Own Fortescue shares? Here are the dividend dates for 2025

Here are the important dates to diarise for Fortescue investors in the new year.

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Fortescue Ltd (ASX: FMG) shares are trading at $18.98, up 0.72% at the time of writing on Thursday.

The pure-play ASX iron ore miner has been one of the most generous dividend payers in recent years.

Dividends are a key reason why ASX investors are attracted to Fortescue shares in the first place.

The consensus expectation among analysts rating Fortescue shares on the CommSec platform is for the miner to pay $1.128 per share in dividends this year.

Based on today's share price, that will mean a dividend yield of 5.94% with full franking.

Fortescue has just released its financial reporting calendar for 2025.

So, let's find out when the miner will be announcing its dividend payments.

Dividend dates for Fortescue shares

The first item on Fortescue's 2025 calendar is the December quarter production report.

That will be out next Thursday, 23 January.

The interim dividend announcement is due on 20 February, alongside Fortescue's FY25 half-year results.

We'll get further production reports on 29 April for the March quarter and 24 July for the June quarter.

The ASX 200 miner will announce its FY25 full-year results and final dividend on 26 August.

The miner will release its September quarter production report on 23 October.

Fortescue will hold its annual general meeting on 5 November.

What happened to the Fortescue share price in 2024?

It was a tough year for ASX mining shares due to volatility in the iron ore price and concerns over China.

Investors are worried that China will buy less iron ore because of its declining economic growth.

Economic stimulus measures may help keep demand robust, but we are yet to see this play out.

We have also yet to see whether United States president-elect Donald Trump will follow through on his promise of a 60% tariff on China.

This could make things worse for the Chinese economy, with a flow-through effect on iron ore demand.

With all of this hanging fire, it is perhaps not surprising that Fortescue shares dived last year.

The Fortescue share price fell 37% over the year to close at $18.25 per share on 31 December.

The miner significantly underperformed the S&P/ASX 200 Index (ASX: XJO), which lifted 7.49%.

Are Fortescue shares a buy?

The consensus rating on Fortescue shares among analysts on CommSec is a hold.

CommSec upgraded the rating from a moderate sell to a hold on 14 December.

There is a big mix of opinions among the 17 analysts rating Fortescue shares.

Two say the ASX 200 mining share is a strong buy, and one says it's a moderate buy.

Seven analysts say hold.

Three say Fortescue shares are a moderate sell, and four have a strong sell rating on the stock.

Motley Fool contributor Bronwyn Allen has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia's parent company Motley Fool Holdings Inc. has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool Australia has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. This article contains general investment advice only (under AFSL 400691). Authorised by Scott Phillips.

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