To get a dividend, you have to own the shares before the ex-dividend date. Buy on the ex-date or later and the seller keeps that payment. Sell on the ex-date or later and you still get it, because you owned the shares going into it.
When a company declares a dividend, it sets a record date: shareholders on its books that day get paid. The exchange then sets the ex-dividend date from that. Since U.S. stock trades moved to one-day settlement (T+1) on May 28, 2024, the ex-date is normally the record date itself, or the business day before it when the record date isn't a business day. One exception, from the SEC's investor.gov: when a dividend is 25% or more of the stock's value, the ex-date is pushed to one business day after the dividend is paid.
- Declaration date: the company announces the amount, the record date and the pay date.
- Ex-dividend date: the first trading day a buyer no longer gets this dividend. Under T+1 it's usually the same day as the record date.
- Record date: the company checks its books; everyone listed is paid.
- Payment date: the cash arrives, anywhere from days to weeks later.
Example: you own 100 shares when a stock goes ex for a $0.50 dividend. You receive $50 on the payment date even if you sell that morning. The share price often opens lower on the ex-date by roughly the dividend, since the stock no longer carries it. That offset is why buying the day before and selling right after (dividend capture) is harder than it looks; the capture calendar shows the dates if you want to test it on real funds.
78 S&P 500 companies had an ex-dividend date in the 14 days up to September 21, 2026. Buyers from those dates on wait for the next one.
| Ex-Date | Ticker | Company | Regular Check | Yield (12 mo) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | OMC | Omnicom Group | $0.80 | 4.21% |
| Sep 18 | IFF | International Flavors & Fragrances | $0.40 | 2.38% |
| Sep 17 | VICI | Vici Properties | $0.46 | 7.54% |
| Sep 17 | RCL | Royal Caribbean Cruises | $1.50 | 2.59% |
| Sep 17 | HPE | Hewlett Packard Enterprise | $0.143 | 0.93% |
| Sep 17 | HBAN | Huntington Bancshares | $0.155 | 3.87% |
| Sep 17 | CRM | Salesforce | $0.44 | 0.73% |
| Sep 17 | BBY | Best Buy | $0.96 | 4.11% |
| Sep 16 | PLD | Prologis | $1.07 | 3.10% |
| Sep 16 | NXPI | Nxp Semiconductors Nv | $1.014 | 1.74% |
| Sep 16 | MSI | Motorola Solutions | $1.21 | 1.05% |
| Sep 16 | ICE | Intercontinental Exchange IN | $0.52 | 1.31% |
| Sep 16 | HCA | Hca Healthcare | $0.78 | 0.72% |
| Sep 16 | ARES | Ares Management Corp A | $1.35 | 4.08% |
| Sep 16 | AIG | American International Group | $0.50 | 2.55% |
| Sep 15 | XEL | Xcel Energy | $0.593 | 3.27% |
| Sep 15 | VRSK | Verisk Analytics | $0.50 | 1.13% |
| Sep 15 | UDR | Udr | $0.145 | 5.13% |
| Sep 15 | TROW | T Rowe Price Group | $1.30 | 4.95% |
| Sep 15 | TMO | Thermo Fisher Scientific | $0.47 | 0.28% |
| Sep 15 | TKO | Tko Group Holdings | $0.79 | 1.63% |
| Sep 15 | PSKY | Paramount Skydance Class B | $0.05 | 2.01% |
| Sep 15 | PSA | Public Storage | $3.00 | 4.03% |
| Sep 15 | PKG | Packaging Corp OF America | $1.50 | 2.30% |
| Sep 15 | PHM | Pultegroup | $0.26 | 0.87% |
| Sep 15 | MRK | Merck & | $0.85 | 2.26% |
| Sep 15 | MO | Altria Group | $1.11 | 6.25% |
| Sep 15 | LDOS | Leidos Holdings | $0.43 | 1.35% |
| Sep 15 | KO | Coca Cola Co/the | $0.53 | 2.40% |
| Sep 15 | IRM | Iron Mountain | $0.864 | 2.96% |
| Sep 15 | GILD | Gilead Sciences | $0.82 | 2.15% |
| Sep 15 | EXR | Extra Space Storage | $1.62 | 4.71% |
| Sep 15 | ECL | Ecolab | $0.73 | 1.08% |
| Sep 15 | DVN | Devon Energy | $0.32 | 2.36% |
| Sep 15 | DPZ | Domino S Pizza | $1.99 | 2.60% |
| Sep 15 | DLR | Digital Realty Trust | $1.22 | 2.61% |
| Sep 15 | CCI | Crown Castle | $1.063 | 5.81% |
| Sep 15 | AME | Ametek | $0.34 | 0.55% |
| Sep 15 | ALLE | Allegion | $0.55 | 1.08% |
| Sep 14 | VRT | Vertiv Holdings Co A | $0.063 | 0.10% |
| Sep 14 | UNH | Unitedhealth Group | $2.32 | 2.41% |
| Sep 14 | FDX | Fedex | $1.22 | 1.62% |
| Sep 14 | DOC | Healthpeak Properties | $0.102 | 5.94% |
| Sep 11 | WMB | Williams Cos | $0.525 | 2.89% |
| Sep 11 | WM | Waste Management | $0.945 | 1.76% |
| Sep 11 | TXT | Textron | $0.02 | 0.10% |
| Sep 11 | REG | Regency Centers | $0.755 | 4.14% |
| Sep 11 | NDAQ | Nasdaq | $0.31 | 1.23% |
| Sep 11 | GRMN | Garmin | $1.05 | 1.39% |
| Sep 11 | GPN | Global Payments | $0.25 | 1.17% |
| Sep 11 | FIS | Fidelity National Info Serv | $0.44 | 4.86% |
| Sep 11 | CB | Chubb | $1.02 | 0.89% |
| Sep 11 | BKNG | Booking Holdings | $0.42 | 0.97% |
| Sep 11 | ALB | Albemarle | $0.41 | 1.44% |
| Sep 11 | ADP | Automatic Data Processing | $1.70 | 2.52% |
| Sep 10 | TRV | Travelers Cos Inc/the | $1.25 | 1.27% |
| Sep 10 | PPL | Ppl | $0.285 | 3.41% |
| Sep 10 | OXY | Occidental Petroleum | $0.28 | 1.82% |
| Sep 10 | NVDA | Nvidia | $0.25 | 0.23% |
| Sep 10 | NDSN | Nordson | $0.94 | 1.08% |
S&P 500 companies whose most recent ex-dividend date fell in the 14 days up to September 21, 2026. Regular check = the latest regular dividend per share (specials excluded). For dates coming up next, see the dividend calendar.
What is an ex-dividend date?
The first day a stock trades without its next dividend attached. If you buy on or after the ex-dividend date, the seller gets that dividend; if you bought before it, you do.
If I buy a stock on the ex-dividend date, do I get the dividend?
No. You need to own it before the ex-dividend date. Buying on the ex-date or after means the previous owner receives that payment.
Can I sell on the ex-dividend date and still get the dividend?
Yes. What matters is that you owned the shares before the ex-date. Selling on the ex-date or later doesn't take the dividend away.
What's the difference between the ex-dividend date and the record date?
The record date is when the company checks who its shareholders are. The ex-date is set by exchange rules from it; since T+1 settlement started on May 28, 2024, it's usually the same day, or the prior business day if the record date isn't a business day.
Does the stock price drop on the ex-dividend date?
Often by roughly the size of the dividend, because the stock no longer carries it; the SEC notes a stock may fall by that amount with a significant dividend. Other news moves the price too, so the drop is rarely exact.
Data: payment records and prices via Yahoo Finance, computed by Snowball Dividends on September 21, 2026. Educational only — not investment advice, and not a recommendation to buy or sell anything.