How Many EA Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $0.76 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 7,895 EA shares, about $1,655,582 at the Aug 10, 2026 close of $209.70. $1,000 a month takes about 15,790 shares, about $3,311,163. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Electronic Arts (EA) pays $0.19 a share quarterly, $0.76 a year, a 0.36% run-rate yield at the Aug 10, 2026 close of $209.70. It has made 23 dividend payments since 2020.
At today’s rate of $0.19 quarterly and the last close of $209.70, this is what EA pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.19 | $0.06 | $0.76 |
| 100 shares | $19.00 | $6.33 | $76.00 |
| $10,000 invested (47.7 shares) | $9.06 | $3.02 | $36.24 |
| 7,895 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.05 | $500.02 | $6,000.20 |
| 15,790 shares ($1,000/mo) | $3,000.10 | $1,000.03 | $12,000.40 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 EA shares reinvest into 0.09 new shares each payment, about 0.4 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 1,104 shares. Raises speed that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with EA’s own history in the EA DRIP calculator.
- Coverage (EPS): are profits enough to pay the dividend rating
- Coverage (FCF): is spare cash enough to pay the dividend rating
- Dividend vs cash flow + debt: is the dividend paid with borrowed money report
- Debt load: how much the balance sheet leans on borrowing rating
- Debt interest coverage: can profits easily pay the interest bill rating
- Earnings direction: are sales and profits growing or shrinking report
- Liquidity: is there cash for debts due this year rating
- Raise streak: how many years in a row it raised see details
- Years without a cut: how long since the last dividend cut see details
- Raise vs trend: are recent raises keeping their usual pace history
- Yield vs history: is today’s yield high or low versus its past rating
- Recession record: what the dividend did in past crashes history
EA Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- EA yields 0.36% today, at the Aug 10, 2026 close of $209.70.
- Its own 5-year median is 0.52%, so today’s yield is well below its usual level.
- No steady norm: a 0.36% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 5-year history as it is.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 5 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.
When Is EA’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After May 2026
EA has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 91 days the next ex-date was due around Aug 26, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.19 a share, went ex on May 27, 2026 and paid May 29, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does EA Pay?
EA pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
- Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Jun 7, 2022 - $0.17 to $0.19 (+$0.02, +11.76%)
- EPS payout: 17.8% - $0.76 paid / $4.28 EPS (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 19.4% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 9.3% - $0.76 paid / $8.15 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 11.0% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
EA vs Similar Dividend Stocks (CNSWF, GRMN...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Technology companies closest to EA in market value, EA’s 0.36% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.59%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 7th longest. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: it is often the market pricing in a cut, so read it next to the rating and the coverage behind it.
| Ticker | Dividend ⓘ | Yield | Safety Rating | Recessions ⓘ | No cut ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EA $209.70Electronic Arts | $0.19/qtr$0.76/yr fwd | 0.36% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 4+ yrsno raise streak |
| CNSWF $2,483.00Constellation Software | $1.00/qtr$4.00/yr fwd | 0.16% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 11+ yrsno raise streak |
| GRMN $283.03Garmin | $1.05/qtr$4.20/yr fwd | 1.48% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record | 14 yrsraised 8 yrs in a row |
| INFY $12.29Infosys Limited | $0.259/half-yr$0.52/yr fwd | 4.21% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Varied, no cut2000 raised2008 raised2020 varied2022 held | 26+ yrsno raise streak |
| ROP $479.89Roper Technologies | $0.91/qtr$3.64/yr fwd | 0.76% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 33 yrsraised 28 yrs in a row |
| PCRFF $20.25Panasonic Holdings | $0.1717/half-yr$0.34/yr fwd | 1.70% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 6 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| MRAAY $16.52Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. ADR | $0.0896/half-yr$0.18/yr fwd | 1.08% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 15+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| STRK $67.15Strategy | $2.00/qtr$8.00/yr fwd | 11.91% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | —no raise streak |
| STRF $101.81MicroStrategy Incorporated 10.00% Series A Perpetual Strife Preferred Stock | $2.50/qtr$10.00/yr fwd | 9.82% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | —no raise streak |
| NOK $8.07Nokia Oyj | $0.0462/qtr$0.18/yr fwd | 2.29% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2000 raised2008 raisedno 2020/2022 record | 4+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| TEL $216.29TE Connectivity | $0.78/qtr$3.12/yr fwd | 1.44% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 17+ yrsraised 15 yrs in a row |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: EA vs CNSWF, EA vs GRMN, EA vs INFY.
EA Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2020
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 25, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 27, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 28, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 26, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 27, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 28, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 29, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 27, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 28, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 29, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 30, 2023 | Jun 1, 2023 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 2, 2023 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 29, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 30, 2022 | Sep 21, 2022 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | $0.19 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 8, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 7, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 22, 2021 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 1, 2021 | Jun 23, 2021 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 1, 2020 | Dec 23, 2020 | $0.17 | Quarterly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for EA
EA Dividend Questions
How often does EA pay dividends?
EA pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Feb, May, Aug and Dec, with ex-dates in Feb, May, Aug and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does EA pay dividends monthly?
No. EA pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next EA dividend?
EA has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual gap of about 91 days the next ex-date was due around Aug 26, 2026, and it is not on file yet: it may be late, or still to be announced. The latest one, $0.19 a share, went ex on May 27, 2026 and paid May 29, 2026. The current rate is $0.19 per share, $0.76 a year.
Did EA pay a dividend in May 2026?
Yes: $0.19 a share, ex-date May 27, 2026, paid May 29, 2026. The next one is not on file yet.
How much does EA pay per share?
EA pays $0.19 a share quarterly, $0.76 a year. At the Aug 10, 2026 close of $209.70 that is a 0.36% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 5-year median is 0.52%.
Has EA raised its dividend?
EA has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Jun 7, 2022, took the rate from $0.17 to $0.19 (+11.76%). Over five years the dividend grew 2.2% a year.
Is EA’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. EA paid out 18% of its earnings and 9% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026. It has gone 4+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my EA dividends?
Add EA to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run EA in the DRIP calculator.
