Friedman Industries, Incorporated · FRD · NASDAQ
Dividend report · updated Nov 12, 2026
$38.16 -0.39% on the day, -$0.15
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.16·0.42%
$0.04 quarterly x 4 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.04/qtr
pays ~Jan 25, 2027 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Jan 22, 2027est.
own by Jan 21, 2027 ⓘ
Years without a cut
11 yrs
2 yrs of raises ⓘ
Paying since
1987
162 payments on file
Yield vs history ⓘ
12
Well below its usual yield
FRD share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
FRD Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y 0.0%3Y +26.0%5Y +14.9%10Y +14.9%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). The enlarge button shows all 162 payments since 1987.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year.
Next 5 years if the pace holds
If the recent pace holds — one-off jumps left out. Not a forecast. Pace: 0% a year, its typical raise over the last 5 years. Today's $0.16 a year would stay $0.16 by 2031 - 0.42% on today's $38.16 price.

How Many FRD Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.16 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 37,500 FRD shares, about $1,431,000 at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $38.16. $1,000 a month takes about 75,000 shares, about $2,862,000. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Friedman Industries (FRD) pays $0.04 a share quarterly, $0.16 a year, a 0.42% run-rate yield at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $38.16. It has paid since 1987 and raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row.

At today’s rate of $0.04 quarterly and the last close of $38.16, this is what FRD pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.04$0.01$0.16
100 shares$4.00$1.33$16.00
$10,000 invested (262.1 shares)$10.48$3.49$41.93
37,500 shares ($500/mo)$1,500.00$500.00$6,000.00
75,000 shares ($1,000/mo)$3,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 FRD shares reinvest into 0.10 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 954 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 FRD’s own history in the FRD DRIP calculator.

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An algorithmic rating built from reported data, not a recommendation.
  • 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

FRD Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

12/100Well below its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • FRD yields 0.42% today, at the Nov 12, 2026 close of $38.16.
  • Its own 10-year median is 0.86%, so today’s yield is well below its usual level.
  • No steady norm: a 0.42% yield is too small to say much about the price. So this reads today’s yield against its own 10-year history as it is.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
0.37% low1.15% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 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 FRD’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After October 2026

FRD has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.04 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid Oct 26, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
  • Next earnings report: Feb 2, 2027

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does FRD Pay?

FRD pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the last 12 months
$0.16 a share, in 4 payments.
+0.0% against the 12 months before ($0.16 in 4 payments).
Cash that landed, by pay date. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. Ex-dates fall in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct (latest 4 payments).
Raise history
  • Streak: 2 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
  • Last raise: Apr 25, 2024 - $0.02 to $0.04 (+$0.02, +100.00%)
  • Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
Coverage
  • EPS payout: 2.8% - $0.16 paid / $5.76 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 6.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
  • FCF payout: n/a (free cash flow per share negative) - $0.16 paid / -$1.01 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 8.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)

FRD vs Similar Dividend Stocks (OEC, DRD...)

Against the 10 dividend-paying Basic Materials companies closest to FRD in market value, FRD’s 0.42% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 2.39%, and its raise streak of 2 years is the 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 No cut ⓘ
FRD $38.16Friedman Industries $0.04/qtr$0.16/yr fwd 0.42% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 11 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
OEC $3.97Orion S.A. $0.021/qtr$0.08/yr fwd 2.12% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 4 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
DRD $23.40DRDGOLD Limited $0.312/half-yr$0.62/yr fwd 2.67% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 3 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
VOXR $4.74Vox Royalty $0.015/qtr$0.06/yr fwd 1.27% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row
CMCL $20.16Caledonia Mining Corporation $0.14/qtr$0.56/yr fwd 2.78% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 10 yrsno raise streak
FF $2.83FutureFuel $0.01/qtr$0.04/yr fwd 1.41% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
FTCO $4.09Fortitude Gold $0.01/mo$0.12/yr fwd 2.93% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
TROX $2.62Tronox Holdings $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd 7.63% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 0 yrsno raise streak
VHI $16.80Valhi $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd 1.90% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 5 yrsno raise streak
GSM $3.05Ferroglobe $0.015/qtr$0.06/yr fwd 1.97% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row
PPCLY $0.88PPC $0.037/qtr$0.15/yr fwd 16.82% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only 2+ yrsno raise streak

Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: FRD vs OEC, FRD vs DRD, FRD vs VOXR.

FRD Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1987

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 23, 2026Oct 26, 2026$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Jul 17, 2026Jul 20, 2026$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Apr 24, 2026Apr 27, 2026$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Jan 16, 2026Jan 19, 2026$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Oct 24, 2025Oct 27, 2025$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Jul 18, 2025Jul 21, 2025$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Apr 25, 2025Apr 28, 2025$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Jan 17, 2025Jan 20, 2025$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Oct 25, 2024Oct 28, 2024$0.04QuarterlyRegular
Jul 26, 2024Jul 29, 2024$0.04QuarterlyRegular
The other 152 FRD payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 162 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for FRD

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FRD Dividend Questions

How often does FRD pay dividends?

FRD pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct, with ex-dates in Jan, Apr, Jul and Oct. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does FRD pay dividends monthly?

No. FRD pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.

When is the next FRD dividend?

FRD has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.04 a share, went ex on Oct 23, 2026 and paid Oct 26, 2026. The current rate is $0.04 per share, $0.16 a year.

Does FRD pay a dividend in January 2027?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Jan 22, 2027, with the cash around Jan 25, 2027, so a payment in January 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does FRD pay per share?

FRD pays $0.04 a share quarterly, $0.16 a year. At the Nov 12, 2026 close of $38.16 that is a 0.42% run-rate yield, well below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 0.86%.

Has FRD raised its dividend?

Yes. FRD has raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Apr 25, 2024, took the rate from $0.02 to $0.04 (+100.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 14.9% a year.

Is FRD’s dividend safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. FRD paid out 3% of its earnings as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 2 years in a row and gone 11 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my FRD dividends?

Add FRD 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 FRD in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular dividend per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 12, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 12 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.