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GAP The Gap, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Consumer Cyclical / Apparel - Retail

$22.00 ▲ $0.30(1.38%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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The Gap, Inc. operates as a prominent apparel retail enterprise, offering a diverse array of clothing, accessories, and personal care products for men, women, and children. These goods are marketed under its well-known brands: Old Navy, Gap, Banana Republic, and Athleta. Its extensive product line features staples such as denim, t-shirts, fleece wear, and khakis, alongside accessories like eyewear, jewelry, footwear, handbags, and fragrances. Athleta specifically caters to women and girls with fitness and lifestyle products designed for activities including yoga, training, sports, travel, and everyday wear. The company distributes its products through various sales channels, including its own company-operated stores, franchised locations, e-commerce websites, third-party collaborations, and catalogs. Furthermore, The Gap, Inc. has established franchise partnerships with independent operators, enabling the operation of Old Navy, Gap, Athleta, and Banana Republic stores and online platforms across Asia, Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, and Africa. As of December 31, 2021, the company's retail footprint comprised 2,835 corporate-owned stores and an additional 564 franchised outlets. Incorporated in 1969, The Gap, Inc. maintains its corporate headquarters in San Francisco, California.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.1750Paid Oct 28, 2026
Forward Annual$0.70From the $0.1750 dividend declared Aug 12, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateOct 07, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth7.5%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth-3.4%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

79/100

Strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

64/100

Strong growth record

Most data available

Dividend Value Score

75/100

Below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

73/100

Upper middle of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for GAP
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 20% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 26% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 1.8x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 87 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 54.1x (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 10%
Dividend record5 years of uninterrupted regular payments; suspension Apr 7, 2020, within 10 years: capped at 20 20 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 4 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 70 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 GAP
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 21.6% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases1 consecutive annual increase (through 2025) 25 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 20% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)N/A (not used) N/A 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR -0.5% (FY2022–FY2025) 37 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR -3.4% (2015–2025) 8 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 GAP
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 38th percentile of its 106 month-end yields 38 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 6.7 is 0.49x its 5-year median of 13.5 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 12.4% (TTM to Aug 1, 2026) 100 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 6.7 vs peer median 17.1 (0.39x; 97 corporation / Consumer Cyclical 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

3.18%

At the Oct 29, 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

$0.7000

Declared Aug 12, 2026

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

Q Quarterly

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)

45

As of Oct 29, 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

$18.35 – $29.13

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)

19.97%

12 months to Aug 01, 2026 (Q2 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

39

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)

2.04

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 79/100, yield 3.18%.
A Accelerating
Dividend growth has stalled — 1 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 April 2020).
E Enduring
39 years of dividend payments on record.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume3,931,288Oct 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$22.51Oct 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$21.99 – $22.57Oct 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$22.91Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$7.73BAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out351.27MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$3.4512 months to Aug 01, 2026 (Q2 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)6.5Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Aug 01, 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-DateOct 07, 2026Paid Oct 28, 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)4.2%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)21.6%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases1 yrAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose26Since Dec 1986
Rank among payers256of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%1in 36 comparable years
Of peers with 25 or more up years56%also cut at some point

GAP has raised its annual dividend in 26 separate years since December 1986, which ranks 256 among the 2,430 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. In 1 year the annual total fell by more than a fifth.

Of the 310 companies we track with 25 or more years of increases, 173 — 56 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)

GAP's dividend yield fell from 3.48% to 3.18% over the past ~90 days (-0.30 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.30 pp from the share price ($20.09 on Jul 31, 2026 → $22.00 on Oct 29, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current3.18%
1-Yr Average2.95%
Low / High2.27% – 3.81%
Percentile67%

Across 273 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), GAP's current yield is higher than approximately 67% of them. Our stored price history for GAP 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
$0.1750 Q Regular Aug 12, 2026 Oct 07, 2026 Oct 07, 2026 Oct 28, 2026
$0.1750 Q Regular May 12, 2026 Jul 08, 2026 Jul 08, 2026 Jul 29, 2026
$0.1750 Q Regular Feb 24, 2026 Apr 08, 2026 Apr 08, 2026 Apr 29, 2026
$0.1650 Q Regular Nov 12, 2025 Jan 07, 2026 Jan 07, 2026 Jan 28, 2026
$0.1650 Q Regular Aug 13, 2025 Oct 08, 2025 Oct 08, 2025 Oct 29, 2025
$0.1650 Q Regular May 20, 2025 Jul 09, 2025 Jul 09, 2025 Jul 30, 2025
$0.1650 Q Regular Feb 25, 2025 Apr 09, 2025 Apr 09, 2025 Apr 30, 2025
$0.1500 Q Regular Nov 12, 2024 Jan 08, 2025 Jan 08, 2025 Jan 29, 2025
$0.1500 Q Regular Aug 13, 2024 Oct 09, 2024 Oct 09, 2024 Oct 30, 2024
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jul 10, 2024 Jul 10, 2024 Jul 31, 2024
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Apr 09, 2024 Apr 10, 2024 May 01, 2024
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jan 02, 2024 Jan 03, 2024 Jan 31, 2024
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Oct 03, 2023 Oct 04, 2023 Oct 25, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jul 03, 2023 Jul 05, 2023 Jul 26, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Apr 04, 2023 Apr 05, 2023 Apr 26, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jan 03, 2023 Jan 04, 2023 Jan 25, 2023
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Oct 04, 2022 Oct 05, 2022 Oct 26, 2022
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jul 05, 2022 Jul 06, 2022 Jul 27, 2022
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Apr 05, 2022 Apr 06, 2022 Apr 27, 2022
$0.1200 Q Regular N/A Jan 04, 2022 Jan 05, 2022 Jan 26, 2022
$0.1200 Q Regular N/A Oct 05, 2021 Oct 06, 2021 Oct 27, 2021
$0.1200 Q Regular N/A Jul 06, 2021 Jul 07, 2021 Jul 28, 2021
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Apr 06, 2021 Apr 07, 2021 Apr 28, 2021
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Jan 07, 2020 Jan 08, 2020 Jan 29, 2020
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Oct 08, 2019 Oct 09, 2019 Oct 30, 2019
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Jul 09, 2019 Jul 10, 2019 Jul 31, 2019
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Apr 09, 2019 Apr 10, 2019 May 01, 2019
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Jan 08, 2019 Jan 09, 2019 Jan 30, 2019
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Oct 09, 2018 Oct 10, 2018 Oct 31, 2018
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Jul 10, 2018 Jul 11, 2018 Aug 01, 2018
$0.2425 Q Regular N/A Apr 10, 2018 Apr 11, 2018 May 02, 2018
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Jan 02, 2018 Jan 03, 2018 Jan 31, 2018
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Oct 03, 2017 Oct 04, 2017 Oct 25, 2017
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Jun 30, 2017 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Apr 03, 2017 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2016 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Oct 03, 2016 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Jul 01, 2016 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Apr 04, 2016 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Jan 04, 2016 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Oct 05, 2015 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Jul 06, 2015 N/A N/A
$0.2300 Q Regular N/A Apr 06, 2015 N/A N/A
$0.2200 Q Regular N/A Jan 05, 2015 N/A N/A
$0.2200 Q Regular N/A Oct 06, 2014 N/A N/A
$0.2200 Q Regular N/A Jul 07, 2014 N/A N/A
$0.2200 Q Regular N/A Apr 07, 2014 N/A N/A
$0.2000 Q Regular N/A Jan 06, 2014 N/A N/A
$0.2000 Q Regular N/A Oct 11, 2013 N/A N/A
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Jul 08, 2013 N/A N/A
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Apr 08, 2013 N/A N/A
$0.1250 Q Regular N/A Dec 28, 2012 N/A N/A
$0.1250 Q Regular N/A Oct 05, 2012 N/A N/A
$0.1250 Q Regular N/A Jun 29, 2012 N/A N/A
$0.1250 Q Regular N/A Apr 03, 2012 N/A N/A
$0.1130 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2011 N/A N/A
$0.1130 Q Regular N/A Oct 07, 2011 N/A N/A
$0.1130 Q Regular N/A Jul 01, 2011 N/A N/A
$0.1130 Q Regular N/A Apr 04, 2011 N/A N/A
$0.1000 Q Regular N/A Jan 03, 2011 N/A N/A
$0.1000 Q Regular N/A Oct 08, 2010 N/A N/A
$0.1000 Q Regular N/A Jul 02, 2010 N/A N/A
$0.1000 Q Regular N/A Apr 05, 2010 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Jan 04, 2010 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Oct 09, 2009 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Jul 06, 2009 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Apr 06, 2009 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Jan 05, 2009 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Oct 09, 2008 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Jul 03, 2008 N/A N/A
$0.0850 Q Regular N/A Apr 04, 2008 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Jan 07, 2008 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Oct 12, 2007 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Jul 06, 2007 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Apr 05, 2007 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Dec 29, 2006 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Oct 05, 2006 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular N/A Jun 30, 2006 N/A N/A
$0.0800 Q Regular Apr 06, 2006 Mar 31, 2006 N/A Apr 25, 2006
$0.0450 Q Regular N/A Dec 30, 2005 N/A N/A
$0.0450 Q Regular N/A Oct 06, 2005 N/A N/A
$0.0450 Q Regular N/A Jun 30, 2005 N/A N/A
$0.0450 Q Regular N/A Apr 01, 2005 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Feb 04, 2005 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Nov 17, 2004 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Aug 25, 2004 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A May 19, 2004 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Feb 25, 2004 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Dec 17, 2003 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Sep 17, 2003 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A May 21, 2003 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Feb 26, 2003 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Dec 04, 2002 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Sep 19, 2002 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A May 29, 2002 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Feb 26, 2002 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Dec 05, 2001 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Sep 19, 2001 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A May 31, 2001 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Feb 21, 2001 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Nov 29, 2000 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Sep 14, 2000 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A May 24, 2000 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Feb 23, 2000 N/A N/A
$0.0230 Q Regular N/A Dec 20, 1999 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Sep 16, 1999 N/A N/A
$0.0330 Q Regular N/A Jun 02, 1999 N/A N/A
$0.0320 Q Regular N/A Mar 03, 1999 N/A N/A
$0.0220 Q Regular N/A Dec 08, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.0500 Q Regular N/A Sep 17, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.0500 Q Regular N/A Jun 03, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.0500 Q Regular N/A Mar 04, 1998 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Dec 03, 1997 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Sep 03, 1997 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Jun 04, 1997 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Mar 05, 1997 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Dec 04, 1996 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Sep 04, 1996 N/A N/A
$0.0750 Q Regular N/A Jun 05, 1996 N/A N/A
$0.1500 Q Regular N/A Mar 06, 1996 N/A N/A

Peer Comparison

Selected Apparel - Retail dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

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FRCOF Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 0.80% 17.5% 4 yrs 81
FRCOY Fast Retailing Co., Ltd. 0.80% 16.9% 4 yrs 80
MRPLY Mr Price Group Limited 5.45% N/A 3 yrs 72
TJX The TJX Companies, Inc. 1.39% 48.3% 5 yrs 72

GAP dividend — frequently asked questions

Does The Gap, Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. The Gap, Inc. (GAP) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.70 per share, a yield of approximately 3.18%.

What is The Gap, Inc.'s dividend yield?

The Gap, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 3.18%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does The Gap, Inc. pay dividends?

The Gap, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has The Gap, Inc. paid dividends?

The Gap, Inc. has 39 years of dividend payments on record.

Data updated Oct 29, 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.