Donaldson Co Inc dividend history

Donaldson Co Inc's dividend was $1.24 a share in fiscal 2026, up 8.8% on the year before. That was 31.1% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2010, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $111M
Dividends (TTM): $141M
Returned to shareholders: 59%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $605M
Diluted share count: −2.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 2.5%; dividends 1.4% + buybacks 1.1% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 31%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 2.0%; of revenue
Sales & admin spending: 17.5%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 71 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Donaldson Co Inc: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Jul 2010	2011Jul 2011	2012Jul 2012	2013Jul 2013	2014Jul 2014	2015Jul 2015	2016Jul 2016	2017Jul 2017	2018Jul 2018	2019Jul 2019	2020Jul 2020	2021Jul 2021	2022Jul 2022	2023Jul 2023	2024Jul 2024	2025Jul 2025	2026Jul 2026
Dividend per share	$0.240	$0.280	$0.335	$0.450	$0.610	$0.670	$0.690	$0.710	$0.740	$0.800	$0.840	$0.860	$0.900	$0.960	$1.04	$1.14	$1.24
Dividend per share growth	—	+16.7%	+19.6%	+34.3%	+35.6%	+9.8%	+3.0%	+2.9%	+4.2%	+8.1%	+5.0%	+2.4%	+4.7%	+6.7%	+8.3%	+9.6%	+8.8%
Dividends paid	36	41	48	60	83	91	91	92	95	100	106	107	110	114	123	132	141
Share buybacks	67	109	130	103	279	256	84	140	122	129	94	142	171	142	163	332	111
Dividends ÷ net income	21.8%	18.2%	18.0%	24.4%	31.9%	43.8%	47.8%	39.7%	52.5%	37.3%	41.4%	37.4%	33.1%	31.9%	29.7%	35.9%	31.1%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	22.7%	22.1%	26.3%	27.3%	37.7%	76.6%	41.8%	36.7%	57.3%	51.1%	40.5%	31.3%	65.8%	26.9%	30.2%	38.8%	33.1%

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

July 31, 2026 Donaldson Company Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from Donaldson Co 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 Donaldson Co Inc.