Data · Dividend Increases · monthly
Dividend Increases, November 2026
Preliminary · Period 2026-11-01 to 2026-12-01 · Generated November 1, 2026 · updates daily until the period closes
Abstract
66 listed dividend payers increased a regular dividend in November 2026, against 0 cuts (— increases per cut).
The median increase was 8.6%; 28 increases (42%) were 10% or more.
3 companies with 25 or more consecutive years of growth extended their streak: WST, BRO, ATR.
Key figures
- Dividend increases
- 66
- Cuts in the same period
- 0
- Increases per cut
- —
- Median increase
- 8.6%
- Increases of 10% or more
- 28
- Streaks of 25+ years extended
- 3
Commentary
All 66 listed dividend payers raised their regular dividend in November, while none cut it. Financial Services supplied 22 increases, the largest sector total, followed by Energy with 12 and Industrials with 10. Energy nevertheless posted a higher median increase than Financial Services, separating the leaders in magnitude and frequency.
STNG led individual moves with a 66.7% increase, well above the 25.0% increases from FBP and OSW. COSO followed at 20.0%, while SCCO’s 19.6% increase was the largest Basic Materials move shown. Energy also placed PBF, DK and MTDR among the largest increases, while Financial Services added ALLY and V alongside FBP and COSO.
Among the long-growth names, WST paired the longest streak, 33 years, with the group’s largest increase and was the only one also appearing among the largest increases. BRO and ATR each extended a 32-year streak, but their increases were smaller. Sector medians exposed a wide spread: Utilities was lowest at 2.2%, Communication Services was highest at 14.7%, and Basic Materials followed at 14.0%.
SmarterDividends Team · written from the figures in this note · November 1, 2026
1.Twenty largest increases
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Streak (yrs) | Yield now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 | STNG | Scorpio Tankers Inc. | Energy | $0.4500 | $0.7500 | +66.7% | 0 | 3.2% |
| 2026-11-27 | FBP | First BanCorp. | Financial Services | $0.2000 | $0.2500 | +25.0% | 6 | 3.8% |
| 2026-11-18 | OSW | OneSpaWorld Holdings Limited | Consumer Cyclical | $0.0500 | $0.0625 | +25.0% | 1 | 0.8% |
| 2026-11-10 | COSO | CoastalSouth Bancshares, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.0500 | $0.0600 | +20.0% | 0 | 0.9% |
| 2026-11-03 | SCCO | Southern Copper Corporation | Basic Materials | $1.0870 | $1.3000 | +19.6% | 1 | 2.9% |
| 2026-11-20 | ZWS | Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation | Industrials | $0.1100 | $0.1300 | +18.2% | 5 | 1.2% |
| 2026-11-12 | PBF | PBF Energy Inc. | Energy | $0.2750 | $0.3250 | +18.2% | 3 | 1.7% |
| 2026-11-10 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | Healthcare | $0.2200 | $0.2600 | +18.2% | 33 | 0.3% |
| 2026-11-10 | DK | Delek US Holdings, Inc. | Energy | $0.2550 | $0.3000 | +17.6% | 3 | 1.6% |
| 2026-11-10 | MTDR | Matador Resources Company | Energy | $0.3750 | $0.4375 | +16.7% | 4 | 2.9% |
| 2026-11-02 | ALLY | Ally Financial Inc. | Financial Services | $0.3000 | $0.3500 | +16.7% | 0 | 3.7% |
| 2026-11-10 | V | Visa Inc. | Financial Services | $0.6700 | $0.7800 | +16.4% | 17 | 0.7% |
| 2026-11-02 | WCCB | West Coast Community Bancorp | Financial Services | $0.2500 | $0.2900 | +16.0% | 5 | 1.8% |
| 2026-11-05 | SIMO | Silicon Motion Technology Corporation | Technology | $0.5000 | $0.5750 | +15.0% | 0 | 1.1% |
| 2026-11-25 | TMUS | T-Mobile US, Inc. | Communication Services | $1.0200 | $1.1700 | +14.7% | 2 | 3.0% |
| 2026-11-09 | MWA | Mueller Water Products, Inc. | Industrials | $0.0700 | $0.0800 | +14.3% | 11 | 1.4% |
| 2026-11-09 | LNG | Cheniere Energy, Inc. | Energy | $0.5550 | $0.6250 | +12.6% | 4 | 0.8% |
| 2026-11-12 | JOE | The St. Joe Company | Real Estate | $0.1600 | $0.1800 | +12.5% | 5 | 1.0% |
| 2026-11-06 | MPLX | MPLX LP | Energy | $1.0770 | $1.2111 | +12.4% | 4 | 8.1% |
| 2026-11-13 | OBK | Origin Bancorp, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.2500 | $0.2800 | +12.0% | 0 | 1.5% |
2.Increases by companies with 25+ year streaks
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Before | After | Change | Streak (yrs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | WST | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. | Healthcare | $0.2200 | $0.2600 | +18.2% | 33 |
| 2026-11-04 | BRO | Brown & Brown, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.1650 | $0.1800 | +9.1% | 32 |
| 2026-11-12 | ATR | AptarGroup, Inc. | Healthcare | $0.4800 | $0.5000 | +4.2% | 32 |
3.Increases by sector
| Sector | Increases | Median increase |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 22 | 8.4% |
| Energy | 12 | 11.2% |
| Industrials | 10 | 8.5% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 7 | 9.3% |
| Utilities | 6 | 2.2% |
| Technology | 3 | 7.7% |
| Basic Materials | 2 | 14.0% |
| Healthcare | 2 | 11.2% |
| Communication Services | 1 | 14.7% |
| Real Estate | 1 | 12.5% |
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: 2026-11-01 to 2026-12-01 by ex-dividend date.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Increases, November 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/dividend-raises/2026-11
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