Methode Electronics (MEI) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026)
Methode Electronics' Dividends Paid - Common came in at $1.8 million for fiscal Q1 2027 (quarter ended Aug 1, 2026), down 35.7% from $2.8 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
Methode Electronics (MEI) Dividends Paid - Common (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Aug 1, 2026, Methode Electronics reported Dividends Paid - Common of $7.3 million, down 59.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it was $8.3 million, down 59.3% from FY2025.
- Dividends Paid - Common carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Going back by fiscal year, Dividends Paid - Common was $20.4 million in FY2025 (+2.5%), $19.9 million in FY2024 (+0.5%), $19.8 million in FY2023 (-2.9%) and $20.4 million in FY2022 (+17.2%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Dividends Paid - Common is $1.8 million (fiscal Q3 2026) to $5.3 million (fiscal Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Dividends Paid - Common has declined for five consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 32.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Dividends Paid - Common over five years came in fiscal Q3 2022 (growth of 24.4%), and the weakest in fiscal Q3 2026 (a decline of 66.0%).
- Business Quant data shows MEI's Dividends Paid - Common at $1.8 million (Q4 2026), $1.8 million (Q3 2026) and $1.9 million (Q2 2026) in the three fiscal quarters before Q1 2027.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 372.79 Bn | 344.49 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 207.98 Bn | 202.68 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 307.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 181.02 Bn | 189.78 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 166.86 Bn | 164.09 Bn | 2.86 Bn | - |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 120.45 Bn | 118.58 Bn | 2.25 Bn | - |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 92.94 Bn | 83.56 Bn | 1.23 Bn | - |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 86.56 Bn | 79.32 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 84.72 Bn | 66.18 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 73.32 Bn | 69.88 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 10 | Methode Electronics | 491.19 Mn | -16.81 Mn | 47.70 Mn | 1.80 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Aug 1, 2026 | 1.80 Mn |
| May 2, 2026 | 1.80 Mn |
| Jan 31, 2026 | 1.80 Mn |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Aug 2, 2025 | 2.80 Mn |
| May 3, 2025 | 5.10 Mn |
| Feb 1, 2025 | 5.30 Mn |
| Nov 2, 2024 | 4.90 Mn |
| Jul 27, 2024 | 5.10 Mn |
| Apr 27, 2024 | 4.90 Mn |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 4.90 Mn |
| Oct 28, 2023 | 4.80 Mn |
| Jul 29, 2023 | 5.30 Mn |
| Apr 29, 2023 | 4.90 Mn |
| Jan 28, 2023 | 5.00 Mn |
| Oct 29, 2022 | 4.90 Mn |
| Jul 30, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Apr 30, 2022 | 5.00 Mn |
| Jan 29, 2022 | 5.10 Mn |
| Oct 30, 2021 | 5.10 Mn |
Methode Electronics Dividends Paid - Common API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=MEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common", "ticker": "MEI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common&ticker=MEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();