Does MFC pay a dividend?

Yes. Manulife Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.02% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.34 per share.

How much does MFC pay in dividends?

$1.34 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 MFC ex-dividend date?

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

MFC Dividend

Manulife Financial Corporation

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.02%
Annual dividend: $1.34
Payout ratio: 0.51
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $43.82
Market cap: $73.1B

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 21, 2026Pay date: September 21, 2026Amount: $0.3478

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

Is MFC a good dividend stock?

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

Yield is above the market median3.02% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.51 means roughly 51% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 6 timesAcross 26 complete years, the annual total fell in 2013, 2015, 2021 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2021.
Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

MFC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2000 to 2025.

Peak $1.26 in 2025Year 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 40 dividend payments for MFC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 21, 2026	September 21, 2026	$0.3478	Quarterly
May 29, 2026	June 19, 2026	$0.3518	Quarterly
February 25, 2026	March 19, 2026	$0.3545	Quarterly
November 26, 2025	December 19, 2025	$0.3130	Quarterly
August 20, 2025	September 19, 2025	$0.3171	Quarterly
May 21, 2025	June 19, 2025	$0.3183	Quarterly
March 5, 2025	March 19, 2025	$0.3057	Quarterly
November 20, 2024	December 19, 2024	$0.2856	Quarterly
August 21, 2024	September 19, 2024	$0.2945	Quarterly
May 21, 2024	June 19, 2024	$0.2931	Quarterly
February 27, 2024	March 19, 2024	$0.2959	Quarterly
November 21, 2023	December 19, 2023	$0.2666	Quarterly
August 22, 2023	September 19, 2023	$0.2694	Quarterly
May 23, 2023	June 19, 2023	$0.2706	Quarterly
February 27, 2023	March 20, 2023	$0.2691	Quarterly
November 21, 2022	December 19, 2022	$0.2446	Quarterly
August 22, 2022	September 19, 2022	$0.2531	Quarterly
May 24, 2022	June 20, 2022	$0.2570	Quarterly
February 22, 2022	March 21, 2022	$0.2592	Semi-Annual
November 30, 2021	December 20, 2021	$0.2574	Special
August 16, 2021	September 20, 2021	$0.2228	Quarterly
May 17, 2021	June 21, 2021	$0.2319	Quarterly
February 22, 2021	March 19, 2021	$0.2219	Quarterly
November 20, 2020	December 21, 2020	$0.2143	Quarterly
August 14, 2020	September 21, 2020	$0.2113	Quarterly
May 18, 2020	June 19, 2020	$0.2004	Quarterly
February 24, 2020	March 19, 2020	$0.2111	Quarterly
November 18, 2019	December 19, 2019	$0.1892	Quarterly
August 19, 2019	September 19, 2019	$0.1879	Quarterly
May 13, 2019	June 19, 2019	$0.1856	Quarterly
February 26, 2019	March 19, 2019	$0.1894	Quarterly
November 19, 2018	December 19, 2018	$0.1898	Quarterly
August 20, 2018	September 19, 2018	$0.1681	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	June 19, 2018	$0.1724	Quarterly
February 20, 2018	March 19, 2018	$0.1744	Quarterly
November 20, 2017	December 19, 2017	$0.1602	Quarterly
August 18, 2017	September 19, 2017	$0.1629	Quarterly
May 12, 2017	June 19, 2017	$0.1494	Quarterly
February 17, 2017	March 20, 2017	$0.1563	Quarterly
November 18, 2016	December 19, 2016	$0.1368	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MFC pay a dividend?: Yes. Manulife Financial Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.02% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.34 per share.
How much does MFC pay in dividends?: $1.34 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 MFC ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 21, 2026, with payment on September 21, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.