NetEase, Inc (NTES) Dividend History

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

NTES latest dividend

$0.48last dividend per share
Ex-dividend dateSep 3Thursday, 2026
Payment dateSep 18Friday, 2026

The next dividend has not been announced yet.

  • 4 yearsof dividend increases
  • 2013paying since
  • Quarterly4 payments a year
  • +26.7%5-year growth a year
  • 2.32%forward yield

NTES dividend income calculator

Dividend income a year
$293
Each payment
$73
Value of the shares
$12,606
Dividend yield
2.32%

At the latest close; forward annual dividend $2.93 per share, before tax.

NTES 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.

NTES dividend safety

Payout ratio (earnings)6.6%
Well covered · of trailing twelve-month earnings paid as dividends
Payout ratio (free cash flow)27.8%
Well covered · of fiscal 2025 free cash flow
Dividend growth (5 years)+26.7%
Growing · a year on average
Years of increases4
Short record · consecutive calendar years with a higher dividend

Descriptive bands, not a rating.

NTES yield on cost

NetEase, Inc yield on cost
BoughtPrice paidYield on costDividends since% of price
1 year ago$148.211.98%$2.932.0%
3 years ago$104.052.82%$8.338.0%
5 years ago$97.902.99%$11.3411.6%
10 years ago$53.115.52%$16.0530.2%
20 years ago$3.3188.52%$17.53529.6%

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

NTES dividend payments

Payment

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

NTES dividends by year

NetEase, Inc dividends per share by year
YearDividends per shareGrowthYield (year-end)Payments
2025$3.04+24.1%2.21%4
2024$2.44+39.3%2.74%4
2023$1.75+15.3%1.88%4
2022$1.52+84.5%2.10%4
2021$0.82−11.1%0.81%4
2020$0.93−52.7%0.97%4
2019$1.96+486.8%3.20%4
2018$0.33−54.1%0.71%4
2017$0.73+24.2%1.05%4
2016$0.59+64.6%1.36%4
2015$0.36−28.2%0.98%4
2014$0.50—2.50%4
2013$0.20—1.27%1

NTES dividend history

52 payments
NetEase, Inc dividend payment history
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2026-09-032026-09-18$0.48−33.3%Quarterly
2026-06-052026-06-18$0.72−37.9%Quarterly
2026-03-162026-03-27$1.16+103.5%Quarterly
2025-12-052025-12-19$0.57—Quarterly
2025-08-282025-09-11$0.57−15.6%Quarterly
2025-05-302025-06-13$0.675−44.7%Quarterly
2025-03-062025-03-20$1.22+180.5%Quarterly
2024-11-292024-12-13$0.435—Quarterly
2024-09-062024-09-20$0.435−12.1%Quarterly
2024-06-062024-06-21$0.495−54.2%Quarterly
2024-03-132024-03-28$1.08+118.2%Quarterly
2023-11-302023-12-15$0.495−5.7%Quarterly
2023-09-072023-09-22$0.525+12.9%Quarterly
2023-06-082023-06-23$0.465+72.2%Quarterly
2023-03-082023-03-24$0.27−37.9%Quarterly
2022-12-012022-12-16$0.435+20.8%Quarterly
Show all 52 payments
Ex-dividend datePayment dateAmountChangeFrequency
2022-08-312022-09-16$0.36+11.8%Quarterly
2022-06-072022-06-23$0.322−20.5%Quarterly
2022-03-102022-03-25$0.405+80.0%Quarterly
2021-11-302021-12-16$0.225−6.2%Quarterly
2021-09-132021-09-30$0.24−20.0%Quarterly
2021-06-022021-06-18$0.3+400.0%Quarterly
2021-03-112021-03-26$0.06−69.2%Quarterly
2020-12-032020-12-18$0.195−34.3%Quarterly
2020-08-262020-09-18$0.297+28.0%Quarterly
2020-06-112020-06-26$0.232+13.7%Quarterly
2020-03-122020-03-20$0.204−86.6%Quarterly
2019-12-052019-12-13$1.52+629.8%Quarterly
2019-08-222019-08-30$0.208+50.7%Quarterly
2019-05-302019-06-07$0.138+43.8%Quarterly
2019-03-072019-03-15$0.096+6.7%Quarterly
2018-11-292018-12-07$0.09−26.2%Quarterly
2018-08-232018-08-31$0.122+165.2%Quarterly
2018-05-312018-06-08$0.046−39.5%Quarterly
2018-02-222018-03-02$0.076−47.2%Quarterly
2017-11-302017-12-08$0.144−13.3%Quarterly
2017-08-232017-09-01$0.166−23.1%Quarterly
2017-05-242017-06-02$0.216+6.9%Quarterly
2017-03-012017-03-10$0.202+29.5%Quarterly
2016-11-222016-12-02$0.156—Quarterly
2016-08-292016-09-09$0.156+6.8%Quarterly
2016-05-232016-06-03$0.146+14.1%Quarterly
2016-03-092016-03-18$0.128+14.3%Quarterly
2015-11-242015-12-04$0.112+27.3%Quarterly
2015-08-262015-09-04$0.088+12.8%Quarterly
2015-05-222015-06-05$0.078—Quarterly
2015-02-232015-03-06$0.078+8.3%Quarterly
2014-11-262014-12-05$0.072−2.7%Quarterly
2014-08-272014-09-05$0.074+8.8%Quarterly
2014-05-232014-06-06$0.068−75.9%Quarterly
2014-02-242014-03-07$0.282+41.0%Quarterly
2013-01-112013-01-22$0.2—Semiannual

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

NTES stock split history

  • 5:1October 2, 2020
  • 4:1March 28, 2006

NTES dividend overview

NetEase pays an annual dividend of $2.93 per share, a yield of 2.32% at the latest close, paid quarterly. It paid $3.04 per share in 2025, up 24.1% from 2024. It has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Over five years the dividend grew 26.7% a year on average and over ten years 23.9% a year. The payout ratio is 6.6% of trailing earnings.

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NTES dividends FAQ

Does NetEase pay a dividend?

Yes. NetEase has paid a regular dividend since 2013, quarterly, most recently $0.48 per share with an ex-dividend date of September 3, 2026.

What is NetEase's dividend yield?

NetEase's forward annual dividend is $2.93 per share, a dividend yield of 2.32% at the latest close of $126.06.

How often does NetEase pay dividends?

NetEase pays dividends quarterly.

How fast is NetEase's dividend growing?

NetEase's dividend per share grew from $0.93 in 2020 to $3.04 in 2025, 26.7% a year on average over five years; it has increased for 4 years in a row.

What is NetEase's dividend payout ratio?

NetEase pays out 6.6% of its trailing earnings as dividends and 27.8% of its free cash flow (fiscal 2025).

Has NetEase split its stock?

NetEase has split its stock 2 times: 5:1 on October 2, 2020, 4:1 on March 28, 2006. Dividends per share on this page are adjusted for splits.

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