Nathan's Famous, Inc. (NATH) Dividend History

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

NATH latest dividend

$0.50last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateJun 22Monday, 2026
Payment dateJun 30Tuesday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 1 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2017paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +26.3%5-year growth a year
  • 1.96%forward yield

NATH dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$200
Each payment
$50
Value of the shares
$10,190
Dividend yield
1.96%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $2.00 per share, before tax.

NATH 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.

NATH dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)82.8%
Stretched · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)103.0%
Above free cash flow · of fiscal 2026 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+26.3%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases1
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NATH yield on cost

Nathan's Famous, Inc. yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$109.351.83%$4.003.7%
3 years ago$64.593.10%$8.0012.4%
5 years ago$62.183.22%$11.6518.7%
10 years ago$52.603.80%$21.1540.2%
20 years ago$14.6213.68%$46.15315.7%

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

NATH dividend payments

Payment

Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 35 payments).

NATH dividends by year

Nathan's Famous, Inc. dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$4.50+125.0%4.81%4
2024$2.000.0%2.54%4
2023$2.00+11.1%2.56%4
2022$1.80+28.6%2.68%4
2021$1.400.0%2.40%4
2020$1.40+7.7%2.54%4
2019$1.30—1.83%4
2018$0.75—1.13%3
2017$5.00—6.62%1

NATH dividend history

35 payments
Nathan's Famous, Inc. dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-06-222026-06-30$0.5—Quarterly
2026-02-172026-02-27$0.5−83.3%Quarterly
2025-11-242025-12-05$3.00+500.0%Quarterly
2025-08-252025-09-05$0.5—Quarterly
2025-06-232025-07-01$0.5—Quarterly
2025-02-182025-02-28$0.5—Quarterly
2024-11-252024-12-06$0.5—Quarterly
2024-08-262024-09-06$0.5—Quarterly
2024-06-242024-07-02$0.5—Quarterly
2024-02-162024-03-01$0.5—Quarterly
2023-11-172023-12-01$0.5—Quarterly
2023-08-182023-09-01$0.5—Quarterly
2023-06-162023-06-28$0.5—Quarterly
2023-02-172023-03-03$0.5+11.1%Quarterly
2022-11-182022-12-02$0.45—Quarterly
2022-08-192022-09-02$0.45—Quarterly
Show all 35 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-06-162022-06-24$0.45—Quarterly
2022-02-172022-03-04$0.45+28.6%Quarterly
2021-11-192021-12-03$0.35—Quarterly
2021-08-202021-09-03$0.35—Quarterly
2021-06-182021-06-25$0.35—Quarterly
2021-02-192021-03-05$0.35—Quarterly
2020-11-202020-12-04$0.35—Quarterly
2020-08-212020-09-04$0.35—Quarterly
2020-06-192020-06-26$0.35—Quarterly
2020-02-212020-03-06$0.35—Quarterly
2019-11-222019-12-06$0.35—Quarterly
2019-08-232019-09-06$0.35—Quarterly
2019-06-212019-06-28$0.35+40.0%Quarterly
2019-03-082019-03-22$0.25—Quarterly
2018-11-302018-12-14$0.25—Quarterly
2018-09-072018-09-21$0.25—Quarterly
2018-06-152018-06-22$0.25−95.0%Quarterly
2017-12-212018-01-04$5.00−80.0%
2015-03-302015-03-27$25.00—

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

NATH stock split history

Nathan's Famous has no stock splits on record.

NATH dividend overview

Nathan's Famous pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share, a yield of 1.96% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $4.50 per share in 2025, up 125.0% from 2024. Over five years the dividend grew 26.3% a year on average. The payout ratio is 82.8% of trailing earnings.

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NATH dividends FAQ

Does Nathan's Famous pay a dividend?

Yes. Nathan's Famous has paid a regular dividend since 2017, quarterly, most recently $0.50 per share with an ex-dividend date of June 22, 2026. It also paid dividends from 2015 to 2015.

What is Nathan's Famous's dividend yield?

Nathan's Famous's forward annual dividend is $2.00 per share, a dividend yield of 1.96% at the latest close of $101.90.

How often does Nathan's Famous pay dividends?

Nathan's Famous pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is Nathan's Famous's dividend growing?

Nathan's Famous's dividend per share grew from $1.40 in 2020 to $4.50 in 2025, 26.3% a year on average over five years.

What is Nathan's Famous's dividend payout ratio?

Nathan's Famous pays out 82.8% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 103.0% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2026).

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