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H&R Block Inc dividend history

H&R Block Inc's dividend was $1.68 a share in fiscal 2026, up 12.0% on the year before. That was 28.8% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2022.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

Dividends (TTM)
$211M
Returned to shareholders
28%
of free cash flow
Diluted share count
−6.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.1%
dividends 3.1% + buybacks 0.0% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
29%
of net income paid out
Sales & admin spending
21.3%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
5 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Fiscal year2010Apr 20102011Apr 20112012Apr 20122013Apr 20132014Apr 20142015Apr 20152016Apr 20162017Apr 20172018Apr 20182019Apr 20192020Apr 20202021Apr 20212022Jun 20222023Jun 20232024Jun 20242025Jun 20252026Jun 2026
Dividend per share$0.600$0.600$0.700$0.800$0.800$0.800$0.800$0.880$0.960$1.00$1.04—$1.08$1.16$1.28$1.50$1.68
Dividend per share growth—0.0%+16.7%+14.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%+10.0%+9.1%+4.2%+4.0%——+7.4%+10.3%+17.2%+12.0%
Dividends paid201187209217219220202187200205205195186178180197211
Share buybacks254————————————————
Dividends ÷ net income41.9%46.0%78.5%50.1%46.1%46.4%53.9%45.8%32.7%48.6%—33.4%33.7%32.1%30.2%32.6%28.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow40.4%41.6%74.7%56.6%33.1%43.7%45.4%40.4%26.7%40.2%751.1%34.0%25.0%23.7%27.4%33.0%27.9%

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 H&R Block 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 H&R Block Inc.