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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 12, 2026): Magna International Inc. (MGA) pays a $1.97 annual dividend ($0.49 quarterly), yielding 3.09% at $63.99/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-14. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.09%
Annual Dividend: $1.97 per share
Payout Ratio: 72.1%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-14
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Years of Dividend History: 35
Magna International Inc. is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, producing everything from body structures and seating systems to ADAS cameras and battery enclosures for electric vehicles. The Magna International Inc. dividend currently yields 3.09%, paid quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $1.97 per share and the next ex-dividend date on August 14, 2026. MGA operates across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, giving it broad exposure to global auto production cycles. A beta of 1.808 means the stock moves sharply with the market, so this is income with meaningful price volatility attached.
Magna International Inc. pays out 72.1% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as elevated (60–75%). That level leaves a narrower buffer than lower-payout peers, though MGA's four operating segments, spanning body structures, power and vision systems, seating, and complete vehicle manufacturing, serve a broad base of automaker customers across multiple geographies. Magna International Inc. dividend safety faces its clearest pressure from the cyclical nature of auto parts demand: the sector is Consumer Cyclical, and a downturn in vehicle production volumes would squeeze the earnings that support this payout.
Magna International Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 11.9% per year from 2008 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.315 to $1.90 over that window (2025 and 2026 figures are partial years and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest single-year jump was 58.7% in 2011, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth path has not been linear. Consecutive years of dividend increases currently stand at zero.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -6.8% | $1.80 (2022) | $1.46 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -1.9% | $1.60 (2020) | $1.46 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +5.2% | $0.88 (2015) | $1.46 (2025) |
MGA stock fits dividend investors who want a moderate yield from a large, diversified industrial business and can tolerate cyclical price swings. The current yield of 3.09% sits in the moderate (2–4%) range, running slightly below the 5-year average of 3.37%, which points to the stock trading at a higher price relative to its payout than it has historically. The 11.9% CAGR over 16 years is an attractive long-run growth rate, but the streak of consecutive increases currently sits at zero, and the 72.1% payout ratio leaves limited room to absorb an earnings shock. What an investor gets here is meaningful income from a global auto supplier; what they accept is elevated payout pressure and a high-beta stock in a cyclical sector.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.4950 |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.4950 |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.4950 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.4850 |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.4850 |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.4850 |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.4750 |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.4750 |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.4750 |
| 2024-02-22 | $0.4750 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4850 |
| 2025 | $1.4550 |
| 2024 | $1.9000 |
| 2023 | $1.8400 |
| 2022 | $1.8000 |
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