Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (MFG) Dividend History

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

MFG latest dividend

$0.08last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 30Wednesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 3 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2007paying since
  • —payments
  • +7.0%5-year growth a year
  • 1.77%forward yield

MFG dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$18
Each payment
$4
Value of the shares
$1,017
Dividend yield
1.77%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $0.18 per share, before tax.

MFG 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.

MFG dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)22.8%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)80.2%
Stretched · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+7.0%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases3
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

MFG yield on cost

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$6.232.89%$0.162.6%
3 years ago$3.415.28%$0.5215.2%
5 years ago$2.686.72%$0.7728.8%
10 years ago$3.225.59%$1.4645.3%

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

MFG dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 38 payments).

MFG dividends by year

Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.20+26.1%2.71%2
2024$0.16+22.3%3.21%2
2023$0.13+4.3%3.73%2
2022$0.12−11.3%4.34%2
2021$0.14−1.5%5.45%2
2020$0.14+2.0%5.53%2
2019$0.14+2.5%4.47%2
2018$0.13+0.4%4.50%2
2017$0.13−0.8%3.69%2
2016$0.14+8.3%3.77%2
2015$0.13−0.8%3.10%2
2014$0.13+5.3%3.71%2
2013$0.12−49.2%2.75%2
2012$0.24−40.6%6.44%3
2011$0.40—14.81%3
2010$0.18−15.2%4.69%1
2009$0.21+11.8%5.82%1
2008$0.19+63.7%3.21%1
2007$0.11—1.19%1

MFG dividend history

38 payments
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-30—$0.0843+5.8%
2026-03-312026-06-18$0.0797−16.1%Semiannual
2025-09-302025-12-15$0.095−7.7%Semiannual
2025-03-312025-06-16$0.103+18.4%Semiannual
2024-09-302024-12-16$0.087+24.3%Semiannual
2024-03-272024-06-17$0.07+3.3%Semiannual
2023-09-282023-12-18$0.0678+11.8%Semiannual
2023-03-302023-06-16$0.0606−2.2%Semiannual
2022-09-292022-12-16$0.062+1.5%Semiannual
2022-03-302022-06-16$0.0611−13.2%Semiannual
2021-09-292021-12-17$0.0704+2.7%Semiannual
2021-03-302021-06-18$0.0685−4.8%Semiannual
2020-09-292020-12-17$0.0719+4.3%Semiannual
2020-03-302020-06-18$0.069+0.1%Semiannual
2019-09-272019-12-16$0.0689−0.5%Semiannual
2019-03-282019-06-14$0.0693+4.2%Semiannual
Show all 38 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2018-09-272018-12-17$0.0665−2.7%Semiannual
2018-03-282018-06-14$0.0684+2.7%Semiannual
2017-09-282017-12-15$0.0666−1.8%Once a year
2017-03-302017-06-15$0.0678+3.1%Once a year
2016-09-292016-12-16$0.0657−5.8%Once a year
2016-03-302016-06-13$0.0698+14.6%Once a year
2015-09-292015-12-14$0.0609−5.3%Once a year
2015-03-302015-06-15$0.0643+11.6%Once a year
2014-09-282014-12-15$0.0576−16.0%Once a year
2014-03-272014-07-07$0.0685+17.3%Once a year
2013-09-262013-12-16$0.0584−4.7%Semiannual
2013-03-272013-07-05$0.0613−15.5%Once a year
2012-09-262012-12-17$0.0725−3.6%Once a year
2012-03-282012-07-09$0.0753−14.4%Once a year
2012-03-27—$0.088+14.0%
2011-09-282011-12-19$0.0771−48.4%Semiannual
2011-03-292011-07-01$0.1495−12.2%Semiannual
2011-03-28—$0.1703−3.1%
2010-03-292010-07-02$0.1757−15.2%Semiannual
2009-03-292009-07-06$0.2072+11.8%Semiannual
2008-03-272008-07-07$0.1853+63.7%
2007-03-292007-07-06$0.1132—

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

MFG stock split history

Mizuho Financial has no stock splits on record.

MFG dividend overview

Mizuho Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share, a yield of 1.77% at the latest close. It paid $0.20 per share in 2025, up 26.1% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 7.0% a year on average and over ten years 4.7% a year. The payout ratio is 22.8% of trailing earnings.

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MFG dividends FAQ

Does Mizuho Financial pay a dividend?

Yes. Mizuho Financial has paid a regular dividend since 2007, most recently $0.08 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 30, 2026.

What is Mizuho Financial's dividend yield?

Mizuho Financial's forward annual dividend is $0.18 per share, a dividend yield of 1.77% at the latest close of $10.17.

How fast is Mizuho Financial's dividend growing?

Mizuho Financial's dividend per share grew from $0.14 in 2020 to $0.20 in 2025, 7.0% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 3 years in a row.

What is Mizuho Financial's dividend payout ratio?

Mizuho Financial pays out 22.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 80.2% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

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