The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 149 recorded SCHW dividend payments, running from May 25, 1989 to May 8, 2026 — 38 calendar years. Together those payments total $11.50 per share. SCHW has most often paid quarterly.
SCHW has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the SCHW payment rate compounded at +8.4% a year, and +16.2% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 38 years of recorded history, SCHW's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
SCHW dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.08 | 4 | $0.270 | +8.0% |
| 2024 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | $1.00 | 4 | $0.250 | +19.0% |
| 2022 | $0.840 | 4 | $0.210 | +16.7% |
| 2021 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | $0.720 | 4 | $0.180 | +5.9% |
| 2019 | $0.680 | 4 | $0.170 | +47.8% |
| 2018 | $0.460 | 4 | $0.115 | +43.8% |
| 2017 | $0.320 | 4 | $0.0800 | +14.3% |
| 2016 | $0.270 | 4 | $0.0700 | +16.7% |
| 2015 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | $0.240 | 4 | $0.0600 | +9.1% |
| 2008 | $0.220 | 4 | $0.0550 | +10.0% |
| 2007 | $1.20 | 4 | $0.0500 | +66.7% |
| 2006 | $0.135 | 4 | $0.0300 | +36.4% |
| 2005 | $0.0890 | 4 | $0.0220 | +10.0% |
| 2004 | $0.0730 | 4 | $0.0200 | +66.7% |
| 2003 | $0.0490 | 4 | $0.0120 | +9.1% |
| 2002 | $0.0440 | 4 | $0.0110 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | $0.0440 | 4 | $0.0110 | +8.2% |
| 2000 | $0.0407 | 4 | $0.0102 | +8.9% |
| 1999 | $0.0380 | 4 | $0.0093 | +5.0% |
| 1998 | $0.0360 | 4 | $0.0089 | +20.0% |
| 1997 | $0.0311 | 4 | $0.0074 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | $0.0267 | 4 | $0.0067 | +28.6% |
| 1995 | $0.0207 | 4 | $0.0052 | +50.0% |
| 1994 | $0.0138 | 4 | $0.0035 | +40.0% |
| 1993 | $0.0094 | 4 | $0.0025 | +25.0% |
| 1992 | $0.0072 | 4 | $0.0020 | +100.0% |
| 1991 | $0.0042 | 4 | $0.0010 | +50.1% |
| 1990 | $0.0029 | 4 | $0.0007 | — |
| 1989 | $0.0020 | 3 (timing) | $0.0007 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than SCHW's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent SCHW dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| May 8, 2026 | $0.320 |
| February 13, 2026 | $0.320 |
| November 14, 2025 | $0.270 |
| August 8, 2025 | $0.270 |
| May 9, 2025 | $0.270 |
| February 14, 2025 | $0.270 |
| November 8, 2024 | $0.250 |
| August 9, 2024 | $0.250 |
| May 9, 2024 | $0.250 |
| February 8, 2024 | $0.250 |
| November 9, 2023 | $0.250 |
| August 10, 2023 | $0.250 |
| May 11, 2023 | $0.250 |
| February 9, 2023 | $0.250 |
| November 9, 2022 | $0.220 |
| August 11, 2022 | $0.220 |
| May 12, 2022 | $0.200 |
| February 10, 2022 | $0.200 |
| November 10, 2021 | $0.180 |
| August 12, 2021 | $0.180 |
| May 13, 2021 | $0.180 |
| February 11, 2021 | $0.180 |
| November 12, 2020 | $0.180 |
| August 6, 2020 | $0.180 |
| May 7, 2020 | $0.180 |
| February 13, 2020 | $0.180 |
| November 7, 2019 | $0.170 |
| August 8, 2019 | $0.170 |
| May 14, 2019 | $0.170 |
| February 13, 2019 | $0.170 |
| November 8, 2018 | $0.130 |
| August 9, 2018 | $0.130 |
| May 10, 2018 | $0.100 |
| February 8, 2018 | $0.100 |
| November 9, 2017 | $0.0800 |
| August 9, 2017 | $0.0800 |
| May 10, 2017 | $0.0800 |
| February 8, 2017 | $0.0800 |
| November 9, 2016 | $0.0700 |
| August 10, 2016 | $0.0700 |
| May 11, 2016 | $0.0700 |
| February 10, 2016 | $0.0600 |
| November 4, 2015 | $0.0600 |
| August 5, 2015 | $0.0600 |
| May 6, 2015 | $0.0600 |
| February 5, 2015 | $0.0600 |
| November 5, 2014 | $0.0600 |
| August 6, 2014 | $0.0600 |
| May 7, 2014 | $0.0600 |
| February 5, 2014 | $0.0600 |
| November 6, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| August 7, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| May 8, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| February 6, 2013 | $0.0600 |
| November 7, 2012 | $0.0600 |
| August 8, 2012 | $0.0600 |
| May 9, 2012 | $0.0600 |
| February 8, 2012 | $0.0600 |
| November 8, 2011 | $0.0600 |
| August 10, 2011 | $0.0600 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 149 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
SCHW dividend history questions
How many dividends has SCHW paid?
DivTrkr has 149 recorded SCHW dividend payments between May 25, 1989 and May 8, 2026, totalling $11.50 per share across 38 calendar years.
Has SCHW ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 38 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the SCHW dividend growing?
The SCHW payment rate compounded at +8.4% a year over the last five complete years and +16.2% a year over the last ten.
How often does SCHW pay a dividend?
SCHW has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current SCHW dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track SCHW free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.