Avnet Inc dividend history

Avnet Inc's dividend was $1.40 a share in fiscal 2026, up 6.1% on the year before. That was 34.2% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2014, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $138M
Dividends (TTM): $114M
Returned to shareholders: -71%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $605M
Diluted share count: −4.6%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.5%; dividends 1.6% + buybacks 1.9% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 34%; of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending: 7.3%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 91 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Avnet Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jul 2010	2011Jul 2011	2012Jun 2012	2013Jun 2013	2014Jun 2014	2015Jun 2015	2016Jul 2016	2017Jul 2017	2018Jun 2018	2019Jun 2019	2020Jun 2020	2021Jul 2021	2022Jul 2022	2023Jul 2023	2024Jun 2024	2025Jun 2025	2026Jun 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.600	$0.640	$0.680	$0.700	$0.740	$0.800	$0.840	$0.850	$1.00	$1.16	$1.24	$1.32	$1.40
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	+6.7%	+6.3%	+2.9%	+5.7%	+8.1%	+5.0%	+1.2%	+17.6%	+16.0%	+6.9%	+6.5%	+6.1%
Dividends paid	—	—	0	0	83	87	89	89	88	87	84	84	98	106	112	113	114
Share buybacks	0	0	318	207	9	160	381	276	324	569	238	—	184	222	163	303	138
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	15.2%	15.3%	17.5%	16.9%	—	49.4%	—	43.7%	14.2%	13.8%	22.5%	47.2%	34.2%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	72.5%	19.4%	101.9%	—	90.4%	21.2%	12.8%	207.7%	—	—	24.2%	19.6%	—

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.

Recent dividend announcements

August 20, 2026 Avnet Increases Quarterly Dividend by 5.7% Source

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Figures from Avnet 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 Avnet Inc.