ADT Inc. dividend history

ADT Inc.'s dividend was $0.840 a share in fiscal 2019, up 500.0% on the year before.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $712M
Dividends (TTM): $181M
Returned to shareholders: 45%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $847M
Total shareholder yield: 13.4%; dividends 2.7% + buybacks 10.7% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 30%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 29.0%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 26 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

ADT Inc.: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2016Dec 2016	2017Dec 2017	2018Dec 2018	2019Dec 2019	2020Dec 2020	2021Dec 2021	2022Dec 2022	2023Dec 2023	2024Dec 2024	2025Dec 2025	LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share	—	$1.17	$0.140	$0.840	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	−88.0%	+500.0%	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dividends paid	0	750	79	565	109	116	127	129	182	187	181
Share buybacks	—	0	0	150	0	0	1,200	0	241	607	712
Dividends ÷ net income	—	218.9%	—	—	—	—	95.8%	27.8%	36.4%	31.3%	29.5%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	0.0%	51.3%	4.8%	32.9%	9.0%	7.9%	7.4%	8.7%	10.6%	10.9%	9.2%

Dividend per share is the amount declared for the fiscal year as stated in the company's filings (including any special dividend), restated for stock splits and checked against the cash dividends paid. Dividends paid and buybacks are cash amounts; the last-twelve-months column can include an extra payment when a quarter-end date moves.

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Figures from ADT Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 20, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to ADT Inc.