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MGA Stock — Magna International Inc.
Magna International Inc. (MGA)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
MGA's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (93/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 3.00%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.495 with an ex-date of August 14, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
MGA is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.99%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 93/100 (Safe). Total return is 8656.6% over the past 42 years.
Magna International is an automotive supplier serving North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and other markets globally, providing design, engineering, manufacturing, and assembly services across body structures, power systems, vision technology, seating, and complete vehicles, along with specialized solutions for battery enclosures, ADAS, and electric powertrains. The stock pays a modest current distribution rate with quarterly frequency. The company appeals to income investors seeking exposure to the automotive supply sector with regular dividend payments.
MGA dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (3.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (2.99%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.495. The ex-dividend date is 08/14/2026. The payment date is 08/28/2026.
| Ex-date | As paid | Per current share | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | $0.495 | $0.495 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.495 | $0.495 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.495 | $0.495 | 2.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-11-14 | $0.485 | $0.485 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.485 | $0.485 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-05-16 | $0.485 | $0.485 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.485 | $0.485 | 2.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-11-15 | $0.475 | $0.475 | 0.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-08-16 | $0.47448 | $0.47448 | -0.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-05-16 | $0.475 | $0.475 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-02-22 | $0.475 | $0.475 | 3.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-11-16 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-08-17 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-05-18 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-02-23 | $0.46 | $0.46 | 2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-11-17 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-08-11 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-05-12 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-02-24 | $0.45 | $0.45 | 4.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-11-18 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-08-19 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-05-20 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-04 | $0.43 | $0.43 | 7.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-11-19 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-08-20 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-05-21 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-03-05 | $0.4 | $0.4 | 9.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-11-21 | $0.365 | $0.365 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-08-22 | $0.365 | $0.365 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-05-23 | $0.365 | $0.365 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-03-07 | $0.365 | $0.365 | 10.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-11-21 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-08-30 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-05-24 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-03-08 | $0.33 | $0.33 | 20.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-11-22 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-08-30 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-05-24 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-03-08 | $0.275 | $0.275 | 9.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-11-23 | $0.2503 | $0.2503 | 0.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-08-24 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-05-25 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-03-09 | $0.25 | $0.25 | 13.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-11-25 | $0.2208 | $0.2208 | 0.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-08-26 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-05-27 | $0.22 | $0.22 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-03-11 | $0.44 | $0.22 | 13.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-11-26 | $0.3866 | $0.1933 | 1.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-08-27 | $0.38 | $0.19 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-05-28 | $0.38 | $0.19 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-03-12 | $0.38 | $0.19 | 18.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-11-26 | $0.32 | $0.16 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-08-28 | $0.32 | $0.16 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-05-29 | $0.32 | $0.16 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-03-11 | $0.32 | $0.16 | 16.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-11-28 | $0.275 | $0.1375 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-08-29 | $0.275 | $0.1375 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-05-29 | $0.275 | $0.1375 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-03-08 | $0.275 | $0.1375 | 10.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-11-28 | $0.25 | $0.125 | -0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-08-29 | $0.25002 | $0.12501 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-05-26 | $0.25 | $0.125 | -0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-03-09 | $0.25002 | $0.12501 | -65.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-11-26 | $0.72 | $0.36 | 380.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-08-27 | $0.3 | $0.075 | 66.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-05-26 | $0.18 | $0.045 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-03-10 | $0.18 | $0.045 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-11-25 | $0.18 | $0.045 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-08-27 | $0.36 | $0.09 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-05-28 | $0.36 | $0.09 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2008-03-06 | $0.36 | $0.09 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-11-28 | $0.36 | $0.09 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-08-29 | $0.36 | $0.09 | 50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-05-29 | $0.24 | $0.06 | 26.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2007-03-09 | $0.18984 | $0.04746 | -50.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-11-28 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-08-29 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-05-26 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2006-03-08 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-11-28 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-08-29 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-05-25 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2005-03-09 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-11-26 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-08-27 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-05-26 | $0.38 | $0.095 | 11.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2004-03-05 | $0.34 | $0.085 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-11-26 | $0.34 | $0.085 | N/A |
| 2003-09-02 | $10 | $2.5 | N/A |
| 2003-08-27 | $0.29944 | $0.07486 | N/A |
| 2003-05-28 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2003-03-05 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | N/A |
| 2002-11-27 | $0.34 | $0.085 | N/A |
| 2002-11-26 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | N/A |
| 2002-08-28 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-05-29 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2002-02-27 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-11-28 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-08-29 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-05-29 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2001-03-01 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2000-11-28 | $0.29804 | $0.07451 | 13.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2000-08-29 | $0.263 | $0.06575 | N/A |
| 2000-05-29 | $0.3 | $0.075 | N/A |
| 2000-05-26 | $0.263 | $0.06575 | N/A |
| 2000-03-13 | $1 | $0.25 | N/A |
| 2000-02-23 | $0.25648 | $0.06412 | 20.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-11-26 | $0.21376 | $0.05344 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-08-27 | $0.21376 | $0.05344 | 0.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-05-26 | $0.21204 | $0.05301 | 77.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1999-03-29 | $0.11968 | $0.02992 | -35.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-12-29 | $0.18416 | $0.04604 | 1.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-09-28 | $0.18204 | $0.04551 | -4.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-06-26 | $0.19072 | $0.04768 | -3.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1998-03-27 | $0.19668 | $0.04917 | 0.3% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-12-29 | $0.19616 | $0.04904 | 5.5% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-09-26 | $0.18592 | $0.04648 | -0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-06-26 | $0.18704 | $0.04676 | 2.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1997-03-26 | $0.18344 | $0.04586 | 7.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-12-27 | $0.17112 | $0.04278 | 0.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-09-26 | $0.17076 | $0.04269 | 1.4% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-06-26 | $0.1684 | $0.0421 | -1.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1996-03-27 | $0.17008 | $0.04252 | 0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 1995-12-27 | $0.16892 | $0.04223 | -1.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1995-09-27 | $0.17204 | $0.04301 | 1.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1995-06-28 | $0.17036 | $0.04259 | 1.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1995-03-27 | $0.1676 | $0.0419 | N/A |
| 1994-12-23 | $0.16496 | $0.04124 | N/A |
| 1994-12-22 | $0.7728 | $0.1932 | N/A |
| 1994-09-26 | $0.17136 | $0.04284 | 6.5% Unclassified cash |
| 1994-06-24 | $0.16084 | $0.04021 | 29.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1994-03-25 | $0.12448 | $0.03112 | -3.9% Unclassified cash |
| 1993-12-27 | $0.12952 | $0.03238 | 34.1% Unclassified cash |
| 1993-09-21 | $0.09656 | $0.02414 | -3.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1993-06-24 | $0.10036 | $0.02509 | -1.4% Unclassified cash |
| 1993-03-25 | $0.1018 | $0.02545 | 1.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1992-12-24 | $0.1 | $0.025 | 44.9% Unclassified cash |
| 1992-09-24 | $0.069 | $0.01725 | -3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 1992-06-24 | $0.0714 | $0.01785 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1992-03-25 | $0.0714 | $0.01785 | 66.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1990-02-09 | $0.04296 | $0.01074 | -79.1% Unclassified cash |
| 1989-11-08 | $0.2052 | $0.0513 | -49.9% Unclassified cash |
| 1989-08-09 | $0.4096 | $0.1024 | 1.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1989-05-09 | $0.4048 | $0.1012 | -0.1% Unclassified cash |
| 1989-02-09 | $0.4052 | $0.1013 | 4.4% Unclassified cash |
| 1988-11-08 | $0.388 | $0.097 | -2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1988-08-09 | $0.3968 | $0.0992 | 2.3% Unclassified cash |
| 1988-05-09 | $0.388 | $0.097 | 2.3% Unclassified cash |
| 1988-02-09 | $0.3792 | $0.0948 | 5.1% Unclassified cash |
| 1987-11-06 | $0.3608 | $0.0902 | -1.5% Unclassified cash |
| 1987-08-10 | $0.3664 | $0.0916 | 1.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1987-05-11 | $0.3608 | $0.0902 | -2.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1987-02-09 | $0.368 | $0.092 | 5.9% Unclassified cash |
| 1986-11-07 | $0.3476 | $0.0869 | 0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1986-08-11 | $0.3456 | $0.0864 | -0.2% Unclassified cash |
| 1986-05-12 | $0.3464 | $0.0866 | 0.8% Unclassified cash |
| 1986-02-10 | $0.3436 | $0.0859 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 1985-11-08 | $0.3436 | $0.0859 | -1.6% Unclassified cash |
| 1985-08-12 | $0.3492 | $0.0873 | -1.1% Unclassified cash |
| 1985-05-09 | $0.3532 | $0.0883 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 1985-02-11 | $0.3516 | $0.0879 | — |
| 1985 total | — | $0.3494 | — |
| 1986 total | — | $0.3458 | -1.0% |
| 1987 total | — | $0.364 | 5.3% |
| 1988 total | — | $0.388 | 6.6% |
| 1989 total | — | $0.3562 | -8.2% |
| 1990 total | — | $0.01074 | -97.0% |
| 1992 total | — | $0.07795 | 625.8% |
| 1993 total | — | $0.10706 | 37.3% |
| 1994 total | — | $0.34861 | 225.6% |
| 1995 total | — | $0.16973 | -51.3% |
| 1996 total | — | $0.17009 | 0.2% |
| 1997 total | — | $0.18814 | 10.6% |
| 1998 total | — | $0.1884 | 0.1% |
| 1999 total | — | $0.18981 | 0.7% |
| 2000 total | — | $0.59513 | 213.5% |
| 2001 total | — | $0.29804 | -49.9% |
| 2002 total | — | $0.38304 | 28.5% |
| 2003 total | — | $2.80888 | 633.3% |
| 2004 total | — | $0.37 | -86.8% |
| 2005 total | — | $0.38 | 2.7% |
| 2006 total | — | $0.38 | 0.0% |
| 2007 total | — | $0.28746 | -24.4% |
| 2008 total | — | $0.315 | 9.6% |
| 2009 total | — | $0.045 | -85.7% |
| 2010 total | — | $0.48 | 966.7% |
| 2011 total | — | $0.50002 | 4.2% |
| 2012 total | — | $0.55 | 10.0% |
| 2013 total | — | $0.64 | 16.4% |
| 2014 total | — | $0.7633 | 19.3% |
| 2015 total | — | $0.8808 | 15.4% |
| 2016 total | — | $1.0003 | 13.6% |
| 2017 total | — | $1.1 | 10.0% |
| 2018 total | — | $1.32 | 20.0% |
| 2019 total | — | $1.46 | 10.6% |
| 2020 total | — | $1.6 | 9.6% |
| 2021 total | — | $1.72 | 7.5% |
| 2022 total | — | $1.8 | 4.7% |
| 2023 total | — | $1.84 | 2.2% |
| 2024 total | — | $1.89948 | 3.2% |
| 2025 total | — | $1.94 | 2.1% |
| 2026 YTD total | — | $1.485 | 2.1% vs prior-year YTD |
MGA dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +2.1%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +2.1% |
| 3Y | 7.7% |
| 5Y | 16.6% |
| 10Y | 102.9% |
MGA performance
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 8656.6% over the past 42 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 52.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.5%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 3.5% | — |
| 3M | -1.6% | — |
| 6M | 18.1% | — |
| YTD | 26.7% | — |
| 1Y | 52.3% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 31.10% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 11.90% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -1.70% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 7.90% |
| Since inception (42 years) | 8656.6% | 11.20% |
MGA key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 93 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 2.79%
- Asset type
- Stock
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 10/05/1984
- Distribution rate
- 3.00%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 2.99%
- 5-year average yield
- 3.38
- Last close
- $65.99 (as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $17,653,634,638
- Average volume
- 1348655.0
- Dividend
- $0.495
- Ex-dividend date
- 08/14/2026
- Payment date
- 08/28/2026
- Beta
- 1.808
- Payout ratio
- 29.2%
- P/E ratio
- 24.62
- Forward P/E
- 8.0515
- EPS
- $2.68
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (3.00%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.99%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
MGA risks and drawbacks
MGA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 23.5%.
Who may consider MGA — and who may not
MGA may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (MGA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on MGA
Frequently asked questions
Does MGA pay monthly?
No. MGA currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is MGA's dividend yield?
MGA's distribution rate is 3.00%, paid quarterly — calculation basis unavailable.
How has MGA's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +2.1%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does MGA pay a dividend?
MGA pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.495. The ex-dividend date is 08/14/2026. The payment date is 08/28/2026.
How has MGA performed?
Total return is 8656.6% over the past 42 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 52.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 23.5%.
Is MGA a good investment?
MGA's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 93 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 3.00% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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