Multiple Companies Set October Ex-Dividend Dates for Shareholders
Several financial, technology, and healthcare companies have established ex-dividend dates for October 2026, requiring investors to hold shares by specific deadlines to receive payouts.
A group of companies across various sectors have announced ex-dividend dates for October 2026. Waterstone Financial has the earliest deadline, going ex-dividend on October 8 with a quarterly dividend of $0.17 per share and a 3.42% yield.
Seven other companies have set an ex-dividend date of October 9, meaning investors must purchase shares by October 8 to qualify for payments. In the financial sector, NorthEast Community Bancorp offers a $0.25 quarterly payment with a 3.73% yield, while Farmers & Merchants Bancorp increased its quarterly dividend to $0.25 per share, marking its 31st consecutive annual increase with a 2.8% yield.
In technology and specialized services, NetApp provides a $0.52 payment, though its 0.93% yield has compressed following a 120% year-to-date stock price surge. Science Applications International offers a $0.37 payout with a 1.18% yield.
Other payouts include Johnson Outdoors, which maintains a $0.33 per share payment (2.9% yield) funded by its cash balance rather than positive earnings. National Healthcare Properties declared a quarterly dividend of $0.075 per share with a 1.9% yield, utilizing IPO proceeds to reduce its net leverage to 4.9x.
