7 U.S. Dividend Stocks Going Ex-Dividend This Week, Plus HSBC (November 2–6, 2026)

To collect a company’s next dividend you have to own the shares before its ex-dividend date. Below are seven U.S. dividend payers with ex-dividend dates this week (November 2–6, 2026), plus HSBC from the United Kingdom: the amount, the payment date and what to check before you decide the yield is worth having. Our previous list is in the October 20–23 article.

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.
• For U.S. stocks the ex-dividend date and the record date are now the same day, so the company announcements below list the record date and the calendars list that same day as ex-dividend.
• On the ex-dividend date the share price typically falls by roughly the dividend amount.
• One quarterly payment is not a reason to buy a stock you would not otherwise hold.

The week at a glance

Yields are my arithmetic: four times the latest quarterly dividend, divided by the October 2026 month-end price shown by Digrin (October 30 was the last trading day of the month). Prices move daily, so the yield you see on your screen will differ. Ex-dividend dates, amounts and payment dates come from the company announcements listed in the Sources section, except where noted.

The U.S. stocks, in order of ex-dividend date

East West Bancorp (EWBC)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 2. The bank holding company declared $0.80 per share, payable November 17, in a Form 8-K dated October 20, 2026. Because the ex-date is today, the last day to buy was Friday, October 30. Third-quarter diluted EPS was $2.76, so the quarterly dividend is about 29% of it (my calculation). As a bank, its earnings depend on interest rates and credit quality.

MetLife (MET)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 3. $0.5925 per share, declared October 6 and payable December 8. MetLife reported second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $2.43, up 20% (August 5), which puts the quarterly dividend at about 24% of that quarter’s adjusted EPS (my calculation). Adjusted EPS is a company-defined measure; net income per share was $1.09 in the same quarter, so check which figure a coverage ratio uses.

Wintrust Financial (WTFC)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 5. $0.55 per share, announced October 22 and payable November 19. 24/7 Wall St. puts third-quarter EPS at $3.37 and the payout at roughly 16%. At 1.4%, the yield is the lowest on this list.

Wells Fargo (WFC)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 6. $0.50 per share, announced October 27 and payable December 1. Third-quarter net income was $5,951 million, with diluted EPS of $1.87 against $1.66 a year earlier (October 13 release), so the dividend is about 27% of the quarter’s EPS (my calculation). The same release reports $2.5 billion of share repurchases, which is a second way the bank returns cash.

Norfolk Southern (NSC)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 6. $1.35 per share, announced October 21 and payable November 20. Third-quarter diluted EPS was $3.37 (adjusted $3.62, up from $3.30), so the dividend is about 40% of GAAP EPS (my calculation). The adjusted figure excludes merger-related expenses, so compare like with like when you read coverage numbers.

Pfizer (PFE)

Ex-dividend / record date: November 6. $0.43 per share, announced October 6 and payable December 7. At $1.72 a year, the dividend equals about 57% to 61% of Pfizer’s 2026 adjusted EPS guidance of $2.80–$3.00 (my calculation; guidance reaffirmed on August 4). That is a high payout, and the 5.6% yield is the highest on the list partly because the share price is low. Pfizer reports third-quarter results on November 3; see our Pfizer earnings preview for what to watch.

SiriusXM (SIRI)

Ex-dividend date: November 6. $0.27 per share, payable November 23. I could not find the company’s own announcement for this payment, so the dates come from 24/7 Wall St. (October 30) and Digrin, which agree with each other; confirm them with your broker. 24/7 Wall St. reports third-quarter EPS of $0.78 (about 35% payout) and free cash flow of $293 million against $91 million of dividends paid.

From the UK: HSBC

HSBC is listed in London, so it is British rather than an EU company. Its third interim dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share (announced October 27) is declared in U.S. dollars and goes ex-dividend on November 5 in London and Hong Kong, and on November 6 for the New York ADSs, where each ADS equals five shares and the payment is $0.50. The record date is November 6 and the payment date is December 17. For London-listed shares the ex-dividend date and the record date are different days.

Third-quarter profit before tax was $9.6 billion, up 32%, mostly because $1.4 billion of legal provisions in the year-earlier quarter did not recur. EPS was $0.41 against $0.28. The dividend is the same $0.10 as a year ago. HSBC targets a 50% payout of EPS excluding material notable items for 2026–2028, an annual target, so a single quarter does not show the ratio. The bank also plans another buyback of up to $1 billion, and its CET1 capital ratio was 13.9% at September 30, below its 14%–14.5% medium-term range. I did not calculate a yield here because I did not use a share price for the ADS or the London line.

High yield, or steady payer?

• Highest yield: Pfizer at about 5.6%, with a payout of 57% to 61% of guided EPS. Tomorrow’s results will show whether guidance holds.
• Lowest payout ratios: Wintrust (about 16%), MetLife (about 24%), Wells Fargo (about 27%) and East West Bancorp (about 29%), though banks and insurers are tied to rates and credit conditions.
• Too late for this one: East West Bancorp goes ex-dividend today, so the shares trade without the payment from the open.
• Data to double-check: SiriusXM, where the dates come from data providers rather than a company release.

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, and dividend withholding tax by country compares eight major markets.
• UK companies generally do not withhold tax on dividends, but your own country may tax them, and the HSBC ADS dividend arrives in dollars, so exchange rates matter.
• The U.S. shares trade in dollars, so the euro–dollar rate affects your return as well.

Sources

• East West Bancorp: Form 8-K (October 20, 2026)
• MetLife: fourth-quarter 2026 dividend (October 6, 2026) and second-quarter 2026 results (August 5, 2026)
• Wintrust Financial: cash dividends announcement (October 22, 2026), via Finviz
• HSBC: third interim dividend for 2026 (October 27, 2026) and 3Q26 earnings release
• Wells Fargo: common stock dividend announcement (October 27, 2026), via Stock Titan and third-quarter 2026 results, Form 8-K exhibit (October 13, 2026)
• Norfolk Southern: quarterly dividend announcement (October 21–22, 2026) and third-quarter 2026 results, Form 8-K exhibit (October 22, 2026)
• Pfizer: fourth-quarter 2026 dividend (October 6, 2026), via Stock Titan and second-quarter 2026 results (August 4, 2026)
• 24/7 Wall St.: 5 dividend stocks with November payments (October 30, 2026)
• Digrin: upcoming ex-dividends (November 2, 2026)
• Digrin price history, October 2026 month-end prices: EWBC, MET, WTFC, WFC, NSC, PFE, SIRI

Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Yields are approximate, use the October 30, 2026 month-end prices shown by Digrin 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.