{"id":836,"date":"2019-04-09T10:56:55","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T14:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cloud.benzinga.com\/?post_type=cloud_product&#038;p=836"},"modified":"2023-09-14T17:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T21:04:24","slug":"dividends","status":"publish","type":"cloud_product","link":"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis\/cloud-product\/dividends\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming &#038; Historical Dividends"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dividends data is a critical factor when assessing the performance of a stock over time. Benzinga has a robust historical database of dividends and is a key player in predicting accurate future ex-dividend rates, record dates, and pay dates. Our clients rely heavily upon the accuracy of our data to best position their portfolios to meet their investment goals.<\/p>\n<div class='lead-form-mobile' style='display:none;'><img src='https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/apis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/logo-new.png'> <h3>Start Building Product<\/h3><div class=\"open-cf-bz mbt-btn\"><button>Get Started<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Investors use this data to develop investment strategies that incorporate dividend-paying stocks, or to screen for companies that have a history of consistent dividend payments. This can be particularly useful for investors seeking long-term, income-generating investments.<\/p>\n<p>A company\u2019s future dividend date is predicted through our proprietary algorithm, and cross-referenced by our data analysts. As the ex-dividend date approaches, our team of analysts work to ensure any company announcements are reflected in the dataset.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compounding dividends are a great wealth building mechanism. Changes in dividends can also impact a stocks price substantially.\u00a0 Keep your users in the know by providing a simple outline or advanced graphics for each stocks dividend yield\/history. Especially in this market, users are seeking consistent returns &#8211; information on dividends can help provide a sense of peace to investors in volatile markets.<\/p>\n<p><b>Data field descriptions<\/b><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ID<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unique ID of the output<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Datestamp<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">isin<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ISIN identifier<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ticker<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ticker symbol<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">name<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Company name of the security<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">exchange<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Exchange the security is traded on<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">frequency<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Annual dividend frequency occurrence (4 = quarterly)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dividend<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dividend amount per share<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dividend_prior<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dividend that was issued prior <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dividend_type<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type of issuance (cash or stock)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dividend_yield<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dividend expressed as a percentage of a current share price<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ex_dividend_date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of the ex-dividend Format: YYYY-MM-DD <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">payable_date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of the payable dividend Format: YYYY-MM-DD <\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">record_date<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Date of the record date Format: YYYY-MM-DD<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">importance<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Importance of the action (scale of 0-5) 0 = least important<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">updated<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last updated timestamp (UNIX)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Benzinga\u2019s data samples are intended to provide a data sample large enough for testing data quality and application for the financial markets. 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