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Dividend Increases & Cuts: Week of August 31, 2026

Ex-dividend dates August 31–September 4, 2026

In the week of August 31, 2026, U.S.-listed companies had 36 dividend increases, 2 cuts, 3 special dividends and 3 new or resumed dividends going ex-dividend. The biggest raise was PANL at 100.0%.

Key facts: dividend changes, week of August 31, 2026

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • In the week of August 31, 2026 (ex-dividend dates August 31–September 4, 2026), SmarterDividends recorded 36 dividend increases, 2 dividend cuts, 3 special dividends and 3 new or resumed dividends among U.S.-listed stocks.
  • The largest percentage dividend increase going ex-dividend in the week of August 31, 2026 was Pangaea Logistics Solutions Ltd. (PANL), up 100.0% from $0.0500 to $0.10 per share.
  • The largest company to raise its dividend in the week of August 31, 2026 was Bank of America Corporation (BAC), which lifted its regular dividend 14.3% to $0.32 per share.
  • MGE Energy, Inc. (MGEE) extended its dividend-growth streak to 38 consecutive years, by SmarterDividends' count, with an increase going ex-dividend on Sep 1, 2026.
  • The deepest dividend cut in the week of August 31, 2026 was The Wendy's Company (WEN), down 50.0% to $0.0700 per share.
  • 442 U.S.-listed dividends went ex-dividend in the week of August 31, 2026; the busiest day was Tue, Sep 1 with 139.
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SmarterDividends, "Dividend Increases & Cuts: Week of August 31, 2026," updated Sep 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/dividend-changes/2026-08-31

Every dividend change, August 31–September 4, 2026

Dividend changes going ex-dividend August 31–September 4, 2026
StockChangeEx-dateOld → newMove
UNP storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$1.38 → $1.42up 2.9%
UI storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.80 → $1.00up 25.0%
CBOE storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.72 → $0.86up 19.4%
DD storySpecialAug 31, 2026$0.20 → $0.60—
TFPM storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.0580 → $0.0600up 3.5%
WHD storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.14 → $0.15up 7.1%
CAAP New dividendAug 31, 2026$0.91—
CPF storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.29 → $0.30up 3.5%
SCHL storyIncreaseAug 31, 2026$0.20 → $0.25up 25.0%
FTW storySpecialAug 31, 2026$0.10 → $0.34—
GS storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$4.50 → $5.00up 11.1%
MCK storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.82 → $0.94up 14.6%
MLM storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.83 → $0.84up 1.2%
RF storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.27 → $0.30up 13.2%
SSNC storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.27 → $0.30up 11.1%
CWEN storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.47 → $0.48up 1.5%
TAC storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.0480 → $0.0510up 6.3%
FFBC storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.25 → $0.26up 4.0%
MGEE storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.48 → $0.51up 7.0%
BCC storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.22 → $0.23up 4.5%
NBTB storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.37 → $0.40up 8.1%
LCLN New dividendSep 1, 2026$0.0700—
PRDO storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.15 → $0.17up 13.3%
NTST storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.22 → $0.23up 2.3%
WEN storyCutSep 1, 2026$0.14 → $0.0700down 50.0%
PANL storyIncreaseSep 1, 2026$0.0500 → $0.10up 100.0%
ICL storyIncreaseSep 2, 2026$0.0530 → $0.0580up 9.4%
NTES storyCutSep 3, 2026$0.72 → $0.48down 33.3%
PFG storyIncreaseSep 3, 2026$0.82 → $0.84up 2.4%
BR storyIncreaseSep 3, 2026$0.98 → $1.09up 11.8%
HRB storyIncreaseSep 3, 2026$0.42 → $0.46up 9.5%
UNTY storyIncreaseSep 3, 2026$0.16 → $0.17up 6.3%
ETD storySpecialSep 3, 2026$0.64 → $3.00—
BAC storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.28 → $0.32up 14.3%
NTRS storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.80 → $0.88up 10.0%
TPR storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.40 → $0.46up 15.8%
STE storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.63 → $0.69up 9.5%
FTV storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.0600 → $0.0700up 16.7%
KIM storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.26 → $0.28up 7.7%
OTEX storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.28 → $0.28up 1.8%
OUT storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.30 → $0.33up 10.0%
VGNT New dividendSep 4, 2026$0.13—
MBWM storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.39 → $0.40up 2.6%
TRST storyIncreaseSep 4, 2026$0.38 → $0.40up 5.3%

Ex-dividend dates this week, day by day

Every U.S.-listed stock and ETF going ex-dividend each day, with amounts and pay dates.

Mon, Aug 31122 dividendsTue, Sep 1139 dividendsWed, Sep 240 dividendsThu, Sep 371 dividendsFri, Sep 470 dividends

Largest companies going ex-dividend this week

Largest U.S. companies going ex-dividend August 31–September 4, 2026
StockEx-dateDividendPay dateYield
UNP Mon, Aug 31$1.42Sep 30, 20261.97%
GS Tue, Sep 1$5.00Sep 29, 20262.27%
ADI Tue, Sep 1$1.10Sep 15, 20261.11%
MCD Tue, Sep 1$1.86Sep 16, 20263.18%
IBKR Tue, Sep 1$0.0880Sep 14, 20260.42%
LMT Tue, Sep 1$3.45Sep 25, 20262.61%
HD Thu, Sep 3$2.33Sep 17, 20263.01%
LIN Thu, Sep 3$1.60Sep 17, 20261.28%
QCOM Thu, Sep 3$0.92Sep 24, 20262.14%
NEM Thu, Sep 3$0.26Sep 28, 20260.88%
GOOGL Fri, Sep 4$0.22Sep 14, 20260.26%
GOOG Fri, Sep 4$0.22Sep 14, 20260.26%
BAC Fri, Sep 4$0.32Sep 25, 20262.50%
BHP Fri, Sep 4$1.98Sep 23, 20264.75%
PEP Fri, Sep 4$1.48Sep 30, 20264.50%

Week of August 31, 2026: FAQ

Which companies raised their dividend the week of August 31, 2026?

36 U.S.-listed companies had a dividend increase going ex-dividend between August 31–September 4, 2026, including Bank of America Corporation (BAC), The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (GS), Union Pacific Corporation (UNP), McKesson Corporation (MCK), Ubiquiti Inc. (UI). The table above lists every one with its old and new amount.

Did any company cut its dividend the week of August 31, 2026?

Yes: NetEase, Inc. (NTES), down 33.3%; The Wendy's Company (WEN), down 50.0%.

How are these changes dated?

By ex-dividend date: the first day the stock trades without the new dividend. A company usually announces a change a few weeks earlier, so news of a raise can come before the week it appears here.

Dividend increases, August 2026The month's raises ranked, with the median increase.Dividend cuts that monthEach cut with the safety grade the company held beforehand.Ex-dividend dates by dayEvery stock going ex-dividend, one page per trading day.

Changes are detected from each company's declared regular dividend and dated by ex-dividend date. For information only, not investment advice.