Dividend Announcements: August 8-14, 2026

FerdiS 27.81K Followers Follow Summary In this article series, I summarize dividend announcements of the past week. This week, 12 stocks announced dividend increases, while one announced a 52% dividend cut. BMI stands out with a 10% dividend increase, an excellent quality score of 8.04, a very safe dividend, and a valuation with 11.97% upside. CBOE leads dividend hikes with a 19.44% increase, a top-quality score of 8.64, and robust dividend safety metrics. DEO cut its dividend by 52.37% despite a strong balance sheet, highlighting that credit strength doesn't guarantee dividend continuity. WGO and MDU exhibit warning signs: low-quality scores, high payout ratios, and negative or token dividend growth. Richard Drury/DigitalVision via Getty Images I monitor dividend announcements for more than 1,200 dividend-paying stocks and report on them in this weekly article series. Celebrating the announced increases for stocks I own is satisfying, but a dividend increase carries a This article was written by FerdiS 27.81K Followers Follow FerdiS invests in dividend growth stocks and writes options to boost portfolio income. He manages DivGro, a portfolio of mainly dividend growth stocks created in January 2013. He tracks his portfolio at DivGro-2-0.com. With investment and trading experience spanning more than 20 years, FerdiS enjoys writing articles about dividend growth investing, options trading, stock selection, portfolio management, and passive income generation. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have a beneficial long position in the shares of BMI either through stock ownership, options, or other derivatives. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article. Seeking Alpha's Disclosure: Past performance is no guarantee of future results. No recommendation or advice is being given as to whether any investment is suitable for a particular investor. Any views or opinions expressed above may not reflect those of Seeking Alpha as a whole. Seeking Alpha is not a licensed securities dealer, broker or US investment adviser or investment bank. Our analysts are third party authors that include both professional investors and individual investors who may not be licensed or certified by any institute or regulatory body.