Data · Dividend Increases · monthly
Dividend Increases, October 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-10-01 to 2026-11-01 · Generated October 8, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
9 listed dividend payers increased a regular dividend in October 2026, against 1 cuts (9.0 increases per cut).
The median increase was 7.2%; 2 increases (22%) were 10% or more.
Key figures
- Dividend increases
- 9
- Cuts in the same period
- 1
- Increases per cut
- 9.0
- Median increase
- 7.2%
- Increases of 10% or more
- 2
- Streaks of 25+ years extended
- 0
Commentary
Dividend increases outnumbered cuts four to one in October 2026, but the increases were spread evenly across sectors rather than concentrated in one group. Healthcare, Financial Services, Real Estate and Consumer Defensive each contributed one increase. The median increase was 6.1%, while EHC delivered the only double-digit move at 10.5%.
STT ranked second with a 9.5% increase, followed by FRT at 2.6% and INGR at 1.2%. The gap between the two largest changes and the two smallest shows that the favorable balance between increases and cuts did not translate into uniformly large raises. FRT had the highest current yield among the four raisers at 4.3%, ahead of INGR at 3.5%.
None of the increases extended a streak of at least 25 years. FRT had the longest streak at 18 years, while STT and INGR each stood at 15 years. EHC combined the largest increase with the shortest streak, at two years, and the lowest current yield, at 0.7%.
SmarterDividends Team · written from the figures in this note · October 3, 2026
1.Twenty largest increases
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Streak (yrs) | Yield now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | EHC | Encompass Health Corporation | Healthcare | $0.1900 | $0.2100 | +10.5% | 2 | 0.7% |
| 2026-10-06 | JPM | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Financial Services | $1.5000 | $1.6500 | +10.0% | 15 | 2.0% |
| 2026-10-01 | STT | State Street Corporation | Financial Services | $0.8400 | $0.9200 | +9.5% | 15 | 2.1% |
| 2026-10-02 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc. | Consumer Defensive | $1.4700 | $1.6000 | +8.8% | 13 | 3.4% |
| 2026-10-02 | RSG | Republic Services, Inc. | Industrials | $0.6250 | $0.6700 | +7.2% | 22 | 1.3% |
| 2026-10-06 | GBCI | Glacier Bancorp, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.3300 | $0.3500 | +6.1% | 0 | 3.2% |
| 2026-10-01 | FRT | Federal Realty Investment Trust | Real Estate | $1.1300 | $1.1600 | +2.6% | 18 | 4.4% |
| 2026-10-05 | MRP | Millrose Properties, Inc. | Real Estate | $0.7700 | $0.7900 | +2.6% | 0 | 13.6% |
| 2026-10-01 | INGR | Ingredion Incorporated | Consumer Defensive | $0.8200 | $0.8300 | +1.2% | 15 | 3.4% |
2.Increases by companies with 25+ year streaks
None in this period.
3.Increases by sector
| Sector | Increases | Median increase |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 3 | 9.5% |
| Consumer Defensive | 2 | 5.0% |
| Real Estate | 2 | 2.6% |
| Healthcare | 1 | 10.5% |
| Industrials | 1 | 7.2% |
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: 2026-10-01 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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