Does TAC pay a dividend?

Yes. TransAlta Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.69% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.20 per share.

How much does TAC pay in dividends?

$0.20 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 TAC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for TAC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

TAC Dividend

TransAlta Corporation

NYSEUtilitiesStockData as of September 1, 2026

Dividend yield: 1.69%
Annual dividend: $0.20
Payout ratio: -5.65
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $11.53
Market cap: $3.4B

Is TAC 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 2.92%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -5.65 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
Dividend has been cut 16 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2016, 2018, 2019 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2019.
Raised for 6 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

TAC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1993 to 2025.

Peak $1.18 in 2011Year 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 TAC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 1, 2026	October 1, 2026	$0.0503	Quarterly
June 1, 2026	July 1, 2026	$0.0506	Quarterly
February 27, 2026	April 1, 2026	$0.0477	Quarterly
December 1, 2025	January 1, 2026	$0.0465	Quarterly
August 29, 2025	October 1, 2025	$0.0473	Quarterly
May 30, 2025	July 1, 2025	$0.0458	Quarterly
February 28, 2025	April 1, 2025	$0.0417	Quarterly
November 29, 2024	January 1, 2025	$0.0428	Quarterly
August 30, 2024	October 1, 2024	$0.0445	Quarterly
May 31, 2024	July 1, 2024	$0.0440	Quarterly
February 29, 2024	April 1, 2024	$0.0442	Quarterly
November 30, 2023	January 1, 2024	$0.0407	Quarterly
August 31, 2023	October 1, 2023	$0.0405	Quarterly
May 31, 2023	July 1, 2023	$0.0408	Quarterly
February 28, 2023	April 1, 2023	$0.0404	Quarterly
November 30, 2022	January 1, 2023	$0.0409	Quarterly
August 31, 2022	October 1, 2022	$0.0380	Quarterly
May 31, 2022	July 1, 2022	$0.0396	Quarterly
February 28, 2022	April 1, 2022	$0.0393	Quarterly
November 30, 2021	January 1, 2022	$0.0391	Quarterly
August 31, 2021	October 1, 2021	$0.0357	Quarterly
May 31, 2021	July 1, 2021	$0.0374	Quarterly
February 26, 2021	April 1, 2021	$0.0355	Quarterly
November 30, 2020	January 1, 2021	$0.0328	Quarterly
August 31, 2020	October 1, 2020	$0.0326	Quarterly
May 29, 2020	July 1, 2020	$0.0312	Quarterly
February 28, 2020	April 1, 2020	$0.0318	Quarterly
November 29, 2019	January 1, 2020	$0.0301	Quarterly
August 30, 2019	October 1, 2019	$0.0300	Quarterly
May 31, 2019	July 1, 2019	$0.0297	Quarterly
February 28, 2019	April 1, 2019	$0.0302	Quarterly
November 30, 2018	January 1, 2019	$0.0301	Quarterly
August 31, 2018	October 1, 2018	$0.0303	Quarterly
May 31, 2018	July 3, 2018	$0.0309	Quarterly
February 28, 2018	April 1, 2018	$0.0311	Quarterly
November 30, 2017	January 1, 2018	$0.0314	Quarterly
August 30, 2017	October 1, 2017	$0.0323	Quarterly
May 30, 2017	July 1, 2017	$0.0296	Quarterly
February 27, 2017	April 1, 2017	$0.0300	Quarterly
November 29, 2016	January 1, 2017	$0.0300	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does TAC pay a dividend?: Yes. TransAlta Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 1.69% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $0.20 per share.
How much does TAC pay in dividends?: $0.20 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 TAC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for TAC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.