SmarterDividends

Dividend Research Reports

Every quarter we analyze the entire U.S. dividend universe — valuation, safety, yield and sector trends — and publish what our models see. Free, data-driven, no fluff.

Key facts for context

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • In the 30 days to Oct 30, 2026, 131 U.S.-listed companies raised their regular dividend and 2 cut it, by ex-dividend date. That is 65.5 increases for every cut.
  • As of Oct 30, 2026, 47% of the 2,719 dividend payers SmarterDividends values screen as undervalued, meaning their blended fair-value estimate is at least 15% above the share price.
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SmarterDividends, "Dividend Research Reports," updated Oct 30, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/reports

Q3 2026

The State of Dividends — Q3 2026

Dividend raises outnumbered cuts 237 to 11 in Q3 2026, led by the big banks, and 12 companies paid their first regular dividend. 48% of 2,957 U.S. dividend payers trade below fair value, 471 are both undervalued and graded 75+ for dividend safety, and two-thirds of the quarter's cuts came from stocks already graded C or lower.

6 pages · Free with email

Q2 2026

The State of Dividends — Q2 2026

Our quarterly analysis of 3,730 dividend-paying stocks: 51% trade below fair value, 788 are both cheap and safe, and dividend raises beat cuts 24-to-1.

6 pages · Free with email