Does Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. (SPB) Pay a Dividend? (2026)

Yes. Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. pays a dividend yielding roughly ~$600 million total debt, net leverage ~1.66x, dividend ~$1.88 a share (~2.1% yield) as of August 2026, paid quarterly, four times a year. The most recent payment on record was $0.47 per share with an ex-dividend date of May 26, 2026. Yields move with the share price, so verify the current figure with your broker or SPB's investor relations page before relying on it.

About ~$600 million total debt, net leverage ~1.66x, dividend ~$1.88 a share (~2.1% yield) as of August 2026. On a $10,000 position that is roughly $600166 of dividend income a year before tax. For context, the S&P 500 yields around 1.2%, so SPB yields meaningfully more than the broad market. A higher yield is not automatically better: it can reflect a falling share price as easily as a generous payout, so it is worth checking why the number is what it is.

Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. pays quarterly, four times a year. The most recent payment on record had an ex-dividend date of May 26, 2026. To receive a given payment you have to own the shares before the ex-dividend date, not on the pay date. Confirm upcoming dates on SPB's investor relations page, because boards can change both the amount and the timing.

$0.47 per share in the most recent payment (ex-date May 26, 2026). The equivalent payment a year earlier was $0.47. That is a change of 0.0% year over year.

Not in the last year. The latest payment of $0.47 per share is unchanged from the $0.47 paid a year earlier. A flat dividend is not necessarily a warning sign, but it does mean the income is losing ground to inflation.

We do not have a payout ratio on record for SPB. The payout ratio, the share of earnings paid out as dividends, is the usual first check on whether a dividend has room to keep growing; you can find it on SPB's investor relations page or in your broker's fundamentals tab. Nobody can guarantee a dividend: boards cut them, and a high yield is sometimes the market pricing in exactly that. Walnut is not an investment adviser and this is not a recommendation.

At a yield of about ~$600 million total debt, net leverage ~1.66x, dividend ~$1.88 a share (~2.1% yield), roughly $600166 a year before tax, spread across 4 payments. That is a snapshot, not a promise: the amount changes when the company changes its payout, and your yield on cost is fixed at the price you paid, not at today's price.

Dividends from US common stock are usually qualified, meaning they are taxed at the lower long-term capital-gains rates, provided you held the shares for more than 60 days in the 121-day window around the ex-dividend date. Distributions from REITs, BDCs, and some pass-through structures are generally taxed as ordinary income instead. In an IRA or Roth the question does not arise. See our guide to how dividends are taxed. This is not tax advice.

Most brokers offer automatic reinvestment (a DRIP) that puts each SPB payment straight back into more shares, often fractional ones. Reinvesting compounds the position and is the standard choice when you do not need the cash yet. Taking the cash makes sense when you are spending the income or want to direct it elsewhere. Either way the dividend is taxable in a taxable account in the year it is paid, even if you never see the money.

Yes. The annual dividend runs about $1.88 a share, roughly a 2.1% yield at a share price near $88. That sits alongside a buyback program with over $300 million of remaining board authorization as of fiscal Q2 2026, though management has said it intends to be more judicious with repurchases to keep flexibility for other opportunities.