# Deswell Industries (DSWL) — Dividends

DSWL · NASDAQ · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/dswl/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | semi-annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.40 |
| Forward yield | 13.11% |
| Growth streak | 1 years |

Deswell Industries pays a dividend twice a year. Its most recent [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date), July 2, 2026, carried two payments of $0.10 and $0.20 per share, both paid on July 16, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $0.40 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 13.07% at a share price of $3.06.

The regular amount has been $0.10 per payment since 2021, after $0.08 in late 2019 and $0.09 in 2020. The rate has risen 25% since late 2019. Ex-dates fall in late June or early July and in late November or early December, with payment two to three weeks later. Payments by calendar year were $0.20 in each year from 2021 through 2025. The $0.20 payment in July 2026 was twice the regular amount, an unusually large extra payment; with it, payments in 2026 so far total $0.30. The source gives a growth streak of one year.

If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in late November or early December 2026 and be paid in late December. The last change to the regular rate in the table was the step from $0.09 to $0.10 in 2021.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | $0.10 |
| Jul 2, 2026 | Jul 16, 2026 | $0.20 |
| Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | $0.10 |
| Jul 3, 2025 | Jul 17, 2025 | $0.10 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 23, 2024 | $0.10 |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Jul 19, 2024 | $0.10 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Jul 3, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | $0.10 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Jun 29, 2022 | Jul 15, 2022 | $0.10 |
| Dec 3, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | $0.10 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Jul 9, 2021 | $0.10 |
| Nov 20, 2020 | Dec 10, 2020 | $0.09 |
| Jun 24, 2020 | Jul 10, 2020 | $0.09 |
| Nov 26, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | $0.08 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Deswell Industries (DSWL) pay a dividend?

Yes. Deswell Industries pays a semi-annual dividend; the most recent payment was $0.10 per share.

### What is DSWL's dividend yield?

Deswell Industries paid $0.40 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 13.11% at the last price of $3.05. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is DSWL's most recent ex-dividend date?

Deswell Industries's most recent ex-dividend date is Jul 2, 2026, payable on Jul 16, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has DSWL been raising its dividend?

Yes — Deswell Industries has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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