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Data last updated: Sep 21, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 21, 2026): T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. (PRDGX) pays a $6.57 annual dividend ($1.64 quarterly), yielding 7.42% at $88.58/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-26. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.42%
Annual Dividend: $6.57 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-26
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 34
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. dividend focuses on equities with a history of paying and growing dividends, allocating at least 65% of its portfolio to such companies. The fund currently yields 7.42%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $6.5725 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 26, 2026. With a beta of 0.72, PRDGX stock moves less than the broader market, which suits income investors who want equity exposure with lower volatility.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. pays out dividends classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), as traditional payout ratio metrics do not apply to fund structures. T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. dividend safety is supported by the fund's mandate to hold companies with a history of dividend distribution or anticipated payout growth, which anchors the portfolio to financially healthier underlying businesses. The primary pressure point is that distributions depend on the income and capital gains generated by the underlying holdings, which can vary year to year.
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth Fund, Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 14.0% per year from 2001 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.2800 to $6.5450 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 160.0% in 2008, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the variable nature of fund distributions.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +38.9% | $2.44 (2022) | $6.54 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +9.7% | $2.60 (2015) | $6.54 (2025) |
PRDGX stock fits dividend investors who want high current income from an equity-focused fund. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 7.42% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 3.62%, a gap that reflects how much distributions have grown in recent years. The fund's low beta of 0.72 adds a degree of price stability. The trade-off is that distributions are not guaranteed at any fixed level, since they depend on the income and realized gains from the underlying portfolio, and the consecutive increase streak stands at just 2 years.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-26 | $0.1923 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.2279 |
| 2025-12-11 | $5.9640 |
| 2025-09-26 | $0.1883 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.2051 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.1876 |
| 2024-12-12 | $3.0057 |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.1965 |
| 2024-06-26 | $0.2012 |
| 2024-03-26 | $0.1799 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4202 |
| 2025 | $6.5450 |
| 2024 | $3.5833 |
| 2023 | $1.9682 |
| 2022 | $2.4411 |
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