MLAB Mesa Laboratories, Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. develops, designs, manufactures, sells, and services life sciences tools and quality control products and services in North America, Europe, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Sterilization and Disinfection Control segment offers biological, chemical, and cleaning indicators, used to assess the effectiveness of sterilization decontamination, disinfection, and cleaning processes in the pharmaceutical, medical device, and healthcare industries. This segment also provides testing and laboratory services to the dental and pharmaceutical industries. Its Clinical Genomics segment offers MassARRAY, a genetic analysis tool system, and related consumables, including chips, panels, and chemical reagent solutions used by clinical labs to analyze DNA samples for inherited genetic disease testing, pharmacogenetics, oncology testing, infectious disease testing, doping and toxicology testing, and other differentiated applications for use in research. The Biopharmaceutical Development segment provides automated systems, such as Gyrolab xPand and Gyrolab xPlore hardware and software, Gyrolab Bioaffy consumable microfluidic disks, Gyrolab kits and Rexxip buffers for protein analysis; PurePep Chorus and Symphony instruments for peptide synthesis; and PurePep EasyClean products for purifying peptides. Its Calibration Solutions segment offers quality control products to measure and calibrate critical parameters in applications, such as environmental and process monitoring, dialysis, gas flow, air quality, and torque testing in medical device and pharmaceutical manufacturing, laboratory, and hospital environments. This segment’s products include continuous monitoring systems, dialysate meters and consumables, data loggers, gas flow calibration and air sampling equipment, and torque testing systems under DialyGuard, ViewPoint, DataTrace, DryCal, and BGI brands. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Lakewood, Colorado.
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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.
How the Dividend Safety Score is built for MLAB
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings payout ratio | Earnings payout ratio 74% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 60 | 20% |
| FCF payout ratio | FCF payout ratio 7% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 100 | 25% |
| Net debt / EBITDA | Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 81 | 15% |
| Interest coverage | Interest coverage 0.9x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 0 | 10% |
| Dividend record | 22 years of uninterrupted regular payments | 86 | 20% |
| Earnings stability | Net income positive in 3 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2022–FY2026) | 40 | 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 MLAB
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5-year dividend growth | 5-year dividend CAGR 0.0% (2020–2025) | 25 | 25% |
| Consecutive annual increases | 0 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) | 10 | 20% |
| Payout headroom | Headroom from the earnings payout ratio 74% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 46 | 20% |
| Earnings per share growth (3 years) | EPS CAGR 92.4% (FY2023–FY2026) | 100 | 15% |
| Revenue growth (3 years) | Revenue CAGR 4.4% (FY2023–FY2026) | 77 | 10% |
| 10-year dividend growth | 10-year dividend CAGR 0.0% (2015–2025) | 25 | 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 MLAB
| Input | Value | Points | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yield vs own history | Current yield at the 72nd percentile of its 120 month-end yields | 72 | 40% |
| P/E vs own 5-year median | P/E 145.1 is 0.20x its 5-year median of 728.2 | 100 | 25% |
| FCF yield | FCF yield 7.7% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) | 97 | 20% |
| P/E vs peers | P/E 145.1 vs peer median 26.4 (5.49x; 45 corporation / Healthcare securities) | 0 | 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
0.52%
At the Oct 20, 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
$0.6400
Declared Oct 08, 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)
44
As of Oct 20, 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
$70.60 – $142.23
Closes through Oct 19, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year, showing where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio (TTM)
73.62%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026 (Q1 FY2027)
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
23
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)
3.67
Price as of Oct 18, 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
Quote & Key Data
Dividend Growth
How often a record like this ends in a cut
MLAB has raised its annual dividend in 11 separate years since November 2003, which ranks 1015 among the 2,435 payers with a comparable record in our dataset. No year in that span saw the annual total fall 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 278 of 1079 (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)
MLAB's dividend yield fell from 0.65% to 0.52% over the past ~90 days (-0.13 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.13 pp from the share price ($98.57 on Jul 22, 2026 → $123.31 on Oct 20, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 276 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 19, 2026), MLAB's current yield is higher than approximately 13% of them. Our stored price history for MLAB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.1600 Q | Regular upcoming, declared | Oct 08, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | Nov 30, 2026 | Dec 15, 2026 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 06, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 02, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | Jun 15, 2026 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 07, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | Feb 28, 2026 | Mar 16, 2026 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 03, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 03, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Aug 29, 2025 | Sep 15, 2025 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 07, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | May 30, 2025 | Jun 16, 2025 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 06, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Feb 28, 2025 | Mar 17, 2025 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 02, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 16, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 08, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Aug 30, 2024 | Sep 16, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 02, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | May 31, 2024 | Jun 14, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 02, 2024 | Feb 28, 2024 | Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 15, 2024 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 03, 2023 | Nov 29, 2023 | Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 15, 2023 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 05, 2023 | Aug 30, 2023 | Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 15, 2023 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 03, 2023 | May 30, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | Jun 15, 2023 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 03, 2023 | Feb 27, 2023 | Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 03, 2022 | Nov 29, 2022 | Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 15, 2022 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 06, 2022 | Aug 30, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 15, 2022 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 06, 2022 | May 27, 2022 | May 31, 2022 | Jun 15, 2022 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 06, 2022 | Feb 25, 2022 | Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 15, 2022 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 01, 2021 | Nov 29, 2021 | Nov 30, 2021 | Dec 15, 2021 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 06, 2021 | Aug 30, 2021 | Aug 31, 2021 | Sep 15, 2021 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 05, 2021 | May 27, 2021 | May 31, 2021 | Jun 15, 2021 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 05, 2021 | Feb 25, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 15, 2021 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 01, 2020 | Nov 27, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | Dec 15, 2020 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 06, 2020 | Aug 28, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Sep 15, 2020 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 01, 2020 | May 28, 2020 | May 29, 2020 | Jun 15, 2020 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 09, 2020 | Feb 27, 2020 | Feb 28, 2020 | Mar 16, 2020 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 01, 2019 | Nov 27, 2019 | Nov 29, 2019 | Dec 16, 2019 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 09, 2019 | Aug 29, 2019 | Aug 30, 2019 | Sep 16, 2019 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 08, 2019 | May 30, 2019 | May 31, 2019 | Jun 14, 2019 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 02, 2019 | Feb 27, 2019 | Feb 28, 2019 | Mar 15, 2019 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 01, 2018 | Nov 29, 2018 | Nov 30, 2018 | Dec 17, 2018 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 09, 2018 | Aug 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | Sep 17, 2018 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 03, 2018 | May 30, 2018 | May 31, 2018 | Jun 15, 2018 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 02, 2018 | Feb 27, 2018 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 15, 2018 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 02, 2017 | Nov 29, 2017 | Nov 30, 2017 | Dec 15, 2017 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 05, 2017 | Aug 29, 2017 | Aug 31, 2017 | Sep 15, 2017 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 06, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | May 31, 2017 | Jun 15, 2017 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 04, 2017 | Feb 24, 2017 | Feb 28, 2017 | Mar 15, 2017 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 05, 2016 | Nov 28, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | Dec 15, 2016 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 06, 2016 | Aug 29, 2016 | Aug 31, 2016 | Sep 15, 2016 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 13, 2016 | May 26, 2016 | May 31, 2016 | Jun 15, 2016 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 06, 2016 | Feb 25, 2016 | Feb 29, 2016 | Mar 15, 2016 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 02, 2015 | Nov 25, 2015 | Nov 30, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jul 08, 2015 | Aug 27, 2015 | Aug 31, 2015 | Sep 15, 2015 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Apr 02, 2015 | May 27, 2015 | May 29, 2015 | Jun 15, 2015 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Jan 07, 2015 | Feb 25, 2015 | Feb 27, 2015 | Mar 16, 2015 |
| $0.1600 Q | Regular | Oct 15, 2014 | Nov 25, 2014 | Nov 28, 2014 | Dec 15, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Jul 17, 2014 | Aug 27, 2014 | Aug 29, 2014 | Sep 15, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Apr 24, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | May 30, 2014 | Jun 16, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Feb 03, 2014 | Feb 26, 2014 | Feb 28, 2014 | Mar 17, 2014 |
| $0.1500 Q | Regular | Nov 01, 2013 | Nov 26, 2013 | Nov 29, 2013 | Dec 16, 2013 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Aug 07, 2013 | Aug 28, 2013 | Aug 30, 2013 | Sep 18, 2013 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Apr 18, 2013 | May 22, 2013 | May 27, 2013 | Jun 14, 2013 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Feb 06, 2013 | Feb 25, 2013 | Feb 27, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 |
| $0.1400 Q | Regular | Nov 08, 2012 | Nov 28, 2012 | Nov 30, 2012 | Dec 14, 2012 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2012 | Aug 27, 2012 | Aug 29, 2012 | Sep 17, 2012 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | May 09, 2012 | May 25, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | Jun 15, 2012 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2012 | Feb 23, 2012 | Feb 27, 2012 | Mar 15, 2012 |
| $0.1300 Q | Regular | Nov 09, 2011 | Nov 23, 2011 | Nov 28, 2011 | Dec 15, 2011 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2011 | Aug 24, 2011 | Aug 26, 2011 | Sep 15, 2011 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | May 13, 2011 | May 26, 2011 | May 31, 2011 | Jun 15, 2011 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Feb 15, 2011 | Feb 23, 2011 | Feb 25, 2011 | Mar 15, 2011 |
| $0.1200 Q | Regular | Nov 09, 2010 | Nov 24, 2010 | Nov 29, 2010 | Dec 15, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Aug 16, 2010 | Aug 27, 2010 | Aug 31, 2010 | Sep 15, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | May 14, 2010 | May 26, 2010 | May 28, 2010 | Jun 15, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Feb 12, 2010 | Feb 24, 2010 | Feb 26, 2010 | Mar 15, 2010 |
| $0.1100 Q | Regular | Nov 12, 2009 | Nov 25, 2009 | Nov 30, 2009 | Dec 15, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 12, 2009 | Aug 26, 2009 | Aug 28, 2009 | Sep 15, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 15, 2009 | May 29, 2009 | Jun 02, 2009 | Jun 15, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2009 | Feb 25, 2009 | Feb 27, 2009 | Mar 16, 2009 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Nov 10, 2008 | Nov 24, 2008 | Nov 26, 2008 | Dec 15, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Aug 11, 2008 | Aug 26, 2008 | Aug 28, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | May 12, 2008 | May 22, 2008 | May 27, 2008 | Jun 13, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Feb 08, 2008 | Feb 21, 2008 | Feb 25, 2008 | Mar 14, 2008 |
| $0.1000 Q | Regular | Nov 07, 2007 | Nov 21, 2007 | Nov 26, 2007 | Dec 14, 2007 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 | Aug 23, 2007 | Sep 14, 2007 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | May 07, 2007 | May 17, 2007 | May 21, 2007 | Jun 15, 2007 |
| $0.0800 Q | Regular | Feb 13, 2007 | Feb 27, 2007 | Mar 01, 2007 | Mar 15, 2007 |
| $0.1800 Q | Regular | Nov 15, 2006 | Nov 29, 2006 | Dec 01, 2006 | Dec 15, 2006 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Aug 14, 2006 | Aug 30, 2006 | Sep 01, 2006 | Sep 15, 2006 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | May 10, 2006 | May 30, 2006 | Jun 01, 2006 | Jun 15, 2006 |
| $0.0700 Q | Regular | Feb 13, 2006 | Feb 27, 2006 | Mar 01, 2006 | Mar 15, 2006 |
| $0.3200 Q | Regular | Nov 09, 2005 | Nov 29, 2005 | Dec 01, 2005 | Dec 15, 2005 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | Aug 09, 2005 | Aug 30, 2005 | Sep 01, 2005 | Sep 15, 2005 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | May 11, 2005 | May 27, 2005 | Jun 01, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 |
| $0.0600 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2005 | Feb 25, 2005 | Mar 01, 2005 | Mar 15, 2005 |
| $0.2600 Q | Regular | Nov 10, 2004 | Nov 29, 2004 | Dec 01, 2004 | Dec 15, 2004 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Aug 10, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | Sep 01, 2004 | Sep 15, 2004 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | May 11, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | Jun 01, 2004 | Jun 15, 2004 |
| $0.0500 Q | Regular | Feb 11, 2004 | Feb 26, 2004 | Mar 01, 2004 | Mar 15, 2004 |
| $0.2000 Q | Special | Nov 12, 2003 | Nov 26, 2003 | Dec 01, 2003 | Dec 15, 2003 |
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MLAB dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pay a dividend?
Yes. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (MLAB) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.64 per share, a yield of approximately 0.52%.
What is Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s dividend yield?
Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 0.52%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pay dividends?
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.
When is Mesa Laboratories, Inc.'s next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Mesa Laboratories, Inc. is November 30, 2026. The associated payment is $0.1600 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Mesa Laboratories, Inc. paid dividends?
Mesa Laboratories, Inc. has 23 years of dividend payments on record.
Data updated Oct 20, 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.