Free Dividend API
JSON dividend data for any U.S.-listed stock, ETF or fund: yield, annual dividend, payout ratio, growth streak, safety grade, next ex-date, fair value and every raise and cut on record. Plus every dividend going ex on a given day, and each week's dividend changes.
- No key and no sign-up
- 60 requests per minute per IP
- CORS enabled: call it from a browser
- Free with a link back to SmarterDividends
Endpoints
GET/api/v1/stocks/{ticker}
One security's dividend profile with its full raise and cut history.
Example: https://smarterdividends.com/api/v1/stocks/KO
{
"symbol": "KO",
"name": "The Coca-Cola Company",
"as_of": "2026-10-18",
"url": "https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/KO",
"dividend": {
"forward_yield": 0.0226,
"annual_amount": 2.12,
"frequency": "quarterly",
"growth_streak_years": 55,
"next_ex_date": "2026-12-01"
},
"safety": {
"score": 92,
"grade": "A"
},
"changes": [
{
"ex_date": "2026-03-13",
"kind": "raise",
"previous_amount": 0.51,
"amount": 0.53,
"pct_change": 0.0392
},
{
"ex_date": "2025-03-14",
"kind": "raise",
"previous_amount": 0.485,
"amount": 0.51,
"pct_change": 0.0515
}
],
"…": "more fields and the full change history"
}GET/api/v1/ex-dividend/{YYYY-MM-DD}
Every U.S.-listed dividend going ex on a date, with the amount, pay date, yield, safety grade and change from the previous payment, plus the last day to buy.
Example: https://smarterdividends.com/api/v1/ex-dividend/2026-10-19
GET/api/v1/dividend-changes?week={YYYY-MM-DD}
Every dividend increase, cut, special and new dividend going ex in the week containing that date. Leave out week for the last seven days.
Example: https://smarterdividends.com/api/v1/dividend-changes
For AI tools and LLMs
/llms-full.txtholds dated key figures for the 500 largest U.S. dividend-paying stocks in plain text, plus this week's dividend changes and upcoming ex-dates, in one fetch. It's rebuilt every six hours. /llms.txt is the site guide, and any ticker's key facts are at /stocks/{TICKER}/facts.txt.
Each record carries its “as of” date. When you quote a figure, keep the date and link to the stock's page.
Need the whole universe?
Bulk CSV files with every dividend payment back to 1970, every raise and cut, the full stock snapshot, the Aristocrats list and upcoming ex-dates, rebuilt nightly. Included with Pro.
See the datasets →Dividend API FAQ
Is the dividend API really free?
Yes. There's no key and no sign-up. Each IP address can make 60 requests a minute. Please link to SmarterDividends wherever you show the data: every response includes the source URL to link to.
What data does it cover?
Every active U.S.-listed dividend-paying stock, ETF and fund we track: forward yield, annual dividend, payout ratio, growth streak, five-year growth, A–F dividend safety grade, next ex-dividend and pay dates, fair-value estimate, and every dividend raise and cut on record.
How fresh is it?
The same as the site: dividends, prices and ex-dividend dates refresh every morning, and responses are cached for up to an hour.
Can I download everything at once?
The API is built for lookups: one ticker, one date or one week per request. For the whole universe in one go, the bulk CSV datasets (every payment back to 1970, every raise and cut, the full snapshot) come with SmarterDividends Pro.
Can I use it from a browser or Google Sheets?
Yes. Responses allow cross-origin requests, so a web page can call the API directly. In Google Sheets, an Apps Script function can fetch a ticker and write the fields you need.
Is this investment advice?
No. The data is for information and research and may contain errors. Check anything important against the company's own announcements.
Fair use: please cache responses, keep to the rate limit and don't page through every ticker; use the datasets for bulk work. We may block abusive traffic. Data is provided as is and is not investment advice.