How Many STX Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $2.96 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 2,028 STX shares, about $1,017,265 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $501.61. $1,000 a month takes about 4,055 shares, about $2,034,029. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Seagate Technology Holdings (STX) pays $0.74 a share quarterly, $2.96 a year, a 0.59% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $501.61. It has paid since 2003 and raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row.
At today’s rate of $0.74 quarterly and the last close of $501.61, this is what STX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.74 | $0.25 | $2.96 |
| 100 shares | $74.00 | $24.67 | $296.00 |
| $10,000 invested (19.9 shares) | $14.75 | $4.92 | $59.01 |
| 2,028 shares ($500/mo) | $1,500.72 | $500.24 | $6,002.88 |
| 4,055 shares ($1,000/mo) | $3,000.70 | $1,000.23 | $12,002.80 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 STX shares reinvest into 0.15 new shares each payment, about 0.6 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 678 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 STX’s own history in the STX 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
- Crash record: what the dividend did in the 2008 crash history
STX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- STX yields 0.59% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $501.61.
- Its own 10-year median is 4.23%, so today’s yield is below its usual level.
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 STX’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After September 2026
STX 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 25, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.74 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 92 days (quarterly)
- Payment: usually about 2 days after the ex-date
- Next earnings report: Jan 27, 2027
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does STX Pay?
STX 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: 2 years of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Dec 24, 2025 - $0.72 to $0.74 (+$0.02, +2.78%)
- Usual $ step: $0.02 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 15.5% - $2.96 paid / $19.04 EPS (4 quarters to Oct 2, 2026); own 4-yr norm 140.8% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 16.3% - $2.96 paid / $18.13 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Oct 2, 2026); own 4-yr norm 91.3% (median of 12 earlier trailing years)
STX vs Similar Dividend Stocks (WDC, ADP...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Technology companies closest to STX in market value, STX’s 0.59% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 1.11%, and its raise streak of 2 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 | Recessions ⓘ | No cut ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STX $501.61Seagate Technology Holdings | $0.74/qtr$2.96/yr fwd | 0.59% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20092008 stopped2020 raised2022 heldno 2000 record | 15 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| WDC $289.16Western Digital | $0.15/qtr$0.60/yr fwd | 0.21% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1 yrno raise streak |
| ADP $305.43Automatic Data Processing | $1.70/qtr$6.80/yr fwd | 2.23% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 42+ yrsraised 42+ yrs in a row |
| GLW $112.14Corning | $0.28/qtr$1.12/yr fwd | 1.00% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20012000 stopped2020 raised2022 raisedno 2008 record | 17+ yrsno raise streak |
| INTU $340.44Intuit | $1.38/qtr$5.52/yr fwd | 1.62% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in both2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 13+ yrsraised 13 yrs in a row |
| MSI $527.39Motorola Solutions | $1.21/qtr$4.84/yr fwd | 0.92% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20092000 held2008 stopped2020 raised2022 raised | 13+ yrsraised 13 yrs in a row |
| MRVL $154.31Marvell Technology | $0.06/qtr$0.24/yr fwd | 0.16% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in both2020 held2022 heldno 2000/2008 record | 13+ yrsno raise streak |
| NTES $128.03NetEase | $0.48/qtr$1.92/yr fwd | 1.50% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Varied, no cut2020 varied2022 variedno 2000/2008 record | 7 yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| ATEYY $191.35Advantest | $0.252/half-yr$0.50/yr fwd | 0.26% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 11 yrsraised 2 yrs in a row |
| ASX $34.36ASE Technology Holding Co. | $0.417/yr | 1.21% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1 yrraised 1 yr in a row |
| ACN $258.56Accenture | $1.71/qtr$6.84/yr fwd | 2.65% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 32008 raised2020 raised2022 raisedno 2000 record | 20+ yrsraised 5 yrs in a row |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: STX vs WDC, STX vs ADP, STX vs GLW.
STX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2003
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 | $0.74 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 24, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $0.74 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 25, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | $0.74 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 24, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $0.74 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 30, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 | $0.72 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 25, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | $0.72 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.72 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 | $0.72 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 23, 2024 | Sep 25, 2024 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 20, 2024 | Jun 24, 2024 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 20, 2024 | Mar 22, 2024 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 25, 2023 | Sep 27, 2023 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 20, 2022 | Jan 5, 2023 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Oct 5, 2022 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Jul 7, 2022 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Apr 6, 2022 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 21, 2021 | Jan 5, 2022 | $0.70 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 21, 2021 | Oct 6, 2021 | $0.67 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 11, 2021 | Jul 7, 2021 | $0.67 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 23, 2021 | Apr 7, 2021 | $0.67 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 6, 2021 | $0.67 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 | $0.65 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 23, 2020 | Jul 8, 2020 | $0.65 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 24, 2020 | Apr 8, 2020 | $0.65 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 24, 2019 | Jan 8, 2020 | $0.65 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 24, 2019 | Oct 9, 2019 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Jul 3, 2019 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Apr 3, 2019 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 18, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 18, 2018 | Oct 3, 2018 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 19, 2018 | Jul 5, 2018 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Apr 4, 2018 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Jan 3, 2018 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 19, 2017 | Oct 4, 2017 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jun 19, 2017 | Jul 5, 2017 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Mar 20, 2017 | Apr 5, 2017 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 19, 2016 | Jan 4, 2017 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Sep 19, 2016 | Oct 5, 2016 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 6, 2016 | May 24, 2016 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 5, 2016 | Feb 23, 2016 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 4, 2015 | Nov 20, 2015 | $0.63 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 7, 2015 | Aug 25, 2015 | $0.54 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Apr 29, 2015 | May 15, 2015 | $0.54 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 6, 2015 | Feb 24, 2015 | $0.54 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 6, 2014 | Nov 25, 2014 | $0.54 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 6, 2014 | Aug 22, 2014 | $0.43 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 12, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | $0.43 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 6, 2014 | Feb 24, 2014 | $0.43 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 7, 2013 | Nov 26, 2013 | $0.43 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 5, 2013 | Aug 21, 2013 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 13, 2013 | May 29, 2013 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Dec 12, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | $0.38 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 9, 2012 | Nov 29, 2012 | $0.32 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 10, 2012 | Aug 29, 2012 | $0.32 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Apr 30, 2012 | May 17, 2012 | $0.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 13, 2012 | Mar 1, 2012 | $0.25 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2011 | Nov 18, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2011 | Aug 26, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Apr 28, 2011 | Jun 1, 2011 | $0.18 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 4, 2009 | Feb 20, 2009 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 5, 2008 | Nov 21, 2008 | $0.12 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jul 30, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | $0.12 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Apr 30, 2008 | May 16, 2008 | $0.12 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jan 30, 2008 | Feb 15, 2008 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Oct 31, 2007 | Nov 16, 2007 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 1, 2007 | Aug 17, 2007 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 2, 2007 | May 18, 2007 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Jan 31, 2007 | Feb 16, 2007 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 1, 2006 | Nov 17, 2006 | $0.10 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 16, 2006 | Sep 1, 2006 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 3, 2006 | May 19, 2006 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 1, 2006 | Feb 17, 2006 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 2, 2005 | Nov 18, 2005 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 3, 2005 | Aug 19, 2005 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 4, 2005 | May 20, 2005 | $0.08 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 2, 2005 | Feb 18, 2005 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 3, 2004 | Nov 19, 2004 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 4, 2004 | Aug 20, 2004 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 5, 2004 | May 21, 2004 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 11, 2004 | Feb 27, 2004 | $0.06 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Nov 5, 2003 | Nov 21, 2003 | $0.04 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Aug 6, 2003 | Aug 22, 2003 | $0.04 | Quarterly | Regular |
| May 7, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
| Feb 12, 2003 | Feb 28, 2003 | $0.03 | Quarterly | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for STX
STX Dividend Questions
How often does STX pay dividends?
STX 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 STX pay dividends monthly?
No. STX pays quarterly, 4 times a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next STX dividend?
STX 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 25, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.74 a share, went ex on Sep 24, 2026 and paid Sep 28, 2026. The current rate is $0.74 per share, $2.96 a year.
Does STX pay a dividend in December 2026?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Dec 25, 2026, with the cash around Dec 27, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does STX pay per share?
STX pays $0.74 a share quarterly, $2.96 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $501.61 that is a 0.59% run-rate yield, below its usual level: its own 10-year median is 4.23%.
Has STX raised its dividend?
Yes. STX has raised its annual dividend 2 years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Dec 24, 2025, took the rate from $0.72 to $0.74 (+2.78%). Over five years the dividend grew 2.0% a year.
Is STX’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. STX paid out 16% of its earnings and 16% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Oct 2, 2026. It has raised its dividend 2 years in a row and gone 15 years without a cut. Through the market crashes: it raised the dividend through the 2020 crash; it held it through 2022; it stopped paying in the 2008 (in 2009) crash. There is no 2000 record on file. This is data, not investment advice. The full 13-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my STX dividends?
Add STX 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 STX in the DRIP calculator.