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Old Dominion dividend history

Old Dominion's dividend was $1.12 a share in fiscal 2025, up 7.7% on the year before. That was 23.0% of net income. It has raised its dividend per share every year since fiscal 2017, as far back as our figures go.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q2 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$545M
Dividends (TTM)
$238M
Returned to shareholders
70%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$2.2B
Diluted share count
−1.9%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
2.1%
dividends 0.7% + buybacks 1.5% of market value
Dividend payout ratio
22%
of net income paid out
Days sales outstanding
39 days
receivables vs revenue

Dividends by fiscal year

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

Fiscal year2016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Dividend per share—$0.133$0.175$0.225$0.300$0.400$0.600$0.800$1.04$1.12—
Dividend per share growth——+31.3%+28.6%+33.3%+33.3%+50.0%+33.3%+30.0%+7.7%—
Dividends paid—3343557192134175224236238
Share buybacks13081632413645361,277454967730545
Dividends ÷ net income—7.1%7.0%8.9%10.6%8.9%9.8%14.1%18.9%23.0%21.8%
Dividends ÷ free cash flow—21.4%13.7%10.8%10.0%13.9%14.7%21.6%25.2%24.7%21.3%

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

  • Old Dominion Freight Line Announces $0.29 Per Share Quarterly Cash Dividend Source

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Figures from Old Dominion'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 Old Dominion.