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Data · Dividend Increases · monthly

Dividend Increases, October 2026

Preliminary · Period 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 · Generated October 1, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes

Abstract

0 listed dividend payers increased a regular dividend in October 2026, against 0 cuts (— increases per cut).

Key figures

Dividend increases
0
Cuts in the same period
0
Increases per cut
—
Median increase
—
Increases of 10% or more
0
Streaks of 25+ years extended
0

Commentary

October 2026 had an even dividend-action balance: 0 listed payers raised a regular dividend, and 0 cut one. Consequently, increases per cut and the median increase are both unavailable. No increase met the stated high-increase threshold, and no long-running streak was extended.

The “Twenty largest increases” table is empty, leaving no ticker, company, sector, ex-date, Before or After figure, change, streak, or current yield to rank. No company can be identified as the largest mover, and no yield accompanies a highlighted increase. The sector table also contains no rows, so no sector accounts for a notable move and no sector median is reported. The long-streak table names no company and supplies no ex-date, sector, Before or After figure, change, or streak detail. The tables therefore contain no company-level or sector-level concentration beneath the flat headline totals.

SmarterDividends Team · written from the figures in this note · October 1, 2026

1.Twenty largest increases

None in this period.

2.Increases by companies with 25+ year streaks

None in this period.

3.Increases by sector

None in this period.

Method and definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Period: 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 by ex-dividend date.

Cite this note

SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Increases, October 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/dividend-raises/2026-10

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