Data · Dividend Increases · monthly
Dividend Increases, September 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-01 · Generated September 23, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
76 listed dividend payers increased a regular dividend in September 2026, against 4 cuts (19.0 increases per cut).
The median increase was 7.9%; 31 increases (41%) were 10% or more.
6 companies with 25 or more consecutive years of growth extended their streak: UMBF, NDSN, MGEE, ALB, SWK, CNI.
Key figures
- Dividend increases
- 76
- Cuts in the same period
- 4
- Increases per cut
- 19.0
- Median increase
- 7.9%
- Increases of 10% or more
- 31
- Streaks of 25+ years extended
- 6
1.Twenty largest increases
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Streak (yrs) | Yield now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | PANL | Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. | Industrials | $0.0500 | $0.1000 | +100.0% | 0 | 4.7% |
| 2026-09-08 | HAFN | Hafnia Limited | Industrials | $0.2880 | $0.5000 | +73.6% | 0 | 11.4% |
| 2026-09-18 | QCRH | QCR Holdings, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.1000 | $0.1500 | +50.0% | 0 | 0.6% |
| 2026-09-08 | BWLP | BW LPG Limited | Energy | $0.6700 | $0.9500 | +41.8% | 0 | 10.2% |
| 2026-09-08 | SQM | Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile S.A. | Basic Materials | $1.0300 | $1.4350 | +39.3% | 0 | 3.5% |
| 2026-09-15 | CTBI | Community Trust Bancorp, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.5300 | $0.7100 | +34.0% | 23 | 3.4% |
| 2026-09-10 | NAT | Nordic American Tankers Limited | Energy | $0.2200 | $0.2700 | +22.7% | 0 | 13.5% |
| 2026-09-21 | BCAL | California BanCorp | Financial Services | $0.1000 | $0.1200 | +20.0% | 0 | 2.2% |
| 2026-09-15 | CBK | Commercial Bancgroup, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.1000 | $0.1200 | +20.0% | 0 | 1.0% |
| 2026-09-10 | BPOP | Popular, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.7500 | $0.9000 | +20.0% | 7 | 2.2% |
| 2026-09-10 | KSPI | Joint Stock Company Kaspi.kz | Technology | $1.7980 | $2.1490 | +19.5% | 0 | 5.9% |
| 2026-09-04 | FTV | Fortive Corporation | Technology | $0.0600 | $0.0700 | +16.7% | 0 | 0.5% |
| 2026-09-10 | UMBF | UMB Financial Corporation | Financial Services | $0.4300 | $0.5000 | +16.3% | 30 | 1.5% |
| 2026-09-16 | TSM | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited | Technology | $0.9550 | $1.1070 | +15.9% | 2 | 0.9% |
| 2026-09-04 | TPR | Tapestry, Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | $0.4000 | $0.4630 | +15.8% | 4 | 1.6% |
| 2026-09-10 | NDSN | Nordson Corporation | Industrials | $0.8200 | $0.9400 | +14.6% | 39 | 1.2% |
| 2026-09-01 | MCK | McKesson Corporation | Healthcare | $0.8200 | $0.9400 | +14.6% | 18 | 0.4% |
| 2026-09-04 | BAC | Bank of America Corporation | Financial Services | $0.2800 | $0.3200 | +14.3% | 12 | 2.2% |
| 2026-09-11 | NSSC | Napco Security Technologies, Inc. | Industrials | $0.1500 | $0.1700 | +13.3% | 2 | 1.7% |
| 2026-09-01 | PRDO | Perdoceo Education Corporation | Consumer Defensive | $0.1500 | $0.1700 | +13.3% | 2 | 2.1% |
2.Increases by companies with 25+ year streaks
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Streak (yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-10 | UMBF | UMB Financial Corporation | Financial Services | $0.4300 | $0.5000 | +16.3% | 30 |
| 2026-09-10 | NDSN | Nordson Corporation | Industrials | $0.8200 | $0.9400 | +14.6% | 39 |
| 2026-09-01 | MGEE | MGE Energy, Inc. | Utilities | $0.4750 | $0.5080 | +7.0% | 38 |
| 2026-09-11 | ALB | Albemarle Corporation | Basic Materials | $0.4050 | $0.4100 | +1.2% | 31 |
| 2026-09-08 | SWK | Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. | Industrials | $0.8300 | $0.8400 | +1.2% | 40 |
| 2026-09-08 | CNI | Canadian National Railway Company | Industrials | $0.6560 | $0.6630 | +1.1% | 28 |
3.Increases by sector
| Sector | Increases | Median increase |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 32 | 7.3% |
| Industrials | 8 | 11.4% |
| Real Estate | 8 | 6.6% |
| Technology | 7 | 11.8% |
| Energy | 5 | 11.0% |
| Basic Materials | 5 | 4.5% |
| Utilities | 4 | 4.9% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 3 | 9.5% |
| Healthcare | 2 | 12.1% |
| Consumer Defensive | 2 | 9.0% |
Method and definitions
- An increase is a regular payment more than 1% above the prior payment and at least equal to the payment a year earlier; doublings and larger jumps are excluded as split artifacts or specials.
- Universe: U.S.-listed dividend payers tracked by SmarterDividends; OTC and ADR duplicate listings are excluded. Streak is consecutive years of a higher annual dividend at detection.
- Period: 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-01 by ex-dividend date.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Increases, September 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/dividend-raises/2026-09
Free to quote and reproduce with attribution and a link to this page.
For informational purposes only; not investment advice.