General American Investors (GAM) dividend history and yield
Dividend summary
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing 12 months
- $6.40
- Forward yield
- 9.87%
General American Investors pays dividends irregularly, mostly once a year. Its most recent payment, $6.40 per share, had an ex-date of November 17, 2025 and was paid on December 26, 2025. That is also the trailing-twelve-month total, a yield of about 9.93% at a share price of $64.46.
The source lists the frequency as quarterly, but the table shows a different pattern. Most years have a November ex-date with payment in late December, and from 2019 to 2024 that date carried two payments at once, one smaller and one larger. Combined, the November payments were $2.45 in 2019, $2.50 in 2020, $3.05 in 2021, $1.00 in 2022 and $4.50 in 2024. In 2021, 2022 and 2025 there was also a February payment, between $0.25 and $0.50. The table lists no payments in 2023. Calendar-year totals were $3.30 in 2021, $1.50 in 2022, $4.50 in 2024 and $6.65 in 2025. The source shows no growth streak.
If the pattern holds, the next payment would go ex-dividend in mid-November 2026 and be paid in late December. The largest payment of each year has come with the November ex-date.
Dividend history
| Declared | Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2025 | Nov 17, 2025 | Dec 26, 2025 | $6.40 |
| Feb 12, 2025 | Feb 24, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | $0.25 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $4.05 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | Nov 18, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $0.45 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | $0.13 |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Nov 10, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | $0.87 |
| Jan 26, 2022 | Feb 4, 2022 | Feb 18, 2022 | $0.50 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.35 |
| Nov 3, 2021 | Nov 12, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $2.70 |
| Jan 27, 2021 | Feb 5, 2021 | Feb 19, 2021 | $0.25 |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | $0.23 |
| Nov 4, 2020 | Nov 13, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | $2.27 |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $0.37 |
| Nov 6, 2019 | Nov 15, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | $2.08 |
Frequently asked questions
Does General American Investors (GAM) pay a dividend?
Yes. General American Investors pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $6.40 per share.
What is GAM's dividend yield?
General American Investors paid $6.40 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 9.87% at the last price of $64.85. Click here to learn more
When is GAM's most recent ex-dividend date?
General American Investors's most recent ex-dividend date is Nov 17, 2025, payable on Dec 26, 2025.
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
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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