Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LH) Dividend History

NYSE: LHYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

LH latest dividend

$0.72last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 28Friday, 2026
Payment dateSep 11Friday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2022paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • —5-year growth a year
  • 0.91%forward yield

LH dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$288
Each payment
$72
Value of the shares
$31,795
Dividend yield
0.91%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $2.88 per share, before tax.

LH dividends per share by year

Dividends per shareYield at year-end (right axis)

Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's dividends divided by the year-end share price.

LH dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)16.5%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)20.0%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

LH yield on cost

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$285.941.01%$2.881.0%
3 years ago$201.751.43%$8.644.3%
5 years ago$235.641.22%$12.455.3%
10 years ago$118.822.42%$12.4510.5%
20 years ago$57.335.02%$12.4521.7%

Today’s forward dividend as a yield on the price paid then, and the dividends one share has paid since (split-adjusted, before tax).

LH dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 33 payments).

LH dividends by year

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$2.880.0%1.15%4
2024$2.88+7.6%1.26%4
2023$2.68—1.18%4
2022$1.86—0.92%3

LH dividend history

33 payments
Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-282026-09-11$0.72—Quarterly
2026-05-292026-06-11$0.72—Quarterly
2026-02-272026-03-12$0.72—Quarterly
2025-11-262025-12-11$0.72—Quarterly
2025-08-282025-09-11$0.72—Quarterly
2025-05-292025-06-11$0.72—Quarterly
2025-02-272025-03-12$0.72—Quarterly
2024-11-262024-12-13$0.72—Quarterly
2024-08-292024-09-13$0.72—Quarterly
2024-05-282024-06-12$0.72—Quarterly
2024-02-262024-03-13$0.72—Quarterly
2023-11-072023-12-12$0.72—Quarterly
2023-08-072023-09-08$0.72+16.4%Quarterly
2023-05-172023-06-08$0.6186—Quarterly
2023-02-222023-03-13$0.6186—Quarterly
2022-11-162022-12-09$0.6186—Quarterly
Show all 33 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-172022-09-09$0.6186—Quarterly
2022-05-182022-06-09$0.6186+260.0%Quarterly
1994-03-291994-04-26$0.1718—
1993-12-291994-01-25$0.1718—
1993-09-291993-10-26$0.1718—
1993-06-291993-07-27$0.1718—
1993-03-311993-04-27$0.1718—
1992-12-291993-01-26$0.1718—
1992-09-281992-10-23$0.1718—
1992-06-261992-07-23$0.1718+14.3%
1992-03-311992-04-27$0.1503—
1992-01-061992-01-31$0.1503—
1991-09-301991-10-27$0.1503—
1991-06-271991-07-24$0.1503+16.7%
1991-04-041991-04-29$0.1289—
1990-12-311991-01-28$0.1289−96.1%
1990-07-131990-07-24$3.26—

Amounts per share, adjusted for stock splits. Highlighted rows are announced but not yet paid.

LH stock split history

  • 1164:1000July 3, 2023
  • 2:1May 13, 2002
  • 2:1June 12, 2001
  • 1:10May 4, 2000

LH dividend overview

Labcorp pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share, a yield of 0.91% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $2.88 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. The payout ratio is 16.5% of trailing earnings.

Related: LH cash flow statement, LH key metrics, LH chart. See the LH stock overview for the latest quote and news.

LH dividends FAQ

Does Labcorp pay a dividend?

Yes. Labcorp has paid a regular dividend since 2022, quarterly, most recently $0.72 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 28, 2026. It also paid dividends from 1990 to 1994.

What is Labcorp's dividend yield?

Labcorp's forward annual dividend is $2.88 per share, a dividend yield of 0.91% at the latest close of $317.95.

How often does Labcorp pay dividends?

Labcorp pays dividends quarterly.

What is Labcorp's dividend payout ratio?

Labcorp pays out 16.5% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 20.0% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has Labcorp split its stock?

Labcorp has split its stock 4 times: 1164:1000 on July 3, 2023, 2:1 on May 13, 2002, 2:1 on June 12, 2001, 1:10 on May 4, 2000. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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