NetApp dividend history

NetApp's dividend was $2.08 a share in fiscal 2026, up 0.0% on the year before. That was 32.4% of net income.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2027 Q1 TTM

Buybacks (TTM): $850M
Dividends (TTM): $411M
Returned to shareholders: 76%; of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years: $3B
Diluted share count: −3.1%; year over year
Total shareholder yield: 3.5%; dividends 1.1% + buybacks 2.3% of market value
Dividend payout ratio: 29%; of net income paid out
R&D spending: 15.7%; of revenue
Days sales outstanding: 54 days; receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

NetApp: dividends by fiscal year, annual
Fiscal year	2010Apr 2010	2011Apr 2011	2012Apr 2012	2013Apr 2013	2014Apr 2014	2015Apr 2015	2016Apr 2016	2017Apr 2017	2018Apr 2018	2019Apr 2019	2020Apr 2020	2021Apr 2021	2022Apr 2022	2023Apr 2023	2024Apr 2024	2025Apr 2025	2026Apr 2026	LTMJul 2026
Dividend per share	—	—	—	—	$0.600	$0.660	$0.720	$0.760	$0.800	$1.60	$1.92	$1.92	$2.00	$2.00	$2.00	$2.08	$2.08	—
Dividend per share growth	—	—	—	—	—	+10.0%	+9.1%	+5.6%	+5.3%	+100.0%	+20.0%	0.0%	+4.2%	0.0%	0.0%	+4.0%	0.0%	—
Dividends paid	—	—	0	0	202	208	210	208	214	403	439	427	446	432	416	424	413	411
Share buybacks	0	0	600	590	1,881	1,165	960	705	794	2,111	1,411	125	600	850	900	1,150	950	850
Dividends ÷ net income	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	31.7%	37.1%	91.7%	43.2%	184.5%	34.5%	53.6%	58.5%	47.6%	33.9%	42.2%	35.8%	32.4%	29.0%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow	—	—	0.0%	0.0%	17.9%	19.0%	25.8%	25.6%	16.1%	34.5%	46.9%	36.5%	45.3%	49.8%	27.2%	31.7%	22.1%	24.9%

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 NetApp'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 NetApp.