How Many TME Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?
At $0.24 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 25,000 TME shares, about $234,500 at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $9.38. $1,000 a month takes about 50,000 shares, about $469,000. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.
Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME) pays $0.24 a share once a year, $0.24 a year, a 2.56% run-rate yield at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $9.38. It has paid since 2024 and raised its annual dividend 1+ years in a row.
At today’s rate of $0.24 once a year and the last close of $9.38, this is what TME pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:
| You hold | Each payment | Per month (avg) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 share | $0.24 | $0.02 | $0.24 |
| 100 shares | $24.00 | $2.00 | $24.00 |
| $10,000 invested (1,066.1 shares) | $255.86 | $21.32 | $255.86 |
| 25,000 shares ($500/mo) | $6,000.00 | $500.00 | $6,000.00 |
| 50,000 shares ($1,000/mo) | $12,000.00 | $1,000.00 | $12,000.00 |
With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 TME shares reinvest into 2.56 new shares each payment, about 2.6 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 40 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 TME’s own history in the TME 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
TME Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range
- TME yields 2.56% today, at the Nov 9, 2026 close of $9.38.
- Its own 2-year median is 1.14%, so today’s yield is above its usual level.
- No steady norm: under 3 years of regular payments on file. So this reads today’s yield against its own 2-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 2 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 TME’s Next Dividend? Ex-Date and Pay Date After April 2026
TME has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 307 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 3, 2027, with the cash around Feb 7, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.24 a share, went ex on Apr 2, 2026 and paid Apr 6, 2026.
- Ex-dates: about every 307 days (annual)
- Payment: usually about 4 days after the ex-date
- Next earnings report: Nov 17, 2026
Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.
How Often Does TME Pay?
TME pays once a year, 1 time a year. Recent payments arrived in Apr, with ex-dates in Apr. The ex-date comes about every 307 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.
- Streak: 1+ year of higher annual totals (through 2025)
- Last raise: Mar 31, 2026 - $0.18 to $0.24 (+$0.06, +33.33%)
- Usual $ step: $0.043 (median of the raises before it)
- EPS payout: 29.2% - $0.24 paid / $0.82 EPS (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 2-yr norm 23.1% (median of 5 earlier trailing years)
- FCF payout: 27.1% - $0.24 paid / $0.89 free cash flow per share (4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026); own 2-yr norm 16.0% (median of 5 earlier trailing years)
TME vs Similar Dividend Stocks (TIGO, TKO...)
Against the 10 dividend-paying Communication Services companies closest to TME in market value, TME’s 2.56% run-rate yield is below the group’s middle yield of 2.99%, and its raise streak of 1+ year is the 4th 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 ⓘ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TME $9.38Tencent Music Entertainment Group | $0.24/yr | 2.56% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1+ yrraised 1+ yr in a row |
| TIGO $86.76Millicom International Cellular S.A. | $0.75/qtr$3.00/yr fwd | 3.46% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1 yrno raise streak |
| TKO $199.65TKO Group Holdings | $0.79/qtr$3.16/yr fwd | 1.58% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 1 yrno raise streak |
| TU $8.92Telus | $0.136/qtr$0.54/yr fwd | 6.10% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in all 32008 raised2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record | 0 yrsraised 10 yrs in a row |
| NWS $29.33News | $0.10/half-yr$0.20/yr fwd | 0.68% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | No cut in both2020 held2022 raisedno 2000/2008 record | 9+ yrsno raise streak |
| WMG $31.79Warner Music Group | $0.20/qtr$0.80/yr fwd | 2.52% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 4+ yrsraised 4 yrs in a row |
| SKM $32.31SK Telecom Co. | $0.3339/half-yr$0.67/yr fwd | 2.07% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Raised in all 42000 raised2008 raised2020 raised2022 raised | 4 yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| NYT $72.23New York Times | $0.23/qtr$0.92/yr fwd | 1.27% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Stopped in 20092000 raised2008 stopped2020 raised2022 raised | 11+ yrsraised 7 yrs in a row |
| TLK $11.40Perusahaan Perseroan (Persero) PT Telekomunikasi Indonesia Tbk | $1.221/yr | 10.71% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | Varied, no cut2008 varied2020 held2022 heldno 2000 record | 10 yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| TLTZY $8.00Tele2 AB (publ) | $0.263/half-yr$0.53/yr fwd | 6.58% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 8+ yrsraised 1 yr in a row |
| TLSNF $4.54Telia Company AB (publ) | $0.0516/qtr$0.21/yr fwd | 4.55% | Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only | — | 0 yrsno raise streak |
Yield and the safety rating are only half of it. See total returns with dividends reinvested, side by side: TME vs TIGO, TME vs TKO, TME vs TU.
TME Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2024
| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount | Frequency | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 | $0.24 | Annual | Regular |
| Mar 31, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 | $0.24 | Annual | Regular |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Apr 7, 2025 | $0.18 | Annual | Regular |
| May 31, 2024 | Jun 3, 2024 | $0.137 | Annual | Regular |
What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for TME
TME Dividend Questions
How often does TME pay dividends?
TME pays once a year, 1 time a year. Recent payments arrived in Apr, with ex-dates in Apr. The ex-date comes about every 307 days, and the cash usually lands about 4 days later.
Does TME pay dividends monthly?
No. TME pays once a year, 1 time a year. For payers that pay every month, see the monthly dividend stocks.
When is the next TME dividend?
TME has not declared its next dividend yet. By its usual rhythm of about 307 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Feb 3, 2027, with the cash around Feb 7, 2027. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.24 a share, went ex on Apr 2, 2026 and paid Apr 6, 2026. The current rate is $0.24 per share, $0.24 a year.
Does TME pay a dividend in February 2027?
Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Feb 3, 2027, with the cash around Feb 7, 2027, so a payment in February 2027 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.
How much does TME pay per share?
TME pays $0.24 a share once a year, $0.24 a year. At the Nov 9, 2026 close of $9.38 that is a 2.56% run-rate yield, above its usual level: its own 2-year median is 1.14%.
Has TME raised its dividend?
Yes. TME has raised its annual dividend 1+ years in a row, through 2025. The latest raise, on Mar 31, 2026, took the rate from $0.18 to $0.24 (+33.33%).
Is TME’s dividend safe?
No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. TME paid out 29% of its earnings and 27% of its free cash flow as dividends over the 4 quarters to Jun 30, 2026. It has raised its dividend 1+ years in a row and gone 1+ years without a cut. This is data, not investment advice. The full 10-check rating comes with a plan.
How do I track my TME dividends?
Add TME 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 TME in the DRIP calculator.
