Data · Initiations and Specials · monthly
Dividend Initiations and Special Dividends, September 2026
Final · Period 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-01 · Generated October 5, 2026
Abstract
2 listed companies paid a first regular dividend in September 2026, and 4 paid a special dividend on top of a regular schedule.
The largest special relative to the regular payment was GSBD, at 10.7 times its prior regular dividend.
Key figures
- New dividend payers
- 2
- Special dividends
- 4
1.Dividend initiations
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | First payment | Market cap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-04 | VGNT | Versigent PLC | Consumer Cyclical | $0.1300 | $3.3B |
| 2026-09-01 | LCLN | Lincoln International, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.0700 | $2.5B |
2.Special dividends
| Ex-date | Ticker | Company | Sector | Regular | Special | Multiple |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | GSBD | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.0300 | $0.3200 | 10.7× |
| 2026-09-16 | GOLD | Gold.com, Inc. | Financial Services | $0.2000 | $1.2000 | 6.0× |
| 2026-09-03 | ETD | Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. | Consumer Cyclical | $0.6400 | $3.0000 | 4.7× |
| 2026-09-09 | TRMD | TORM plc | Energy | $0.7000 | $2.4000 | 3.4× |
Method and definitions
- An initiation is a first regular payment from a company with no prior dividend history in our data. A special is a payment of at least 2.5 times the prior regular payment and at least 1.5 times the year-earlier payment, capped at 12 times to exclude data errors.
- Period: 2026-09-01 to 2026-10-01 by ex-dividend date. OTC and ADR duplicate listings are excluded.
Cite this note
SmarterDividends (2026). Dividend Initiations and Special Dividends, September 2026. https://smarterdividends.com/data/initiations-specials/2026-09
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