Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend

Q: What is the Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Tekla Life Sciences Investors dividend yield over the last 5 years is 9.60% and the average over the last 10 years is 9.21%. The payout ratio of Tekla Life Sciences Investors in relation to the last financial year is 61.18%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -2,245.00%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Tekla Life Sciences Investors dividend safe?

Tekla Life Sciences Investors has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 0 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to -29.03% . The average Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -3.02% . The average for the last 10 years is -4.21% .

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ISIN

US87911K1007

Symbol

HQL

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Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend history 25 years

Dividend Analysis of the Tekla Life Sciences Investors Stock

Current dividend yield	9.9 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	4.96 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	1.92 %
Payout 3Y	9.35 %

When does Tekla Life Sciences Investors pay a dividend?

Tekla Life Sciences Investors pays the next dividend on Jan 12 2026 (payday). The ex-day is on Nov 21 2025. The Tekla Life Sciences Investors stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Tekla Life Sciences Investors stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were February, February, May and May . Dividends from Tekla Life Sciences Investors are distributed via January, January, March and March.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2025	$0.068 Forecast $0.07 Forecast	Nov 21 2025 Nov 21 2025 Jan 12 2026 Nov 21 25 Jan 12 26	Jan 12 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.432 Forecast $0.43 Forecast	Nov 21 2025 Nov 21 2025 Jan 12 2026 Nov 21 25 Jan 12 26	Jan 12 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1739 $0.17	Aug 22 2025 Aug 22 2025 Sep 30 2025 Aug 22 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.2461 $0.25	Aug 22 2025 Aug 22 2025 Sep 30 2025 Aug 22 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1398 $0.14	May 22 2025 May 22 2025 Jun 30 2025 May 22 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.1986 $0.2	May 22 2025 May 22 2025 Jun 30 2025 May 22 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.0916 $0.09	May 22 2025 May 22 2025 Jun 30 2025 May 22 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.4268 $0.43	Feb 21 2025 Feb 21 2025 Mar 31 2025 Feb 21 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.0432 $0.04	Feb 21 2025 Feb 21 2025 Mar 31 2025 Feb 21 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.5 $0.5	Nov 21 2024 Nov 21 2024 Jan 10 2025 Nov 21 24 Jan 10 25	Jan 10 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.49 $0.49	Aug 23 2024 Aug 23 2024 Sep 30 2024 Aug 23 24 Sep 30 24	Sep 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.48 $0.48	May 22 2024 May 22 2024 Jun 28 2024 May 22 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.39 $0.39	Feb 21 2024 Feb 21 2024 Mar 28 2024 Feb 21 24 Mar 28 24	Mar 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.3 $0.3	Nov 21 2023 Nov 21 2023 Jan 10 2024 Nov 21 23 Jan 10 24	Jan 10 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.32 $0.32	Aug 24 2023 Aug 24 2023 Sep 29 2023 Aug 24 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.32 $0.32	May 24 2023 May 24 2023 Jun 30 2023 May 24 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.33 $0.33	Feb 24 2023 Feb 24 2023 Mar 31 2023 Feb 24 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Nov 23 2022 Nov 23 2022 Dec 30 2022 Nov 23 22 Dec 30 22	Dec 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.31 $0.31	Aug 25 2022 Aug 25 2022 Sep 30 2022 Aug 25 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.35 $0.35	May 26 2022 May 26 2022 Jun 30 2022 May 26 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.39 $0.39	Feb 24 2022 Feb 24 2022 Mar 31 2022 Feb 24 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.034188 $0.03	Nov 23 2021 Nov 23 2021 Dec 31 2021 Nov 23 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.385812 $0.39	Nov 23 2021 Nov 23 2021 Dec 31 2021 Nov 23 21 Dec 31 21	Dec 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.43 $0.43	Aug 26 2021 Aug 26 2021 Sep 30 2021 Aug 26 21 Sep 30 21	Sep 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.41 $0.41	May 27 2021 May 27 2021 Jun 30 2021 May 27 21 Jun 30 21	Jun 30 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.43 $0.43	Feb 25 2021 Feb 25 2021 Mar 31 2021 Feb 25 21 Mar 31 21	Mar 31 2021	quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 30 2020 Dec 30 2020 Jan 06 2021 Dec 30 20 Jan 06 21	Jan 06 2021	Special dividend Special div.
2020	$0.3896 $0.39	Nov 25 2020 Nov 25 2020 Dec 31 2020 Nov 25 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.0099 $0.01	Nov 25 2020 Nov 25 2020 Dec 31 2020 Nov 25 20 Dec 31 20	Dec 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4096 $0.41	Aug 27 2020 Aug 27 2020 Sep 30 2020 Aug 27 20 Sep 30 20	Sep 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.3397 $0.34	May 28 2020 May 28 2020 Jun 30 2020 May 28 20 Jun 30 20	Jun 30 2020	quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.3896 $0.39	Feb 27 2020 Feb 27 2020 Mar 31 2020 Feb 27 20 Mar 31 20	Mar 31 2020	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3297 $0.33	Nov 26 2019 Nov 26 2019 Dec 31 2019 Nov 26 19 Dec 31 19	Dec 31 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3696 $0.37	Aug 27 2019 Aug 27 2019 Sep 30 2019 Aug 27 19 Sep 30 19	Sep 30 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3696 $0.37	May 30 2019 May 30 2019 Jun 28 2019 May 30 19 Jun 28 19	Jun 28 2019	quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.3297 $0.33	Feb 27 2019 Feb 27 2019 Mar 29 2019 Feb 27 19 Mar 29 19	Mar 29 2019	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.4196 $0.42	Nov 27 2018 Nov 27 2018 Dec 31 2018 Nov 27 18 Dec 31 18	Dec 31 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3996 $0.4	Aug 27 2018 Aug 27 2018 Sep 28 2018 Aug 27 18 Sep 28 18	Sep 28 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3996 $0.4	May 31 2018 May 31 2018 Jun 29 2018 May 31 18 Jun 29 18	Jun 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3996 $0.4	Feb 27 2018 Feb 27 2018 Mar 29 2018 Feb 27 18 Mar 29 18	Mar 29 2018	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4296 $0.43	Nov 27 2017 Nov 27 2017 Dec 29 2017 Nov 27 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4196 $0.42	Aug 24 2017 Aug 24 2017 Sep 29 2017 Aug 24 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.4096 $0.41	May 30 2017 May 30 2017 Jun 30 2017 May 30 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.3596 $0.36	Feb 24 2017 Feb 24 2017 Mar 31 2017 Feb 24 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.3996 $0.4	Nov 23 2016 Nov 23 2016 Dec 30 2016 Nov 23 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.8192 $0.82	Jun 21 2016 Jun 21 2016 Aug 12 2016 Jun 21 16 Aug 12 16	Aug 12 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.3696 $0.37	Apr 21 2016 Apr 21 2016 Jun 10 2016 Apr 21 16 Jun 10 16	Jun 10 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.4795 $0.48	Feb 26 2016 Feb 26 2016 Mar 31 2016 Feb 26 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.7093 $0.71	Dec 28 2015 Dec 28 2015 Jan 08 2016 Dec 28 15 Jan 08 16	Jan 08 2016	Special dividend Special div.
2015	$0.4562 $0.46	Nov 23 2015 Nov 23 2015 Dec 31 2015 Nov 23 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.5629 $0.56	Aug 26 2015 Aug 26 2015 Sep 30 2015 Aug 26 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.5241 $0.52	May 22 2015 May 22 2015 Jun 30 2015 May 22 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.4853 $0.49	Feb 26 2015 Feb 26 2015 Mar 31 2015 Feb 26 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4562 $0.46	Nov 24 2014 Nov 24 2014 Dec 31 2014 Nov 24 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4368 $0.44	Aug 27 2014 Aug 27 2014 Sep 30 2014 Aug 27 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4174 $0.42	May 23 2014 May 23 2014 Jun 30 2014 May 23 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.4077 $0.41	Feb 27 2014 Feb 27 2014 Mar 31 2014 Feb 27 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3882 $0.39	Nov 25 2013 Nov 25 2013 Dec 31 2013 Nov 25 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3397 $0.34	Aug 27 2013 Aug 27 2013 Sep 30 2013 Aug 27 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.33 $0.33	May 23 2013 May 23 2013 Jun 28 2013 May 23 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.2912 $0.29	Feb 27 2013 Feb 27 2013 Mar 28 2013 Feb 27 13 Mar 28 13	Mar 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3009 $0.3	Nov 19 2012 Nov 19 2012 Dec 31 2012 Nov 19 12 Dec 31 12	Dec 31 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2912 $0.29	Aug 20 2012 Aug 20 2012 Sep 28 2012 Aug 20 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2815 $0.28	May 21 2012 May 21 2012 Jun 29 2012 May 21 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.2524 $0.25	Feb 17 2012 Feb 17 2012 Mar 30 2012 Feb 17 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.6212 $0.62	Nov 17 2011 Nov 17 2011 Dec 30 2011 Nov 17 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2621 $0.26	Aug 19 2011 Aug 19 2011 Sep 30 2011 Aug 19 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2524 $0.25	May 20 2011 May 20 2011 Jun 30 2011 May 20 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.2426 $0.24	Feb 16 2011 Feb 16 2011 Mar 31 2011 Feb 16 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.2232 $0.22	Nov 18 2010 Nov 18 2010 Dec 30 2010 Nov 18 10 Dec 30 10	Dec 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1262 $0.13	Aug 19 2010 Aug 19 2010 Sep 30 2010 Aug 19 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.1553 $0.16	May 20 2010 May 20 2010 Jun 30 2010 May 20 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.1941 $0.19	May 20 2009 May 20 2009 Jun 30 2009 May 20 09 Jun 30 09	Jun 30 2009	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.2135 $0.21	Feb 18 2009 Feb 18 2009 Mar 31 2009 Feb 18 09 Mar 31 09	Mar 31 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2524 $0.25	Nov 19 2008 Nov 19 2008 Dec 31 2008 Nov 19 08 Dec 31 08	Dec 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2524 $0.25	Aug 20 2008 Aug 20 2008 Sep 30 2008 Aug 20 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.2621 $0.26	May 21 2008 May 21 2008 Jun 30 2008 May 21 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3009 $0.3	Feb 20 2008 Feb 20 2008 Mar 31 2008 Feb 20 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3009 $0.3	Nov 19 2007 Nov 19 2007 Dec 31 2007 Nov 19 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2815 $0.28	Aug 20 2007 Aug 20 2007 Sep 28 2007 Aug 20 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2815 $0.28	May 23 2007 May 23 2007 Jun 29 2007 May 23 07 Jun 29 07	Jun 29 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.2718 $0.27	Feb 20 2007 Feb 20 2007 Mar 30 2007 Feb 20 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2718 $0.27	Nov 17 2006 Nov 17 2006 Dec 29 2006 Nov 17 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.2815 $0.28	Sep 06 2006 Sep 06 2006 Sep 29 2006 Sep 06 06 Sep 29 06	Sep 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3397 $0.34	Jun 07 2006 Jun 07 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 07 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3106 $0.31	Feb 16 2006 Feb 16 2006 Mar 30 2006 Feb 16 06 Mar 30 06	Mar 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$1.0579 $1.06	Nov 17 2005 Nov 17 2005 Dec 30 2005 Nov 17 05 Dec 30 05	Dec 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3203 $0.32	Aug 18 2005 Aug 18 2005 Sep 30 2005 Aug 18 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3009 $0.3	May 24 2005 May 24 2005 Jun 30 2005 May 24 05 Jun 30 05	Jun 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3203 $0.32	Feb 17 2005 Feb 17 2005 Mar 30 2005 Feb 17 05 Mar 30 05	Mar 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3106 $0.31	Nov 18 2004 Nov 18 2004 Dec 30 2004 Nov 18 04 Dec 30 04	Dec 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3288 $0.33	Aug 18 2004 Aug 18 2004 Sep 28 2004 Aug 18 04 Sep 28 04	Sep 28 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.3494 $0.35	May 21 2004 May 21 2004 Jun 29 2004 May 21 04 Jun 29 04	Jun 29 2004	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.33 $0.33	Feb 18 2004 Feb 18 2004 Mar 30 2004 Feb 18 04 Mar 30 04	Mar 30 2004	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.33 $0.33	Nov 24 2003 Nov 24 2003 Dec 31 2003 Nov 24 03 Dec 31 03	Dec 31 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.3203 $0.32	Aug 07 2003 Aug 07 2003 Sep 25 2003 Aug 07 03 Sep 25 03	Sep 25 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2718 $0.27	May 15 2003 May 15 2003 Jun 27 2003 May 15 03 Jun 27 03	Jun 27 2003	quarterly quarterly
2003	$0.2815 $0.28	Feb 18 2003 Feb 18 2003 Mar 26 2003 Feb 18 03 Mar 26 03	Mar 26 2003	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.8735 $0.87	Nov 20 2002 Nov 20 2002 Dec 27 2002 Nov 20 02 Dec 27 02	Dec 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.33 $0.33	Aug 07 2002 Aug 07 2002 Sep 20 2002 Aug 07 02 Sep 20 02	Sep 20 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.4174 $0.42	May 21 2002 May 21 2002 Jun 27 2002 May 21 02 Jun 27 02	Jun 27 2002	quarterly quarterly
2002	$0.495 $0.5	Feb 15 2002 Feb 15 2002 Mar 26 2002 Feb 15 02 Mar 26 02	Mar 26 2002	quarterly quarterly
2001	$1.5335 $1.53	Nov 16 2001 Nov 16 2001 Dec 21 2001 Nov 16 01 Dec 21 01	Dec 21 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.4368 $0.44	May 08 2001 May 08 2001 Jun 20 2001 May 08 01 Jun 20 01	Jun 20 2001	quarterly quarterly
2001	$0.5241 $0.52	Feb 14 2001 Feb 14 2001 Mar 23 2001 Feb 14 01 Mar 23 01	Mar 23 2001	quarterly quarterly

How much dividend does Tekla Life Sciences Investors pay?

Tekla Life Sciences Investors most recently paid a dividend of $0.25. Tekla Life Sciences Investors paid a Dividend of $1.32 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $16.76 at Nov 11 2025, the current dividend yield is 7.88% (calculation: $1.32 / $16.76 = 7.88%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Tekla Life Sciences Investors dividend yield over the last 5 years is 9.60% and the average over the last 10 years is 9.21%.

The payout ratio of Tekla Life Sciences Investors in relation to the last financial year is 61.18%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is -2,245.00%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Current dividend yield	7.88%
Dividend Yield 5Y	9.60%
Dividend Yield 10Y	9.21%
Payout 1Y	61.18%
Payout 3Y	-2,245.00%

Is the Tekla Life Sciences Investors dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Tekla Life Sciences Investors dividend safe?

Tekla Life Sciences Investors has been paying a dividend for 25 years and has not lowered the dividend for 0 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to -29.03%. The average Tekla Life Sciences Investors Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is -3.02%. The average for the last 10 years is -4.21%.

Metric	Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	0 Years
Paid	25 Years
Growth 1Y	-29.03%
Growth 5Y	-3.02%
Growth 10Y	-4.21%

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Tekla Life Sciences Investors Stock Forecast 2025

On the stock exchange, the Tekla Life Sciences Investors stock (ISIN: US87911K1007) is not traded as a top scorer in November 2025 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Tekla Life Sciences Investors 29.42% has risen since the beginning of the year 2025. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Tekla Life Sciences Investors stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Tekla Life Sciences Investors (symbol: HQL) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of -39.90 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 141.80 valued.

Metric	Tekla Life Sciences Investors
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2025	29.42%
P/E TTM	-39.90
P/S TTM	141.80

Tekla Life Sciences Investors (symbol: HQL) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of -39.90 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 141.80 valued.

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