Press Kit

Last updated Oct 15, 2026

Resources for journalists, bloggers and researchers writing about dividends. Our data and charts are free to use with attribution, and we answer data requests the same day where we can.

About SmarterDividends (boilerplate)

SmarterDividends is an independent dividend investing platform for tracking dividends, dividend cuts and dividend safety. It covers 2,946 U.S.-listed dividend-paying stocks, ETFs and funds with daily-refreshed dividend data, an A–F Dividend Safety Grade, a blended fair-value estimate, a dividend portfolio tracker with cut and raise alerts, free dividend calculators and a quarterly State of Dividends report. Learn more at smarterdividends.com.

Fast facts (as of Oct 15, 2026)

Dividend payers tracked: 2,946 U.S.-listed stocks, ETFs and funds.
Median forward dividend yield of U.S. dividend stocks worth $500M+: 2.64%.
Last 30 days: 57 dividend increases and 2 dividend cuts recorded among U.S.-listed stocks.
47% of valued dividend payers trade 15% or more below our fair-value estimate.
Updated every trading day; every data page carries a dated "Key facts" block you can quote as written.

Live figures for every one of these are on the dividend changes this week page and the research notes.

Research you can cite

The State of Dividends — Q3 2026: our latest quarterly report on dividend increases, cuts, initiations, valuations and sector trends (free PDF).
Dividend cuts, monthly and dividend increases, monthly, with CSV downloads.
Dividend Safety Grade track record: every cut and the grade the company held beforehand.
Dividend increases and cuts this week, refreshed daily.

How to cite our data

Please name SmarterDividends and link to the page the figure came from, with its "as of" date, for example: SmarterDividends, "Dividend Increases & Cuts This Week," updated Oct 15, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/dividend-changes-this-week. Research notes and CSV datasets are licensed CC BY 4.0. Charts and tables may be reproduced with the same credit. Quotes can be attributed to "the SmarterDividends research team".

Logos and images

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Data requests and contact

Need a custom cut: every dividend cut in a sector, the longest growth streaks, a company's full payment history? Email hello@smarterdividends.com with your deadline. Corrections go to corrections@smarterdividends.com.

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