To collect a stock’s next dividend you have to own the shares before its ex-dividend date. This week five U.S. companies and two London-listed ones go ex-dividend between Monday, October 26 and Friday, October 30, 2026. Below you will find the amount, the payment date, an approximate yield with the price date, and what to check before you decide that the payout is worth having. Last week’s list is in our previous article.
The week at a glance
| Company | Ticker | Ex-dividend date | Amount per share | Payment date | Approx. yield (price date) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paychex | PAYX | Mon, Oct 26 | $1.19 | Nov 25, 2026 | 4.2% ($112.50, Oct 22) |
| GE Vernova | GEV | Tue, Oct 27 | $0.50 | Nov 24, 2026 | 0.25% ($815, October) |
| JD Sports Fashion | JD. | Thu, Oct 29 | 0.40p (interim) | Nov 27, 2026 | 1.7% forecast (80.1p, Sep 29) |
| Whitbread | WTB | Thu, Oct 29 | 36.4p (interim) | Dec 4, 2026 | not calculated |
| Texas Instruments | TXN | Fri, Oct 30 | $1.52 | Nov 10, 2026 | 2.2% ($279.87, about Oct 23) |
| Alliant Energy | LNT | Fri, Oct 30 | $0.535 | Nov 16, 2026 | 3.0% ($70.25, about Oct 23) |
| AGNC Investment | AGNC | Fri, Oct 30 | $0.12 (monthly) | Nov 10, 2026 | 16.1% ($8.92, about Oct 23) |
Amounts, record dates and payment dates come from each company’s own announcement (links in the Sources section). The yields are my arithmetic: the annualized dividend divided by the price shown, using prices quoted by 24/7 Wall St. (October 22–23), Digrin (GEV, month only) and interactive investor (JD Sports forecast yield). Prices move every day, so treat the yields as rough.
How ex-dividend dates work (quick refresher)
- Buy the stock before the ex-dividend date to receive the upcoming payment; buying on or after that date means you miss it. Paychex goes ex-dividend today (Monday), so only holders from last week qualify.
- For U.S. stocks the ex-dividend date and the record date are now the same day. For London-listed shares the ex-dividend date comes one business day before the record date.
- On the ex-dividend date the share price typically falls by roughly the dividend amount.
- One payment is not a reason to buy a stock you would not otherwise hold.
The 5 U.S. stocks
Paychex (PAYX): ex-dividend Monday, October 26
- Payment: $1.19 per share, payable November 25, 2026 (record date October 26; announced October 15)
- Yield: about 4.2% on $4.76 a year and a $112.50 price quoted by 24/7 Wall St. on October 22
- What to check: Coverage is thin. According to 24/7 Wall St., the annual dividend uses about 94% of trailing GAAP diluted earnings per share of $5.04, and fiscal first-quarter dividends of $424.1 million compared with net income of $429.7 million.
GE Vernova (GEV): ex-dividend Tuesday, October 27
- Payment: $0.50 per share, payable November 24, 2026 (record date October 27; announced September 30)
- Yield: about 0.25%, if the price is near $815 (Digrin’s figure for October, without a specific day)
- What to check: The company’s release says future dividends are at the board’s discretion and does not state the previous amount or an annual rate. With a yield this small, the payout is a minor part of what you would be buying.
Texas Instruments (TXN): ex-dividend Friday, October 30
- Payment: $1.52 per share, payable November 10, 2026 (record date October 30; announced October 15)
- Yield: about 2.2% on $6.08 a year and $279.87 (24/7 Wall St., October 23; the article does not give the exact price day)
- What to check: 24/7 Wall St. describes the 7% increase as the 23rd consecutive annual rise and puts the new dividend at about 58% of third-quarter EPS of $2.62. It also notes that trailing free cash flow of $8.4 billion included $1.6 billion of CHIPS Act incentives, which may not repeat.
Alliant Energy (LNT): ex-dividend Friday, October 30
- Payment: $0.535 per share, payable November 16, 2026 (record date October 30; announced October 15)
- Yield: about 3.0% on $2.14 a year and $70.25 (24/7 Wall St., October 23)
- What to check: The annual dividend is roughly 63% of the midpoint of 2026 ongoing EPS guidance of $3.36 to $3.46, according to 24/7 Wall St. (the article’s calculation; the $2.14 total is four payments of $0.535). As a regulated utility it depends on rate decisions and funding costs.
AGNC Investment (AGNC): ex-dividend Friday, October 30
- Payment: $0.12 per share, payable November 10, 2026 (record date October 30; announced October 7). AGNC pays monthly, so a new ex-dividend date follows every month.
- Yield: about 16.1% on $1.44 a year and $8.92 (24/7 Wall St., October 23)
- What to check: A yield this high usually signals risk. 24/7 Wall St. reports third-quarter adjusted EPS of $0.37 against $0.36 of quarterly dividends (a payout ratio near 97%), a GAAP net loss of $1.36 billion, and tangible book value per share down 16.9% to $7.13. AGNC is a mortgage REIT, and REIT dividends can be taxed differently from ordinary dividends for non-U.S. investors, so ask your broker or a tax adviser.
The 2 UK stocks
Both companies are listed in London, so they are British rather than EU companies, and amounts are in pence (100 pence = £1). Both go ex-dividend on Thursday, October 29, ahead of a record date of October 30.
JD Sports Fashion (JD.)
- Payment: interim dividend of 0.40p per share, up 21.2% from 0.33p, payable November 27, 2026 (results released September 23)
- Yield: interactive investor shows a forecast yield of 1.7% on a price of 80.1p as of September 29, so the figure may have moved
- What to check: The company says the interim is one third of the previous year’s total dividend (1.20p). First-half adjusted earnings per share were 3.97p against 4.60p a year earlier (down 13.7%), and profit before tax and adjusting items was £282 million against £351 million (down 19.7%). The 0.40p interim is about 10% of that half-year EPS (my calculation).
Whitbread (WTB)
- Payment: interim dividend of 36.4p per share, unchanged from last year, payable December 4, 2026 (record date October 30; results released October 13)
- Yield: not calculated here, because I did not have a dated share price from a cited source
- What to check: First-half adjusted profit before tax fell 9% to £286.8 million and adjusted EPS fell 6% to 125.1p, while statutory profit before tax fell 62% to £109.1 million (the release should be read for the reasons). The interim is about 29% of the half-year adjusted EPS (my calculation). Whitbread’s stated policy is to grow the dividend broadly in line with earnings across the cycle. The ex-dividend date is taken from the dividendregistry.com calendar and fits the company’s October 30 record date.
Which payout looks safer, and which looks stretched?
- Lowest payout against earnings: JD Sports (about 10% of half-year EPS) and Texas Instruments (about 58% of quarterly EPS), on the figures above.
- Thinnest coverage: Paychex (about 94% of trailing EPS) and AGNC (about 97% of adjusted EPS).
- Not really an income stock: GE Vernova, with a yield around 0.25%.
- Earnings under pressure: Whitbread and JD Sports both reported lower first-half adjusted profits than a year earlier.
Notes for European investors
- U.S. dividends are subject to a 30% withholding tax by default, typically reduced to 15% (or the rate in your country’s treaty) once your broker has a W-8BEN form on file. Our W-8BEN guide explains the steps.
- UK companies generally do not withhold tax on dividends, but your own country may tax them, and UK shares trade in pence, so your return also depends on the exchange rate.
- The U.S. shares trade in dollars, so the euro–dollar rate matters too.
Sources
- Paychex: declares quarterly dividend, company release (October 15, 2026)
- GE Vernova: declares fourth quarter 2026 dividend (September 30, 2026)
- Digrin: GE Vernova price history (October 2026)
- Texas Instruments: fourth quarter 2026 dividend, company release (October 15, 2026)
- Alliant Energy: declares quarterly dividend, company release (October 15, 2026)
- AGNC Investment: October 2026 monthly dividend, company release (October 7, 2026)
- 24/7 Wall St.: 4 dividend stocks about to go ex-dividend, Paychex data (October 22, 2026)
- 24/7 Wall St.: 5 high-yield dividend stocks going ex-dividend next week, TXN, LNT and AGNC data (October 23, 2026)
- JD Sports Fashion: half-year results 2026/27 (September 23, 2026)
- interactive investor: FTSE 100 ex-dividend dates, October 2026 (JD Sports price and forecast yield, as of September 29, 2026)
- Whitbread: H1 FY27 interim results (October 13, 2026)
- dividendregistry.com: UK dividend calendar (ex-dividend dates for JD Sports and Whitbread, checked October 26, 2026)
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Yields are approximate, are my own arithmetic from the prices and dates stated, and change daily; ex-dividend dates and payout figures can change on short notice. Confirm current figures with your broker or the company’s investor relations page. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of capital, and a dividend payment is never guaranteed.
