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A Historical and Upcoming Dividend Data Source

Article Quant Q&A · Author: George Edwards
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Summary

The note responds to a request for machine-readable records of historical dividend dates, ex-dividend dates, and amounts, along with upcoming dividend events. It points to Zacks corporate actions data covering splits and dividends, and identifies a Quandl dataset for Zacks dividend announcements and history as an API-oriented route to those records. The suggestion is relevant to researchers assembling equity event histories or tracking scheduled distributions.

The source recommendation is brief and does not show the dataset’s schema, sample coverage, update frequency, access terms, or whether it supplies all requested future dates and fields. It also offers no comparison with the other services mentioned in the question. Researchers would need to check current availability and confirm that the dataset’s definitions and coverage match their intended use before relying on it for analysis.

Key ideas

  • Zacks corporate actions data is suggested as a source for dividend and split records.
  • A Quandl dataset is identified for dividend announcements and historical information.
  • The response targets machine-readable dividend event research, including dates and amounts.
  • The note does not establish current coverage, field definitions, or access conditions.

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# Historic and future (next) round of machine readable dividend info


# Historic and future (next) round of machine readable dividend info












Is there a source of historic dividend dates, ex-dividend dates and dividend values? Also, the next dividend date / ex-dividend date.

Ideally in a machine readable form? The publically available APIs don't seem to have the above info as an optional form of info.

UpcomingDividends seems to have some of the future data and Google Finance seems to have the last dividend info (although no date).

## Answer by Ted Taylor of Life (score 1)

https://quant.stackexchange.com/a/28288

Check this out:

> Zacks Splits, Dividends and Corporate Actions Data

Source: Zacks Splits, Dividends and Corporate Actions Data

Data on Quandl API: Quandl Zacks Dividends Announcement and History

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