This morning, a “Potential Dividend Run Alert” was issued for Cisco Systems Inc (NASD: CSCO) ahead of its upcoming ex-dividend date. Cisco plans to distribute a dividend of $0.41 per share, which will go ex-dividend on July 3, 2025, with payment scheduled for July 23, 2025.
Historically, shares of CSCO have shown a pattern of capital gains leading up to dividend payments. In the last four dividend cycles, the stock experienced a total capital gain of +4.53, exceeding the total dividend amounts of $1.61 paid. For instance, prior to the $0.41 dividend on April 3, 2025, shares increased from $61.12 to $61.82, a gain of $0.70 in the two weeks before the ex-dividend date.
The upcoming dividend represents an implied annualized yield of 2.51%, positioning Cisco as a notable stock for dividend investors to monitor as the ex-dividend date approaches.
