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ZTS Zoetis Inc. — dividend yield, history & ex-dividend dates

NYSE· Quarterly dividend· Common Stock · Healthcare / Drug Manufacturers - General

$78.80 ▲ $1.00(1.29%) as of Oct 30, 2026 06:20 UTC
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Zoetis Inc. stands as a global leader in animal health, focusing on the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines, and diagnostic tools. Its comprehensive portfolio serves a broad spectrum of species, encompassing both livestock, including cattle, swine, poultry, fish, and sheep, and beloved companion animals such as dogs, cats, and horses. Among its pharmaceutical offerings are various therapeutic agents. This includes vaccines, vital for preventing respiratory, gastrointestinal, and reproductive diseases by stimulating a targeted immune response; anti-infectives that combat or inhibit the proliferation of bacterial, fungal, or protozoal pathogens; and parasiticides aimed at eradicating both internal and external pests such as fleas, ticks, and various worms. Additional pharmaceuticals address areas such as pain management and sedation, anti-emesis, reproductive health, and oncology. The portfolio also features dermatological solutions for allergic skin conditions and atopic dermatitis, alongside medicated feed additives specifically designed for livestock. Beyond therapeutics, Zoetis offers an extensive array of diagnostic solutions. These include portable analysis systems for blood and urine, point-of-care testing devices, specialized instruments and reagents, rapid immunoassay kits, comprehensive reference laboratory services, and blood glucose monitoring equipment. Further extending its reach, the company provides supplementary offerings such as nutritional products, agribusiness support services, biodevices, genetic testing, and innovations in precision animal health. Zoetis distributes its diverse product portfolio to a broad customer base, including veterinary professionals, livestock producers, and retail channels. This distribution occurs directly via its sales representatives and technical specialists, as well as through partnerships with third-party veterinary distributors. Established in 1952, the company maintains its corporate headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Dividend Snapshot

StatusGrowing
Last Dividend$0.5300Pays Dec 01, 2026
Forward Annual$2.12From the $0.5300 dividend declared Oct 08, 2026
FrequencyQuarterly
Last Ex-DateOct 30, 2026The most recent ex-dividend date that has already passed.
1-Yr Growth15.7%Annual totals, 2024–2025
10-Yr Growth19.7%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

93/100

Very strong indicators

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Dividend Growth Score

95/100

Very strong growth record

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Dividend Value Score

97/100

Well below own historical valuation

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DividendRank

94/100

Top fifth of the scale

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How the Dividend Safety Score is built for ZTS
Dividend Safety Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Earnings payout ratioEarnings payout ratio 34% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
FCF payout ratioFCF payout ratio 38% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 25%
Net debt / EBITDANet debt / EBITDA 1.9x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 86 15%
Interest coverageInterest coverage 14.1x (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 98 10%
Dividend record13 years of uninterrupted regular payments 74 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 ZTS
Dividend Growth Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
5-year dividend growth5-year dividend CAGR 20.1% (2020–2025) 100 25%
Consecutive annual increases11 consecutive annual increases (through 2025) 81 20%
Payout headroomHeadroom from the earnings payout ratio 34% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 100 20%
Earnings per share growth (3 years)EPS CAGR 10.3% (FY2022–FY2025) 100 15%
Revenue growth (3 years)Revenue CAGR 5.4% (FY2022–FY2025) 84 10%
10-year dividend growth10-year dividend CAGR 19.7% (2015–2025) 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 Value Score is built for ZTS
Dividend Value Score inputs, points and weights
InputValuePointsWeight
Yield vs own historyCurrent yield at the 96th percentile of its 120 month-end yields 96 40%
P/E vs own 5-year medianP/E 13.3 is 0.41x its 5-year median of 32.6 100 25%
FCF yieldFCF yield 7.3% (TTM to Jun 30, 2026) 93 20%
P/E vs peersP/E 13.3 vs peer median 26.8 (0.50x; 45 corporation / Healthcare 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

2.69%

At the Oct 30, 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

$2.1200

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)

58

As of Oct 30, 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

$69.10 – $147.53

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)

33.98%

12 months to Jun 30, 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

13

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)

10.75

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
Meets the Solid check: Dividend Safety Score 93/100 and yield 2.69%.
A Accelerating
11 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
13 year(s) of payments on record, under the 20 this check looks for.

Quote & Key Data

ExchangeNYSEThe stock exchange where the shares trade, such as NYSE or Nasdaq.
Volume2,860,236Oct 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$81.14Oct 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$80.60 – $81.86Oct 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$82.00Close of Oct 22, 2026The closing price from the session before the one dated beside these figures.
Market Cap$32.56BAs of Oct 30, 2026The company's total market value (share price times shares outstanding) on the date shown.
Shares Out413.22MImplied by market cap, Oct 30, 2026Shares outstanding implied by the market cap and share price on the date shown.
EPS (TTM)$6.2612 months to Jun 30, 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)13.3Price as of Oct 25, 2026; earnings to Jun 30, 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 30, 2026Pays Dec 01, 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)15.4%Annual totals, 2022–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
5-Yr Growth (CAGR)20.1%Annual totals, 2020–2025The dividend's average annual growth rate over the period, compounded.
Consecutive Increases11 yrsAnnual totals through 2025The number of consecutive years the dividend has increased.

How often a record like this ends in a cut

Years the payout rose11Since Apr 2013
Rank among payers1014of 2,430 with a record
Years it fell over 20%0in 11 comparable years
Of peers with 10 to 24 up years75%also cut at some point

ZTS has raised its annual dividend in 11 separate years since April 2013, which ranks 1014 among the 2,430 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 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)

ZTS's dividend yield fell from 2.75% to 2.69% over the past ~90 days (-0.06 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the dividend rate and -0.06 pp from the share price ($77.10 on Aug 03, 2026 → $78.80 on Oct 30, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.

Yield vs Its Own History

Current2.69%
1-Yr Average2.21%
Low / High1.36% – 3.07%
Percentile65%

Across 272 daily observations over the past 13 months (through Oct 23, 2026), ZTS's current yield is higher than approximately 65% of them. Our stored price history for ZTS 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
$0.5300 Q Regular Oct 08, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 Oct 30, 2026 Dec 01, 2026
$0.5300 Q Regular May 20, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Jul 20, 2026 Sep 01, 2026
$0.5300 Q Regular Feb 05, 2026 Apr 20, 2026 Apr 20, 2026 Jun 02, 2026
$0.5300 Q Regular Dec 11, 2025 Jan 20, 2026 Jan 20, 2026 Mar 03, 2026
$0.5000 Q Regular Oct 09, 2025 Oct 31, 2025 Oct 31, 2025 Dec 02, 2025
$0.5000 Q Regular May 21, 2025 Jul 18, 2025 Jul 18, 2025 Sep 03, 2025
$0.5000 Q Regular Feb 06, 2025 Apr 21, 2025 Apr 21, 2025 Jun 03, 2025
$0.5000 Q Regular Dec 12, 2024 Jan 21, 2025 Jan 21, 2025 Mar 04, 2025
$0.4320 Q Regular Oct 10, 2024 Oct 31, 2024 Oct 31, 2024 Dec 03, 2024
$0.4320 Q Regular May 22, 2024 Jul 18, 2024 Jul 18, 2024 Sep 04, 2024
$0.4320 Q Regular Feb 06, 2024 Apr 18, 2024 Apr 19, 2024 Jun 04, 2024
$0.4320 Q Regular Dec 07, 2023 Jan 18, 2024 Jan 19, 2024 Mar 01, 2024
$0.3750 Q Regular Oct 12, 2023 Oct 31, 2023 Nov 01, 2023 Dec 01, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular May 11, 2023 Jul 20, 2023 Jul 21, 2023 Sep 01, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular Feb 08, 2023 Apr 20, 2023 Apr 21, 2023 Jun 01, 2023
$0.3750 Q Regular Dec 08, 2022 Jan 19, 2023 Jan 20, 2023 Mar 01, 2023
$0.3250 Q Regular Oct 13, 2022 Oct 31, 2022 Nov 01, 2022 Dec 01, 2022
$0.3250 Q Regular May 19, 2022 Jul 20, 2022 Jul 21, 2022 Sep 01, 2022
$0.3250 Q Regular Feb 08, 2022 Apr 20, 2022 Apr 21, 2022 Jun 01, 2022
$0.3250 Q Regular Dec 07, 2021 Jan 19, 2022 Jan 20, 2022 Mar 01, 2022
$0.2500 Q Regular Oct 14, 2021 Oct 28, 2021 Oct 29, 2021 Dec 01, 2021
$0.2500 Q Regular May 20, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 Jul 21, 2021 Sep 01, 2021
$0.2500 Q Regular Feb 10, 2021 Apr 20, 2021 Apr 21, 2021 Jun 01, 2021
$0.2500 Q Regular Dec 09, 2020 Jan 19, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 Mar 01, 2021
$0.2000 Q Regular Oct 07, 2020 Oct 20, 2020 Oct 21, 2020 Dec 01, 2020
$0.2000 Q Regular May 20, 2020 Jul 16, 2020 Jul 17, 2020 Sep 01, 2020
$0.2000 Q Regular Feb 11, 2020 Apr 16, 2020 Apr 17, 2020 Jun 01, 2020
$0.2000 Q Regular Dec 11, 2019 Jan 16, 2020 Jan 17, 2020 Mar 03, 2020
$0.1640 Q Regular Oct 03, 2019 Oct 21, 2019 Oct 22, 2019 Dec 02, 2019
$0.1640 Q Regular May 15, 2019 Jul 18, 2019 Jul 19, 2019 Sep 03, 2019
$0.1640 Q Regular Feb 12, 2019 Apr 17, 2019 Apr 18, 2019 Jun 03, 2019
$0.1640 Q Regular Dec 12, 2018 Jan 17, 2019 Jan 18, 2019 Mar 01, 2019
$0.1260 Q Regular Oct 10, 2018 Nov 19, 2018 Nov 20, 2018 Dec 03, 2018
$0.1260 Q Regular May 15, 2018 Jul 19, 2018 Jul 20, 2018 Sep 04, 2018
$0.1260 Q Regular Feb 13, 2018 Apr 19, 2018 Apr 20, 2018 Jun 01, 2018
$0.1260 Q Regular Dec 11, 2017 Jan 18, 2018 Jan 19, 2018 Mar 01, 2018
$0.1050 Q Regular Oct 05, 2017 Nov 08, 2017 Nov 09, 2017 Dec 01, 2017
$0.1050 Q Regular May 22, 2017 Jun 13, 2017 Jun 15, 2017 Sep 01, 2017
$0.1050 Q Regular Feb 15, 2017 Apr 04, 2017 Apr 06, 2017 Jun 01, 2017
$0.1050 Q Regular Dec 07, 2016 Jan 18, 2017 Jan 20, 2017 Mar 01, 2017
$0.0950 Q Regular Oct 06, 2016 Nov 01, 2016 Nov 03, 2016 Dec 01, 2016
$0.0950 Q Regular May 13, 2016 Jun 28, 2016 Jun 30, 2016 Aug 30, 2016
$0.0950 Q Regular Feb 22, 2016 Apr 05, 2016 Apr 07, 2016 Jun 01, 2016
$0.0950 Q Regular Dec 18, 2015 Jan 19, 2016 Jan 21, 2016 Mar 01, 2016
$0.0830 Q Regular Oct 01, 2015 Nov 03, 2015 Nov 05, 2015 Dec 01, 2015
$0.0830 Q Regular Jul 21, 2015 Aug 11, 2015 Aug 13, 2015 Sep 01, 2015
$0.0830 Q Regular Feb 27, 2015 Apr 07, 2015 Apr 09, 2015 Jun 02, 2015
$0.0830 Q Regular Dec 17, 2014 Jan 20, 2015 Jan 22, 2015 Mar 03, 2015
$0.0720 Q Regular Oct 02, 2014 Nov 03, 2014 Nov 05, 2014 Dec 02, 2014
$0.0720 Q Regular Jul 31, 2014 Aug 18, 2014 Aug 20, 2014 Sep 02, 2014
$0.0720 Q Regular Mar 27, 2014 Apr 24, 2014 Apr 28, 2014 Jun 02, 2014
$0.0720 Q Regular Dec 19, 2013 Jan 28, 2014 Jan 30, 2014 Mar 04, 2014
$0.0650 Q Regular Sep 13, 2013 Oct 30, 2013 Nov 01, 2013 Dec 02, 2013
$0.0650 Q Regular Jun 21, 2013 Jul 30, 2013 Aug 01, 2013 Sep 02, 2013
$0.0650 Q Regular Apr 01, 2013 Apr 29, 2013 May 01, 2013 Jun 06, 2013

Peer Comparison

Selected Drug Manufacturers - General dividend payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.

TickerNameYield5-Yr GrowthStreakRank
BMY Bristol-Myers Squibb Company 4.10% 6.6% 18 yrs 86
ALPMY Astellas Pharma Inc. 3.10% 5.6% 11 yrs 80
ALPMF Astellas Pharma Inc. 2.87% 5.9% 3 yrs 80
LLY Eli Lilly and Company 0.50% 15.2% 11 yrs 76

ZTS dividend — frequently asked questions

Does Zoetis Inc. pay a dividend?

Yes. Zoetis Inc. (ZTS) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $2.12 per share, a yield of approximately 2.69%.

What is Zoetis Inc.'s dividend yield?

Zoetis Inc.'s dividend yield is approximately 2.69%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.

How often does Zoetis Inc. pay dividends?

Zoetis Inc. pays dividends quarterly — 4 times per year.

How long has Zoetis Inc. paid dividends?

Zoetis Inc. has 13 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 11 consecutive years.

Data updated Oct 30, 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.