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SCTQ Spectra Systems Corporation — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

Other OTC· Annual dividend· Common Stock · Technology / Software - Application

$2.41 ▲ $0.00(0.00%) as of Oct 29, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Spectra Systems Corporation, founded in 1996 and headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island, specializes in the innovation, development, and global distribution of integrated optical systems. The company, which was formerly known as Spectra Science Corporation until its rebranding in June 2001, manages its operations through three distinct divisions: Authentication Systems, Secure Transactions, and Banknote Cleaning. Its Authentication Systems segment delivers comprehensive solutions, including a blend of unique taggant materials and sophisticated sensor technology, vital for the verification of banknotes used by central banks, and contributes to passport security for G7 nations. This division also provides authentication tools for brand-name products. Furthermore, it produces advanced optical materials crucial for security and quality assurance, such as fluorescent, phosphorescent, invisible pigments and dyes, and gasochromic response materials, alongside offering custom material and hardware solutions. The Banknote Cleaning segment provides cutting-edge systems that employ a dry process utilizing supercritical CO2 to hygienically remove substances like sebum from banknotes, ensuring their cleanliness and disinfection. Under its Secure Transactions umbrella, the company supplies internal control systems designed to meticulously verify the accuracy of transactions for lottery and gaming operators. Additionally, Spectra Systems develops a variety of software and hardware products. These include high-speed currency authentication sensors, quality control equipment for the manufacturing and printing of both paper and polymer banknotes, and specialized machinery for security printers and hologram producers.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusRecently Increased
Last Dividend$0.1360Paid Jul 17, 2026
Forward Annual$0.14From the $0.1360 dividend declared Mar 30, 2026
FrequencyAnnual
Last Ex-DateJul 02, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth0.1%Annual totals, 2024–2025

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

91/100

Very strong indicators

Complete data

Dividend Growth Score

86/100

Very strong growth record

Complete data

Dividend Value Score

77/100

Below own historical valuation

Complete data

DividendRank

85/100

Top fifth of the scale

Complete data

How the Dividend Safety Score is built for SCTQ
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 28% (FY2025) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 58% (FY2025) 90 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet cash (FY2025) 100 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 162.0x (FY2025) 100 10%
Dividend record9 years of uninterrupted regular payments 66 20%
Earnings stabilityNet income positive in 5 of the last 5 fiscal years (FY2021–FY2025) 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 SCTQ
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 5.2% (2020–2025) 73 25%
Consecutive annual increases8 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 72 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 28% (FY2025) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 46.6% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 49.4% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 10%
10-year dividend growthN/A (not used) N/A 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 SCTQ
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 44th percentile of its 85 month-end yields 44 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 5.9 is 0.40x its 5-year median of 14.5 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 8.4% (FY2025) 100 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 5.9 vs peer median 26.7 (0.22x; 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

5.64%

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

$0.1360

Declared Mar 30, 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

A 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)

46

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

$1.99 – $4.00

Closes through Oct 22, 2026

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

Payout Ratio (FY2025)

27.98%

Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025

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

9

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 (FY2025)

1.93

At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025

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
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 91/100 and yield 5.64%.
A Accelerating
8 consecutive years of dividend increases.
F Flawless
No calendar year's regular dividend total fell more than 20% below the year before, and no suspension of the regular dividend is on record.
E Enduring
9 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeOther OTCThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume100Oct 22, 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$2.41Oct 22, 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$2.41 – $2.41Oct 22, 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$2.41Close of Oct 21, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$115.05MAs of Oct 29, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out47.74MImplied by market cap, Oct 29, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (FY2025)$0.42Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025Earnings 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 (FY2025)4.8At fiscal year-end, Dec 31, 2025Price-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 17, 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)1.8%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)5.2%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases8 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)

SCTQ's dividend yield fell from 6.38% to 5.64% over the past ~90 days (-0.74 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.74 pp from the share price ($2.13 on Jul 31, 2026 → $2.41 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

Current5.64%
1-Yr Average5.95%
Low / High3.40% – 6.83%
Percentile10%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 22, 2026), SCTQ's current yield is higher than approximately 10% of them. Our stored price history for SCTQ 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
$0.1360 A Regular Mar 30, 2026 Jul 02, 2026 Jul 03, 2026 Jul 17, 2026
$0.1160 A Regular Mar 31, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 13, 2025 Jun 27, 2025
$0.1160 A Regular Mar 27, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 14, 2024 Jun 28, 2024
$0.1150 A Regular Mar 20, 2023 Jun 01, 2023 Jun 02, 2023 Jun 23, 2023
$0.1100 A Regular Mar 21, 2022 Jun 01, 2022 Jun 06, 2022 Jun 24, 2022
$0.0950 A Regular Mar 22, 2021 Jun 03, 2021 Jun 04, 2021 Jun 25, 2021
$0.0900 S Regular Mar 23, 2020 Jun 04, 2020 Jun 05, 2020 Jun 26, 2020
$0.0700 A Regular N/A Jun 06, 2019 Jun 07, 2019 Jun 28, 2019
$0.0600 A Regular N/A Jun 07, 2018 Jun 08, 2018 Jun 29, 2018
$0.0500 A Regular N/A Jun 08, 2017 Jun 09, 2017 Jun 30, 2017

Peer Comparison

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

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
INTU Intuit Inc. 1.68% 14.7% 13 yrs 96
ROP Roper Technologies, Inc. 0.83% 10.0% 32 yrs 95
NEOJF NEOJAPAN Inc. 3.29% 34.8% 8 yrs 80
OBIIF OBIC Co.,Ltd. 1.48% 9.6% 3 yrs 79

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SCTQ dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Spectra Systems Corporation pay a dividend?

Yes. Spectra Systems Corporation (SCTQ) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $0.14 per share, a yield of approximately 5.64%.

What is Spectra Systems Corporation's dividend yield?

Spectra Systems Corporation's dividend yield is approximately 5.64%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Spectra Systems Corporation pay dividends?

Spectra Systems Corporation pays dividends annually — 1 time per year.

How long has Spectra Systems Corporation paid dividends?

Spectra Systems Corporation has 9 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 8 consecutive years.

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.