Financing
Dividends Paid
Analog Devices Dividends Paid decreased by 0.5% to $484.26M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 6.1%, from $456.34M to $484.26M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Dividends Paid shows an upward trend with a 18.3% CAGR. This decline may warrant attention — for this metric, higher values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementCash Flow Statement
SectionFinancing
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
Steady or increasing dividends signal management's confidence in long-term earnings stability and cash generation.
Detailed definition
The total amount of cash distributed to shareholders as a return on their investment. This reflects the company's commit...
Peer comparison
Mature, blue-chip companies tend to have higher and more stable dividend payments compared to high-growth tech peers.
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cf_dividends_paidHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $254.43M | $254.51M | $371.23M | $362.65M | $397.54M | $394.02M | $390.35M | $385.45M | $435.21M | $430.46M | $427.99M | $426.08M | $456.14M | $456.49M | $456.76M | $456.34M | $491.02M | $490.16M | $486.89M | $484.26M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +45.9% | -2.3% | +9.6% | -0.9% | -0.9% | -1.3% | +12.9% | -1.1% | -0.6% | -0.4% | +7.1% | +0.1% | +0.1% | -0.1% | +7.6% | -0.2% | -0.7% | -0.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +56.2% | +54.8% | +5.1% | +6.3% | +9.5% | +9.2% | +9.6% | +10.5% | +4.8% | +6.0% | +6.7% | +7.1% | +7.6% | +7.4% | +6.6% | +6.1% |
Range$254.43M – $491.02M
CAGR+14.5%
Avg YoY Growth+13.4%
Median YoY Growth+7.2%
Current Streak3 quarters decline
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Analog Devices's dividends paid?
- Analog Devices (ADI) reported dividends paid of $484.26M in Q1 2026.
- How has Analog Devices's dividends paid changed year-over-year?
- Analog Devices's dividends paid increased by 6.1% year-over-year, from $456.34M to $484.26M.
- What is the long-term trend for Analog Devices's dividends paid?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Analog Devices's dividends paid has grown at a 18.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $967.71M to $1.89B.
- What does dividends paid mean?
- The total cash payments made to stockholders as their share of the company's profits.