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DSWL Deswell Industries, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Market· Semi-Annual dividend· Common Stock· ADR · Technology / Hardware, Equipment & Parts

$2.95 ▲ $0.00(0.00%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Deswell Industries, Inc. specializes in the production and sale of custom injection-molded plastic parts and components, various electronic products and subassemblies, as well as metallic molds and their related accessory parts. These offerings are primarily supplied to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and contract manufacturers. The company's operations are structured into two distinct divisions: Plastic Injection Molding and Electronic Products Assembling. Through its plastic molding division, Deswell manufactures an extensive array of plastic components used in both consumer and industrial products. This includes parts for electronic entertainment systems, power tools, accessories, and outdoor equipment; casings for items like flashlights, telephones, printers, and scanners; components for industrial machinery and indoor control switches; and elements for audio devices. The company further produces covers and key tops for personal organizers and remote controls, specialized double injection caps, medical product components (such as those for blood testing equipment), laser key caps, automotive parts, and plastic elements for automated robotic systems. The electronics division provides a diverse portfolio of products. This encompasses professional audio equipment, including digital and analogue mixing consoles, amplifiers, signal processors, audio interfaces, network audio devices, and speaker enclosures. It also delivers consumer audio solutions such such as multi-channel receivers-amplifiers and a variety of wired and wireless audio streaming products, in addition to printed circuit board assemblies (PCBAs) and Internet of Things (IoT) products. Deswell's products are sold across a wide geographical area, with key markets in China, the United States, Hong Kong, the United Kingdom, Norway, Holland, and Canada, alongside other international regions. Established in 1987, Deswell Industries, Inc. is based in Macau.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusRecently Increased
Last Dividend$0.3000Paid Jul 16, 2026
Forward Annual$0.20From the $0.1000 dividend declared Nov 13, 2025
FrequencySemi-Annual
Last Ex-DateJul 02, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.0%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth3.6%Annual totals, 2015–2025

Research Scores

Scores describe this security's published financial data on a 0–100 scale using the formulas on our methodology pages. They are the same for every reader, are not a probability or a forecast, and are not a recommendation. Past dividend growth does not guarantee future increases. Report a data error.

Dividend Safety Score

78/100

Strong indicators

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Dividend Growth Score

56/100

Moderate growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

57/100

Near own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

65/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for DSWL
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 30% (FY2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 68% (FY2026) 78 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet cash (FY2026) 100 15%
Interest coverageNo interest expense and no debt (FY2026) 100 10%
Dividend record7 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension Dec 22, 2017, within 10 years: capped at 20 20 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) 100 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Growth Score is built for DSWL
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 2.1% (2020–2025) 46 25%
Consecutive annual increases0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 10 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 30% (FY2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 72.7% (FY2023–FY2026) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR -7.5% (FY2023–FY2026) 10 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 3.6% (2015–2025) 61 10%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

How the Dividend Value Score is built for DSWL
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 18th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 18 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 4.4 is 0.95x its 5-year median of 4.7 57 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 10.1% (FY2026) 100 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 4.4 vs peer median 26.7 (0.17x; 69 corporation / Technology securities) 100 15%

Inputs that are not available are left out and the remaining weights are scaled up. Profile: ordinary company. Formula version 2026-10-19.4.

Key Metrics

Current Yield

6.78%

At the Oct 30, 2026 price

The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.

Annualized Dividend

$0.2000

Declared Nov 13, 2025

The latest declared regular dividend scaled to a full year by how often it's paid (for semi-annual payers, the latest two payments), adjusted for stock splits. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00. Special dividends are excluded.

Frequency

S Semi-Annual

How often the dividend is paid, read from the dates of recent payments: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.

RSI (14)

41

As of Oct 30, 2026

Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.

52-Week Range

$2.91 – $4.06

Closes through Oct 23, 2026

The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.

Payout Ratio (TTM)

30.00%

12 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q4 FY2026)

The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.

Years Paying

29

How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.

Price / Book (TTM)

0.43

Price as of Oct 25, 2026; latest reported book value

Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.

S.A.F.E. Dividend Read

S.A.F.E. is a set of four checks on a dividend's record and the company's data, the same test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: a Dividend Safety Score of 70+ and a yield of 2%+. Accelerating: at least three consecutive completed calendar years of higher total regular dividends. Flawless: since 1990, no calendar year whose total regular dividend fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension. Enduring: at least 20 years between the first and latest dividend in our records. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (Dividend Safety Score 70+ and yield 2%+): Dividend Safety Score 78/100, yield 6.78%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 0 consecutive annual increase(s), under the 3 this check looks for.
F Flawless
The record shows a gap in the regular dividend of more than 1.5 times its usual interval (a payment was due around December 2017).
E Enduring
29 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global MarketThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume2,700Oct 23, 2026 sessionHow many shares changed hands in the trading session dated beside this figure, a rough read on trading activity. Daily bars are refreshed on a slower cycle than the quoted price, so this session can be older than the price above.
Open$3.00Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe price at the start of the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Day Range$2.98 – $3.01Oct 23, 2026 sessionThe lowest and highest price during the trading session dated beside this figure, which can be earlier than the session the quoted price comes from.
Prev Close$3.01Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$46.86MAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out15.89MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$0.6712 months to Mar 31, 2026 (Q4 FY2026)Earnings per share over the trailing twelve months (TTM), labeled with the end date of the latest reported quarter and shown in the company's reporting currency. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E (TTM)4.4Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Mar 31, 2026Price-to-earnings ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by trailing-twelve-month earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Last Ex-DateJul 02, 2026Paid Jul 16, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
Next Ex-DateN/ANone declared yetThe ex-dividend date of the next payment the company has declared, or that is scheduled when no declaration is on file. Future dates our data provider only projects are not shown.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)0.0%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)2.1%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases0 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose13Since Jul 1996
Rank among payers861of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%6in 29 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

DSWL has raised its annual dividend in 13 separate years since July 1996, which ranks 861 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 6 years the annual total fell by more than a fifth.

Of the 878 companies we track with 10 to 24 years of increases, 661 — 75 per cent — also have at least one year in which the dividend fell by more than 20 per cent. Across every company with twenty years of comparable history, only 277 of 1078 (26 per cent) have never cut. A long record of increases is common; a record with no cut anywhere in it is not.

Measured from annual totals using split-adjusted amounts, comparing only consecutive years with the same number of payments — a stock split and a payment shifting across a year boundary both look like cuts otherwise. The current year is excluded as incomplete. How we measure a cut, and what the corrections change. Figures are for information only, not a view on any security.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

DSWL's dividend yield rose from 6.21% to 6.78% over the past ~90 days (+0.57 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and +0.57 pp from the share price ($3.22 on Aug 03, 2026 → $2.95 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current6.78%
1-Yr Average5.99%
Low / High4.93% – 6.87%
Percentile100%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), DSWL's current yield is higher than approximately 100% of them. Our stored price history for DSWL covers the past 13 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.

Adjusted Price History

Dividend History

Dividend Payment History

Ex-dividend calendar →
Amount Type Declared Ex-Date Record Pay
$0.3000 S Special Jun 17, 2026 Jul 02, 2026 Jul 02, 2026 Jul 16, 2026
$0.1000 S Regular Nov 13, 2025 Dec 02, 2025 Dec 02, 2025 Dec 23, 2025
$0.1000 S Regular Jun 18, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 03, 2025 Jul 17, 2025
$0.1000 S Regular Nov 15, 2024 Dec 02, 2024 Dec 02, 2024 Dec 23, 2024
$0.1000 S Regular Jun 20, 2024 Jul 05, 2024 Jul 05, 2024 Jul 19, 2024
$0.1000 S Regular Nov 17, 2023 Nov 30, 2023 Dec 01, 2023 Dec 21, 2023
$0.1000 S Regular Jun 20, 2023 Jul 03, 2023 Jul 05, 2023 Jul 20, 2023
$0.1000 S Regular Nov 17, 2022 Nov 30, 2022 Dec 01, 2022 Dec 22, 2022
$0.1000 S Regular Jun 16, 2022 Jun 29, 2022 Jun 30, 2022 Jul 15, 2022
$0.1000 S Regular Nov 22, 2021 Dec 03, 2021 Dec 06, 2021 Dec 22, 2021
$0.1000 S Regular Jun 09, 2021 Jun 24, 2021 Jun 25, 2021 Jul 09, 2021
$0.0900 S Regular Nov 10, 2020 Nov 20, 2020 Nov 23, 2020 Dec 10, 2020
$0.0900 S Regular Jun 11, 2020 Jun 24, 2020 Jun 25, 2020 Jul 10, 2020
$0.0800 S Regular Nov 15, 2019 Nov 26, 2019 Nov 27, 2019 Dec 13, 2019
$0.0700 S Regular Jun 10, 2019 Jun 24, 2019 Jun 25, 2019 Jul 12, 2019
$0.0600 S Regular Nov 15, 2018 Nov 26, 2018 Nov 27, 2018 Dec 18, 2018
$0.0400 A Regular Jun 12, 2018 Jun 25, 2018 Jun 26, 2018 Jul 12, 2018
$0.0700 S Regular Jun 12, 2017 Jun 22, 2017 Jun 26, 2017 Jul 12, 2017
$0.0700 S Regular Nov 18, 2016 Nov 25, 2016 Nov 29, 2016 Dec 16, 2016
$0.0350 S Regular Jun 29, 2016 Jul 05, 2016 Jul 07, 2016 Jul 27, 2016
$0.0350 S Regular Mar 11, 2016 Mar 21, 2016 Mar 23, 2016 Apr 14, 2016
$0.0350 Q Regular Nov 11, 2015 Nov 19, 2015 Nov 23, 2015 Dec 10, 2015
$0.0350 Q Regular Sep 04, 2015 Sep 15, 2015 Sep 17, 2015 Oct 07, 2015
$0.0350 Q Regular Jun 22, 2015 Jun 24, 2015 Jul 06, 2015 Jul 16, 2015
$0.0350 M Regular Feb 13, 2015 Feb 23, 2015 Feb 25, 2015 Mar 19, 2015
$0.0500 S Regular Jan 08, 2015 Jan 20, 2015 Jan 22, 2015 Jan 30, 2015
$0.0500 Q Regular Aug 22, 2014 Aug 28, 2014 Sep 02, 2014 Sep 24, 2014
$0.0500 Q Regular Jun 10, 2014 Jun 18, 2014 Jun 20, 2014 Jun 30, 2014
$0.0500 Q Regular Feb 25, 2014 Mar 06, 2014 Mar 10, 2014 Mar 28, 2014
$0.0500 Q Regular Nov 13, 2013 Nov 21, 2013 Nov 25, 2013 Dec 18, 2013
$0.0700 Q Regular Aug 30, 2013 Sep 09, 2013 Sep 11, 2013 Sep 30, 2013
$0.0500 Q Regular Jun 13, 2013 Jun 24, 2013 Jun 26, 2013 Jul 18, 2013
$0.0500 Q Regular Feb 05, 2013 Feb 13, 2013 Feb 15, 2013 Mar 07, 2013
$0.0500 Q Regular Nov 16, 2012 Nov 27, 2012 Nov 29, 2012 Dec 18, 2012
$0.0500 Q Regular Aug 15, 2012 Aug 23, 2012 Aug 27, 2012 Sep 11, 2012
$0.1500 Q Special Jun 18, 2012 Jul 03, 2012 Jul 06, 2012 Jul 27, 2012
$0.0200 Q Regular Mar 07, 2012 Mar 16, 2012 Mar 20, 2012 Apr 12, 2012
$0.0200 Q Regular Nov 30, 2011 Dec 01, 2011 Dec 05, 2011 Dec 29, 2011
$0.0300 I Regular Sep 09, 2011 Sep 14, 2011 Sep 16, 2011 Oct 12, 2011
$0.0500 Q Regular Jun 30, 2011 Jul 06, 2011 Jul 08, 2011 Jul 28, 2011
$0.0500 I Regular Mar 11, 2011 Mar 21, 2011 Mar 23, 2011 Apr 13, 2011
$0.0500 S Regular Jun 24, 2010 Jul 02, 2010 Jul 07, 2010 Jul 28, 2010
$0.1000 M Regular Dec 04, 2009 Dec 11, 2009 Dec 15, 2009 Jan 07, 2010
$0.0400 I Regular Mar 03, 2009 Mar 10, 2009 Mar 12, 2009 Mar 25, 2009
$0.0800 I Regular N/A Oct 21, 2008 Oct 22, 2008 Nov 06, 2008
$0.1200 S Regular Jul 03, 2008 Jul 07, 2008 Jul 08, 2008 Jul 29, 2008
$0.1700 Q Regular Feb 27, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 Feb 29, 2008 Mar 18, 2008
$0.1000 Q Regular Nov 20, 2007 Nov 28, 2007 Nov 30, 2007 Dec 18, 2007
$0.1700 M Regular Aug 17, 2007 Aug 29, 2007 Aug 31, 2007 Sep 12, 2007
$0.1700 I Regular Jun 29, 2007 Jul 24, 2007 Jul 05, 2007 Jul 26, 2007
$0.1700 Q Regular Feb 13, 2007 Feb 21, 2007 Feb 23, 2007 Mar 09, 2007
$0.1700 Q Regular Nov 20, 2006 Nov 28, 2006 Nov 30, 2006 Dec 18, 2006
$0.1700 Q Regular Aug 11, 2006 Aug 21, 2006 Aug 23, 2006 Sep 06, 2006
$0.1400 Q Regular Jun 23, 2006 Jun 28, 2006 Jun 30, 2006 Jul 20, 2006
$0.1400 Q Regular Mar 13, 2006 Mar 29, 2006 Mar 31, 2006 Apr 11, 2006
$0.1600 Q Regular Dec 14, 2005 Dec 20, 2005 Dec 22, 2005 Dec 30, 2005
$0.1600 Q Regular Aug 08, 2005 Aug 18, 2005 Aug 22, 2005 Sep 05, 2005
$0.1700 Q Regular Jun 21, 2005 Jun 24, 2005 Jun 28, 2005 Jul 18, 2005
$0.2600 Q Regular Feb 22, 2005 Mar 11, 2005 Mar 15, 2005 Mar 29, 2005
$0.2400 Q Regular Nov 16, 2004 Nov 24, 2004 Nov 29, 2004 Dec 07, 2004
$0.2400 Q Regular Aug 09, 2004 Aug 19, 2004 Aug 23, 2004 Sep 06, 2004
$0.2400 Q Regular Jun 22, 2004 Jun 23, 2004 Jun 25, 2004 Jul 16, 2004
$0.2400 Q Regular Feb 23, 2004 Mar 05, 2004 Mar 09, 2004 Mar 23, 2004
$0.2400 Q Regular Nov 12, 2003 Nov 13, 2003 Nov 17, 2003 Dec 01, 2003
$0.4600 Q Special Aug 19, 2003 Aug 27, 2003 Sep 01, 2003 Sep 15, 2003
$0.2000 Q Regular Feb 24, 2003 Mar 06, 2003 Mar 10, 2003 Mar 24, 2003
$0.1900 I Regular N/A Nov 19, 2002 Nov 15, 2002 Nov 27, 2002
$0.1900 Q Special Nov 06, 2002 Nov 13, 2002 Nov 15, 2002 Nov 27, 2002
$0.1900 Q Regular Aug 12, 2002 Aug 19, 2002 Aug 21, 2002 Sep 03, 2002
$0.2800 Q Regular May 30, 2002 Jun 13, 2002 Jun 17, 2002 Jul 03, 2002
$0.2400 Q Regular Feb 06, 2002 Feb 07, 2002 Feb 11, 2002 Feb 25, 2002
$0.2400 Q Regular Nov 02, 2001 Nov 08, 2001 Nov 13, 2001 Nov 27, 2001
$0.2400 Q Regular Aug 14, 2001 Aug 16, 2001 Aug 20, 2001 Sep 03, 2001
$0.5700 S Regular Jun 12, 2001 Jun 20, 2001 Jun 22, 2001 Jul 06, 2001
$0.3300 S Regular Nov 06, 2000 Nov 20, 2000 Nov 22, 2000 Dec 07, 2000
$0.5500 S Regular Jun 08, 2000 Jun 20, 2000 Jun 22, 2000 Jul 06, 2000
$0.3300 S Regular Nov 08, 1999 Nov 19, 1999 Nov 23, 1999 Dec 07, 1999
$0.5500 S Regular May 28, 1999 Jun 11, 1999 Jun 15, 1999 Jun 30, 1999
$0.3300 S Regular Nov 09, 1998 Nov 19, 1998 Nov 23, 1998 Dec 07, 1998
$0.7500 S Regular May 27, 1998 Jun 12, 1998 Jun 15, 1998 Jun 29, 1998
$0.3000 S Regular Nov 14, 1997 Nov 28, 1997 Dec 02, 1997 Dec 16, 1997
$0.4000 S Regular Jun 02, 1997 Jun 12, 1997 Jun 16, 1997 Jun 30, 1997
$0.2500 S Regular Nov 20, 1996 Dec 02, 1996 Dec 04, 1996 Dec 18, 1996
$0.3500 S Regular Jul 19, 1996 Jul 25, 1996 Jul 29, 1996 Aug 13, 1996

Peer Comparison

Selected Hardware, Equipment & Parts dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
TTDKY TDK Corporation 2.18% 13.2% 4 yrs 79
APH Amphenol Corporation 0.61% 23.4% 14 yrs 75
HRSEF Hirose Electric Co.,Ltd. 1.89% 7.9% 1 yr 74
APELY Alps Alpine Co., Ltd. 2.92% 16.0% 1 yr 74

DSWL dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Deswell Industries, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Deswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.20 per share, a yield of approximately 6.78%.

What is Deswell Industries, Inc.'s dividend yield?

Deswell Industries, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 6.78%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Deswell Industries, Inc. pay dividends?

Deswell Industries, Inc. pays dividends semi-annually — 2 times per year.

How long has Deswell Industries, Inc. paid dividends?

Deswell Industries, Inc. has 29 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 30, 2026. This research page is generated from Dividendly's structured market and dividend dataset using the approach described on our methodology and data sources pages. Data is automatically validated using defined rules and may also be periodically reviewed. Research only, not investment advice. Spotted a data error? Report it.