# Nasdaq API: Get dividend history > Get a company's dividend summary and past per-share payments, newest first. Nasdaq publishes dividend history only for Nasdaq-listed stocks; other listings may have no available history. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Nasdaq. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/nasdaq.com/get-dividend-history - Method: `nasdaq.com/get_dividend_history`, version 1 - Website: nasdaq.com - Returns: company, ticker, annual dividend, yield, payout ratio, past payments with ex-dividend, declaration, record and payment dates - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `company` | string | yes | `"Apple"` | Company name or stock ticker, for example Apple or AAPL. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `5` | Maximum number of past payments, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "company": "Apple", "max_results": 5 } ``` Its output: ```json { "ticker": "AAPL", "company": "Apple Inc. Common Stock", "page_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/aapl/dividend-history", "payments": [ { "type": "Cash", "page_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/aapl/dividend-history", "record_date": "2026-08-10", "payment_date": "2026-08-13", "declaration_date": "2026-07-30", "ex_dividend_date": "2026-08-10", "amount_per_share_usd": 0.27 }, { "type": "Cash", "page_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/aapl/dividend-history", "record_date": "2026-05-11", "payment_date": "2026-05-14", "declaration_date": "2026-04-30", "ex_dividend_date": "2026-05-11", "amount_per_share_usd": 0.27 }, { "type": "Cash", "page_url": "https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/aapl/dividend-history", "record_date": "2026-02-09", "payment_date": "2026-02-12", "declaration_date": "2026-01-29", "ex_dividend_date": "2026-02-09", "amount_per_share_usd": 0.26 } ], "annual_dividend_usd": 1.08, "payout_ratio_percent": null, "dividend_yield_percent": 0.32 } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"nasdaq.com/get_dividend_history","input":{"company":"Apple","max_results":5}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - What's Microsoft's dividend payment history? I need the ex-dividend and payment dates for the last 12 payouts. - Pull up Costco's annual dividend, current yield, and payout ratio from nasdaq.com, plus its recent per-share payments. - Show me the last 40 dividends PepsiCo has paid, with declaration, record, and pay dates, most recent first. - When was CSCO's most recent ex-dividend date and how much did it pay per share? Include a few prior payments too. - On Nasdaq, look up Apple's dividend record — annual dividend, yield, and the past 100 payments. ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company" ], "properties": { "company": { "type": "string", "description": "Company name or stock ticker, for example Apple or AAPL." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 200, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of past payments, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "company", "ticker", "annual_dividend_usd", "dividend_yield_percent", "payout_ratio_percent", "page_url", "payments" ], "properties": { "ticker": { "type": "string", "description": "Stock ticker." }, "company": { "type": "string", "description": "Company name." }, "page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "Nasdaq dividend history page." }, "payments": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "ex_dividend_date", "type", "amount_per_share_usd", "declaration_date", "record_date", "payment_date", "page_url" ], "properties": { "type": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Dividend payment type." }, "page_url": { "type": "string", "description": "Nasdaq page for the payment history." }, "record_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Record date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "payment_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Payment date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "declaration_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Declaration date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "ex_dividend_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Ex-dividend date, YYYY-MM-DD." }, "amount_per_share_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Cash amount per share in USD." } }, "additionalProperties": false }, "description": "Past payments, newest first." }, "annual_dividend_usd": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Current annual dividend in USD per share, or null when unavailable." }, "payout_ratio_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Payout ratio as a percent only when Nasdaq shows it." }, "dividend_yield_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Current dividend yield as a percent, or null when unavailable." } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Nasdaq API: Get dividend calendar](https://fous.com/methods/nasdaq.com/get-dividend-calendar.md): Lists Nasdaq dividend calendar entries going ex-dividend on a day (US Eastern), sorted by company name. 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