How Many OLED Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $2.00 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 3,000 OLED shares, about $265,590 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $88.53. $1,000 a month takes about 6,000 shares, about $531,180. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Universal Display (OLED) pays $0.50 a share quarterly, $2.00 a year, a 2.26% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $88.53. It has paid since 2017 and raised its annual dividend 8+ years in a row.
At today’s rate of $0.50 quarterly and the last close of $88.53, this is what OLED pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.50 | $0.17 | $2.00 |
| 100 shares | $50.00 | $16.67 | $200.00 |
| $10,000 invested (113.0 shares) | $56.48 | $18.83 | $225.91 |
| 3,000 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.00 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 6,000 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 OLED shares reinvest into 0.56 new shares each payment, about 2.3 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 178 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 OLED’s own history in the OLED 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
OLED Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- OLED yields 2.26% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $88.53.
- Its own 7-year median is 0.84%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report
How it works. Each month-end over the last 7 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 OLED’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026
OLED has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.50 a share, went ex on Sep 16, 2026 and paid Sep 18, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 92 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 OLED Pay?
OLED 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 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
- Streak: 8+ years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Mar 17, 2026 - $0.45 to $0.50 (+$0.05, +11.11%)
- Usual $ step: $0.05 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 40.6% - $2.00 paid / $4.93 EPS (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 32.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 51.1% - $2.00 paid / $3.92 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026); own 4-yr norm 64.1% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
OLED vs Similar Dividend Stocks (BDC, VSH...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Technology companies closest to OLED in market value, OLED’s 2.26% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.24%, and its raise streak of 8+ years is the 2nd 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLED $88.53Universal Display | $0.50/qtr$2.00/yr fwd | 2.26% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 8+ yrsraised 8+ yrs in a row |
| BDC $106.95Belden | $0.05/qtr$0.20/yr fwd | 0.19% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 20+ yrsno raise streak |
| VSH $26.41Vishay Intertechnology | $0.10/qtr$0.40/yr fwd | 1.51% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 12 yrsno raise streak |
| DLO $14.39Dlocal Limited | $0.1939/yr | 1.35% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | —no raise streak |
| SGAMY $5.26Sega Sammy Holdings | $0.0341/half-yr$0.07/yr fwd | 1.30% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 17 yrsraised 3 yrs in a row |
| DOX $41.74Amdocs Limited | $0.569/qtr$2.28/yr fwd | 5.45% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 12+ yrsraised 12 yrs in a row |
| KLIC $68.97Kulicke and Soffa Industries | $0.205/qtr$0.82/yr fwd | 1.19% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 7+ yrsraised 6 yrs in a row |
| BELFB $224.35Bel Fuse | $0.07/qtr$0.28/yr fwd | 0.12% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 26+ yrsno raise streak |
| PEGA $31.13Pegasystems | $0.03/qtr$0.12/yr fwd | 0.39% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 32008 held2020 held2022 raisedno 2000 record | 7 yrsno raise streak |
| YOU $55.09Clear Secure | $0.15/qtr$0.60/yr fwd | 1.09% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 2 yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| TMICY $41.60Trend Micro | $1.1545/yr | 2.78% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1 yrno raise streak |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: OLED vs BDC, OLED vs VSH, OLED vs DLO.
OLED Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2017
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2026 | Sep 18, 2026 | $0.50 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 16, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | $0.50 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 17, 2026 | Mar 19, 2026 | $0.50 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | $0.45 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 16, 2025 | Sep 18, 2025 | $0.45 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 16, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | $0.45 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 17, 2025 | Mar 19, 2025 | $0.45 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 17, 2024 | Dec 19, 2024 | $0.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 16, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | $0.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 17, 2024 | $0.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 18, 2024 | $0.40 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 18, 2023 | $0.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 18, 2023 | $0.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 19, 2023 | $0.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2023 | Mar 20, 2023 | $0.35 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.30 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $0.20 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 16, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | $0.15 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 14, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 14, 2017 | Oct 2, 2017 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 13, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for OLED
OLED Dividend Questions
How often does OLED pay dividends?
OLED 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 92 days, and the cash usually lands about 2 days later.
Does OLED pay dividends monthly?
No. OLED pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next OLED dividend?
OLED has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 92 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.50 a share, went ex on Sep 16, 2026 and paid Sep 18, 2026. The current rate is $0.50 per share, $2.00 a year.
Does OLED pay a dividend in December 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 17, 2026, with the cash around Dec 19, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does OLED pay per share?
OLED pays $0.50 a share quarterly, $2.00 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $88.53 that is a 2.26% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 7-year median is 0.84%.
Has OLED raised its dividend?
Yes. OLED has raised its annual dividend 8+ years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Mar 17, 2026, took the rate from $0.45 to $0.50 (+11.11%). Over five years the dividend grew 20.1% a year.
Is OLED’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. OLED paid out 41% of its earnings and 51% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Sep 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 8+ years in a row and gone 8+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 12-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my OLED dividends?
Add OLED 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 OLED in the DRIP calculator.
