Does SMP pay a dividend?

Yes. Standard Motor Products, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.22% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.

How much does SMP pay in dividends?

$1.28 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 SMP ex-dividend date?

The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on September 1, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.

SMP Dividend

Standard Motor Products, Inc.

NYSEConsumer CyclicalStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 3.22%
Annual dividend: $1.28
Payout ratio: 0.56
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $39.79
Market cap: $886M

Next payment

Ex-dividend date: August 14, 2026Pay date: September 1, 2026Amount: $0.3300

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

Is SMP 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 median3.22% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.56 means roughly 56% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 40 complete years, the annual total fell in 1998, 2010, 2020 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

SMP dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1985 to 2025.

Peak $1.24 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 SMP, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
August 14, 2026	September 1, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
May 15, 2026	June 1, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
February 13, 2026	March 2, 2026	$0.3300	Quarterly
November 14, 2025	December 1, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
August 15, 2025	September 2, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
May 15, 2025	June 2, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
February 14, 2025	March 3, 2025	$0.3100	Quarterly
November 15, 2024	December 2, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
August 15, 2024	September 3, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
May 14, 2024	June 3, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
February 14, 2024	March 1, 2024	$0.2900	Quarterly
November 14, 2023	December 1, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
August 14, 2023	September 1, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
May 12, 2023	June 1, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
February 14, 2023	March 1, 2023	$0.2900	Quarterly
November 14, 2022	December 1, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 12, 2022	September 1, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 13, 2022	June 1, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
February 14, 2022	March 1, 2022	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 12, 2021	December 1, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
August 13, 2021	September 1, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
May 14, 2021	June 1, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
February 12, 2021	March 1, 2021	$0.2500	Quarterly
November 13, 2020	December 1, 2020	$0.2500	Semi-Annual
February 13, 2020	March 2, 2020	$0.2500	Semi-Annual
November 14, 2019	December 2, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
August 14, 2019	September 3, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
May 14, 2019	June 3, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
February 14, 2019	March 1, 2019	$0.2300	Quarterly
November 14, 2018	December 3, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
August 14, 2018	September 4, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
May 14, 2018	June 1, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
February 14, 2018	March 1, 2018	$0.2100	Quarterly
November 14, 2017	December 1, 2017	$0.1900	Quarterly
August 11, 2017	September 1, 2017	$0.1900	Quarterly
May 11, 2017	June 1, 2017	$0.1900	Quarterly
February 13, 2017	March 1, 2017	$0.1900	Quarterly
November 10, 2016	December 1, 2016	$0.1700	Quarterly
August 11, 2016	September 1, 2016	$0.1700	Quarterly
May 12, 2016	June 1, 2016	$0.1700	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does SMP pay a dividend?: Yes. Standard Motor Products, Inc. pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 3.22% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.28 per share.
How much does SMP pay in dividends?: $1.28 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 SMP ex-dividend date?: The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on September 1, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.