SQ dividend analysis

SQ dividend deep dive

SQ pays a trailing-twelve-month yield of 7.30%, with a payout ratio of 73% of earnings. The yield band reads high-yield, and the company has compounded the distribution at 9.3% per year over the past five.

On the safety line, SQ scores 69/100. The metric is built from the Quality pillar (78/100) with a payout-ratio adjustment; the band is fair-safety and the practical implication is the distribution is durable on the trailing fundamentals.

On the simple DRIP framework, SQ's 7.30% yield growing at 9.3% per year compounds to roughly 46.8% (5y), 115.5% (10y), and 364.3% (20y) cumulative income return.

Three peers for SQ: KO (5.00%), PG (1.50%), PEP (2.90%). Average yield 3.13% versus 7.30% on the name. The active question on relative income is whether the gap is justified by the underlying Quality and Risk pillar reads.

SQ dividend schedule: most recent ex-date 2026-03-01, payment 2026-03-15. The forward path depends on whether management raises the next declaration; the 34-year growth streak makes the directional read straightforward.

Wrap-up on SQ for income allocators: 7.30% TTM yield is the entry, 9.3% the growth, 69/100 the safety. The next 10-Q's free-cash-flow line is the practical leading indicator on the next hike.