GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a global biopharmaceutical enterprise, with operations spanning the United States, Europe, and numerous international markets. Its core mission involves discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative medications to address critical health needs. The company's extensive product portfolio encompasses treatments for a variety of severe conditions. For HIV/AIDS, it supplies key therapies such as Biktarvy, Genvoya, Descovy, Odefsey, Truvada, Complera/Eviplera, Stribild, and Atripla. In response to the 2019 coronavirus pandemic, Gilead provides Veklury, an injectable drug for intravenous administration. Its offerings for liver diseases include Epclusa, Harvoni, Vosevi, Vemlidy, and Viread. Furthermore, Gilead assists patients battling hematological disorders, various cancers, and those undergoing cell therapy, through products like Yescarta, Tecartus, Trodelvy, and Zydelig. Other specialized medicines include Letairis, an oral drug for pulmonary arterial hypertension; Ranexa, also an oral medication, for chronic angina; and AmBisome, a liposomal formulation designed to combat serious invasive fungal infections. Gilead Sciences, Inc. actively engages in collaboration agreements with a diverse range of partners to advance its therapeutic pipeline. These include Arcus Biosciences, Inc., Pionyr Immunotherapeutics Inc., Tizona Therapeutics, Inc., Tango Therapeutics, Inc., Jounce Therapeutics, Inc., Galapagos NV, Janssen Sciences Ireland Unlimited Company, Japan Tobacco, Inc., Gadeta B.V., Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Dragonfly Therapeutics, Inc., and Merck & Co, Inc. The company was founded in 1987 and its corporate headquarters are situated in Foster City, California.
Dividend Snapshot
Key Metrics
Current Yield
2.28%
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
$3.2800
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
Q Quarterly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
49.7
Our 0-100 house score blending yield, payout safety, growth and momentum. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
50
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
$110.56 – $155.80
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
47.04%
The share of GAAP earnings paid out as dividends. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earns. It shows n/a for BDCs, REITs and funds, which pay out of cash flow / net investment income rather than GAAP earnings, so this ratio doesn't apply.Years Paying
11
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
6.73
Price-to-book ratio: share price divided by 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
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
GILD's dividend yield fell from 2.58% to 2.28% 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 ($127.23 → $143.72). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 333 daily observations over the past 16 months, GILD's current yield is higher than approximately 15% of them. Our stored price history for GILD covers the past 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Jul 28, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 | Sep 29, 2026 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 | Jun 29, 2026 |
| $0.8200 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 13, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| $0.7900 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 |
| $0.7900 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 | Sep 29, 2025 |
| $0.7900 Q | Regular | Apr 22, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 13, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 |
| $0.7900 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 14, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Nov 06, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 13, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Aug 08, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 13, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Apr 25, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 |
| $0.7700 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2024 | Mar 14, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 28, 2024 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2023 | Dec 14, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | Aug 03, 2023 | Sep 14, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 | Sep 28, 2023 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2023 | Jun 14, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 | Jun 29, 2023 |
| $0.7500 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2023 | Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 30, 2023 |
| $0.7300 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 |
| $0.7300 Q | Regular | Aug 02, 2022 | Sep 14, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 |
| $0.7300 Q | Regular | Apr 28, 2022 | Jun 14, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 | Jun 29, 2022 |
| $0.7300 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 30, 2022 |
| $0.7100 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 |
| $0.7100 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 | Sep 29, 2021 |
| $0.7100 Q | Regular | Apr 27, 2021 | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 |
| $0.7100 Q | Regular | Feb 04, 2021 | Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Oct 28, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Jul 30, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 | Sep 29, 2020 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2020 | Jun 11, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 29, 2020 |
| $0.6800 Q | Regular | Feb 03, 2020 | Mar 12, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 30, 2020 |
| $0.6300 Q | Regular | Oct 23, 2019 | Dec 12, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 |
| $0.6300 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2019 | Sep 12, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 |
| $0.6300 Q | Regular | May 01, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 | Jun 27, 2019 |
| $0.6300 Q | Regular | Feb 01, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 | Mar 28, 2019 |
| $0.5700 Q | Regular | Oct 24, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 14, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 |
| $0.5700 Q | Regular | Jul 24, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 14, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 |
| $0.5700 Q | Regular | Apr 30, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 | Jun 28, 2018 |
| $0.5700 Q | Regular | Feb 05, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 | Mar 16, 2018 | Mar 29, 2018 |
| $0.5200 Q | Regular | Oct 25, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 28, 2017 |
| $0.5200 Q | Regular | Jul 27, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 | Sep 28, 2017 |
| $0.5200 Q | Regular | May 04, 2017 | Jun 14, 2017 | Jun 16, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 |
| $0.5200 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2017 | Mar 14, 2017 | Mar 16, 2017 | Mar 30, 2017 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Nov 02, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 | Dec 29, 2016 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Jul 26, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | Sep 29, 2016 |
| $0.4700 Q | Regular | Apr 29, 2016 | Jun 14, 2016 | Jun 16, 2016 | Jun 29, 2016 |
| $0.4300 Q | Regular | Feb 02, 2016 | Mar 14, 2016 | Mar 16, 2016 | Mar 30, 2016 |
| $0.4300 Q | Regular | Oct 27, 2015 | Dec 14, 2015 | Dec 16, 2015 | Dec 30, 2015 |
| $0.4300 Q | Regular | Jul 29, 2015 | Sep 14, 2015 | Sep 16, 2015 | Sep 29, 2015 |
| $0.4300 Q | Regular | May 01, 2015 | Jun 12, 2015 | Jun 16, 2015 | Jun 29, 2015 |
Peer Comparison
Selected Drug Manufacturers - General dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPHLF | Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 3.45% | 0.4% | 0 yrs | 70 |
| ALPMF | Astellas Pharma Inc. | 3.27% | 4.0% | 0 yrs | 68 |
| DSKYF | Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited | 3.67% | 18.5% | 4 yrs | 66 |
| SNPHF | Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. | 2.08% | -1.2% | 3 yrs | 64 |
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GILD dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Gilead Sciences, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $3.28 per share, a yield of approximately 2.28%.
What is Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.28%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Gilead Sciences, Inc. pay dividends?
Gilead Sciences, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Gilead Sciences, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next ex-dividend date on record for Gilead Sciences, Inc. is September 15, 2026. The associated payment is $0.8200 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid dividends?
Gilead Sciences, Inc. has 11 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years.
Data updated Sep 13, 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.