Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $1.10

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADI) declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, February 17th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 3rd will be given a dividend of 1.10 per share by the semiconductor company on Tuesday, March 17th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 3rd. This is a 11.1% increase from Analog Devices’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.99.

Analog Devices has increased its dividend by an average of 0.1%annually over the last three years and has raised its dividend annually for the last 23 consecutive years. Analog Devices has a payout ratio of 44.3% indicating that its dividend is sufficiently covered by earnings. Equities research analysts expect Analog Devices to earn $8.59 per share next year, which means the company should continue to be able to cover its $3.96 annual dividend with an expected future payout ratio of 46.1%.

Analog Devices Trading Up 2.9%

ADI stock traded up $9.81 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $347.32. 1,349,811 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,901,292. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $298.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $262.58. Analog Devices has a 1-year low of $158.65 and a 1-year high of $355.00. The company has a current ratio of 2.19, a quick ratio of 1.68 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $169.71 billion, a PE ratio of 75.98, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.03.

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February 18th. The semiconductor company reported $2.46 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.31 by $0.15. Analog Devices had a net margin of 20.58% and a return on equity of 11.23%. The company had revenue of $3.16 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.63 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Analog Devices will post 7.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Key Analog Devices News

Here are the key news stories impacting Analog Devices this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat — ADI reported $2.46 EPS (vs. consensus ~$2.31) and $3.16B revenue, with revenue up ~30% YoY; results were broad-based across industrial and communications end markets. Press Release
• Positive Sentiment: Strong guidance — management forecast Q2 results above Street estimates and cited robust AI-driven demand from data centers and industrial customers, which underpins upside to near-term revenue and margin expectations. Reuters: ADI sees strong Q2
• Positive Sentiment: Capital returns upgraded — Board raised the quarterly dividend 11% to $1.10 (22nd consecutive annual increase) and the company returned ~$1.0B via dividends and buybacks in Q1; strong free cash flow supports continued buybacks/dividends. Dividend Release
• Positive Sentiment: Profitability & cash flow improvement — ADI reported meaningful margin expansion and large operating/free cash flow (trailing-12-month cash flow highlighted), enabling reinvestment and shareholder returns; several analysts raised price targets after the print. MarketBeat coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst reactions — several firms bumped targets (e.g., Cantor Fitzgerald, Stifel) and reiterated buy/overweight views; this supports momentum but already factors into higher valuations.
• Negative Sentiment: Governance scrutiny — a governance debate and special-meeting rights discussion could attract activist focus or create short-term uncertainty around shareholder proposals or board actions. Yahoo Finance: Governance

Analog Devices Company Profile

Analog Devices, Inc (NASDAQ: ADI) is a multinational semiconductor company that designs, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing integrated circuits. Founded in 1965 by Ray Stata and Matthew Lorber, the company has grown into a leading supplier of components that convert, condition and process real-world signals for electronic systems. Analog Devices is headquartered in Massachusetts and serves customers around the world across multiple end markets.

The company’s product lineup includes data converters (ADCs and DACs), amplifiers, power management ICs, radio-frequency (RF) and microwave components, sensors and MEMS devices, signal chain and isolation products, timing and clocking solutions, and embedded processors and software for system-level design.