Does DSX pay a dividend?

Yes. Diana Shipping Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.69% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.04 per share.

How much does DSX pay in dividends?

$0.04 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next DSX ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 21, 2026, with payment on September 11, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

DSX Dividend

Diana Shipping Inc.

NYSEIndustrialsStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.69%
Annual dividend: $0.04
Payout ratio: 0.00
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $2.36
Market cap: $292M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 21, 2026Pay date: September 11, 2026Amount: $0.0100

You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.

Is DSX a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is below the market median1.69% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.00 means roughly 0% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 8 complete years, the annual total fell in 2023, 2024, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.

DSX dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2005 to 2025.

Peak $2.97 in 2008Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 35 dividend payments for DSX, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 21, 2026	September 11, 2026	$0.0100	Quarterly
June 10, 2026	June 18, 2026	$0.0100	Quarterly
March 11, 2026	March 18, 2026	$0.0100	Quarterly
December 8, 2025	December 17, 2025	$0.0100	Quarterly
August 21, 2025	September 11, 2025	$0.0100	Quarterly
June 17, 2025	June 24, 2025	$0.0100	Quarterly
March 12, 2025	March 21, 2025	$0.0100	Quarterly
December 11, 2024	December 18, 2024	$0.0100	Quarterly
August 15, 2024	August 30, 2024	$0.0750	Quarterly
June 12, 2024	June 18, 2024	$0.0750	Quarterly
March 4, 2024	March 12, 2024	$0.0750	Quarterly
November 24, 2023	December 4, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
August 11, 2023	September 8, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
June 9, 2023	July 10, 2023	$0.1500	Irregular
March 10, 2023	March 20, 2023	$0.1500	Quarterly
November 25, 2022	December 15, 2022	$0.1750	Quarterly
August 5, 2022	August 19, 2022	$0.2750	Quarterly
June 3, 2022	June 17, 2022	$0.2500	Quarterly
March 8, 2022	March 21, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 2, 2021	November 10, 2021	$0.1000	Irregular
November 24, 2008	December 11, 2008	$0.9500	Quarterly
August 12, 2008	August 28, 2008	$0.9100	Quarterly
May 23, 2008	June 5, 2008	$0.8500	Quarterly
February 27, 2008	March 6, 2008	$0.6000	Quarterly
November 27, 2007	December 6, 2007	$0.5800	Quarterly
August 14, 2007	August 24, 2007	$0.5100	Quarterly
May 14, 2007	May 23, 2007	$0.5000	Quarterly
March 5, 2007	March 14, 2007	$0.4600	Quarterly
November 20, 2006	November 30, 2006	$0.4000	Quarterly
August 16, 2006	August 31, 2006	$0.3550	Quarterly
May 16, 2006	June 8, 2006	$0.3450	Quarterly
February 24, 2006	March 9, 2006	$0.4000	Quarterly
November 3, 2005	November 22, 2005	$0.4650	Quarterly
August 12, 2005	August 31, 2005	$0.5400	Quarterly
May 12, 2005	June 2, 2005	$0.0800	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does DSX pay a dividend?: Yes. Diana Shipping Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.69% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.04 per share.
How much does DSX pay in dividends?: $0.04 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next DSX ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 21, 2026, with payment on September 11, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.