This Week’s Ex-Dividend Dates
The biggest payers going ex-dividend Nov 10 to Nov 13. Own the shares before the ex-date to get the payment.
| Payer | Ex-date | Amount | Pays | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM International Business Machines | Tue Nov 10 | $1.69 quarterly | Dec 10 | 2.76% |
| TJX TJX Companies | Thu Nov 12 | $0.48 quarterly | Dec 3 | 1.40% |
| SCHW Charles Schwab | Fri Nov 13 | $0.32 quarterly | Nov 27 | 1.37% |
| SBUX Starbucks | Fri Nov 13 | $0.63 quarterly | Nov 27 | 2.31% |
| GLW Corning | Fri Nov 13 | $0.28 quarterly | Dec 11 | 0.99% |
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Popular Dividend Stocks: Rate, Yield and Next Payout
The payers dividend investors argue about most, from Realty Income’s monthly check to the decades-long raisers. Each one opens its full dividend report: every payment, the raise record and its Dividend Safety Rating.
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What Dividends Are and Why People Buy Them
A dividend is the cash a company or fund pays you for owning its shares, most often every quarter, sometimes every month or even every week. You get it without selling anything: on the pay date the cash lands in your account or, if you DRIP it, buys more shares of the same stock. To collect a payment, you have to own the shares before the ex-dividend date.
That’s why people stick with it. Reinvested, each payment buys a few more shares, those new shares earn dividends of their own, and the share count climbs every quarter: the snowball that runs from the first $1 a day to the month the payouts cover a real bill. When a company raises its dividend, every share you already hold pays more, with no new money from you.
The catch: a dividend is a board decision, not a promise. A very high yield is often the market pricing in a cut, a price that falls faster than the payout pays you is a yield trap, and part of some funds’ big distributions is your own money handed back. So the questions worth asking never change: is the payout covered, is it growing, and what is it really paying you?
This page maps everything on DRIPCALC that answers them, built from the payment records of 7,185 dividend payers: who raised this month and who cut in the last three months, the 50- and 25-year raise streaks, monthly and weekly payers, dividend ETFs, and the free tools to work out what your own shares pay.
How a Dividend Reaches Your Account
Every payment runs on four dates. On the declaration date the board announces the amount and the schedule. The ex-dividend date is the cutoff: own the shares at the close of the trading day before it and the payment is yours; buy on the ex-date or later and it goes to the seller. Since U.S. trades settle in one business day, the record date usually falls on the ex-date itself. The pay date, often a few days to a few weeks later, is when the cash actually arrives.
On the ex-date the share price usually drops by about the dividend, because that cash is leaving the company. So a dividend is part of your total return, not extra money on top of it. Where it compounds is reinvestment: with DRIP on, your broker buys more shares, often fractional, with each payment, so the next payout is a little bigger even when the rate stays flat. The DRIP calculator shows that snowball year by year, and the dividend portfolio tracker counts the DRIP shares you’ve actually received.
Yield, Raises and Cuts: Reading a Dividend Honestly
Every yield on DRIPCALC is the latest regular rate times the number of payments per year, divided by the last close. We don’t use trailing 12-month totals because they lag: after a raise a trailing yield understates what the stock pays now, and after a cut it keeps showing the old, higher yield for up to a year. That second case is exactly how a yield trap hides.
A raise only counts when a new regular rate replaces a steady old one. One-time specials, a first payment after a pause and covered-call funds whose payout moves every month don’t count, which is why our dividend increases list is stricter than most; the dividend cuts list tracks the reverse. Long streaks are worth a look, and the Dividend Kings have raised for 50 years or more, but a streak is history, not a forecast. Check that earnings and free cash flow still cover the payout, and how big the recent raises were, before you lean on one.
High-distribution funds need one more check. Part of a covered-call fund’s payout can be return of capital, and if the share price keeps sliding while the distributions roll in, you may be getting your own money back. Look at the price trend next to the payout, not the payout alone.
Questions About Dividends
How do dividends work?
A company or fund sets a cash amount per share and pays it on a schedule, most often quarterly in the U.S. You get the payment if you own the shares before the ex-dividend date, and the cash arrives on the pay date, in your account or as new shares if you DRIP. Multiply the per-share rate by your shares and by the payments per year to see what a holding pays you in a year.
When do I have to buy a stock to get the dividend?
Before the ex-dividend date: you need to own the shares at the close of the trading day before it. Buy on the ex-date or later and that payment goes to the seller, so you wait for the next one. The pay date, when the cash shows up, is usually a few days to a few weeks after the ex-date.
How is dividend yield calculated on DRIPCALC?
Yield = the latest regular dividend per share × payments per year ÷ the last closing price. A stock paying $0.50 a quarter at $50 a share yields $2.00 ÷ $50 = 4.00%. We use the current rate, not the last 12 months of payments, so a raise or a cut shows up in the yield as soon as the new rate is in our dividend records.
Are reinvested dividends taxed?
In a regular taxable account, yes: a reinvested dividend is taxed like one paid in cash, in the year it is paid. Qualified dividends get the lower long-term capital-gains rates; most REIT payouts, and dividends on shares held only briefly around the ex-date, are taxed at ordinary rates. Inside an IRA or 401(k) there is no tax on dividends until you withdraw (a Roth, usually never). Each reinvested payment also adds to your cost basis, so keep the record or you may pay tax on the same money twice when you sell. This is general information, not tax advice.
