# Lockheed Martin (LMT) — Dividends

LMT · NYSE · Stock

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

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $13.80 |
| Forward yield | 2.59% |
| Growth streak | 5 years |

Lockheed Martin pays a quarterly dividend. A payment of $3.60 per share has been declared with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 1, 2026 and a pay date of December 31, 2026. The most recent paid dividend, $3.45, went ex-dividend on September 1, 2026 and was paid on September 25. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $13.80 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of about 2.59% at a share price of $532.64.

There has been one raise a year, always with the late-November or early-December ex-date. The rate went from $2.40 to $2.60 in 2020, $2.80 in 2021 and $3.00 in 2022, raises of $0.20 each. Later raises were $0.15 each: to $3.15 in 2023, $3.30 in 2024, $3.45 in 2025 and $3.60 for the declared payment. The newest raise is about 4.35%. Since late 2019 the rate has grown 50%. Payments by calendar year rose from $9.80 in 2020 to $10.60, $11.40, $12.15, $12.75 and $13.35 in 2025. The growth streak stands at five years.

If the pattern holds, the payment after the declared one would go ex-dividend in early March 2027 and be paid late that month. Raises have come with the late-November or early-December ex-date.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | $3.60 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | Sep 25, 2026 | $3.45 |
| Jun 1, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 | $3.45 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 27, 2026 | $3.45 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | $3.45 |
| Sep 2, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | $3.30 |
| Jun 2, 2025 | Jun 27, 2025 | $3.30 |
| Mar 3, 2025 | Mar 28, 2025 | $3.30 |
| Dec 2, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | $3.30 |
| Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | $3.15 |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | $3.15 |
| Feb 29, 2024 | Mar 29, 2024 | $3.15 |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $3.15 |
| Aug 31, 2023 | Sep 22, 2023 | $3.00 |
| May 31, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $3.00 |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Mar 24, 2023 | $3.00 |
| Nov 30, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $3.00 |
| Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | $2.80 |
| May 31, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | $2.80 |
| Feb 28, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | $2.80 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Lockheed Martin (LMT) pay a dividend?

Yes. Lockheed Martin pays a quarterly dividend; the most recent payment was $3.60 per share.

### What is LMT's dividend yield?

Lockheed Martin paid $13.80 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.59% at the last price of $532.64. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is LMT's next ex-dividend date?

Lockheed Martin's next ex-dividend date is Dec 1, 2026, payable on Dec 31, 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 LMT been raising its dividend?

Yes — Lockheed Martin has increased its dividend for 5 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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