Deswell Industries, Inc.
DSWLTechnology · Stock · semiannual payer
$3.31
Add to PortfolioForward Yield
6.04%
Annual Dividend
$0.20
Payout Ratio
26%
5-Yr Growth
2.1%
Ex-Date
Dec 2, 2025
Frequency
Semiannual
DSWL Dividend Safety Score
74/ 100
Grade B
Safe
Dividend-growth streak5 consecutive years of growth
Cut historyCut its dividend in 2015
Earnings payout coverage26% of earnings paid out
Free-cash-flow coverage45% of free cash flow
Yield vs its historyYield in line with its history
SmarterDividends' proprietary score, backtested against which dividends were actually cut over 15+ years (0.78 AUC). It blends a validated cut-risk model (growth streak, cut history) with current payout, cash-flow and debt. Higher is safer · not investment advice.
Dividend Growth
Total dividends per share by year
Is DSWL a good dividend stock?
Yes, with caveatsDeswell Industries, Inc. (DSWL) pays a semiannual dividend yielding 6.04% ($0.20/yr), with 9 years of growth and a dividend-safety grade of B. It's a solid income payer, but check the caveats below before buying.
Advantages
- Comfortable payout ratio (26%)
Risks
- Cut its dividend in 2015
- Share price is down over the past 5 years
Key Data
- Dividend Yield
- 6.04%
- Payout Ratio
- 26%
- Annual Dividend
- $0.20
- 5-Yr Avg Growth
- 2.1%
- Ex-Dividend Date
- Dec 2, 2025
- Years of Growth
- 9
- Frequency
- semiannual
- Beta
- 0.62
- Market Cap
- $52.7M
- P/E Ratio
- 4.2
- 5-Yr Total Return
- -27%
- 52-Week Range
- $2.26 – $4.48
- Dividend Safety
- B · 74/100
- Ever Cut?
- Yes (2015)
Frequently Asked Questions
Dividend History
| Ex-Date | Pay Date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2025 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Jul 3, 2025 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Dec 2, 2024 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Jul 5, 2024 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Nov 30, 2023 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Jul 3, 2023 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Nov 30, 2022 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Jun 29, 2022 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Dec 3, 2021 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Jun 24, 2021 | — | $0.1000 | regular |
| Nov 20, 2020 | — | $0.0900 | regular |
| Jun 24, 2020 | — | $0.0900 | regular |
| Nov 26, 2019 | — | $0.0800 | regular |
| Jun 22, 2017 | — | $0.0700 | regular |
Income Calculator
At $0.20 / yr per share
Per payment (semiannual)$10.00
Annual$20.00
Monthly avg$1.67
