MKS Instruments, Inc. (MKSI) Dividend History

NASDAQ: MKSIYield, payment dates, growth and payout ratio.

MKSI latest dividend

$0.25last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateAug 25Tuesday, 2026
Payment dateSep 3Thursday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 2011paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +1.9%5-year growth a year
  • 0.47%forward yield

MKSI dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$100
Each payment
$25
Value of the shares
$21,483
Dividend yield
0.47%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $1.00 per share, before tax.

MKSI 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.

MKSI dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)9.7%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)11.9%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+1.9%
Slow growth · a year on average
Years of increases0
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

MKSI yield on cost

MKS Instruments, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$136.520.73%$0.970.7%
3 years ago$79.161.26%$2.733.4%
5 years ago$144.260.69%$4.493.1%
10 years ago$48.952.04%$8.3817.1%
20 years ago$21.614.63%$12.0955.9%

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

MKSI dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 40 payments).

MKSI dividends by year

MKS Instruments, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$0.880.0%0.55%4
2024$0.880.0%0.84%4
2023$0.880.0%0.86%4
2022$0.88+2.3%1.04%4
2021$0.86+7.5%0.49%4
2020$0.800.0%0.53%4
2019$0.80+2.6%0.73%4
2018$0.78+10.6%1.21%4
2017$0.70+3.7%0.75%4
2016$0.68+0.7%1.14%4
2015$0.68+3.1%1.88%4
2014$0.66+2.3%1.79%4
2013$0.64+3.2%2.14%4
2012$0.62+3.3%2.40%4
2011$0.60—2.16%4

MKSI dividend history

63 payments
MKS Instruments, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-08-252026-09-03$0.25—Quarterly
2026-06-032026-06-12$0.25—Quarterly
2026-02-232026-03-06$0.25+13.6%Quarterly
2025-11-242025-12-05$0.22—Quarterly
2025-08-252025-09-05$0.22—Quarterly
2025-05-272025-06-06$0.22—Quarterly
2025-02-242025-03-07$0.22—Quarterly
2024-11-252024-12-06$0.22—Quarterly
2024-08-262024-09-06$0.22—Quarterly
2024-05-242024-06-07$0.22—Quarterly
2024-02-232024-03-08$0.22—Quarterly
2023-11-242023-12-08$0.22—Quarterly
2023-08-252023-09-08$0.22—Quarterly
2023-05-262023-06-09$0.22—Quarterly
2023-02-242023-03-10$0.22—Quarterly
2022-11-252022-12-09$0.22—Quarterly
Show all 63 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-052022-09-09$0.22—Quarterly
2022-05-262022-06-10$0.22—Quarterly
2022-02-252022-03-11$0.22—Quarterly
2021-11-262021-12-10$0.22—Quarterly
2021-08-272021-09-10$0.22—Quarterly
2021-05-272021-06-11$0.22+10.0%Quarterly
2021-02-192021-03-05$0.2—Quarterly
2020-11-202020-12-04$0.2—Quarterly
2020-08-212020-09-04$0.2—Quarterly
2020-05-212020-06-05$0.2—Quarterly
2020-02-212020-03-06$0.2—Quarterly
2019-11-222019-12-06$0.2—Quarterly
2019-08-232019-09-06$0.2—Quarterly
2019-05-232019-06-07$0.2—Quarterly
2019-02-222019-03-08$0.2—Quarterly
2018-11-232018-12-07$0.2—Quarterly
2018-08-242018-09-07$0.2—Quarterly
2018-05-242018-06-08$0.2+11.1%Quarterly
2018-02-232018-03-09$0.18—Quarterly
2017-11-242017-12-08$0.18+2.9%Quarterly
2017-08-242017-09-08$0.175—Quarterly
2017-05-242017-06-09$0.175—Quarterly
2017-02-232017-03-10$0.175+2.9%Quarterly
2016-11-232016-12-09$0.17—Quarterly
2016-08-252016-09-09$0.17—Quarterly
2016-05-252016-06-10$0.17—Quarterly
2016-02-252016-03-11$0.17—Quarterly
2015-11-252015-12-11$0.17—Quarterly
2015-08-272015-09-11$0.17—Quarterly
2015-05-282015-06-12$0.17+3.0%Quarterly
2015-02-262015-03-13$0.165—Quarterly
2014-11-262014-12-12$0.165—Quarterly
2014-08-282014-09-12$0.165—Quarterly
2014-05-292014-06-13$0.165+3.1%Quarterly
2014-02-272014-03-14$0.16—Quarterly
2013-11-272013-12-13$0.16—Quarterly
2013-08-282013-09-13$0.16—Quarterly
2013-05-302013-06-14$0.16—Quarterly
2013-02-272013-03-15$0.16—Quarterly
2012-11-282012-12-14$0.16—Quarterly
2012-08-292012-09-14$0.16+6.7%Quarterly
2012-05-302012-06-15$0.15—Quarterly
2012-02-282012-03-16$0.15—Quarterly
2011-11-292011-12-16$0.15—Quarterly
2011-08-302011-09-16$0.15—Quarterly
2011-05-272011-06-17$0.15—Quarterly
2011-02-252011-03-18$0.15—

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

MKSI stock split history

MKS Instruments has no stock splits on record.

MKSI dividend overview

MKS Instruments pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share, a yield of 0.47% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $0.88 per share in 2025, unchanged from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 1.9% a year on average and over ten years 2.7% a year. The payout ratio is 9.7% of trailing earnings.

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MKSI dividends FAQ

Does MKS Instruments pay a dividend?

Yes. MKS Instruments has paid a regular dividend since 2011, quarterly, most recently $0.25 per share with an ex-dividend date of August 25, 2026.

What is MKS Instruments's dividend yield?

MKS Instruments's forward annual dividend is $1.00 per share, a dividend yield of 0.47% at the latest close of $214.83.

How often does MKS Instruments pay dividends?

MKS Instruments pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is MKS Instruments's dividend growing?

MKS Instruments's dividend per share grew from $0.80 in 2020 to $0.88 in 2025, 1.9% a year on average over five years.

What is MKS Instruments's dividend payout ratio?

MKS Instruments pays out 9.7% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 11.9% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

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