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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): LY Corporation (YAHOY) pays a $14.60 annual dividend, yielding 1.37% at $6.76/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-03-31. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.37%
Annual Dividend: $14.60 per share
Payout Ratio: 24.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-03-31
Sector: Technology
Years of Dividend History: 17
LY Corporation dividend comes from a Tokyo-based holding company operating across media and e-commerce through platforms like Yahoo! Shopping, Yahoo Auction!, and ASKUL Corp. The trailing annual dividend rate stands at $14.60 per share, with the next ex-dividend date set for March 31, 2026. YAHOY currently yields 1.37%, a low figure that reflects the company's technology sector positioning rather than any payout constraint. With a beta of 0.591, YAHOY stock moves well below broader market volatility, which appeals to income investors who prioritize price steadiness over yield size.
LY Corporation pays out 24.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low retention of earnings relative to the dividend leaves meaningful room to sustain payments even if profits soften across its Media or Commerce divisions. LY Corporation dividend safety is supported by the payout ratio itself, though the dividend per share has declined sharply over the 15-year history window, which is the most significant data-supported pressure on long-term income expectations.
LY Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of -14.6% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments fell from $1.0493 at the start of the window to $0.0980 by 2025 (with 2026 partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation, LY Corporation dividend 2026 data remains incomplete). 2025 did deliver the largest annual increase in the window at 36.5%, but that single-year jump follows years of declines and does not reverse the long-term downward trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.3% | $0.09 (2022) | $0.10 (2025) |
| 5-Year | -9.5% | $0.16 (2020) | $0.10 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -3.7% | $0.14 (2015) | $0.10 (2025) |
YAHOY stock fits dividend investors who can accept a low current yield in exchange for a very conservative payout structure. The yield of 1.37% is low (below 2%), sitting only marginally above the 5-year average of 1.3%, so there is no meaningful yield expansion on offer. The 24.7% payout ratio means the dividend is not stretched, but the 15-year CAGR of -14.6% per year is a hard trade-off: LY Corporation has not grown its per-share payment over time. What an investor gets here is low price volatility (beta 0.591) and a conservatively funded payout. What they give up is any real income growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $0.0915 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.0980 |
| 2024-03-28 | $0.0718 |
| 2023-03-31 | $0.0798 |
| 2022-03-30 | $0.0888 |
| 2021-03-29 | $0.1016 |
| 2020-03-27 | $0.1615 |
| 2019-03-28 | $0.1637 |
| 2018-03-27 | $0.1611 |
| 2017-03-28 | $0.1621 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0915 |
| 2025 | $0.0980 |
| 2024 | $0.0718 |
| 2023 | $0.0798 |
| 2022 | $0.0888 |
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