Data · Dividend Cuts · monthly
Dividend Cuts, October 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 · Generated October 8, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
1 listed dividend payers reduced a regular dividend in October 2026, against 9 increases (9.0 increases per cut).
The median cut was 35.9%; the largest was CPB at 35.9%.
0 of the 1 scored cutters (0%) carried a dividend safety grade of C or lower before the cut.
Key figures
- Dividend cuts
- 1
- Increases in the same period
- 9
- Increases per cut
- 9.0
- Median cut
- 35.9%
- Cutters graded C or lower beforehand
- 0%
- 0 of 1 scored
Commentary
Dividend increases outnumbered cuts four to one in October 2026, with four raises against one reduction. The only cut occurred in Consumer Defensive, so that sector accounted for all reductions during the period. No increase is assigned to a ticker or sector, so the company and sector detail identifies where the downside occurred but does not show how the raises were distributed.
CPB reduced its regular dividend from $0.3900 to $0.2500, a 35.9% cut. As the sole cutter, CPB set both the median and largest reduction, concentrating the period’s cuts in a single name. CPB carried a B safety grade beforehand, rather than C or lower, and had a $5.8B market capitalization. The sector summary adds no cross-sector dispersion because its single row matches CPB’s change exactly.
SmarterDividends Team · written from the figures in this note · October 3, 2026
1.All cuts, largest first
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Grade before | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | CPB | The Campbell's Company | Consumer Defensive | $0.3900 | $0.2500 | -35.9% | B | $5.7B |
2.Cuts by sector
| Sector | Cuts | Median cut |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Defensive | 1 | 35.9% |
Method and definitions
- A cut is a regular payment at least 3% below the prior payment and at least 10% below the payment a year earlier, but not below 30% of it; near-total reductions are classified as variable payouts and excluded. Special dividends are excluded.
- Universe: U.S.-listed dividend payers tracked by SmarterDividends; OTC and ADR duplicate listings are excluded. Grade before the cut is the dividend safety grade recorded at detection.
- Period: 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 by ex-dividend date.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Cuts, October 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/dividend-cuts/2026-10
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