Methode Electronics (MEI) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2010 - 2026)
Methode Electronics (MEI) posted Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $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 and Prefferd (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Aug 1, 2026, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd at Methode Electronics was $7.3 million, down 59.7% year-over-year; for FY2026 (ended May 2, 2026), it came in at $8.3 million, down 59.3% from FY2025.
- Annual Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -13.8% (FY2021 to FY2026).
- In prior fiscal years, Methode Electronics' Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd 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%).
- Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has run from a low of $1.8 million in fiscal Q3 2026 to a high of $5.3 million in fiscal Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 32.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2022, with growth of 24.4%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2026, with a decline of 66.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd for the three prior fiscal quarters was $1.8 million (Q4 2026), $1.8 million (Q3 2026) and $1.9 million (Q2 2026).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 388.70 Bn | 360.40 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 696.00 Mn |
| 2 | Amphenol | 214.42 Bn | 209.12 Bn | 3.55 Bn | 307.40 Mn |
| 3 | Deere | 185.30 Bn | 194.07 Bn | 4.66 Bn | 438.00 Mn |
| 4 | Eaton | 169.35 Bn | 166.59 Bn | 2.86 Bn | 443.00 Mn |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 122.64 Bn | 120.77 Bn | 2.25 Bn | 253.00 Mn |
| 6 | Vertiv Holdings | 97.12 Bn | 87.74 Bn | 1.23 Bn | 23.90 Mn |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 90.13 Bn | 82.89 Bn | 2.66 Bn | 311.00 Mn |
| 8 | 3M | 83.49 Bn | 64.94 Bn | 2.68 Bn | 401.00 Mn |
| 9 | Illinois Tool Works | 74.89 Bn | 71.45 Bn | 1.90 Bn | 463.00 Mn |
| 10 | Methode Electronics | 561.77 Mn | 53.77 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 and Prefferd API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=MEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "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-and-prefferd&ticker=MEI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();