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GILD Gilead Sciences, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NASDAQ Global Select· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Healthcare / Drug Manufacturers - General

$143.72 ▼ $-1.09(-0.75%) as of Sep 13, 2026 06:20 UTC
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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

StatusGrowing
Latest Dividend$0.8200
Forward Annual$3.28
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateSep 15, 2026
Next Ex-DateSep 15, 2026
Next Pay DateSep 29, 2026
1-Yr Growth2.6%
10-Yr Growth9.4%

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

S.A.F.E. is our quick durability read on a dividend — the same four-check test used across the screener and our ranked lists. Solid: the payout is well covered and the overall model profile is strong. Accelerating: the dividend has grown over time, not stalled. Flawless: an unbroken record with no cuts or suspensions. Enduring: a long enough paying history to weather a cycle. All four met earns the S.A.F.E. flag.
S Solid
Below the Solid check (model rank 70+ and yield 2%+): rank 50/100, yield 2.28%.
A Accelerating
10 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No dividend cut in the available payment record.
E Enduring
11 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNASDAQ Global SelectThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume4,202,400How many shares changed hands in the latest session — a rough read on trading activity.
Open$145.24The price at the start of the latest trading session.
Day Range$143.50 – $145.99The lowest and highest price during the latest trading session.
Prev Close$144.81The closing price from the previous trading session.
Market Cap$152.69BThe company's total market value: share price times shares outstanding.
Shares Out1.06BThe total number of shares the company has issued.
EPS$6.84Earnings per share — profit divided by shares outstanding. Dividends are paid out of these earnings.
P/E21.0Price-to-earnings ratio: share price divided by earnings per share. A rough gauge of how richly the stock is valued.
Ex-DividendSep 15, 2026Buy before this date to receive the upcoming payment. Buy on or after it and the seller keeps that one.
Pay DateSep 29, 2026The date the dividend is actually paid into shareholders' accounts.

Dividend Growth

3-Yr Growth (CAGR)2.7%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)3.0%The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded. Steady growth signals a healthy, rising payout.
Consecutive Increases10 yrsThe number of years in a row the dividend has increased — a track record of reliability.

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

Current2.28%
1-Yr Average2.47%
Low / High2.03% – 3.15%
Percentile15%

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.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
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

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.

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