2027 $0.50 $50.00 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from SIMO's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the company announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $2.00 per share.

Dividend payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Nov 5, 2015 to Aug 6, 2026; most recent $0.50$0.00$0.30$0.60Nov 5, 2015: $0.15Nov '15Feb 12, 2016: $0.15May 5, 2016: $0.15Aug 3, 2016: $0.15Nov 3, 2016: $0.20Feb 9, 2017: $0.20Feb '17May 3, 2017: $0.20Aug 3, 2017: $0.20Nov 8, 2017: $0.30Feb 9, 2018: $0.30May 9, 2018: $0.30May '18Aug 8, 2018: $0.30Nov 8, 2018: $0.30Feb 14, 2019: $0.30May 8, 2019: $0.30Aug 7, 2019: $0.30Aug '19Nov 6, 2019: $0.35Feb 12, 2020: $0.35May 6, 2020: $0.35Aug 5, 2020: $0.35Nov 10, 2020: $0.35Nov '20Feb 12, 2021: $0.35May 5, 2021: $0.35Aug 4, 2021: $0.35Nov 9, 2021: $0.50Feb 11, 2022: $0.50Feb '22May 11, 2022: $0.50Aug 10, 2022: $0.50Nov 15, 2023: $0.50Feb 16, 2024: $0.50May 8, 2024: $0.50May '24Aug 8, 2024: $0.50Nov 14, 2024: $0.50Feb 13, 2025: $0.50May 8, 2025: $0.50Aug 7, 2025: $0.50Aug '25Nov 14, 2025: $0.50Feb 11, 2026: $0.50May 7, 2026: $0.50Aug 6, 2026: $0.50

Annual dividends per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$1.25$2.502017: $0.90$0.9020172018: $1.20$1.2020182019: $1.25$1.2520192020: $1.40$1.4020202021: $1.55$1.5520212022: $1.50$1.5020222023: $0.50$0.5020232024: $2.00$2.0020242025: $2.00$2.0020252026 (YTD): $1.50$1.502026 YTD

How much SIMO do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month600$163,212$1,200
$500 / month3,000$816,060$6,000
$1,000 / month6,000$1,632,120$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 0.74%. $10,000 in SIMO would currently pay about $74 a year ($6 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

SIMO dividend history

Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Aug 6, 2026 Aug 20, 2026 $0.50 +0.0%
May 7, 2026 May 21, 2026 $0.50 +0.0%
Feb 11, 2026 Feb 26, 2026 $0.50 +0.0%
Nov 14, 2025 Nov 26, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
Aug 7, 2025 Aug 21, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
May 8, 2025 May 22, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
Feb 13, 2025 Feb 27, 2025 $0.50 +0.0%
Nov 14, 2024 Nov 27, 2024 $0.50 +0.0%
Aug 8, 2024 Aug 22, 2024 $0.50 +0.0%
May 8, 2024 May 23, 2024 $0.50 +0.0%
Feb 16, 2024 Mar 1, 2024 $0.50 +0.0%
Nov 15, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 $0.50 +0.0%
Aug 10, 2022 Aug 25, 2022 $0.50 +0.0%
May 11, 2022 May 26, 2022 $0.50 +0.0%
Feb 11, 2022 Feb 25, 2022 $0.50 +0.0%
Nov 9, 2021 Nov 24, 2021 $0.50 +42.9%
Aug 4, 2021 Aug 19, 2021 $0.35 +0.0%
May 5, 2021 May 20, 2021 $0.35 +0.0%
Feb 12, 2021 Feb 26, 2021 $0.35 +0.0%
Nov 10, 2020 Nov 25, 2020 $0.35 +0.0%
Aug 5, 2020 Aug 20, 2020 $0.35 +0.0%
May 6, 2020 May 21, 2020 $0.35 +0.0%
Feb 12, 2020 Feb 27, 2020 $0.35 +0.0%
Nov 6, 2019 Nov 21, 2019 $0.35 +16.7%

SIMO dividend increases & cuts

Market-wide changes →

No change to SIMO's regular dividend detected in the last year of data.

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

SIMO 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 Silicon Motion Technology Corporation

Silicon Motion Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, and markets NAND flash controllers for solid-state storage devices and related devices in China, Japan, Singapore, Taiwan, Korea, the United States, and internationally. It offers controllers for computing-grade solid state drives (SSDs), which are used in PCs and other client devices; enterprise-grade SSDs used in enterprise and hyperscale data centers; eMMC and UFS mobile embedded storage for use in smartphones and IoT devices; flash memory cards and flash drives for use in expandable storage; and specialized SSDs that are used in industrial, commercial, and automotive applications.

Sector: Technology. Industry: Semiconductors. First dividend on our records: Feb 19, 2013. 51 payments tracked. Data last refreshed Sep 8, 2026. Spotted a mistake? Report it and we'll fix it.

SIMO dividend FAQ

When is SIMO's next ex-dividend date?

SIMO's next ex-dividend date is Nov 5, 2026 (in 57 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $0.50 per share, expected on Nov 19, 2026.

How often does SIMO pay dividends?

SIMO pays dividends every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $0.50 per share with an ex-date of Aug 6, 2026.

What is SIMO's dividend yield?

SIMO's trailing 12-month dividend yield is 0.74%, based on $2.00 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $272.02. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $2.00 per share, is 0.74%.

How much does SIMO pay per share?

SIMO pays about $0.50 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $2.00 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $200.00 a year.

Has SIMO grown or cut its dividend?

Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 7.4% a year (+0.0% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

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

At the current forward yield of 0.74%, you would need about 600 shares of SIMO (roughly $163,212 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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