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Payments of Dividends
Gilead Sciences Payments of Dividends increased by 4.6% to $1.04B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 3.0%, from $1.01B to $1.04B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Payments of Dividends shows an upward trend with a 2.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionOther
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2013
Last reportedQ1 2026May 7, 2026
How to read this metric
Consistent or growing payments signal financial health and stable cash flow, while a sudden decrease may signal liquidity constraints.
Detailed definition
Cash outflows representing the distribution of earnings to shareholders. This metric is a key indicator of the company's...
Peer comparison
Standard metric for dividend-paying companies; highly comparable across all sectors.
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other_payments_of_dividendsHistorical 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 | $894.00M | $900.00M | $894.00M | $945.00M | $920.00M | $929.00M | $915.00M | $969.00M | $944.00M | $953.00M | $943.00M | $990.00M | $972.00M | $983.00M | $973.00M | $1.01B | $994.00M | $1.01B | $994.00M | $1.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.7% | -0.7% | +5.7% | -2.6% | +1.0% | -1.5% | +5.9% | -2.6% | +1.0% | -1.0% | +5.0% | -1.8% | +1.1% | -1.0% | +3.8% | -1.6% | +1.1% | -1.1% | +4.6% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +2.9% | +3.2% | +2.3% | +2.5% | +2.6% | +2.6% | +3.1% | +2.2% | +3.0% | +3.1% | +3.2% | +2.0% | +2.3% | +2.2% | +2.2% | +3.0% |
Range$894.00M – $1.04B
CAGR+3.2%
Avg YoY Growth+2.6%
Median YoY Growth+2.6%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Gilead Sciences's payments of dividends?
- Gilead Sciences (GILD) reported payments of dividends of $1.04B in Q1 2026.
- How has Gilead Sciences's payments of dividends changed year-over-year?
- Gilead Sciences's payments of dividends increased by 3.0% year-over-year, from $1.01B to $1.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Gilead Sciences's payments of dividends?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Gilead Sciences's payments of dividends has grown at a 2.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $3.61B to $4.00B.
- What does payments of dividends mean?
- Cash paid out to shareholders as dividends.