AMD dividend analysis

AMD dividend deep dive

Income read on AMD: trailing yield 6.90%, payout ratio 59%, 5y CAGR 12.9%, 10y CAGR 7.9%. The growth streak runs 10 years.

AMD dividend-safety read: 60/100. The score is the Quality pillar (64/100) penalized for high payout — at 59% of earnings, that adjustment pulls the headline flat or up from raw Quality.

AMD DRIP table at flat yield + growth: 5y ≈ 45.5%, 10y ≈ 111.7%, 20y ≈ 348.3% cumulative income return on the 6.90% starting yield. Useful as a back-of-envelope only — assumes the yield stays at TTM and the growth rate persists.

AMD sits in a peer group of KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%), with the trio yielding a mean of 3.13%. The 6.90% yield on AMD is the cleanest single-number comparison; payout ratio and growth rate are the two follow-ups.

Ex-dividend cadence on AMD: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. Quarterly schedules are the norm for US payers; the ex-date is the cutoff for entitlement to the upcoming distribution, while the payment date is when cash hits the brokerage.

Income thesis line for AMD: starting yield of 6.90%, projected growth of 12.9%, safety read 60/100. The forward open question is the durability of the next dividend hike given the 59% earnings payout.