How Many GTN Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $0.32 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 18,750 GTN shares, about $111,000 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.92. $1,000 a month takes about 37,500 shares, about $222,000. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Gray Media (GTN) pays $0.08 a share quarterly, $0.32 a year, a 5.41% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.92. It has made 49 dividend payments since 2002.
At today’s rate of $0.08 quarterly and the last close of $5.92, this is what GTN pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.08 | $0.03 | $0.32 |
| 100 shares | $8.00 | $2.67 | $32.00 |
| $10,000 invested (1,689.2 shares) | $135.14 | $45.05 | $540.54 |
| 18,750 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 37,500 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 GTN shares reinvest into 1.35 new shares each payment, about 5.5 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 74 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 GTN’s own history in the GTN 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
GTN Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- GTN yields 5.41% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.92.
- Its own 5-year median is 4.77%, so today’s yield is near its usual level.
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 GTN’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026
GTN has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 18, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.08 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 91 days (quarterly)
- Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does GTN Pay?
GTN pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.
- Streak: 0 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Mar 11, 2004 - $0.02 to $0.03 (+$0.01, +50.00%)
- EPS payout: 74.4% - $0.32 paid / $0.43 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 20.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 12.3% - $0.32 paid / $2.60 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 7.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
GTN vs Similar Dividend Stocks (SHEN, ATHM...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Communication Services companies closest to GTN in market value, GTN’s 5.41% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 3.21%, and its raise streak of 0 years is the 6th 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GTN $5.92Gray Media | $0.08/qtr$0.32/yr fwd | 5.41% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 5 yrsno raise streak |
| SHEN $10.39Shenandoah Telecommunications | $0.12/yr | 1.15% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 3 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| ATHM $22.46Autohome | $0.66/half-yr$1.32/yr fwd | 5.88% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 6+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| HUYA $2.28HUYA | $0.135/half-yr$0.27/yr fwd | 11.84% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 1+ yrraised 1+ yr in a row |
| ATNI $30.67ATN International | $0.29/qtr$1.16/yr fwd | 3.78% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 8 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| MOMO $4.48Hello Group | $0.28/yr | 6.25% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 0 yrsno raise streak |
| SCHL $38.02Scholastic | $0.25/qtr$1.00/yr fwd | 2.63% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 16+ yrsno raise streak |
| EVC $9.11Entravision Communications | $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd | 2.20% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 5 yrsno raise streak |
| MCS $27.40Marcus | $0.09/qtr$0.36/yr fwd | 1.31% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 2+ yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| CCOI $4.61Cogent Communications Holdings | $0.02/qtr$0.08/yr fwd | 1.74% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 0 yrsno raise streak |
| GWOX $374.99Goodheart-Willcox Company | $20.75/yr | 5.53% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | 3 yrsno raise streak |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: GTN vs SHEN, GTN vs ATHM, GTN vs HUYA.
GTN Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2002
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 17, 2026 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 17, 2026 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 17, 2025 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 18, 2024 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 16, 2023 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $0.08 | Annual | Regular |
| Sep 11, 2008 | Oct 15, 2008 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 23, 2008 | Jul 25, 2008 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 20, 2008 | Apr 25, 2008 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 12, 2007 | Jan 15, 2008 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 12, 2007 | Sep 28, 2007 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2007 | Jun 29, 2007 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2007 | Mar 30, 2007 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 13, 2006 | Jan 2, 2007 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 13, 2006 | Oct 2, 2006 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2006 | Jun 30, 2006 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 5, 2006 | $1.225 | Quarterly | Special |
| Dec 12, 2005 | Dec 30, 2005 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 13, 2005 | Sep 30, 2005 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 11, 2005 | Mar 31, 2005 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 10, 2004 | Dec 30, 2004 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Special |
| Sep 13, 2004 | Sep 30, 2004 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2004 | Jun 30, 2004 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 11, 2004 | Mar 31, 2004 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 11, 2003 | Dec 31, 2003 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 11, 2003 | Sep 30, 2003 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 11, 2003 | Jun 30, 2003 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 12, 2003 | Mar 31, 2003 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 11, 2002 | Dec 31, 2002 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 11, 2002 | Sep 30, 2002 | $0.02 | Quarterly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for GTN
GTN Dividend Questions
How often does GTN pay dividends?
GTN pays quarterly, 4 times a year. Recent payments arrived in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec, with ex-dates in Mar, Jun, Sep and Dec. The ex-date comes about every 91 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.
Does GTN pay dividends monthly?
No. GTN pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next GTN dividend?
GTN has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 91 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 18, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.08 a share, went ex on Sep 15, 2026 and paid Sep 17, 2026. The current rate is $0.08 per share, $0.32 a year.
Does GTN pay a dividend in December 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 15, 2026, with the cash around Dec 18, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does GTN pay per share?
GTN pays $0.08 a share quarterly, $0.32 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $5.92 that is a 5.41% run-rate yield, near its usual level: its own 5-year median is 4.77%.
Has GTN raised its dividend?
GTN has no current streak of yearly raises. The latest raise, on Mar 11, 2004, took the rate from $0.02 to $0.03 (+50.00%). Over five years the dividend grew 0.0% a year.
Is GTN’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. GTN paid out 74% of its earnings and 12% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has gone 5 years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my GTN dividends?
Add GTN 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 GTN in the DRIP calculator.