COPT Defense Properties Dividends
The next dividend date for COPT Defense Properties is September 30, 2025.
A dividend of $0.31 per share is scheduled.
What is a Dividend Date
When we talk about a dividend date, we’re referring specifically to the ex-dividend date.
This is the date on which all stockholders will earn a dividend. Technically, a person needs to be the owner of a share of stock as of the night before the ex-dividend date in order to earn the dividend.
The ex-dividend date is different than the date when the dividend is issued. Although you earn a dividend on the ex-dividend date, that dividend is typically not disbursed to your account until several weeks later.
Most brokerages will automatically credit the dividend to your account once it’s issued.
Historical Dividends for COPT Defense Properties (CDP)
| Date | Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|
| 06/30/2025 | 05/20/2025 | 06/30/2025 | 07/16/2025 | $0.31 |
| 03/31/2025 | 02/20/2025 | 03/31/2025 | 04/16/2025 | $0.31 |
| 12/31/2024 | 11/14/2024 | 12/31/2024 | 01/15/2025 | $0.30 |
| 09/30/2024 | 08/08/2024 | 09/30/2024 | 10/17/2024 | $0.30 |
| 06/28/2024 | 05/09/2024 | 06/28/2024 | 07/17/2024 | $0.30 |
| 03/27/2024 | 02/22/2024 | 03/29/2024 | 04/17/2024 | $0.30 |
| 12/28/2023 | 11/09/2023 | 12/29/2023 | 01/18/2024 | $0.29 |
| 09/28/2023 | 08/10/2023 | 09/29/2023 | 10/16/2023 | $0.29 |
| 06/29/2023 | 05/11/2023 | 06/30/2023 | 07/17/2023 | $0.29 |
| 03/30/2023 | 02/22/2023 | 03/31/2023 | 04/17/2023 | $0.29 |
| 12/29/2022 | 11/10/2022 | 12/30/2022 | 01/17/2023 | $0.28 |
| 09/29/2022 | 08/11/2022 | 09/30/2022 | 10/17/2022 | $0.28 |
| 06/29/2022 | 05/12/2022 | 06/30/2022 | 07/15/2022 | $0.28 |
| 03/30/2022 | 02/24/2022 | 03/31/2022 | 04/15/2022 | $0.28 |
| 12/31/2021 | 11/18/2021 | 01/03/2022 | 01/18/2022 | $0.28 |
| 09/29/2021 | 08/12/2021 | 09/30/2021 | 10/15/2021 | $0.28 |
| 06/29/2021 | 05/13/2021 | 06/30/2021 | 07/15/2021 | $0.28 |
| 03/30/2021 | 02/18/2021 | 03/31/2021 | 04/15/2021 | $0.28 |
| 12/30/2020 | 11/12/2020 | 12/31/2020 | 01/15/2021 | $0.28 |
| 09/29/2020 | 08/14/2020 | 09/30/2020 | 10/15/2020 | $0.28 |
| 06/29/2020 | 05/21/2020 | 06/30/2020 | 07/15/2020 | $0.28 |
| 03/30/2020 | 02/25/2020 | 03/31/2020 | 04/15/2020 | $0.28 |
| 12/30/2019 | 11/07/2019 | 12/31/2019 | 01/15/2020 | $0.28 |
| 09/27/2019 | 08/08/2019 | 09/30/2019 | 10/15/2019 | $0.28 |
| 06/27/2019 | 05/09/2019 | 06/28/2019 | 07/15/2019 | $0.28 |
| 03/28/2019 | 02/26/2019 | 03/29/2019 | 04/15/2019 | $0.28 |
| 12/28/2018 | 11/29/2018 | 12/31/2018 | 01/15/2019 | $0.28 |
| 09/27/2018 | 08/07/2018 | 09/28/2018 | 10/15/2018 | $0.28 |
| 06/28/2018 | 05/10/2018 | 06/29/2018 | 07/16/2018 | $0.28 |
| 03/28/2018 | 02/22/2018 | 03/30/2018 | 04/16/2018 | $0.28 |
| 12/28/2017 | 11/09/2017 | 12/29/2017 | 01/16/2018 | $0.28 |
| 09/28/2017 | 08/11/2017 | 09/30/2017 | 10/16/2017 | $0.28 |
| 06/28/2017 | --- | 06/30/2017 | 07/17/2017 | $0.28 |
| 03/29/2017 | 02/07/2017 | 03/31/2017 | 04/17/2017 | $0.28 |
| 12/28/2016 | 11/10/2016 | 12/30/2016 | 01/17/2017 | $0.28 |
| 09/28/2016 | 08/25/2016 | 09/30/2016 | 10/17/2016 | $0.28 |
| 06/28/2016 | 05/12/2016 | 06/30/2016 | 07/15/2016 | $0.28 |
| 03/29/2016 | 02/10/2016 | 03/31/2016 | 04/15/2016 | $0.28 |
| 12/29/2015 | 12/10/2015 | 12/31/2015 | 01/15/2016 | $0.28 |
| 09/28/2015 | 09/10/2015 | 09/30/2015 | 10/15/2015 | $0.28 |
| 06/26/2015 | 05/07/2015 | 06/30/2015 | 07/15/2015 | $0.28 |
| 03/27/2015 | 03/05/2015 | 03/31/2015 | 04/15/2015 | $0.28 |
| 12/29/2014 | 12/11/2014 | 12/31/2014 | 01/15/2015 | $0.28 |
| 09/26/2014 | 09/18/2014 | 09/30/2014 | 10/15/2014 | $0.28 |
| 06/26/2014 | 05/08/2014 | 06/30/2014 | 07/15/2014 | $0.28 |
| 03/27/2014 | 03/06/2014 | 03/31/2014 | 04/15/2014 | $0.28 |
| 12/27/2013 | 12/05/2013 | 12/31/2013 | 01/15/2014 | $0.28 |
| 09/26/2013 | 09/12/2013 | 09/30/2013 | 10/15/2013 | $0.28 |
| 06/26/2013 | 05/09/2013 | 06/28/2013 | 07/15/2013 | $0.28 |
| 03/26/2013 | 02/28/2013 | 03/28/2013 | 04/15/2013 | $0.28 |
| 12/27/2012 | 12/13/2012 | 12/31/2012 | 01/15/2013 | $0.28 |
| 09/26/2012 | --- | 09/28/2012 | 10/15/2012 | $0.28 |
| 06/27/2012 | --- | 06/29/2012 | 07/16/2012 | $0.28 |
| 03/28/2012 | --- | 03/31/2012 | 04/16/2012 | $0.28 |
| 12/28/2011 | --- | 12/31/2011 | 01/17/2012 | $0.41 |
| 09/28/2011 | --- | 09/30/2011 | 10/14/2011 | $0.41 |
| 06/28/2011 | --- | 06/30/2011 | 07/15/2011 | $0.41 |
| 03/29/2011 | --- | 03/31/2011 | 04/15/2011 | $0.41 |
| 12/29/2010 | --- | 12/31/2010 | 01/18/2011 | $0.41 |
| 09/28/2010 | --- | 09/30/2010 | 10/15/2010 | $0.41 |
| 06/28/2010 | --- | 06/30/2010 | 07/15/2010 | $0.39 |
| 03/29/2010 | --- | 03/31/2010 | 04/15/2010 | $0.39 |
| 12/29/2009 | --- | 12/31/2009 | 01/15/2010 | $0.39 |
| 09/28/2009 | --- | 09/30/2009 | 10/15/2009 | $0.39 |
| 06/26/2009 | --- | 06/30/2009 | 07/15/2009 | $0.37 |
| 03/27/2009 | --- | 03/31/2009 | 04/15/2009 | $0.37 |
| 12/29/2008 | --- | 12/31/2008 | 01/15/2009 | $0.37 |
| 09/26/2008 | --- | 09/30/2008 | 10/15/2008 | $0.37 |
| 06/26/2008 | --- | 06/30/2008 | 07/15/2008 | $0.34 |
| 03/27/2008 | --- | 03/31/2008 | 04/15/2008 | $0.34 |
| 12/27/2007 | --- | 12/31/2007 | 01/15/2008 | $0.34 |
| 09/26/2007 | --- | 09/28/2007 | 10/16/2007 | $0.34 |
| 06/27/2007 | --- | 06/29/2007 | 07/17/2007 | $0.31 |
| 03/28/2007 | --- | 03/30/2007 | 04/17/2007 | $0.31 |
| 12/27/2006 | --- | 12/29/2006 | 01/17/2007 | $0.31 |
| 09/27/2006 | --- | 09/30/2006 | 10/13/2006 | $0.31 |
| 06/28/2006 | --- | 06/30/2006 | 07/14/2006 | $0.28 |
| 03/29/2006 | --- | 03/31/2006 | 04/14/2006 | $0.28 |
| 12/28/2005 | --- | 12/31/2005 | 01/13/2006 | $0.28 |
| 09/28/2005 | --- | 09/30/2005 | 10/14/2005 | $0.28 |
| 06/28/2005 | --- | 06/30/2005 | 07/15/2005 | $0.26 |
| 03/29/2005 | --- | 03/31/2005 | 04/15/2005 | $0.26 |
| 12/29/2004 | --- | 12/31/2004 | 01/14/2005 | $0.26 |
| 09/28/2004 | --- | 09/30/2004 | 10/15/2004 | $0.26 |
| 06/28/2004 | --- | 06/30/2004 | 07/15/2004 | $0.24 |
| 03/29/2004 | --- | 03/31/2004 | 04/15/2004 | $0.24 |
| 12/29/2003 | --- | 12/31/2003 | 01/15/2004 | $0.24 |
| 09/26/2003 | --- | 09/30/2003 | 10/15/2003 | $0.24 |
| 06/26/2003 | --- | 06/30/2003 | 07/15/2003 | $0.22 |
| 03/27/2003 | --- | 03/31/2003 | 04/15/2003 | $0.22 |
| 12/27/2002 | --- | 12/31/2002 | 01/15/2003 | $0.22 |
| 09/26/2002 | --- | 09/30/2002 | 10/15/2002 | $0.22 |
| 06/26/2002 | --- | 06/28/2002 | 07/15/2002 | $0.21 |
| 03/26/2002 | --- | 03/29/2002 | 04/15/2002 | $0.21 |
| 12/27/2001 | --- | 12/31/2001 | 01/15/2002 | $0.21 |
| 09/26/2001 | --- | 09/28/2001 | 10/15/2001 | $0.21 |
| 06/27/2001 | --- | 06/29/2001 | 07/16/2001 | $0.20 |
| 03/28/2001 | --- | 03/31/2001 | 04/16/2001 | $0.20 |
| 12/27/2000 | --- | 12/29/2000 | 01/16/2001 | $0.20 |
| 09/27/2000 | --- | 09/30/2000 | 10/16/2000 | $0.20 |
| 06/28/2000 | --- | 06/30/2000 | 07/17/2000 | $0.19 |
| 03/29/2000 | --- | 03/31/2000 | 04/17/2000 | $0.19 |
| 12/29/1999 | --- | 12/31/1999 | 01/14/2000 | $0.19 |
| 09/28/1999 | --- | 09/30/1999 | 10/15/1999 | $0.19 |
| 06/28/1999 | --- | 06/30/1999 | 07/15/1999 | $0.18 |
| 03/29/1999 | --- | 03/31/1999 | 04/15/1999 | $0.18 |
| 12/29/1998 | --- | 12/31/1998 | 01/15/1999 | $0.18 |
| 09/16/1998 | --- | 09/18/1998 | 10/15/1998 | $0.18 |
| 06/26/1998 | --- | 06/30/1998 | 07/15/1998 | $0.15 |
| 03/27/1998 | --- | 03/31/1998 | 04/15/1998 | $0.15 |
| 12/29/1997 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 09/26/1997 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 06/26/1997 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 03/26/1997 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 12/26/1996 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 09/26/1996 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 06/27/1996 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 03/27/1996 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 12/27/1995 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 09/27/1995 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 06/28/1995 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 03/27/1995 | --- | --- | --- | $0.13 |
| 12/23/1994 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 09/26/1994 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 07/01/1994 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 04/04/1994 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 12/27/1993 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 09/24/1993 | --- | --- | --- | $0.21 |
| 05/28/1993 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
| 03/25/1993 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
| 12/24/1992 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
| 09/24/1992 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
| 06/30/1992 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
| 03/25/1992 | --- | --- | --- | $0.23 |
More About COPT Defense Properties
COPT Defense, an S&P MidCap 400 Company, is a self-managed REIT focused on owning, operating and developing properties in locations proximate to, or sometimes containing, key U.S. Government ("USG") defense installations and missions (referred to as its Defense/ IT Portfolio). The Company's tenants include the USG and their defense contractors, who are primarily engaged in priority national security activities, and who generally require mission-critical and high security property enhancements. As of March 31, 2025, the Company's Defense/ IT Portfolio of 198 properties, including 24 owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, encompassed 22.6 million square feet and was 96.6% leased.
Owning COPT Defense Properties Stock on the Dividend Date
If you own COPT Defense Properties stock on the ex-dividend date, then you earn the associated dividend.
Theoretically, the price of COPT Defense Properties stock should go down by the amount of the dividend (in addition to any other pressures that market forces have on the price of COPT Defense Properties stock).
Therefore, it is typically not expected that there is any incremental profit to be gained from buying COPT Defense Properties stock right before the ex-dividend date and then selling it immediately after. It’s not like you get the COPT Defense Properties dividend payout for free just by doing that since there is typically an equivalent commensurate drop in the stock price.
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